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Eightly co-founder Andy Grignon “I’m addicted to creating Platforms”

Sitting in the Hotel Vendome bar with Andy Grignon, a man whose title ‘fuckchop’ at Apple comes second in awesome-ness only to his position as one of the original iPhone team members, the phrase ‘moving the needle’ comes up quite a lot. I met with Andy during LeWeb in December to discuss his most recent […]

Norway, France & Holland have highest penetration of tablets, smartphones, and connected TVs

Norway, France & Holland have highest penetration of tablets, smartphones, and connected TVs

France ranks #2 in terms of Smartphone, tablet, and and connected TV adoption,  according to a recent report by Offremedia. The report claims that penetration of these ‘new media’ is at 38.8% in Norway and 35.7% in France, as of 2012. The report also makes predictions about where these countries will be in 2015, and has […]

BlueKiwi founder and Pigeon movement co-creator Carlos Diaz raises $4M for Kwarter

BlueKiwi founder and Pigeon movement co-creator Carlos Diaz raises $4M for Kwarter

Carlos Diaz, one of France’s most prominent serial entrepreneurs, will be adding a bit of cash to his most recent venture’s bank account. Kwarter, a social TV startup which works with brands to engage their viewers on the “second screen,” has raised $4 Million from T-Venture (Deutsche Telekom), as well as Kinetic Ventures. Diaz previously […]