Archive for December 2017
#FrenchTechFriday : Bringing families back together with Famileo
[September 2018 update : Family has been awarded the French Tech Pass, for startups in hyper-growth] Remember that time when the grand-parents had the whole family around? Tell stories and treat the kids. Now that link is often broken and the elders are cut off from the rest of the family. How do you […]
#FRENCHTECHDRIDAY : How well do you master the French Tech lingo ?
French Tech this, French Tech that. Everythins seems to be called French Tech nowadays. Can you tell the difference between the French Tech Pass and French Tech Ticket? Let’s clear all of that up. What is the French Tech? The French Tech (FT) is a government led initiative to promote innovation […]
Coding vs. English: What did Tim Cook really mean?
Early last October, Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, made an express visit to France while promoting the latest iPhones.One of his public statements launched a myriad of comments and criticism. “Learning to code is more important than English” Despite France’s glee at the “more important than English” bit, most comments were negative. They […]
The winning startups of the first Agri Startup Summit 2017
Two weeks ago November, the first Agri Startup Summit took place in La Roche-sur-Yon, France. Although the agricultural world is mainly seen as a traditional trade (with all the condescending strings attached), it is a quite a playfield for specialized startups. An International contest was held where 30 startups fought out for the […]
#FRENCHTECHFRIDAY: Koondal veille sur votre dos
Presque tout le monde se plaint du dos à un moment ou un autre (ou tout le temps!). Le – mauvais – réflexe est de se mettre au repos alors que ce sont les exercices qui favorisent la récupération. Mais quels exercices peuvent être faits sans souffrir? Koondal, jeune startup de la French […]