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- European startup scenes compared http://www.whiteboardmag.com/european-startup-hubs-compared-tel-aviv-london-paris-moscow-berlin/ 45 comments
- Rovio did $3 billion in revenue and is “insanely profitable” http://www.whiteboardmag.com/peter-vesterbacka-rovio-did-3-billion-in-revenue-and-is-insanely-profitable-graph/ 55 comments
- Startup lessons I learned in 2012 while raising 550,000 euros in funding http://www.whiteboardmag.com/11-startup-lessons-learned-in-2012-going-from-0-to-e-550-000-in-funding/ 10 comments
- Tips on how to prepare your startup for technical due diligence http://www.whiteboardmag.com/startups-create-loan-or-steal-software/ 3 comments
- Google pledges 1 million € to Berlin startub hub The Factory http://www.whiteboardmag.com/google-pledges-e1m-to-berlin-startub-hub-the-factory/ 10 comments
- The richest tech entrepreneurs in Europe http://www.whiteboardmag.com/top-10-richest-tech-entrepreneurs-in-europe/ 28 comments
- The blogger that bought 1 M usernames for 5$? FB called him and said: shhh http://www.whiteboardmag.com/facebook-to-blogger-shh-dont-tell-anyone-you-bought-1-million-usernames/ 2 comments
- Financial planning for SaaS Startups http://www.whiteboardmag.com/financial-planning-saas-startups-christoph-janz/ 3 comments
- This startup wants to tackle the 1 bn € market tracking small construction tools http://www.whiteboardmag.com/stolen-construction-tools-billion-euro-startup/ 2 comments
- French publishers launch their own search engine to "compete" with Google News (I'm sure this will be a huge success!) http://www.whiteboardmag.com/french-publishers-launch-rival-to-google-news/ 3 comments technology
- This startup is combining Kickstarter with Farmville: adopt real life farms from all over the world and help the farmer run his farm, all from the comfort of home. http://www.whiteboardmag.com/kickstarter-meets-farmville-this-startup-lets-you-adopt-a-sustainable-farm/ 10 comments startups
- Klarna founders gave *37 percent* of their company to a team of developers - without a vesting clause. The devs walked after 9 months... (Klarna is processing 2.3 *billion* in payments this year: nice paycheck for 9 months of work!) http://www.whiteboardmag.com/interview-from-burger-king-to-boardroom-how-klarna-became-a-payments-giant/ 22 comments startups
- There comes a moment when VC's will ask: "did you loan, steal or create your software?" Some practical tips on preparing for technical due diligence. http://www.whiteboardmag.com/startups-create-loan-or-steal-software/ 4 comments startups
- What are VC's looking for right now? Not: social shopping, social media monitoring. Yes to: 3D printing, which has "huge potential for disruption from dentistry to toy making." Interview with VC Nic Brisbourne. http://www.whiteboardmag.com/meet-the-money-nic-brisbourne-djf-esprit-partner-and-equity-kicker/ 7 comments startups
- European digital chief Neelie Kroes is ‘Master of Twitter’ http://www.whiteboardmag.com/european-digital-chief-neelie-kroes-is-twitter-queen/ 4 comments europe
- An engineer is trying to get a submarine startup off the ground in Croatia, a country with virtually no functioning VC network. He has some pretty neat innovations in hardware tech that allow his sub to go deeper than traditional subs. http://www.whiteboardmag.com/paging-james-cameron-this-startup-is-building-submarines-that-can-go-as-deep-as-you-like/ 8 comments startups
- "This is part of a problem - startup chic" vs. "You're jealous". A Y Combinator startup declares bankruptcy, a fight breaks out. http://www.whiteboardmag.com/trouble-in-the-danish-startup-scene-appharbor/ 35 comments startups
- Bikway: a 150 km, prefab bike lane network for cities in 6 month time http://www.whiteboardmag.com/bikway-a-150-km-prefab-bike-lane-network-for-cities-in-6-months-time/ 23 comments bicycling
- Stolen construction tools represent a 1 bn euro market. And this startup thinks he’ll eat it all. http://www.whiteboardmag.com/stolen-construction-tools-billion-euro-startup/ 5 comments technology
- European "digital chief" Neelie Kroes tells US companies: "If you want to track European customers, you'll play by OUR rules" http://www.whiteboardmag.com/neelie-kroes-us-companies-dnt-our-rules/ 5 comments privacy