Being a web 2.0 entrepreneur « IN EUROPE » TARIQ KRIM WEB 2.0 EXPO BERLIN 2008

Thank you for inviting me

Netvibes (85M users)

1000 media and brands partners in the world

Today we will talk about

Being a web entrepreneur in Europe

I would like to share what i have learned in the last 3 years doing netvibes

3 things

1. Internet is a saturated market Learn how to deal with it Leave Old tricks to old media (seo, marketing, distribution deals) and leverage social tools Advertising ? Niche niche niche it’s easier to master during bad times

2 social attention is cannibalizing media attention (revenues) Faster execution on social nedia Take the social media consumers Opportunities for startups to generate b2b deals and consulting revenues

3 as an entrepreneur Review your goals as if you were starting your company now : are you adapted to the (sthity) situation ? if you do b2b deals, make sure to use your clients cash to improve your product, motivate your team and execute faster on your strategy : your team and your product is you main asset If you have vc, now is the best time to find out if it’s a good one.

Don’t forget A startup is about Passion Determination Performance Faster execution Rapid changes With less cash and less people than traditional companies

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