On 05.02.11, In Founder Conference, by Alain Raynaud
Tweet The elevator pitch competition at the Founder Conference tomorrow promises to be epic. We have received so many applications from great startups, it was hard to pick 8. If you are not on the list, don’t worry: time permitting, we will let other startups from the audience get their 1-minute pitch. Without further due, here [...]
On 04.13.11, In Founder Conference, by Alain Raynaud
Tweet The Founder Conference will once again be a must-attend conference for all aspiring entrepreneurs. But if you can’t afford to buy a ticket, we have a handful of volunteer opportunities that will let you get in for free and watch the action from upclose. In particular, if you are: a great photographer, with a [...]
On 04.05.11, In Founder Conference, by Alain Raynaud
Tweet As a follow-up to my post last week about the lack of performance of Google AdWords, here is one more straw that broke the camel back: According to Google AdWords, the keyword “entrepreneur” is not relevant at all for the Founder Conference, so much so that its scored a 1/10 in relevancy. Where is [...]
On 04.01.11, In Silicon Valley, by Alain Raynaud
Tweet Forget Android and self-driving cars. 97% of Google’s revenue still comes from online advertising (AdWords and AdSense). And the problem is, FaceBook is eating their lunch. Case in point: I advertise online for the Founder Conference. A picture is worth a thousand words, so look at those stats from Facebook: And now, for the [...]
On 03.04.11, In Founder Conference, by Alain Raynaud
Tweet The Founder Conference is only two months away! And just like last year, it will be very interactive, with entrepreneurs like you and me having a chance on stage to receive feedback on their elevator pitch from Adeo Ressi of the Founder Institute, get coached on how to create buzz for their product by social [...]
On 10.14.10, In Founder Conference, by Alain Raynaud
Tweet Sharing war stories and providing hands-on experience are two reasons why the Founder Conference is different and why so many people loved it. Today I’m calling on all of you to help make the conference even better, by crowdsourcing its content. For instance: How can we improve the networking aspect of the conference, by [...]
On 09.15.10, In Silicon Valley, by Alain Raynaud
Tweet Last night was the Paris Founder Conference (more on that in another post, but if you can’t wait to hear about it, you can read TechCrunch France’s coverage of it here). A frequent topic of conversation came up: the misunderstood entrepreneur. When you start a startup, even your own family doesn’t understand why you [...]
On 08.31.10, In Startups, by Alain Raynaud
Tweet This week has been very productive (and it’s only Tuesday morning): First on Monday, VentureBeat published my guest column on the winning pitch at the Founder Conference. It’s worth watching the video and reading the analysis, if you ever wondered why no one calls you back after you pitch your idea. Then this morning [...]
On 08.26.10, In Founder Conference, by Alain Raynaud
Tweet Possibly the most popular part of the Founder Conference this year was the live pitch feedback, a workshop run by Adeo Ressi. We actually extended its allocated time by 20 minutes because it was so popular. The rules are simple: you give your best elevator pitch, in less than 1 minute, as if you [...]
On 08.24.10, In Founder Conference, by Alain Raynaud
Tweet I’m posting the videos of the Founder Conference here on my blog until we revamp the Founder Conference website… By the way, if you want to be the first one to know about the next Founder Conference, there is a sign-up form on the right. Here is my favorite excerpt of the panel on [...]
