Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Run great meetings (don’t be a productivity drain on the company). My first company was founded in Ireland, headquartered in England and had country operations in the UK, France & Germany. It is such an under-discussed issue as we spend our time in startups mostly talking about products, marketing and fund raising.

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Ireland Sales Bankruptcy Germany 319

Transformify

AUGUST 20, 2018

All data privacy, time management, productivity and project management requirements of the clients are discussed, and custom solutions are provided on an individual basis. ‘’Test-and-Hire’’ Solution. During the test period, the candidates work out of the coworking offices of Transformify ‘s partners.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Gilt Groupe from France and Xing from Germany are good examples. First up, Manik Kinra from Bangalore, India, pitched Jade Magnet , a crowd sourcing platform for creative services like logo design, website development, animation, video production, etc. We are also seeing significant companies come out of Europe.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

OCTOBER 19, 2021

When browsing products online, customers want everything to feel as natural to them as possible, including the language of the content and product origin. For example, if you plan to sell your products in France, United Kingdom, Germany, and Spain, it would be wise to register.fr for France,uk,de, and.es

Germany 59

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 22, 2019

Your products and services are successful in your home country. Do you want to introduce your products or services into unknown territory? But this is absolutely out of the question in Germany. Introducing your product in a masculine culture? Moreover most of France shuts down in August. What went wrong?

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 11, 2018

consumers spent on all products in 2016, and greater than the combined spending of consumers in Britain, France, Germany, Japan and China. By 2035, 5G applications will add $12 trillion annually to the global economy , 5G technology development partner Qualcomm predicts.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 1, 2018

Branches of the industry, such as video gaming, are overtly misogynist in governance, in culture, and in product content. Tech, for example, has been unable to support women at any level. A mere 5 percent of Tech’s senior executives are women. Can tech and other industries redeem themselves? Here are four steps companies could take: 1.

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Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

On July 17, Ultimate Software, a $10B HR software gorilla, announced the acquisition of Peopledoc for $300m - the largest software exit in France since the acquisition of Neolane by Adobe in 2013. As we discussed the potential of the market, I suggested him to expand the product platform to address markets beyond France.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 30, 2011

Through the app, you get access to close to a million items of clothing, shoes and beauty products from over 300 retailers. But if even those cannot satisfy you, you may want to look at Divalicious , a mobile application that aims to put a full shopping mall experience in your hand for shopping on-the-go.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

JUNE 6, 2014

Nuvar Incorporated , located in Holland, Michigan, develops and designs office furniture and healthcare products. Nuvar’s in-house engineering assists its customers with product development and design. Since we’re involved with product development, we really see this first hand.”.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 27, 2016

In China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Spain and Taiwan, exporting SMEs are roughly twice as likely to report such rapid growth compared to their non-exporting counterparts, while exporting SMEs in Brazil, Colombia and India are between 1.1-1.3 times more likely to achieve rapid growth.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 6, 2012

His method advocates the creation of rapid prototypes designed to test market assumptions, and uses customer feedback to evolve them much faster than via more traditional product development practices. It is changing the way companies are built and new products are launched. For iGAP participants only. See you in Europe!

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Brand awareness can be influenced by negative factors such as scandals and product recalls, and while a brand can be well-known, this doesn’t necessarily mean they have a strong reputation. On a scale from 0 to 10, how likely are you to purchase [product] form us again? For how long have you been buying [your product]?

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2015

I worked with a founder who advocated for a product pivot and then shut it down right after launch because customers didn’t immediately sign up. I lived and worked in England, France, Italy and Japan and had worked extensively in Germany. I felt variations of this in France, Italy and Germany.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 11, 2016

It will be for a brand peddling a product or service and it will claim the highest of quality for said product or service. Reynolds Wrap didn’t spend money on advertisements, better shelf placement, new slogans, or new product development. In the thirty seconds it takes to read this introduction, a commercial will run on TV.

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United Arab Emirates Social Media Redemption United Kingdom 60

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 2, 2010

You can also spend time with a newer startup helping them navigate the world of product management, venture capital or team building. My mom organized a trip to take me to France & Israel. “Valentijn, what’s it going to take to get you to get you to transfer me to France?&#. I felt I had missed out on something.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 17, 2010

Take a look and let me know what you think. Expo New York New York, NY Nov 19 The Lean Startup at MIT Boston, MA Nov 20 Lunch workshop at Dogpatch Labs Boston, MA Dec 17 Lean Startup Cohort program begins San Francisco, CA KISSmetrics KISSmetrics is loading. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Common denominators underlying strong patent portfolios include: A skilled patent attorney to draft the patent claims Broad patent protection for key products Patent protection for strategic market segments and geographies Monitoring patenting activities of competitors In-house management of the patent program. What is a patent strategy?

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Technical Review Portfolio Startup Intellectual Property 88

Steve Blank

AUGUST 3, 2009

Smarter Intelligence One of the major differences between the war with Germany and the cold war confrontation with the Soviet Union had to do with access. Unlike Germany in World War II, the U.S. Where were their production facilities? The Soviet Union was a closed country. We did not have radar maps of their cities.

