The Next Web

AUGUST 5, 2014

Some of the most famous early stage institutions such as Y Combinator embrace it wholeheartedly: in one of its 2014 batches, YC had. This story continues at The Next Web. The post European startup founders: Solving your own problem is not enough appeared first on The Next Web. Entrepreneur Europe Analysis and Opinion'

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The Next Web

APRIL 1, 2014

Carlos Eduardo Espinal is a partner at Seedcamp, an early stage mentoring and investment program that engages startups through monthly Seedcamp Events. I’m continuously excited when I hear about how many new ecosystems are evolving and growing across Europe and around the world. This story continues at The Next Web.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

Please note that we expect our members to invest at least $25,000/year in early-stage investments, although there is no contractual commitment to do so. C8 Sciences ( [link] ) markets web-delivered cognitive development programs based on Yale IP of integrated computer and physical exercises.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 26, 2013

It’s part three of a series, cross-posted from his own blog , in which he draws on his experience to offer advice for aspiring entrepreneurs in Europe and beyond. Before you start talking to large VCs, find some early stage investors. You can follow him on Twitter, where he is @ChristianReber. 10-20% for employees.

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The Next Web

MAY 2, 2017

In 2009, Finland was the second largest investor in early stage European startups based on GDP. Finland’s startup… This story continues at The Next Web. But there are also startups that focus on physical products and business software, too.

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The Next Web

JULY 26, 2012

Exclusive - Founder Institute , the early-stage startup accelerator that aims to ‘globalize Silicon Valley’, is doubling down on Europe big time. Over the past two years, Founder Institute says it has helped launch 538 tech companies, 94 of which are based in Europe (or roughly 19%).

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Gust

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

The European/International counterpart to the ACA Summit, the annual EBAN Congress rotates among different countries in Europe. There is probably a 25% overlap in attendance between the two conferences, with the leaders of the largest North American and international angel groups (known as BANs in Europe) typically attending both.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

What a pleasure that I got to spend an hour talking with both Om Malik (whom I’ve always respected his views) and Paul Jozefak , a venture capital partner at Neuhaus Partners in Germany (and formerly the head of Europe for SAP Ventures). Online service offering privacy certification for web sites. Total raised: $5.0mm.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 30, 2009

A discounted price is available for early stage entrepreneurs and students. So far, Im going to be on the east coast at least three times, and in Europe twice. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, Stay tuned for more details.)

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 15, 2018

Not to mention that there are still numerous diversity problems, high salaries, and the lack of opportunities for early-stage businesses to hire experienced talent. Europe Makes Itself Heard. He is also the editor at Bizzmark Blog and an author on The Next Web. These are London, Berlin, Paris, Stockholm, and Amsterdam.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 31, 2012

Kima Ventures , the French early-stage investment firm that wears the “most active angel investor in the world” badge it received from Business Insider last year with pride, is poised to let startups worldwide know it is just getting started.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Recognition across Europe and beyond. Access to the Amazon Web Services Activate program. You can be an early stage or a mature start-up. The chance for a £20,000 cash prize for the most promising startup. Opportunity to gain investment.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Russia currently has the largest online market in Europe. These partnerships are ideal for helping high risk projects receive serious capital at an early stage, especially as private investors are more willing to commit funds when the state acts as a guarantor. Asia Entrepreneur Europe Insider' Russia in numbers.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

The service supports file uploads to the Box web application today and will extend to other features of Box in the future. Box has seen impressive growth throughout the United States and now in Europe. Levin acknowledges that the expansion in Europe may involve a fair amount of hard work. “I Check out the video for more details.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 30, 2013

7) permits convenient communication with the East and West coasts, South America, Europe, and Asia all in the same business day. Aside from its stunning natural beauty, Denver’s location has a practical business application: the Mountain Time Zone (UTC?7) Its elevation also affords it the recognition as the largest U.S.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

” That 45 was distilled down to a final ten who had five minutes to get their idea across to early stage investor Hussein Kanji, Belinda Parmar, CEO of Lady Geek, Nick Holzherr, CEO of Whisk and yours truly. That’s a pretty good ratio for business ideas and the pitches really had some meat to them.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 17, 2010

Three premier early-stage venture investors have joined forces to sponsor the event: Baseline , Floodgate , and First Round Capital. Three premier early-stage venture investors have joined forces to sponsor the event: Baseline , Floodgate , and First Round Capital. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 24, 2014

But if we’re honest, Amsterdam is currently outdone by several places in Europe. According to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor the Dutch outperform the EU big five in terms of early stage entrepreneurial activity. The Next Web and the Next Women) and several government backed initiatives.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

