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3 Things Fleur Pellerin could be doing instead of fighting AppGratis’ battles for them

Apr 12, 2013 by LiamBoogar

We wrote this week about AppGratis being pulled from the Apple App Store unexpectedly last weekend. CEO Simon Dawlat later came out and said that he was utterly confused as to why Apple would do this, and that there was zero communication around the subject. If you’d like to catch...

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Rude VC: Silicon Valley’s secret sauce

Mar 19, 2013 by Mark Bivens

Over the past few weeks in this space, inspired by Fleur Pellerin’s current government initiative to replicate Silicon Valley, I’ve recapped some of the history of the region and reconsidered the wisdom of attempts to reproduce the Silicon Valley model elsewhere. I submit that trying to imitate Silicon Valley is...

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French government reveals plans to build “world-class” incubator for 1,000 startups in Paris

Mar 8, 2013 by Trista Bridges

In what seems to be a never-ending trickle of announcements from the government about their digital agenda, Fleur Pellerin announced in an interview this week with Liberation that she wants to create a ‘world-class’ incubator in Paris. The incubator would have space for 1k startups and would be located either in...

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French President François Hollande announces ambitious plans for the Digital Economy

Feb 22, 2013 by Trista Bridges

Speaking yesterday in Clermont-Ferrand, President Hollande sought to infuse a little optimism in what has otherwise been a disappointing week for both his administration and France. After conceding his initial 2013 growth projections were in essence a pipe dream, President Hollande chose to pivot to a more positive topic…Namely, laying...

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Rude VC: The Valley of Heart's Delight

Feb 19, 2013 by Mark Bivens

Spot quiz: What region is formerly known as the Valley of Heart’s Delight ? Here’s a hint: it’s not Blackstone Valley in Massachusetts, nor is it Berlin, East London, and especially not Saclay, France. A swathe of apple orchards and orange groves spanning Santa Clara County in Northern California is...

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Fleur Pellerin to target France's fear of failure at its core. Banks.

Feb 11, 2013 by LiamBoogar

Fleur Pellerin is looking to change how France treats entrepreneurial failure, and she’s attacking the problem at the source. In an article in LeFigaro, the Minister of the Digital Economy is quoted as saying “We must turn an entrepreneur’s first failure into a positive experience. Failure should not be a...

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As France welcomes MIDEM, its music industry still faces big challenges

Jan 29, 2013 by Trista Bridges

This past Saturday saw the kick-off of MIDEM, one of the world’s biggest and best conferences and tradeshows focusing on the music industry. This year’s edition, which will be running through tomorrow,has had a particularly strong emphasis on digital. It’s evident that digital still continues to be both a blessing and curse for...

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France continues to skirt around Net Neutrality legislation

Jan 15, 2013 by LiamBoogar

The French government held a round table today at Bercy which included Fleur Pellerin, “Internet Minister.” The round table was meant to address the French government’s long-standing stance on Net Neutrality, which has been “neutral” insofar as they’ve done nothing concrete to stop ISPs. The issue has been heightened after...

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Free's "declaration of war" AdBlocker to be "neutralized" today

Jan 7, 2013 by LiamBoogar

As Minister of the Digital Economy Fleur Pellerin gets ready to meet with Free in response to what is now being called #AdGate, a source close to the the ISP has confirmed that the ad blocker, which we explained blocks primarily Google properties, will be “neutralized” in the next few...

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