Rude VC: Feeling a part of something bigger
The RUDE VC offers a word of advice on one of the most important elements in working for a company: making your employees feel a part of something bigger.
Rude VC – Going public: It's complicated (part 2)
In part 2 of his series on IPOs, Mark touches on the the recent Facebook IPO, what it does & doesn't mean, as well as a bit about the hype around IPO-ing in the US.
Uber competitor Chauffeur Prive launches in France. One Solution – Private Driver Race.
This past week I was surprised to see a new twitter account picking up some steam in the twittervers – when I finally looked into who @ChauffeurPrive was, I saw it was, in fact, an Uber competitor – and I mean, an über competitor. Having never tried either one of these services (the metro still […]
Despite the financial crisis, eCommerce is still going strong in France
FEVAD, France's industry association focusing on the eCommerce and other non retail location sales (ie mail order), recently posted results on the performance of eCommerce in France during Q1 2012.
MyBee: Intelligent payments the easy way
Wessel Kooyman uses his startup assessment criteria on Mybee, looking at their team, problem/solution, competitive landscape, strengths & weaknesses, as well as sharing what we hopes to see them accomplish in the next six months.
European Entrepreneurs: Make your board work for you
VC's often dominate the boards of European startups, certainly in terms of influence if not in full legal voting majority. Board composition in European companies is closely correlated with the company's corporate form.
Brussels says CheckThis and the US says "Yes, Sir!"
Aptly described as being in between a blog post and nothing, CheckThis has been on a roller coaster ride ever since it was accepted into Seedcamp earlier this year. Find out about its imminent fund-raising, it's Brussels history, and it's New York future!
SFR's new CEO gets ready to beat back Free Mobile
Michel Combes, former CEO of Vodafone, takes the helm at SFR. At 50 years of age, he has tons of telecom experience, including a long stint at France Telecom. SFR has been battered in the market by Free Mobile. They lost 200,000 clients in the first two months after Free’s launch. Free Mobile covers 30% of […]
LeBridge announces 10 startups it will be Caravaning from Paris to London
This past week, LeBridge announced that it will be introducing ten French startups to the London startup scene for two days at the end of may. The startups will be introduced to top London accelerators (Seedcamp and Springboard), coworking spaces (Campus London and Innovation Warehouse), and VCs (Index Ventures and ProFounders Capital). LeBridge quietly opened […]
The Tech All Stars competition is sending European startups to LeWeb, Founders Forum, and more!
The EU Commission is the latest to announce a competition for European Startups. A two-day program in London, Tech All Stars will pick twelve startups to receive all the benefits and connections that the EU Commission has in the tech/finance industry.