Music Social Network Whyd to revamp user profile pages to put the emphasis on you & your music
One of Paris’ most ambitious startups, Whyd, a social network for music lovers and influencers, is planning to put out an updated profile interface, sources say. They will reportedly be integrating other social network profiles, more prominent visibility for playlists, and a very visually appealing cover photo à la Google+. The new profile page may roll out […]
How & Why Box acquired Martin Destagnol’s Folders pre-launch and What is coming next
Allow me to introduce you the French startup Reedian, run by and owned solely by Martin Destagnol, founder and former CEO of Plyce. Reedian is a software company which has one flagship app, Folders. The unlaunched product calls itself “the most elegant client for your cloud storage,” which included a PDF viewer, a music player, […]
Cookening opens up to the public to turn your home into a restaurant
Today, Paris startup Cookening has opened up its “Airbnb for your kitchen” to the public, allowing anyone to taste the fine local cuisine of their neighbor or a local. Founded by CEO Cedric Giorgi (30€/meal to eat at his Paris apartment), CTO Sebastien Guignot(25€/meal) and CPO Julien Pelletier, the Paris startup has been in private alpha […]
Pinterest isn’t just looking for a Country Manager in France, they’re already here.
Female-friendly social network Pinterest already announced earlier this month that after their big push in the UK, France was up next – according to this job post that appeared this week, “next” is now. The standard Country Manager position, Pinterest is looking for someone with a strong social media background and the ability to research […]
“Social Collaboration” becoming more common in European companies, but still a ways to go
A study recently released by leading French IT consulting and analysis group Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC), found that social collaboration has started to make significant inroads into the European corporate world. Some 60% of the companies they surveyed in Germany, France and the UK stated that their companies have taken a first step to launch […]
HotelTonight expanding in France and across Europe
Started in 2011, HotelTonight is a app that allows users to reserve in seconds hotel rooms at the last minute. They differentiate themselves from other last minute reservation services such as Last Minute and Late Rooms as well as direct competitors such as VeryLastRoom by their high-quality hotel and low price guarantees. As a pioneer […]
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[SPONSORED] Entrepreneurs: Why some emails get read, and why others don’t
In the beginning of a startup’s life-cycle the most important asset is time, and thus time management and time optimization become key. For the internet entrepreneur, nothing has optimized life more in the past 20 years than email, which allows instant communication between two individuals, whether close friends or a prospective client/partner; just like my grammar […]
With France in recession, 56% of IT directors expect 2013 to be a dud year
A recent study conducted by IT Research in conjunction with the Club Decision DSI (French / European IT director association) found that most French IT directors expect that 2013 will be a difficult year for IT investments. In study, which was conducted with 150 top IT decision makers in France, 56% believed that this year would […]
TechStars Boulder announces latest startup batch, including Paris-based Hull.io
TechStars Boulder has announced its 2013 batch of startups, which includes Paris-based Hull.io, a tool that allows social features that developers can add simply, quickly and without code to mobile and web applications. Hull.io previously competed in the London Web Summit startup competition, and having met founder Romain Dardour before just a few months back, I […]
Apple, Google, Amazon & Netflix in France’s radar with new smartphone/tablet tax
François Hollande will receive a report today resulting from nine months of studying how the digital economy can contribute to cultural funding in France. This report will detail a plan to add a tax on smartphones and tablets, a tax which will go to pay for art & culture in France -whether it be keeping […]