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eDeal Summit 2013 brings together Europe’s top eCommerce Deal leaders
The eDeals industry (think Daily Deals, Flash Sales, Coupons/Vouchers, Social Commerce, etc) has been experiencing both substantial growth and significant challenges over the last couple years. Groupon and Living Social have obviously been the biggest news (not all of positive of course). But they’re just a small part of what’s becoming an increasingly crowded space. In […]
The problem with Smartdate
For anyone who has been following the story concerning French dating startup Smartdate, there is clearly a lot of intentional ambiguity. For the moment, the investors in the company have either refrained from commenting or simply stated that there was a mutual disagreement that has left the company's future a bit up in the air (potentially with some of the investors leaving the board).
What's wrong with being a copycat?
It's funny almost to the point of hilarity. We applaud numerous copycat companies around the globe (Yandex anyone?) but are quick to criticize when it comes to Europe.