Category Archives: Startups in general

Indiegogo expands to the UK, Germany, France & Canada

Indiegogo, one of the largest global crowdfunding platforms, announces new offerings in key global markets—including local currencies, languages and localized search and discovery experiences. Some of these new capabilities launch immediately in the UK, Germany, France and Canada as part … Continue reading

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NOAHinsider – the European answer to AngelList?

NOAH Advisors, a leading corporate finance advisor with a clear focus on Internet companies in Europe, just launched NOAHinsider – a platform that enables entrepreneurs, investors, and journalists to connect with others in the European technology community. The brand new … Continue reading

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The Web of Things ruled the Dublin Web Summit 2012

If you’ve been at Dublin at least once, chances are you know what Temple Bar stands for. So very briefly let me tell you I saw at the Dublin Web Summit this week. The event Paddy Cosgrove brought to life … Continue reading

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Searching for Mediocre Entrepreneurs

I’m pretty mediocre. It’s just the first sentence of James Altucher post on Techcrunch. Interestingly and inspirationally dubbed “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Mediocre Entrepreneurs”, the post is just a masterpiece. But that’s only my opinion. Last week I … Continue reading

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Geeks, wanted (alive, please)!

So Summer’s suddenly there and some of us are spending some deserved couple of weeks’ vacation. While you’re at that, chances are you’ll be using some kind of gadget, like your new iPad or Lumia, either for fun or keep … Continue reading

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Can I join you at the Grand Startup Tour?

That’s what I asked Bruno today: can I join you? Bruno is based in Porto, Portugal and his dream of benchmarking the Porto startup scene all over Europe is just starting. He calls it the Grand Startup Tour. Bruno took … Continue reading

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United Startups of Europe – a newsletter worth reading

A few days ago, I had the chance to do a little skype chat with Jean-Sébastien Catier about his latest project “United Startups of Europe“. Jean-Sébastien is a Paris based entrepreneur who previously founded Jakaa – an entertainment website, dedicated … Continue reading

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Worth reading: Portuguese startups, Index Ventures, Sellfy, iZettle

There are so many interesting stories out there and unfortunately we don’t have the time to cover all of them. With our section “Worth reading” we provide you (once in a while) with some links to interesting articles of other … Continue reading

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Worth reading: MSE, The Factory, goodbeans, Getting Real, Web2Day

There are so many interesting stories out there and unfortunately we don’t have the time to cover all of them. With our section “Worth reading” we provide you (once in a while) with some links to interesting articles of other … Continue reading

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Spanish Betabeers network venture into London

Earlier this month, the Spanish social network for web and app developers, Betabeers , met for the first time in London. I was privileged enough to be able to attend, and I came away with some new conclusions about this … Continue reading

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