This document discusses the history and business of JBoss, an open-source Java application server. It describes how JBoss started as a community project in 1999 and was later acquired by Red Hat in 2006. It also discusses how open-source software like JBoss can be used by businesses and how it provides a cost-effective alternative to proprietary application servers.
1) The document discusses the ingredients needed to build a successful startup, including having an idea, team, time, money, network, and spirit.
2) It emphasizes finding your idea, creating a dream team, focusing on getting your app out there, and networking and attending events.
3) The conclusion notes that we are just at the beginning and to have fun building your startup.
Transifex is an open translation platform that aims to simplify translations and help software, documents, and websites reach a wider international audience. It allows projects to connect with established translation communities to receive high-quality translations in many languages. Transifex has already been used successfully by projects like Fedora and Red Hat to translate their software and documentation into over 70 languages with contributions from 400 translators. The presentation pitches Transifex as a scalable solution to make translations easily accessible to more of the world's population that speaks languages other than English.
The document discusses trends in startups, including that it is now cheaper to start a startup. There are more startups leading to increased competition and convergence across industries. Founders tend to be younger, in tech fields, and sometimes college dropouts. Startups allow for faster innovation, learning experiences, and risk-taking. The document also mentions location hubs in the US versus elsewhere and overcoming fears to think outside borders when starting a company. Resources and considerations for startups include ideas, business models, marketing, funding, legal incorporation, and incubators.
This document discusses the history and business of JBoss, an open-source Java application server. It describes how JBoss started as a community project in 1999 and was later acquired by Red Hat in 2006. It also discusses how open-source software like JBoss can be used by businesses and how it provides a cost-effective alternative to proprietary application servers.
1) The document discusses the ingredients needed to build a successful startup, including having an idea, team, time, money, network, and spirit.
2) It emphasizes finding your idea, creating a dream team, focusing on getting your app out there, and networking and attending events.
3) The conclusion notes that we are just at the beginning and to have fun building your startup.
Transifex is an open translation platform that aims to simplify translations and help software, documents, and websites reach a wider international audience. It allows projects to connect with established translation communities to receive high-quality translations in many languages. Transifex has already been used successfully by projects like Fedora and Red Hat to translate their software and documentation into over 70 languages with contributions from 400 translators. The presentation pitches Transifex as a scalable solution to make translations easily accessible to more of the world's population that speaks languages other than English.
The document discusses trends in startups, including that it is now cheaper to start a startup. There are more startups leading to increased competition and convergence across industries. Founders tend to be younger, in tech fields, and sometimes college dropouts. Startups allow for faster innovation, learning experiences, and risk-taking. The document also mentions location hubs in the US versus elsewhere and overcoming fears to think outside borders when starting a company. Resources and considerations for startups include ideas, business models, marketing, funding, legal incorporation, and incubators.
The document discusses various topics related to entrepreneurship and Google. It includes quotes and viewpoints about entrepreneurship. It also provides information about the speaker's career experiences and roles at companies like OgilvyOne and Google. The speaker discusses their priorities in their role at Google in Greece, which include growing internet usage and being an engine of economic growth.
SlideFlickr allows users to embed Flickr slideshows on their own websites by copying and pasting Flickr URLs and specifying parameters. It was created in 2007 to enable embedding of slideshows that were previously only viewable on Flickr. Users can upload and share photos on Flickr and view them in slideshows, and SlideFlickr's code allows embedding those slideshows on other sites through parameters that generate the slideshow.
The document introduces the G.I.V.E. Fund, which invests in start-ups and SMEs across industries. It provides pre-seed capital up to €20,000 to the best business plan idea. It is located in Greece and aims to introduce promising ventures to its fund. The document also describes the Archimedes Center for Innovation & Creation, which uses an experiential educational model with cross-disciplinary, real-world projects involving Europe, the US and Asia. It lists some of the Center's projects from 2003 to 2008 in fields like olive oil, hydroponics and biofuels.
