Freezing cold, no Internet, boring: it's a French web 2.0 conference

Re:Freezing cold, no Internet, boring: it's a French web 2.0... by vaksel on Wednesday December 10, 2008 @10:58PM (#393923)

why is France the face of European tech scene? Shouldn't Britain have that job? I mean for Brits its easy as hell to release world wide apps since English is so popular.

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Re:Freezing cold, no Internet, boring: it's a French web 2.0... by markessien on Thursday December 11, 2008 @12:46AM (#394010)

No, Germany should be actually.

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Re:Freezing cold, no Internet, boring: it's a French web 2.0... by gaius on Thursday December 11, 2008 @05:44AM (#394182)

It's very difficult to start a company in Germany. You need X amount of capital and masses of paperwork, etc. Talinn in Estonia should probably be the European startup capital.

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Re:Freezing cold, no Internet, boring: it's a French web 2.0... by Tichy on Thursday December 11, 2008 @07:25PM (#395113)

I don't think that is true anymore. The classic "GmbH" was comparatively expensive, but I think they now made a cheaper version. Also, you can choose any other "company model" from any other european country, british Ltd. being the most popular. I haven't founded myself yet, though, so I can't say for sure...

paperwork: I think once you have a business, your tax declaration becomes more complicated, you might be obliged to have a professional tax advisor. What else is there to do/pay?

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Re:Freezing cold, no Internet, boring: it's a French web 2.0... by prakash on Thursday December 11, 2008 @06:23AM (#394198)

sort of explains why skype was started there.

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Re:Freezing cold, no Internet, boring: it's a French web 2.0... by danw on Thursday December 11, 2008 @06:43AM (#394209)

What's the Talinn scene like? What are the main meetup groups & events to go to for a visitor to meet local devs & startups?

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Re:Freezing cold, no Internet, boring: it's a French web 2.0... by markessien on Thursday December 11, 2008 @11:54AM (#394449)

Just like Delaware is the startup capital of the U.S, ya?

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Re:Freezing cold, no Internet, boring: it's a French web 2.0... by gaius on Thursday December 11, 2008 @01:10PM (#394554)

The analogy doesn't hold because there isn't a coherent legal system or common language (tho' in practice everyone speaks English) across Europe. Incorporating in Estonia and doing all your business in Germany isn't nearly as straightforward as Calfornia/Delaware.

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Re:Freezing cold, no Internet, boring: it's a French web 2.0... by david927 on Thursday December 11, 2008 @03:54AM (#394141)

I agree. Germany has the best scene. Someone should organize something in Berlin.

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Re:Freezing cold, no Internet, boring: it's a French web 2.0... by dchest on Thursday December 11, 2008 @07:08AM (#394226)

Someone should organize something somewhere.

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Re:Freezing cold, no Internet, boring: it's a French web 2.0... by nihilocrat on Thursday December 11, 2008 @10:44AM (#394365)

Doesn't really have to do with startups, but GC Leipzig is a big gaming conference, sort of like Euro E3.

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Re:Freezing cold, no Internet, boring: it's a French web 2.0... by danw on Thursday December 11, 2008 @05:34AM (#394179)

There is an already thriving network of events in Berlin

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