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Babbling VC

MAY 13, 2010

Finally, folks from outside of Germany are making the trek to attend this show (if ash clouds aren’t setting their travel plans askew). Even the governments are doing their part, like it or not, as is the case in France and Germany. Basically everyone is moving their product to “the cloud”. So why the lack of energy?

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Cracking the Code

JULY 5, 2016

Among them was a small company of two people in Italy called PostoInAuto (at the time, BlaBlaCar had only launched in France and Spain). Olivier went on to lead the company’s launch in Germany given his dual German/Italian background, and currently leads the business in both countries.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 14, 2022

The only countries that saw higher growth in tech investments were Germany (170%) and India (164%). Leading countries by research and development (R&D) expenditure as share of gross domestic product (GDP) worldwide in 2021 (Source: Statista ). For the record, Startup Nation Central and Pitchbook share slightly higher numbers ($26.6

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 28, 2022

This money is actively invested in product - with roadmaps fast-expanding - and M&As, with unicorns acquiring products and talent across regions. in other major hubs (France, UK, Germany). For example, Snyk has recently announced a number of acquisitions. What’s next?

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The Next Web

JANUARY 24, 2014

The first thing any American notices when coming to Amsterdam is that unlike Germany and France, everyone speaks English. Luckily, the Dutch over compensate their working hours with a great deal of productivity and efficiency (top in EU). In short: a small country that is hyper connected. Serious talent. hrs (2011).

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Netherlands Technical Review Stock Silicon Valley 143

www.thestartup.eu

OCTOBER 23, 2010

You created what appears to be a cool product, but without a revenue model, you don’t really have a bootstrap. Oh, my company has grown a bit too much i guess Reply – Quote Steph says: 21 June, 2010 at 19:56 Hi, I hate to ask, but where is the revenue model? From what I can see, you have half a bootstrap.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 22, 2009

For example, the agile practice of an in-house customer or product owner that can make authoritative prioritization decisions seems like it doesnt translate very well to startups. In almost every case, people who ask me about the MVP already have a product in development - and it is plenty good enough to start getting feedback.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

The BIRD Foundation promotes collaboration between Israeli and American companies in various technological fields for the purpose of joint product development. Waze, which was founded in 2008, has more than 7 million users in the United States, Italy, France, Spain and Israel. Pluristem Therapeutics Ltd.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 2, 2017

That race for talent, is catalysing acquisitions by corporates interested in adding AI to their products and services. France ranks #2 in Europe with 180 startups and counting. As an example, Ex-Googler Sebastian Thurn estimated that the going rate for self-driving engineering talent is $10 million per person.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 22, 2015

Consumers across APAC are concerned about high shipping costs (52%) and fake or inferior products (46%) when making an online purchase from another country*. Despite this, consumers in APAC spend significantly more on cross-border shopping than the global average, spending an average of US$347.87 annually compared to US$300.10

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 6, 2009

.&# There were already “tube manufacturers in the area (Eitel-McCullough, Litton Industries, Varian Industries, Henitz and Kaufman and Lewis and Kaufman) that represented an integrated set of tube facilities for basic research, advanced development, engineering of new tubes, model shop and pilot and quantity production.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 20, 2011

Product management and customer development, KISSmetrics. jesskah UltraLean: Building Products Without a Dev Team Sandeep Sood. Fast-paced, thought-provoking and social, this Ignite features presentations from in-the-trenches entrepreneurs ready to share their lessons learned. Also: booze. Co-founder, Backblaze. Co-founder, Polyvore.

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Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

From a geographic standpoint, the UK and Israel lead the pack with 20 companies each, followed by France with 18 and Germany with 8. One of the challenges businesses face is how to enforce security without complicating the ease of use to the point that it becomes a hindrance to productivity.

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Europe Cloud API 83

VC Cafe

JULY 2, 2012

Photoccino’s advanced image analysis and selection technologies will be integrated into products across the Shutterfly, Tiny Prints, Wedding Paper Divas, and Treat brands. generic drugmaker Perrigo stated on June 21st that it will invest $40 million in Israel over the next three years to expand its R&D and production here.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

AJL supply these yeasts to breweries in the UK, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, France, Spain, Brazil, Chile, USA, Canada, Australia, the Philippines, Korea, India, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Russia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic, Greece, Belgium, Holland, Vi etnam, Germany and many other countries.

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Czech Republic Small Business Poland Albania 62

Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 29, 2016

France – CNIL Guidelines on Email Marketing. Germany – 7 German Unfair Competition Law. As an example, someone who purchased a product has given implied consent to add them to your mailing list. Cyprus – Section 06 of the Regulation of Electronic Communications and Postal Services Law of 2004.

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Cracking the Code

JUNE 24, 2021

How did you end up heading to Silicon Valley from France to join a startup? BlaBlaCar started in France and became a local phenomenon. Very few startups say they’re building products for California or the US. It’s important to be clear on your own brand, product, and tech platform, too. It becomes too complicated.

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Global Europe France Cofounder 62

ConversionXL

MAY 30, 2012

60% of US smartphone shoppers purchase products or services at least monthly. In fact, a majority of smartphone shoppers across the 6 countries studied (US, UK, France, Germany, Spain, and Japan) purchase on their device at least monthly. If you sell crap products, they will know. Another study noticed a similar trend.

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