Archive for August 2014
![[Interview] Meludia’s Founder Bastien Sannac on how they’re changing the game in music learning](https://www.rudebaguette.com/wp-content/uploads/thumbs/meludia-21-e1409260719926-3j18x2my81sctba30j7096.png)
[Interview] Meludia’s Founder Bastien Sannac on how they’re changing the game in music learning
Throughout the July / August vacation period, the Rude Baguette will be running a series of interviews with some of France’s top and rising startups, where their founders give us more insight into their business, their future plans and what sets them apart from the rest. In this installment, we talk with Bastien Sannac, Founder & CEO […]
A growing paradigm for French startups: R&D in France, fundraising abroad
Featured above: Criteo co-founders celebrate their NASDAQ IPO in Times Square This post is a contribution from Anji ISMAIL, CEO and co-founder of DOZ, a marketing platform that helps websites increase their audience by organizing the work of vetted, crowdsourced marketers around the globe. My story is a little unusual. I’m a French entrepreneur who raised […]
Minutebuzz, the French Buzzfeed, raises €1 Million from Seventure Partners
Earlier this Summer, Buzzfeed raised $50 Million from a slew of investors who swore they’d never invest in content, ushering in claims of a new generation of publishers. I weighed in with my thoughts on the Buzzfeed model, and earlier this week Minutebuzz announced they’d raised €1 Million from Seventure Partners (Tigerlily, Prestashop, TalentSoft, MedEye) in order to scale up their […]
![[Interview] Flash-Card seeks to evolve the business card by finally taking it virtual](https://www.rudebaguette.com/wp-content/uploads/thumbs/Virtual-Card-3j18x30iqxdx5gip64qz2i.png)
[Interview] Flash-Card seeks to evolve the business card by finally taking it virtual
Throughout the July / August vacation period, the Rude Baguette will be running a series of interviews with some of France’s top and rising startups, where their founders give us more insight into their business, their future plans and what sets them apart from the rest. In our first installment, we talk with Jonathan […]
The Talent War will be the next World War
I have been speaking casually to colleagues & friends about “Lean Government” – the idea of a Government adopting best practices for quick & efficient decision making – for the past year or two. Given the recent Government Shuffle in France, I’ve formalized those thoughts. I pose to you, reader, a hypothesis: the increase in “global mobility” will […]
Paris takes to Twitter to stop tourists from breaking their bridges with “Locks of Love”
After part of Paris’ Pont Des Arts bridge rail broke under the sheer weight of love – that is love sealed with a Love Lock – the city of Paris had to seriously consider how to get tourists to stop infesting literally every bridge in Paris – Pont des Arts, le Pont Neuf, and the Pont […]
Be crowned the best in EU tech – apply by Sept 1st to the Bully Awards
Created five years ago by, White Bull’s Bully Awards, seeks to shine the spotlight on Europe’s Bright “Tech” Stars, who have demonstrated excellence in innovation, leadership, and growth potential. Referred by some as as the “Oscars of European Tech”, past winners have included the likes of Ebuzzing, Funding Circle, iZettle and Tictail. The Bully Awards will also […]
Wrapping my head around the eFounders ‘Company Builder’ model
Launched in 2011 by Fotolia co-founder Thibaud Elzière & associate Quentin Nickmans, eFounders falls into the broad category of what has been dubbed ‘Company Builders’. The term, which encompasses anything from Andreessen Horowitz to Rocket Internet, broadly refers to firms or companies who provide on top of investment a layer of services, from development to a full-fledged executive […]
Rebooting the brain on holiday
I took a short holiday this summer, only one week. I should relativize this: one week falls on the long end for a typical American vacation period, but in Southern Europe taking off for only week in the summer is laughable. Unfortunately, one week was all I could afford given the busiest June and July […]
1001Pharmacies’ prescription delivery service hits a court-ordered roadblock
It’s the kind of thing that breaks your heart, when regulation gets in the way of innovation so early. Last week, the French court ruled in favor of the CNOP (Conseil National de l’Ordes des Pharmaciens), an association representing the interests of pharmacies in France, in a case against 1001Pharmacies.com, claiming the company was illegally […]