La French Tech
Pitching to Potential Investors: Do's & Dont's
This YouTube Channel is now officially at its six-month milestone. In today’s two-minute sound byte,…
La French Tech
IoT Has Major Unresolved Challenges Ahead
It’s Still a Tower of Babble Privacy and Security Remain the Thorniest Problems I want…
La French Tech
The French Innovation Economy Is On Fire!
Macron Announces €5 Billion Targeted for Late-Stage Rounds and IPO’s And that is just the…
Strategic Inflection Points
What Do Investors Want?
I am focusing today on what investors want to see in order to invest. I…
Strategic Inflection Points
Huawei may sell its 5G technology to a Western buyer – Piece offering
A Stunning Development in the Global Smartphone Industry Source: Huawei may sell its 5G technology…
Strategic Inflection Points
Apple & Microsoft: Changes in Fortune
Today I want to discuss the dramatically different situations of Apple and Microsoft, and I…
La French Tech
Too Many Web Apps, Too Little Money
Web app development is yet another case of the 1% versus the 99%. Only one…
La French Tech
Why Industry Analysis?
Entrepreneurs always hear about the importance of market research. So what is “industry analysis” and…
La French Tech
People Skills Are Essential to Negotiation Success
Negotiation is at the heart of a business. Winning customers, building partnerships, and securing vendors are all negotiation processes. The skills required to negotiate successfully are complex: inter-personal communication, sales skills, a bit of analytical psychology, assertiveness, and conflict resolution. In short, for a company to do well, the lead negotiator must like people and know how to deal with many different types of people.
La French Tech
Social Entrepreneurship: The New 21st Century Calling
Social entrepreneurship is an approach by start-up companies and entrepreneurs, in which they develop, fund and implement solutions to social, cultural, or environmental issues. The Camp in Aix has made social entrepreneurship a key part of their program. My students and I worked with Enactus, the international non-profit group which helps develop SE projects world-wide.
