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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? so it shouldn't be long till they hop across the Channel. So what are you waiting for?

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

The “private sale” market phenomenon was started in France by Vente-Privee (literally means “private sale”) and was replicated in Germany by BrandsforFriends. Gilt Group is currently the largest private sale web site in US. Configurable from desktop-based web-based UI. Note that I’m not defining who numbers 1,2 are.

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The Next Web introduces 12 local Startup Awards to celebrate entrepreneurship across Europe

The Next Web

Startup founders and investors across the world love The Next Web, and we love them right back. The Next Web is happy to announce 12 upcoming local award events in Europe’s hottest tech hubs, all for the sake of highlighting and celebrating the best startups, the most talented entrepreneurs and the hottest investors.

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HOW TO: Build an App for Your Small Business

mashable.com

So, you’re a small or medium-sized business, and you want to build a Facebook, mobile or web app. Here’s a quick overview of the ins and outs of getting web work done as an SMB — as always, with tight budgets in mind. Do a web search to find platform-specific tools.

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Pick the Perfect Name for Your Startup

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Frances McInnis is a journalist and crossword enthusiast based in New York City. to get the scoop on finding a name that will work on the web. He says that intentional Web 2.0 Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us!

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HOW TO: Hire the Perfect CTO

mashable.com

With more than 40 million monthly pageviews, Mashable is the most prolific news site reporting breaking web news, providing analysis of trends, reviewing new Web sites and services, and offering social media resources and guides. startupcto

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Lessons Learned: About the author

Startup Lessons Learned

- simply because I left the large, famous MMO company I was working for to prepare a quiet startup) Personally, I got lucky and started in an area (online games) where I found channels such as MUD-DEV (and early GDCs) for meeting, listening to, and speaking to other people where people were taken how they were found. hey eric, love the blog.