We talk with Christian Fahrenbach (@CFahrenbach), who is a freelance journalist living in New York City, the startup news from Germany for the month of May.
Show Notes:
Zalando has a new method of recruiting
Concierge Services taking off in Germany – Example HEYBOB from Frankfurt
New media accelerator in Hamburg
Windeln.de, a baby supplies shop, IPOs at Frankfurt Stock Exchange
eCommerce SaaS Shopify from Canada lists in New York and Toronto at the same time, set up by two German founders
Drivy acquires Autonetzer
Joern mentions an analysis of the conversion rate during the interview http://www.manager-magazin.de/unternehmen/artikel/a-1036000.html
Know-how for those with vision:
Mastering the VC Game: How to Raise Your First Round of Capital - YouTube http://ow.ly/MXbOU
Social Entrepreneurship 101: Building Companies That Make a Difference http://ow.ly/Nla7l
Algolia, the Trojan Horse that is eating away at Google's search business http://ow.ly/NnLB0
Brand Building Is Everyone’s Responsibility http://ow.ly/Nl9XM
In-House Teams Or Outsourced Services for Startups? http://ow.ly/NnLi6
Are European yollies more hampered by financial barriers than their US counterparts? http://ow.ly/Nl9it
From 0 to $1B - Slack's Founder Shares Their Epic Launch Strategy - First Round Review http://ow.ly/NvSvt