Aristos Doxiadis has experience investing with Commercial Capital from 1995-1999 and with Notos Associates from 2000 to present. He has reviewed over 500 prospects but only invested in 15 companies, investing primarily in later stage companies rather than early stage startups. Greek venture capitalists are hesitant to invest in early stage Greek startups due to the small domestic market, limitations of founding teams, and difficulty exiting investments. Startups often fail due to lack of a great idea, brilliant founder, viable product, strong execution, or real users.
The document discusses the AthensBook, a social networking application focused on urban life in Athens. It has grown rapidly since its launch in March 2009, gaining over 40,000 users and 1,500 dedicated community members. The application allows location-based sharing and is expanding to other cities. The document also introduces Geo|Ads, the advertising platform associated with AthensBook that allows targeted mobile advertising with analytics on impression rates and user interactions. Geo|Ads aims to expand its platform and reach more advertisers in 2010.
The document summarizes Odyssey Venture Partners, a Greek venture capital fund focused on technology startups. The fund will be between €30-40M in size and invest in Greek startups pursuing global markets. It will make "Silicon Valley standard" investments of €20,000 to €1.5M, pursuing two investment theses: [1] early-stage Series A funding to help startups reach profitability and €100M in revenue within 5-7 years, and [2] seed funding to stimulate new startup creation and prepare companies for Series A. The management team has experience in both Greece and Silicon Valley and will provide coaching to help portfolio companies succeed globally.
Wadja.com is a social messaging and mobile media website that has grown rapidly since its beta launch in 2006. It has over 750,000 registered users from more than 180 countries. The document discusses Wadja's growth statistics, demographics of users, types of social messaging and media sharing available on the platform, revenue sources, and industry and press recognition.
The document introduces BlogNudge, a service that aims to motivate lazy bloggers to write more frequently. It notes that while over 190 million bloggers have created blogs, only 7% post actively. BlogNudge allows bloggers to add a widget to their blog that nudges readers to comment or donate, providing feedback and incentives. It is a free, 3-step process for bloggers and easy for readers to use without registering. The service was created by a team during an Athens startup event.
The document discusses various topics related to entrepreneurship and Google. It includes quotes and viewpoints about entrepreneurship. It also provides information about the speaker's career experiences and roles at companies like OgilvyOne and Google. The speaker discusses their priorities in their role at Google in Greece, which include growing internet usage and being an engine of economic growth.
SlideFlickr allows users to embed Flickr slideshows on their own websites by copying and pasting Flickr URLs and specifying parameters. It was created in 2007 to enable embedding of slideshows that were previously only viewable on Flickr. Users can upload and share photos on Flickr and view them in slideshows, and SlideFlickr's code allows embedding those slideshows on other sites through parameters that generate the slideshow.
The document introduces the G.I.V.E. Fund, which invests in start-ups and SMEs across industries. It provides pre-seed capital up to €20,000 to the best business plan idea. It is located in Greece and aims to introduce promising ventures to its fund. The document also describes the Archimedes Center for Innovation & Creation, which uses an experiential educational model with cross-disciplinary, real-world projects involving Europe, the US and Asia. It lists some of the Center's projects from 2003 to 2008 in fields like olive oil, hydroponics and biofuels.
Aristos Doxiadis has experience investing with Commercial Capital from 1995-1999 and with Notos Associates from 2000 to present. He has reviewed over 500 prospects but only invested in 15 companies, investing primarily in later stage companies rather than early stage startups. Greek venture capitalists are hesitant to invest in early stage Greek startups due to the small domestic market, limitations of founding teams, and difficulty exiting investments. Startups often fail due to lack of a great idea, brilliant founder, viable product, strong execution, or real users.
The document discusses the AthensBook, a social networking application focused on urban life in Athens. It has grown rapidly since its launch in March 2009, gaining over 40,000 users and 1,500 dedicated community members. The application allows location-based sharing and is expanding to other cities. The document also introduces Geo|Ads, the advertising platform associated with AthensBook that allows targeted mobile advertising with analytics on impression rates and user interactions. Geo|Ads aims to expand its platform and reach more advertisers in 2010.
