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Never Mind the Valley: Here's Paris

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Through them, entrepreneurs can hook up with R&D resources in universities and companies, and get access to a robust support network that provides opportunities for visibility, growth and financing. Incubators, Accelerators, Competitions. The JEI program was created in 2004 and is managed by the Ministry of Research.

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Scaling is Hard, Case Study: TripAdvisor

Seeing Both Sides

Going B2C was daunting and not in our core DNA,” Kaufer remarked. The company agreed to be acquired by Expedia/IAC in 2004 for $210 million in cash, a huge win for all, particularly given their amazing capital efficiency: they had only raised $4 million in venture capital. Scaling Lesson 2: Maintain a Sense of Urgency.