thank you profoundly for those links ... I wish I knew about this when I was backpacking through Gemany years ago ... ones that caught my eye
Buddy Beers enables friends to emotionalize their connections even when they’re worlds away through the oldest social/local activity, buying someone a beer in a pub. [take note @mishymash xref Debt: 5,000 hustory] used ResearchGate myself ... wish they would use LinkedIn or google profiles The strenght (and vulnerability) of Europe is the array of languages ... anything pan-European has to be by definition multilingual and that means the interfaces tend to be more cross- culture and thus hopefully more commonality in interface. The downside of course is the fragmented nature which Garad in his book Guns, Germs and Steel pointed out was the impetus for the rampart competition in blowing up things in Middle Ages Look forward to hearing more from you Kate. Lawrence http://nz.linkedin.com/in/drllau On Sep 7, 12:08 am, Kate Kendall <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > We often chat about the SFBA and NY startups scene here but less about > what's going on in Europe. > > I've been working out of London (aka Silicon > Roundabout<http://www.siliconroundabout.org.uk/>) > and Berlin (aka Silicon Allee <http://siliconallee.com/>) lately, and the > energy in both is rather amazing. It seems like it's not uncommon to meet a > founder who's secure over a €1,000,000 for their latest project and the > latter city's living affordability is making it a hub for upcoming startups. > But don't think it's all Samwer-esque US clones – there's a lot of > progressive stuff happening and the German community is keen to embrace an > "anti-copycat revolution". > > For those interested, this post is worth the > read:http://www.6wunderkinder.com/blog/2011/08/09/founders-stand-up-the-an... > > TechCrunch Europe's Mike Butcher humorously called it the "The European > Startup Summer Of Love – London, Berlin And > Beyond".http://techcrunch.com/2011/09/04/the-european-startup-summer-of-love-... > > I've been particularly impressed by the front-end and design nous. See the > following Next Web piece for some > examples:http://thenextweb.com/eu/2011/08/27/why-berlin-is-home-to-a-new-gener... > > And this is pretty much the greatest online handbook I've seen! > #mustseehttp://gidsy.com/handbooks/making-the-perfect-listing/ > > It's not surprise – I could go on with links and examples of what's > launching but thought I'd kick it off with this post. > > Cheers, > > Kate -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more Forum rules 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. 2) No jobs postings. You can use http://siliconbeachaustralia.org/jobs To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en
