Louis van Proosdij is an insider in the internet and the digital environment. But he did not have the right insights for this OpenCoffee last Thursday which was a holiday. He thought that the restaurant was open – It was closed He thought we would be 3 or 4 – We were about 15 He […]
Collette Ballou Lamotte and her partner Lucie-Anne Radimsky founded Ballou PR firm and specialize on high-technology and life sciences. Their expertise thrives in B2B market situations. These american women in Paris combine the best of both worlds : disciplined performance and creative intuitions. With their team, they work with start-ups, taking the best out of […]
Canon and Eyeka launch an exceptional contest to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the world-famous EOS cameras. I have known and worked with Canon, an international leader in photography and world-renowned camera maker, for several years when i was in charge of the account with CLM/BBDO or later when i was managing Corbis, the picture […]
Jean François Caillard – director SFR Developpement SFR’s SpeedStartingUp day is on June 27th and you can still sbmit your project. SFR, Vodafone’s French Network Operator, has an investment branch which takes equity in start-ups: SFR Developpement. They launched it a few months ago and have already invested in 5 start-ups. It is for real! […]
Mediaset, of Silvio Berlusconi, joined by former Endemol’s founder John de Mol, one of the top 500 richest man in the world, and Goldman Sachs Group bought Endemol from Telefonica for a deal valued at €3.4 billion. Telefonica’s 75% shares amount to €2.63 billion. Endemol produced more than 300 shows in 2006, including Big […]
Here is a smart way to spend the upcoming thursday. Open Coffee club is an informal gathering of entrepreneurs and VCs from 10am to 12am. It’s right down town in Paris : restaurant Urbi et Orbi, register below or drop by. It’s likely to be a small group of active people since May 17th is […]
Pierre Kosciusko-Morizet the co-founder and CEO of Priceminister. com has a lot of celebrate. He just turned 30, completed his second acquisition last week and already has a success story behind him. Price Minister has 52 million products on line which makes it the largest marketplace in Europe in terms of products available, 10 times […]
Can France, or any country in the world, build a Google like success? Systaime says Yes. Here is a machinima (in french) he recently posted on Eyeka about the opportunities in France and the tech environment. If the web is wordwide and yet managed centrally, if financial ressources are available, since talent is everywhere, in […]
I like this song “La relance” (The economic recovery) by Tété. The timing is right! My friend Marc Antoine will appreciate. Beautiful text, real sense of humour, nice melody, great voice and a beautiful realization by videasts Pierre Nouvel with Valère Terrier, both from Factoid. Watch the making-of.