YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 2, 2011

If you’re a Europe-based startup, you may want to check this out. Amsterdam-based startup accelerator Rockstart has announced a new program that aims to support ten teams of founders with 99 mentors for 100 days, followed by an additional three-month summer program and ending with a 25-day road trip to Silicon Valley.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

He created Fox Kids Europe and took it from scratch to worth North of 1 billion Euros in value and was ultimately sold as part of a $5.3 The founders had been responsible for gaining staggering scale in the past 3 years, having been trail-blazers in building a network of talent and an unrivaled understanding of the YouTube ecosystem.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2012

Since my background includes software development, I often get the question about when to build a solution in-house, versus outsourcing it to a local company, near-shore service, or off-shore organization in China, India, or Eastern Europe. Companies in Asia and Eastern Europe can still provide direct cost reductions of up to 75%.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

The founder explains that the product is so “buzz-worthy” that usage will spread rapidly through word-of-mouth only, meaning people loving it and recommending it to their friends. Every time I challenge a business plan with little or no budget for marketing, I get the answer that they will be using “viral” marketing, which costs nothing.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 22, 2023

However, despite the hype surrounding the concept, Europe still faces significant challenges if it wants to establish a strong presence in the Metaverse. This article will explore the current state of the Metaverse in Europe and examine the obstacles it needs to overcome to achieve its potential.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2011

Since my background includes software development, I often get the question about when to build a solution in-house, versus outsourcing it to a local company, near-shore service, or off-shore organization in China, India, or Eastern Europe. Companies in Asia and Eastern Europe can still provide direct cost reductions of up to 75%.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 16, 2012

The Founder Institute , the early-stage startup accelerator that aims to ‘globalize Silicon Valley’, is doubling down on Europe big time. In addition, the Founder Institute is also testing new programs in Barcelona, Lisbon, London, Zurich, and Warsaw, and will be hosting several free events across Europe this autumn.

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The Next Web

MAY 4, 2013

Previously, he worked in venture capital in Europe. There is a lot of money in Europe, and if you’re willing to learn from your US trip, it might actually be easier to raise money back home than in the almighty Valley. This applies mostly to EU founders who want to move permanently to the US. It’s almost impossible.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2014

Outsourcing is defined as contracting the work to another company, usually located in a developing country, like India, China, or Eastern Europe. If you are a typical startup operation, consisting of an unpaid founder and co-founder, both working part-time, outsourcing is not likely the solution to your resource constraints.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 23, 2014

million people in the entire country, and the kind of mentality that stifles entrepreneurship, most founders have only had their eyes opened when they’ve left the country and seen the potential that exists outside Estonia and Europe at large. Entrepreneur Europe Analysis and Opinion' With just 1.34 Just ask Evan Spiegel.

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The Next Web

JUNE 7, 2014

He is the co-­founder and CEO of Quote Roller and PandaDoc. Entrepreneur Europe Analysis and Opinion How-To''s' Mikita Mikado is a software engineer and entrepreneur from Belarus, now based in San Francisco. I wasn’t looking to work for an American company. As many will tell you, immigrating to the US is really tough.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 31, 2013

Dries Buytaert is the co-founder and CTO and Acquia , a venture-backed software company that offers products and services for open source content management system Drupal. While entrepreneurship and startups have spread tremendously in Europe, a lot of aspiring young entrepreneurs leave Europe for the United States.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 26, 2018

by Gabriel Shaoolian, founder of DesignRush. Although the GDPR applies to European countries, it doesn’t just apply to Europe-based companies. In fact, any businesses that provide services to people residing in Europe must adhere to the new regulations.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 5, 2023

The last few months have been an unprecedented time for entrepreneurs and startup founders on the market. Europe Tallinn For decades Estonia has been at the forefront of technological and business innovation in the Baltic region.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 23, 2016

Along with Ben Rogmans – Saleduck’s CTO and co-founder, the two have spearheaded the movement towards expanding Saleduck in five countries within Southeast Asia and are now looking towards furthering the platform’s presence in more countries within the region. For example, it’s very common in Europe to get everything done via email.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 9, 2014

by Sean Broihier is the founder and CEO of Fine Art America and Pixels.com , As an entrepreneur, you’re probably used to wearing multiple hats and tackling all sorts of problems by yourself. We’re getting ready to start producing in Europe to avoid high shipping charges and slow delivery times.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2016

We also look for a cultural fit with Upfront, which includes the gravitas to deal with executives and founders at the startups we back as well as the other board members. Both Yves Sisteron and I have long, established networks in Europe since we’re both dual citizens (France and England) who have spent long periods of our lives abroad.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 26, 2020

by Monica Eaton-Cardone, Co-Founder and COO of Chargebacks911. Monica is the Co-Founder and COO of Chargebacks911® , a global risk mitigation firm helping online merchants optimize their profitability through chargeback management. Chargebacks911 has more than 350 employees globally, with offices in North America and Europe.

