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Boost your startup in Silicon Valley – German Silicon Valley Accelerator doubles its startup spots

Charmaine Li May 23, 2013 0

Germany’s Minister of Economics and Technology Philipp Rösler – along with his entourage of 100 entrepreneurs – made a whirlwind promo tour of Silicon Valley this week. During the trip, Rösler announced that the

Corporate Germany’s love affair with startups: Axel Springer Plug and Play Accelerator opens for applications

Charmaine Li March 19, 2013 5

The Axel Springer Plug and Play Accelerator, a joint effort between the German media conglomerate and Silicon Valley’s Plug and Play Tech Center, has opened applications to its first three-month programme in May. The

“Germany’s startup ecosystem is 20 years behind Silicon Valley”: 10 Things I Know – Startup Camp’s Sascha Schubert

Michelle Kuepper February 19, 2013 4

As the founder of fundraising service Spendino, cofounder of The Entrepreneurs Club, an organiser of Startup Camp and Failcon, member of the Bundesverband Deutsche Startups and mentor at Startupbootcamp, Sascha Schubert is well positioned

Axel Springer buddies up with Silicon Valley’s Plug and Play for new accelerator in Berlin

Charmaine Li February 12, 2013 3

Peter Würtenberger, Chief Marketing Officer of Axel Springer, and Philipp Rösler, German Federal Minister of Economics and Technology and Vice Chancellor, at Plug and Play Tech Center in Sunnyvale (copyright: Norbert von der Groeben)

Germany’s Economics Minister makes lightning visit to Silicon Valley

Christian Wuestner February 12, 2013 4

Germany’s Minister for Economics and Technology Philipp Rösler spent the start of the week in California – and is already planning another, bigger trip with up to 40 members of the local startup scene

The Silicon Valley diaries – Itembase founder on US expansion

Stefan Joergensen February 11, 2013 0

How does a Berlin-based entrepreneur make the leap into a US expansion? Stefan Jørgensen, founder of Itembase, a startup for your online inventory, is currently in the Valley setting up a US branch and

“If you don’t get the design right, nothing else matters” – Path CEO Dave Morin on business, books and Berlin’s startup scene

Charmaine Li February 7, 2013 0

Dave Morin is no stranger to the tech startup scene – he is the CEO and co-founder of “modern journal” and private social network Path, a director at Eventbrite and mentor at TechStars. Additionally, he has