Fred Destin, who recently raised a stir at the Mini Seedcamp Berlin with his presentation (“Hacking Venture Capital”), reports in detail in his blog about the 5th annual Founders Forum, the meeting for Europe’s top professional business founders.
Like everywhere else at the moment, a central topic was the enormous potential of e-commerce:
"E-commerce penetration is currently around 5%, expected to get to north 15% - 30 to 40% for the most bullish of the group.
Serious concerns arise related to the over-reliance on amazon, apple, ebay. Google felt to potentially be the big loser here -- high proportion of revenues from shopping search are likely to go away.
Google do not capture shopping data on apps, private sales, apple network. The Plink / Google team (who showcased their amazing visual recognition tech) may disagree."
Serious concerns arise related to the over-reliance on amazon, apple, ebay. Google felt to potentially be the big loser here -- high proportion of revenues from shopping search are likely to go away.
Google do not capture shopping data on apps, private sales, apple network. The Plink / Google team (who showcased their amazing visual recognition tech) may disagree."
The British Wired Magazine also reported on the event:
"Organised by Jonnie Goodwin, Marc Samwer and Brent Hoberman, the forum -- now in its fifth year -- is remarkable for the high level of talent it attracts.
Entrepreneurs flew in from the US, China and Japan for the event -- but it was its significant representation of local heroes that was the real eye-opener.
After spending eight hours at the Four Seasons Hotel in Hampshire, I came away pretty optimistic that the culture is changing.
That California "fast company" spirit is finally becoming embedded in Britain, albeit in a small but growing way."
Entrepreneurs flew in from the US, China and Japan for the event -- but it was its significant representation of local heroes that was the real eye-opener.
After spending eight hours at the Four Seasons Hotel in Hampshire, I came away pretty optimistic that the culture is changing.
That California "fast company" spirit is finally becoming embedded in Britain, albeit in a small but growing way."
We have previously reported on Europe’s blossoming entrepreneurial scene.
Related posts:
- Thinking Bigger: How The New VC Generation Stands Out
- Thinking Bigger: Europe’s Blooming Startup Scene
- The Big Ideas For E-Commerce in 2010
- Extreme Retailing: Change Is Coming to Online Shopping
Originally posted in German by Jochen Krisch, adapted for excitingcommerce.com by Jason Soo.
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