Startup Europe: Why the 1Mby1M Global Virtual Accelerator Is a Game-Changer for Europe Startup Accelerator Ecosystem

This article is an overview of a series of articles summarizing Europe Startup Accelerator Ecosystem – their incubation and acceleration infrastructure, comparing 1Mby1M to what’s available and educating European founders on how to work with Silicon Valley from day zero. 

Thought Leaders in E-Commerce: Tipser CEO Marcus Jacobsson (Part 1)

Tipser is a Swedish company that is turning affiliate marketing on its head! Super interesting conversation. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing our audience to yourself as well as Tipser. 

3 Seed Investors Discuss European Startup Trends In Podcasts

In The Next European Renaissance,  I explored how Europe’s enthusiasm for culture combined with the enabling technology of today creates a good platform for generating new and important ideas. Then I shared advice and inspiration from a group of successful European entrepreneurs in 8 Founder Podcasts Discuss Building Startups in Europe. Now, for entrepreneurs interested

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The Next European Renaissance (Part 5)

Developing ideas and insights that create major shifts and trends, solve humanity’s important problems, improve the quality of life for people around the world, lead to prosperity, and result in lasting achievements – this is our quest. The question we are exploring is whether Europe’s recognized enthusiasm for culture in its various forms – food,

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The Next European Renaissance (Part 4)

Remember, we started this discussion with the premise that the next renaissance will be at the confluence of technology and the arts. By “technology,” I am referring primarily to information technology and computing. As for other technologies, there are significant expertise and major industries such as automotive and aeronautics in Europe. German brands like Porsche,

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The Next European Renaissance (Part 3)

Today, Europe is in trouble economically. Chronic debt crises, stagnating GDPs, staggering unemployment – all point to a bleak future. The future belongs to the Chinese, the Indians, and the Latin Americans. But does it, really? Isn’t there an innate intelligence and resilience in the European way of life?

The Next European Renaissance (Part 2)

In Avignon, as we visited the magnificent Palais des Papes where Pope Clement V moved the seat of the papacy from Rome in 1309, we saw posters for the annual arts festival everywhere. What a celebration of the performing arts it is!

The Next European Renaissance (Part 1)

Some of you may have read my recent piece Silicon Valley: The Next Decade in which I discuss the evolution of Silicon Valley toward a place that has a spirit that is more in tune with the liberal, performing, and visual arts, a sharper focus on human-centric computing, and a vision for a new renaissance that fuses

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