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The Next Web

APRIL 26, 2017

This week the CEO and co-founder of Blinkist, Holger Seim, shares valuable insights into growing a subscription-based B2C service. Now, they’re one of the fastest growing startups of Europe, so we asked all about their… This story continues at The Next Web.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 6, 2016

When I hear the realism that comes from founders with setback it elicits an understanding of what it takes to be successful at a startup that frankly can’t exist unless you’ve walked in those shoes before. In London when founders failed they were ostracized in the press and culturally I believe it became harder to raise capital.

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The Next Web

MAY 24, 2018

For the fifth year in a row Adyen and TNW teamed up to find the fastest growing companies in Europe’s six hottest startup ecosystems: the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Germany, France, Spain, and Sweden. The winner, mattress business Emma (Germany), was announced tonight at TNW Conference Founders Dinner in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 27, 2021

We are taking the screen sharing experience to the next level, so that collaboration doesn’t get in the way of doing great work,” writes CEO and founder Tom Medema. Then there’s Bubbles , a chrome extension focusing on screen grab collaborations. “ Their latest round of 138 millions dollars, led by Viola Growth ?

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 27, 2012

. “Site owners tend to be overly confident that their site can handle expected traffic levels, which means the risk of crashes is probably higher than most of us think,” says Load Impact founder and CEO Ragnar Lönn. “… it is remarkable that website performance is not given higher priority.”

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The Next Web

MAY 2, 2013

At last week’s The Next Web Conference in Amsterdam, Liam Boogar from TNW media partner Rude Baguette moderated a panel discussion on ‘Hyper Growth from Europe’ with a pair of Swedish entrepreneurs, SoundCloud co-founder Alex Ljung and Klarna co-founder Niklas Adalberth. Top image credit: Thinkstock.

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SiliconHills

APRIL 13, 2023

SaaStock is Europe’s largest conference focused on Software as a Service or SaaS. It brings SaaS founders together […] It takes place in Dublin, Ireland. But this year, SaaStock is launching its first Austin-based SaaS conference for a three-day event running May 31-June 2.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 25, 2017

The founder explains that the product is so “buzz-worthy” that usage will spread rapidly through word-of-mouth only, meaning people loving it and recommending it to their friends. Every time I challenge a business plan with little or no budget for marketing, I get the answer that they will be using “viral” marketing, which costs nothing.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Instead the business press dumped on the founders for “selling out.” Many founders mentioned this as a reason not to incorporate or grow their companies in Finland. The young entrepreneurs I met are bringing impressive energy and intelligence to their goal of building one of Europe’s leading technology hubs in Helsinki.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 23, 2020

Here’s more from The Startup Magazine Founder Interview series. We interviewed Michel Ruiz, CEO and co-founder of KaviAR Tech , an augmented reality software startup headquartered in Paris. TSM: What is your favorite part of being the founder of KaviAR Tech? Michel Ruiz, CEO and co-founder of KaviAR Tech.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Startup founders and investors across the world love The Next Web, and we love them right back. Today, we’re introducing a new initiative called Startup Awards , in an effort to celebrate entrepreneurship anywhere – though we’re starting in Europe. We didn’t want to leave it at that, though.

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www.kernelmag.com

MARCH 8, 2012

The Scene Developers Nailing that elusive technical co-founder. Just last week, start-up supremo Naval Ravikant of AngelList wrote how the “oversupply” of founders starting companies is making it harder to hire for the average startup. Are there any ‘Founders Dating’ events coming up?”. Thursday, 8 March 2012.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Amsterdam-based Rockstart Accelerator , one of the many, many startup accelerators in Europe, is taking the first class of startups who’ve graduated from its six-month program stateside this month.

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Version One Ventures

JULY 2, 2019

Coinbase expanded its cryptocurrency Visa Debit Cards across Europe and also welcomed 11 countries in Latin America and Asia. And finally, we loved these books and sent them to our founders… it you find yourself with some extra time this summer, we recommend reading them! Coinbase also now supports 30+ assets on custody.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 11, 2013

The founder explains that the product is so “buzz-worthy” that usage will spread rapidly through word-of-mouth only, meaning people loving it and recommending it to their friends. Every time I challenge a business plan with little or no budget for marketing, I get the answer that they will be using “viral” marketing, which costs nothing.

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David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2013

Speakers include: - Kareem Amin, Co-Founder, Frame. - Rami Essaid, Co-Founder & CEO, Distil Inc. - Yao-Hui, Founder, The Hatchery. - Andrew Mitchell, Managing Partner, ZIG Capital. . Europe-Maghreb renewable energy projects are creating new investment opportunities.

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David Teten

MARCH 14, 2018

Managers of VC funds typically want to grow their business aggressively, just like the founders we back. Among the sites we have found most helpful with practical guides for founders: Biztree , First Search , Foundersuite , Goodwin Founders Workbench , Guides.co , Inc.com , and StartupRocket. .

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The Next Web

AUGUST 5, 2014

I am a big fan of founders who build their startup on the above-mentioned premise, since such a startup is most likely tackling a real-world problem (an increasingly rare phenomenon in today’s world). The post European startup founders: Solving your own problem is not enough appeared first on The Next Web.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 25, 2012

The other four RIRs serve Africa, the Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Europe and the Middle East. The Asia-Pacific RIR and our colleagues serving Europe and the Middle East have already reached the last bit of IPv4 addresses to distribute to organizations in their respective regions.

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