Le Monde has a similar impact in France as The Times in England or the Washington Post in the US. To some extend. So what happened yesterday is quite an upheaval in the small world of the french media. Le Monde’s editor in chief, Jean-Marie Colombani, fails to be re-elected as the group’s president. (“Le […]
For Digicompanion, Gilles Babinet, Jean Marc Holder and Jeremie Wainstain secured a first round financing of € 1.7 million ($2.2 million) led by Alven Capital and Ile-de-France Developpement. The valuation and the ownership were not disclosed. However, the Fonds Regional d’Ile de France usually invests between €300 000 and €400 000, which would bring to […]
Collette Ballou Lamotte and her partner Lucie-Anne Radimsky founded Ballou PR firm and specialize on high-technology and life sciences. Their expertise thrives in B2B market situations. These american women in Paris combine the best of both worlds : disciplined performance and creative intuitions. With their team, they work with start-ups, taking the best out of […]
Here is a smart way to spend the upcoming thursday. Open Coffee club is an informal gathering of entrepreneurs and VCs from 10am to 12am. It’s right down town in Paris : restaurant Urbi et Orbi, register below or drop by. It’s likely to be a small group of active people since May 17th is […]
Pierre Kosciusko-Morizet the co-founder and CEO of Priceminister. com has a lot of celebrate. He just turned 30, completed his second acquisition last week and already has a success story behind him. Price Minister has 52 million products on line which makes it the largest marketplace in Europe in terms of products available, 10 times […]
Here is a little info from “Informa Telecoms & Media 2007” which explains the repeated financial investments of venture capitalists in companies which target the entertainment services on mobile. The market for content and services on cell phones is expected to grow to $150 bln by 2011. SMS, multimedia messaging and instant messaging on cell […]
If you read this post, you’re likely to be a blogger. And if you are, you’re likely to measure traffic and use Google Analytics. I do and I like it. Can’t compare though, i have never used anything else ! On May 8th at Emetrics Summit in San Francisco, Google announced a new version which […]
Just a thought reading and listening to all that buzz about Microsoft possible acquisition of Yahoo!. Microsoft is from the inside towards the outside : that’s web 1.0 Google! is from the outside towards the inside : that’s web 2.0 Both companies are outstanding, with great people, performing products, top notch marketing and amazingly strong […]
The Premier League, the english soccer organization will sue You Tube in New York for alleged copyright infringement. Premiership games are broadcast in 204 countries to an estimated global audience of 2.59 billion and will bring over the next three years £2.7billion. The premier league, through Net Result , is defending its rights even against […]