The document summarizes Odyssey Venture Partners, a Greek venture capital fund focused on technology startups. The fund will be between €30-40M in size and invest in Greek startups pursuing global markets. It will make "Silicon Valley standard" investments of €20,000 to €1.5M, pursuing two investment theses: [1] early-stage Series A funding to help startups reach profitability and €100M in revenue within 5-7 years, and [2] seed funding to stimulate new startup creation and prepare companies for Series A. The management team has experience in both Greece and Silicon Valley and will provide coaching to help portfolio companies succeed globally.
Wadja.com is a social messaging and mobile media website that has grown rapidly since its beta launch in 2006. It has over 750,000 registered users from more than 180 countries. The document discusses Wadja's growth statistics, demographics of users, types of social messaging and media sharing available on the platform, revenue sources, and industry and press recognition.
The document introduces BlogNudge, a service that aims to motivate lazy bloggers to write more frequently. It notes that while over 190 million bloggers have created blogs, only 7% post actively. BlogNudge allows bloggers to add a widget to their blog that nudges readers to comment or donate, providing feedback and incentives. It is a free, 3-step process for bloggers and easy for readers to use without registering. The service was created by a team during an Athens startup event.
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18. Το You Tube φιγουράρει στις πρώτες 5 θέσεις της προτίμης των χρηστών παγκοσμίως!
19. Αναλυτές λένε ότι το χρίσμα για τις προεδρικές εκλογές στις ΗΠΑ θα κρίθει από τον επιρρεασμό των ψηφοφόρων μέσω των διαδικτυακών βίντεο !
20. 16% των οικογενειών στην Αμερική βλέπει τηλεόραση μέσω διαδικτύου * * Πηγή : PC Magazine τεύχος 12/2007
21. 45% των Ευρωπαίων χρηστών ευρυζωνικής σύνδεσης βλέπει τηλεόραση on-line * * Έρευνα εταιρίας Motorola σε Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο, Γαλλία, Γερμανία, Ιταλία και Ισπανία το 2007.
22. Μέσα στην επόμενη πενταετία οι πολίτες των ανεπτυγμένων χωρών ηλικίας από 16 μέχρι 55 θα χρησιμοποιούν το Internet περισσότερο από την τηλεόραση για την ψυχαγωγία τους! * * Έρευνα εταιρίας Nielsen // NetRatings .
23. :: Το 2007 οι συνδέσεις ADSL διπλασιάστηκαν . :: Οι ταχύτητες αυξήθηκαν εντυπωσιακά! :: Τα κοστολόγια μειώθηκαν.
24. Οι χρήστες που μπορούν να απολαύσουν streaming video και web TV υπερδιπλασιάστηκαν.
25. Είσοδο της υπηρεσίας video ή TV σε πολλά Ελληνικά site όπως : zoo, yupi, mycosmos, greektube κ.α. Δημιουργία vidcast από μεγάλα Ελληνικά blogs Μεγάλα Ελληνικά κανάλια ξεκινούν ποιοτικό streaming μέσω διαδικτύου : Mad, Skai, TVMagic, Κανάλι 10
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27. Κανάλια (τηλεοπτικά ή διαδικτυακά) από 122 χώρες κατηγοριοποιημένα ανά χώρα και ανά θέμα με Ελληνική περιγραφή.
28. Web-site τα οποία έχουν multimedia θεματικό περιεχόμενο για συγκεκριμένο κοινό. π.χ www.woman.TV : Βίντεο και περιεχόμενο μόνο για γυναίκες όπως fashion shows, hair design, make-up tips
29. Η ομάδα μας διαλέγει σε καθημερινή βάση τα καλύτερα βίντεο από τα μεγαλύτερα video-sites ( YouTube, metacafe, blip.tv, ifilm.tv, veoh.com , dailymotion.com, liveleak.com κ.α.) και τα παρουσιάζει μέσα από 30 κατηγορίες!