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Never Mind the Valley: Here's Paris

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If you're capable of seeing past the old stones of Paris and the picturesque rural villages, you'll realize that France is every bit as technologically advanced as any other Western country - more so in some areas. Want to start up in France? The JEI program was created in 2004 and is managed by the Ministry of Research.

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Don’t drink your own Kool-Aid (surviving TC50)

Both Sides of the Table

Around this time B2C eCommerce had been dominating the media but the wheels were starting to come off. Jacques Chirac , the president of France was the keynote speaker. 2001-2004 were very humbling but we built a real company. million … yes that was seed in 1999!) and were ready to take off the covers and tell the world.