mark bivensAn inconvenient sequel about startup subsidiesTwo diametrically opposed reactions on last week’s contention that government subsidies for startups tend to be anti-lean.Aug 11, 2017Aug 11, 2017
mark bivensThe Lean Startup, Anti-lean subsidies, and other ramblingsA mini-controversy among French VCs regarding the Lean Startup concept.Aug 11, 2017Aug 11, 2017
mark bivensRudeVC Summer reading list 2017Time for the RudeVC summer reading list again. Here are my picks for the summer of ’17.Aug 11, 2017Aug 11, 2017
mark bivensSo you want a job in Venture Capital?Do you possess the right balance of experience, moxie and humility to be an effective VC? Can you be an iron fist wrapped in a velvet glove…Apr 13, 2017Apr 13, 2017
mark bivensFrench VC sector brain vastly under-illuminateddon’t need Excel to tally the number of female venture capitalists in FranceOct 15, 2016Oct 15, 2016
mark bivensFree, unsolicited advice for Station F: France’s future startup campus“You get what you pay for,” is a good adage to bear in mind whenever I proffer free advice, and this time is no exception.Oct 15, 2016Oct 15, 2016
mark bivensMobile Gaming: Gotcha time for Gacha?A new round of disruption in Japan’s mobile gaming sector seems to be receiving little attention in the markets.May 8, 2016May 8, 2016
mark bivensMobile messaging: is it (finally) the Americans’ time?How closer integration of Messenger with Instagram could give Facebook an edge in Asia.May 8, 20161May 8, 20161