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The Case for Optimism and Risk at Startups

Both Sides of the Table

The press around the raise & company was fantastic and the promise of their technology – wireless charging that works as easily as WiFi – would positively affect many of our lives. uBeam’s tech does work and I have safely seen it demo’d in the real life many times. Working on it. And being ambitious.

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Startup Opportunity – Worldwide Accelerator – Drive with Belron

The Startup Magazine

Each team involved in the programme will be partnered with one of our participating countries (last year’s participants included Spain, France, Germany and the US) with whom they will get an unparalleled opportunity to trial their products and solutions. Three of the startups have also received direct investment so far.

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What Can You Learn from the 4-Hour Workweek?

Both Sides of the Table

If you’re not familiar with the term it’s basically trying to help all of us who are deluged with technology to find ways to cope with the masses of information without having it ruin our lives. We were high tech at the very start of the boom. Mine was to live in Spain but I could only make France happen.

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Advancing Gig Worker Conditions in the EU: Progress and Setbacks

Transformify

This blog post critically analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of the proposed legislation, taking into account existing case law in countries like Italy, Spain, France, and the UK. The Role of EU Institutions: EU institutions should not relinquish their role in regulating technology-driven work arrangements.

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Startup Map & Trends Analysis – September 2012

Gust

Meanwhile, France prevailed with a double-digit percent increase, jumping up one spot and into third place. Other countries with a surge in new companies are Colombia, Australia, and Spain. Interestingly, two new industries made it into the top ten, Education and Clean Tech, both with double-digit increase rates.

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Common B2B Challenges and How To Solve Them

ConversionXL

At the time we were planning a workshop for B2B tech startups from the IMEC accelerator (Ghent, Belgium) and had a chance to interview many of the companies that had signed up. Buyers became more critical due to a reduction in reosurces and as a result the entire process started to involve more people ultimately taking longer to close.

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Recruitment Best Practices Through Virtual Job Interviews

Transformify

Some countries like Italy, Spain and France allow citizens to leave their home only to buy groceries, visit a doctor or a pharmacy. Most technology solutions available on the market are considered to be pretty reliable. With that being said, what should you look for when it comes to video conferencing software?