It’s part three of a series, cross-posted from his own blog , in which he draws on his experience to offer advice for aspiring entrepreneurs in Europe and beyond. Together with my co-founders, we started by building a simple web app based task manager on PHP called Lunchbox. You can follow him on Twitter, where he is @ChristianReber.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Juan Pablo Cappello is an investor in more than twenty early stage companies. He is also the co-founder of Idea.me, Sauber Energy, and the LAB Miami. Juan Pablo was a partner in Patagon.com and was elected “Top 50 Entrepreneur” by Business Leader Magazine. His blog can be found at www.jpc.vc. Today the world has shifted.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Even if you’re at a very early stage, if you’re reading this, it’s safe to say that research tasks are below your pay grade, and conducting them will leave you time for little else. Best lead generation talent : The Philippines and Eastern Europe. Later, your email platform will pull this data to form your email template.

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The Next Web

JUNE 15, 2015

Take Airbnb’s expansion into Europe as an example, a market that now generates over half of the company’s revenue. Startups should be on the lookout for people who have been entrepreneurs themselves, who hold that initiative and small-business mindset that can give early-stage companies valuable traction in a new market.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

He blogs to 10,000 web entrepreneurs at Software by Rob and co-hosts the podcast Startups for the Rest of Us. What Apple proved, and what I suspect is the issue with web content, is that monetization was a product problem. This got me to thinking: What would the ideal founding team at a web startup look like? Why do startups?

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The Next Web

MARCH 2, 2014

Many entrepreneurs claim that there’s just not enough money, and that investors in Europe fear failure. Yes, we must be sensible with public money but does the risk outweigh the benefits of growing and keeping good companies in Europe? It teaches you just how mundane the everyday existence of an early-stage startup is.

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The Next Web

JULY 15, 2013

Today he begins a series, cross-posted from his own blog , in which he draws on his experience to offer advice for aspiring entrepreneurs in Europe and beyond. Early-stage investors do look very careful at the education of founders, they either look for an excellent academic education, or years of experience in the industry.

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VC Cafe

JULY 30, 2012

I’ve been contacted by several members the VC Cafe Network on LinkedIn who are asking for assistance in fundraising for a web startup or a mobile app. 6) Equity Crowdfunding – I’ve covered the different types of Crowdfunding on the post Startup Equity Crowdfunding grows in Europe.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

But if youre in the US for example, then your development cost will be anything from 5-10 times higher than offshoring to India or Eastern Europe. Sun Microsystems has a program called Startup Essentials [link] thats designed specifically to help early stage startups get into some great equipment, free software and other great stuff too.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 2, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 5 web-design trends tech companies should watch | GigaOM – [link]. 5 web-design trends tech companies should watch | GigaOM – [link]. Poynter – [link].

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www.readwriteweb.com

JUNE 13, 2011

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 9, 2009

We were focused on revenue, but we didnt understand that revenue is not important for its own sake in an early stage company. talking about web based business) July 9, 2009 9:08 AM toivotuo said. Dear Eric, I'd like to invite you to speak at a European Web startups conference I'm organizing in October. Oh well ;).

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

For example, angel funding is more prevalent in the United States than in Europe. In other words, angel investors and early stage venture capital (VC) firms will have different expectations than late stage VC firms. Also make sure to research which type of investors fit your business.

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Reid Hoffman

JANUARY 20, 2013

I love the early stages of building a company. By the time I returned from Europe, those connections were hard-wired. s Tim Koogle helped build Jerry Yang and Dave Filo’s startup into the world’s most valuable internet company. How do I know when to replace myself?

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Mature teams differ from early-stage teams, larger teams differ from smaller teams etc. It’s difficult to find talented people willing to take the risks of being in a startup, particularly in Europe where people are used to perks and pensions when they walk out of university. when to meet face to face. scaling distributed teams.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

When it comes to early stage investing – it’s all gut. Does it make sense to spend this time speaking about your early stage start-up when your product has not even entered Alpha testing? Typically its way more important to build product, and pull in early users to give you that feedback vs. speaking about it.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Europe, Canada, Israel, Mainland China and India, according to industry tracker Dow Jones VentureSource. Venture investment in some major investment hubs, such as Europe, has not regained its footing following the economic downturn in 2008. Europe Sees Lowest Deal Count on Record. NEW YORK (Nov. Venture capitalists put $1.2

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Not only will the SparksLab Global fund – which has a total kitty of $30 million — zoom in on seed-stage investments, in addition to the early stage focus of its accelerator, but it will have a far broader global remit. The founding team totals six, and is spread across the US, Israel, Europe and Korea.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

B y definition, early stage startups don’t have lots of money and resources. Binpress is a distribution platform for web and mobile developers. I love seeing startups taking initiative this way and hope the concept spreads to Europe as well, where there’s definitely appetite for it.

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