Comments on: Our contact in Eastern Europe? http://eu.techcrunch.com/2007/12/21/our-contact-in-eastern-europe/ Tracking European web and mobile start-ups Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:55:00 +0100 hourly 1 By: Jüri Kaljundi http://eu.techcrunch.com/2007/12/21/our-contact-in-eastern-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-86021 Jüri Kaljundi Sat, 22 Dec 2007 12:06:51 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2007/12/21/our-contact-in-eastern-europe/#comment-86021 One thing to keep in mind when profiling or discussing European (or Eastern European) startups or larger Internet companies is the issue of being pan-European vs local in one or few countries. Being pan-European does not mean the company is more valuable than being local. Unfortunately sometimes the very insignificant small startups, who try to be pan-European but actually have no real user base, get a lot of publicity, while the single country large players are forgotten. Good examples of local markets are Russia with 30 million Internet users and Poland with 13-15 million users. So if you are looking to cover what happens in Eastern Europe, keep in mind the local approach, as most of the developments are related to local audience and local markets, with only small percentage being oriented on English-language pan-European or worldwide services. One thing to keep in mind when profiling or discussing European (or Eastern European) startups or larger Internet companies is the issue of being pan-European vs local in one or few countries.

Being pan-European does not mean the company is more valuable than being local. Unfortunately sometimes the very insignificant small startups, who try to be pan-European but actually have no real user base, get a lot of publicity, while the single country large players are forgotten. Good examples of local markets are Russia with 30 million Internet users and Poland with 13-15 million users.

So if you are looking to cover what happens in Eastern Europe, keep in mind the local approach, as most of the developments are related to local audience and local markets, with only small percentage being oriented on English-language pan-European or worldwide services.

]]> By: Mike Butcher http://eu.techcrunch.com/2007/12/21/our-contact-in-eastern-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-85733 Mike Butcher Fri, 21 Dec 2007 21:21:44 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2007/12/21/our-contact-in-eastern-europe/#comment-85733 Nah, sorry, Hobbit Kiwis don't count ;-) [JOKE!] Nah, sorry, Hobbit Kiwis don’t count ;-) [JOKE!]

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We still swear allegiance to the British Crown! Do we count in? :-)

]]> By: John http://eu.techcrunch.com/2007/12/21/our-contact-in-eastern-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-85542 John Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:23:31 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2007/12/21/our-contact-in-eastern-europe/#comment-85542 Hello , I am John a young Greek entrepreneur ,founder of wishdone.com and greekestate.gr .I was looking to meet you in leweb3 th e previous week as to discuss regarding the upcoming European valley.Its pretty sure that Europe is upcoming in the internet business and we all have to help build this community .Europe is different is multi language -culture ,multi in general but it has to start building multi -national companies and we have to help each other! Hello ,
I am John a young Greek entrepreneur ,founder of wishdone.com and greekestate.gr .I was looking to meet you in leweb3 th e previous week as to discuss regarding the upcoming European valley.Its pretty sure that Europe is upcoming in the internet business and we all have to help build this community .Europe is different is multi language -culture ,multi in general but it has to start building multi -national companies and we have to help each other!

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