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

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

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.

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

Thanks, <tariq@krim.com> http://tariqkrim.com