Europe 2.0

In short

Europe 2.0 aims to cover news and trends about entrepreneurship, startups, web 2.0, technology, financing, in Europe & around.

Rationale

Europe is still trailing behind US regions such as Silicon Valley, but there are some reasons to be more upbeat :

• some european success stories (Skype, Kelkoo,…),
• a generation of entrepreneurs that can serve as role models (Martin Varsavsky, Pierre Chappaz, Niklas Zennström, Loic Le Meur,…) and impart some wisdom to younger entrepreneurs,
• availability of funds, of VCs that can support companies in the long haul…

The time is thus ripe to chronicle the development of a new breed of european Entrepreneurs and companies.

Editorial team & correspondants

Europe 2.0 is brought to you by European entrepreneurs and commenters that are familiar with the US entrepreneurial culture. We are still in the process of adding new bloggers from various horizons to our team (if you can cover web 2.0 news in a specific area or region, drop us a line).

Roald Cyberath is a passionate entrepreneur and a ‘veteran’ of the first Internet wave. With both a technical and business background, he started his first Internet ventures in 1995. He raised 5 M$ in venture funding, pitched to major VCs, and developed companies internationally. He now advises technology startups on how to turn innovation into business, and works on his “next big thing” (having to do with social / local and mobile).
He can be reached at : roald (at) roald (dot) com
His LinkedIn profile resides at : www.linkedin.com/in/roald

Emmanuel Bertrand has a similar entrepreneurial track record, raising 9 M$, setting up a leading VoIP company both on US and European markets. He now advises technology startups.

Gregory Gorman is well versed in the technology business on both sides of the Atlantic. He has a long track record of providing international business development advice to companies large and small (mainly in the wireless field). He also works on the e-Accelerator initiative to support european companies willing to expand in the USA.

Francesco Iarlori hails from Italy. He has had a career track spanning many interests, mainly in the mobile field (i.a. with Nokia Siemens Networks), but also a true world citizen, working on social projects with the UN. More about him and his commentary can be found from his site at iarlori.com .

Partnerships

Europe 2.0 has a few ideas in store on how to stir European Entrepreneurship, and is willing to discuss with all interested parties.