WYDIF: The French startup with the best online video
Let me preface this by saying first that I have seen a lot of French startups. But I definitely haven't seen them all. If there is one thing that many French companies are getting better at, it's social marketing. Last year, I published a little list of some of my favorite Youtube videos published by French startups. But
Strength In Numbers
This Morning I published two event-wrapup articles – one about HackDayParis, and another about Starup Weekend Paris Social Edition – I suggest you check them out to get a low down on what French startupers are capable of during a weekend. There are a few great things about these events: they promoted social entrepreneurship, they […]
I'm sorry, did you think French companies don't acquire?
It's true. French companies don't have the same acquisition culture as some of the American tech darlings, like Google or Facebook. And it definitely doesn't help the local exit market. French and other European companies often look across the Atlantic when it comes time to go public or get acquired.But just because there are more exit opportunities elsewhere doesn't mean there are none at home.
7 Rules to Follow if you Want to be Followed
I boast a quite curated social network experience. I follow a limited number of people, I organize my facebook friends extensively (and I post to appropriate sections, usually). When I meet people who follow 2,000 people, I ask them how they read their news feed, and they laugh at me, like I’m crazy to not […]
Coming up for Air – Internet Addiction
Take a deep breath and dive down below. At first that sensation of that last deep breath feels great – you have something that nothing else around you does. Slowly your body, expecting another breath, finds you don’t have the means to do so. While you try to explore underwater, looking around you and distracting […]
Actually, maybe you shouldn't speak English in your startup…
Here at the Rude Baguette we’re pretty strong supporters of the English-language movement in the French startup scene. Like other observers of the tech scenes in France and other parts of Europe, we tend to support initiatives such as Le Camping’s attempt to create a (mostly) English-only working environment. And you, French entrepreneur, should probably launch your startup in […]
French product recommendation of the week: SPARROW
This week's French product recommendation goes out to Sparrow, a fabulous mail client for Mac developed in France.
Friday Humor: This is NOT a French Entrepreneur under stress
There are many ways to deal with stress. Some people scream, some people cry and some people, uh...well...
RUDE Roundup: This Week In France…
Yeehaw, it's time for the Rude Roundup! Every Friday we'll bring you some of the hottest news from the past week. So feel free to take a snooze from Monday-Thursday, we'll be sure to keep you in the loop on what went down and what's coming up from acquisitions to events.
Bring TC Disrupt to Paris!
This past weekend TechCrunch went to China for a Beijing-edition of TechCrunch Disrupt. The event seemed to be a huge success, and wherever TechCrunch goes, crowds of startups and an over-sized check for $50,000 follows. On Facebook, TechCrunch posed the question “Where would you like to see TechCrunch Disrupt next?” Most likely just to get […]