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Is a Venture Studio Right for You?

Steve Blank

Venture Studios are an “idea factory” with their own employees searching for product/market fit and a repeatable and scalable business model. Instead, they search and pivot until product-market fit is found. Today there are around 720+ venture studios across the world – half are in Europe. How Venture Studios Work.

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Cracking The Code: In search of Europe's next tech stars.

Cracking the Code

In search of Europes next tech stars. A short interview on Bloomberg about where I see venture opportunities in Europe. Europe Consumer. (1). In search of Europe's next tech stars. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more.

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I Haven’t Seen A Startup Yet Thrive Without Marketing

Startup Professionals Musings

This means spending more money on search marketing (SEM) to make it look like the buzz is working. There is a reason that sites like Priceline.com Europe and Facebook, which everyone believes were made popular by viral marketing, have spent at least $50 million each becoming a household name. Seed viral activity.

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How to Build an All-Star Remote Technology Team

The Startup Magazine

Hiring a unicorn like that may involve pushing your search outside your region like hiring Ukrainian developers. This kind of companies, for example, can augment the teams behind successful startups in the Bay area while operating in Asia, Eastern Europe or South America. How to search for A-players for your remote technology team?

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5 Top Countries in Europe for Startups

Our Own Start-up

Here is a look at some of the leading countries in Europe for startups, in no particular order, as it may depend on what specific incentives or business landscape you are searching for. The post 5 Top Countries in Europe for Startups first appeared on Our Own Startup.

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Viral Marketing And Word-of-Mouth Require Investment

Startup Professionals Musings

This means spending more money on search marketing (SEM) to make it look like the buzz is working. There is a reason that sites like Priceline.com Europe and Facebook, which everyone believes were made popular by viral marketing, have spent at least $50 million each becoming a household name. Seed viral activity.

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How To Sell To Consumers In Europe

YoungUpstarts

You cannot look at Europe as one playground. You need to do local research on competitors, pricing, service levels, potential marketplaces, operational cost, search trends, local VAT etc. The difference in Europe on the same product is between 8% and 27%. But in Europe, Amazon is only active in 5 of the 51 countries (!!).

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