Guest Post
What every CEO needs to know about data privacy in France
The following is a guest post by Sonia Hadjadj, a French business lawyer who works with expatriates women entrepreneurs and businesses owner. You can connect with her by email info@hso-avocat.fr & twitter @sonia_hdj Last month, the Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (the CNIL), the French data protection public agency, opened a procedure to impose sanctions to […]
Apply and help finance the first StartupBus in Africa!
The following post is a guest post by Theophil Haberstroh who helps support startups with their expansion to either France or Germany. Theophil is also an active member of the Digital Club Franco-Allemand (DCFA). Founded in 2008, StartupBus is building an entrepreneurial ecosystem through a unique experience. The annual competition currently runs across two continents – […]
The Dublin Startup Scene: A Photo Essay
The following photos were taken by Dan Taylor, cofounder of Heisenberg Media, during a weekend tour in September 2013 organized by the Dublin Tourism Bureau in cooperation with the Dublin Web Summit. The following are his thoughts, opinions, and, above all, his photos. Dublin: the name has become synonymous with European tech. Giant names including […]
Debunking the French Government’s recent proposals to define crowdfunding: What is and isn’t being regulated
The following is a guest post by Aurélie Daniel, Cofounder & CEO of Beyond Croissant & blogger at En 20 Lignes, who has a Master’s in Business Law from the Institut d’Etudes Politques de Paris. You can find her on Linkedin or follow her on Twitter @aureliedaniel. The French Government has recently proposed changes to establish a legal framework for […]
Interviewing “Mr. Asia” on the plethora of French founders in Asia
Benjamin Joffe aka « Mr Asia » is a leading expert on Asia’s startup ecosystems who has worked in this area over the past 13 years (China, Japan, Korea, South-East Asia). Founder of the digital strategy firm Plus Eight Star, he is also a Mentor at 500 Startups (US) and 5 other startup accelerators. He currently lives in […]
The Haunted House: Overcoming the Fear Factor of Running a Startup
This guest post is part 2 of “The Amusement Park” blog series written by Mark Fabian Henkel (@mrkhnkl) Co-founder and CEO of Paymill, a young startup that offers the fastest and easiest way to integrate credit and debit card payments in websites and mobile applications. Surviving a thrilling ride on a rollercoaster is one thing, […]
Five things I learned during TechStars
The following is a guest post by Cyrille Vincey, co-founder of Qunb, a platform that helps anyone turn their data into visual stories. You can follow him on Twitter at @cyrvin. The very day after qunb won LeWeb’12 Paris Startup Competition, I was pressing the team to figure out how to turn this award into […]
The Ups & Downs: How Startup Life is Like a Rollercoaster
This guest post is written by Mark Fabian Henkel (@mrkhnkl) Co-founder and CEO of Paymill, a young startup that offers the fastest and easiest way to integrate credit and debit card payments in websites and mobile applications. I sometimes wonder why Start-up CEOs or other entrepreneurs are not committing suicide more often. Just kidding! But honestly […]
Meet the iHush founder Pierre de Vilmorin, the Frenchman disrupting China’s eCommerce leader Taobao
The following is a guest post by Corinne LUANELAP, working as a consultant at Daxue Consulting. Daxue Consulting was founded by Matthieu DAVID in 2009, and offers consulting and market research services to companies that want to develop their business in China. You can follow them on Twitter @DaxueConsulting. When we think about e-commerce in China, the first name […]
Founder Interview: BonitaSoft CEO Miguel Valdés-Faura on building a global software company from France
The following is a guest post from Sramana Mitra, the founder of One Million by One Million (1M/1M), a global virtual incubator that aims to help one million entrepreneurs globally to reach $1 million in revenue and beyond. This interview originally appeared on her blog SramanaMitra.com. Miguel Valdés-Faura is the CEO and co-founder of BonitaSoft, a software company with the mission of […]