Post on 14-Jul-2015
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Mike Butcher “Editor At Large”, TechCrunch
Twitter.com/mikebutcher LinkedIn.com/MikeButcher Facebook.com/MikeButcher mbites.com/contact mikebutcher@techcrunch.com (Note: I get 500 emails a day, so GOOD LUCK)
European Tech Media in Silicon Valley
European Entrepreneurship @ Stanford Engineering February 9 2015
• Formerly: magazines newspapers & The Industry Standard • Founded Coadec.com • Co-Founded TechHub.com • Founded TheEuropas.com • Advisor: Mayor of London • Advisor: UK Prime Minister
Tech Media tries to focus on:• Local startups • Western / Eastern Europe• Big cities London/Berlin • The Valley
The task of covering startups has been helped by clustering e.g. Co-working & accelerators London: TechHub, The Trampery, Level39, Hoxton Mix Warsaw: Gamma RebelsPrague: Startup Yard Berlin: Betahaus, Ahoy Berlin, The Factory ETC
The Media can help the pipelineWSJ, FT, VentureVillage, TheNextWeb, TechCrunch, GigaOm, RudeBaguette.com, SiliconAllee.com, ArcticStartups.com, Tech.eu,
Challenges • Fragmented markets • CompetitionOpportunities • Unicorns are coming• Will feed into bigger ecosystem