Down, but not out: A look at The Rude Baguette's team & future
Last Thursday night at around 10:00PM, as I was writing up an article, Dreamhost, our webhosting provider, decided that they didn’t want to display The Rude Baguette any more, and instead Error 500 mocked all who tried. If ever there is a way to affirm your readers’ interest in your site, having your site down […]
Jahia to Introduce Jahia Wise at Upcoming CMSDay
Jahia will be presenting for the first time their new collaborative document management product Jahia Wise at the upcoming CMSDay on June 14. CMSDay, organised by Smile a France-based market leader in integrated open source solutions, is the first event in France and Europe dedicated to opensource content management. Jahia seeks to deliver “next-generation, open source CMS” […]
Amazon setting up shop in Burgundy
Reported in LeMonde, Amazon has decided to set up a fulfillment center in Burgundy which is projected to create approximately 1,000 jobs. The center will reinforce Amazon’s strong presence outside the Paris region, as it already has two other logistic centers in Montelimar and Saran (Orléans). The planned expansion was confirmed this week by France […]
Brittany's Nestadio Capital launches accelerator for EU startups to go to the US
Earlier this week, Britanny-based Nestadio Capital, an FCPI Venture Capital firm, announced the launch of Zgarage, an accelerator for European startups looking to Penetrate the US market. First covered by JournalduNet[FR], the accelerator will help European companies (although “starting first with France,” according to their homepage) expand into the Silicon Valley, while maintaining their R&D […]
Tech All Stars announces the 12 startups they're sending to LeWeb London
Earlier this month, we spoke about Tech All Stars, the EU Commission’s contest to find the best startups in Europe and send them to LeWeb, Founders Forum, and even to one lucky startup pitch in front of the EU Commission’s technology & innovation group. Well, the first selection is complete, and we’ve got our paws […]
Trends in French startups according to LeCamping's season 3 Startups
Accelerators have the great privilege of making the first ‘selection’ of which startups have potential, and which ones need to be re-thought. I often take a look at an accelerator’s selection of startups to identify what trends seem to be popping up in the ecosystem. This past monday, LeCamping announced the 12 startups in their […]
Jirafe – yet another US company who does their R&D in France
When was the last time you heard about a US start-up building an operation in France and considering this as an asset? Usually you hear about French entrepreneurs moving abroad, but not American companies building offices in Paris; and those who do mostly consider this a necessary constraint, but not a strategic decision for their […]
Curioos rolls out lower prices and iPhone cases for their digital art store
Curioos has been pushing along with we last talked to him back in January. The Digital Art Factory, which allows users to buy professional prints from independent digital artists, has recently rolled out its Spring Collection, curated by blogger/trendmaker Eleonor Bridge. Curioos prints all the art themselves in their art studio located just south of […]
Rude VC: How do VC's calculate valuations in Europe?
The question I am asked most frequently by European entrepreneurs I know is: “How much is my company worth ?” I’ll pull a Henry Kissinger and answer a slightly different and more precise question, which is that of how VC’s in Europe calculate valuations of tech companies. Even if it’s more precise, the answer still […]
Come One and All for DojoBoost's June Founders Event!
It’s time for DojoBoost’s monthly Founders’ Event, which will be held on June 26th at the DojoLoft (14, rue Gaston de Caillavet in the 15th arrondissement). The event, held each month by DojoBoost and sponsored by Microsoft BizSpark, is a great opportunity for founders and other thought leaders in the tech community to come together for a […]