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bluenove and Mapize , a startup Corsican we talked about during the summer, has unveiled a map to see actors of open innovation on a map. It looks like a kind of visual Crunchbase . The project, developed over several months and officially unveiled last week during LeWeb allows to see three groups of actors: " ideators " (these are startups, developers, researchers, etc..), The " Scouts "(VCs, angels, journalists, etc..), And" open innovators "(the departments of R & D programs, partnerships of major groups, etc.).. Thanks
Catalogue of players developed through this project, and bluenove Mapize aim to facilitate collaboration and innovation around the world, because this project is not just the French players but the whole community entrepreneurial. Some players have already been registered but for others it will have to identify yourself to add your name to the database. Registration is free, but large groups could buy the interface for managing their strategies of open innovation and develop their own internal databases.
The Open Innovation Map makes me think of another recent initiative from Paris Labs : a social network dedicated to French startups and entrepreneurship in France, dubbed Startupers.fr . More than a base of players, the network aims to facilitate the exchange directly on the platform. During registration, we identify their interests (community management, recruitment, business plans, etc.). and then we may share information in the same way as on Twitter, Yammer, Facebook.
Yet Startupers.fr is not the first social network dedicated to entrepreneurship, there are other sites like YouNoodle , Sprouter and WeStartUp - a Belgian startup that wants to become "the" social network for European entrepreneurs. However, Startupers.fr is the first network that is only for French startups and there are already 127 local startups listed on the site. You can also find a list of events, like Agendao , a new website offering all business events, as does Workit United States.
Many of you have to tell me about the possibility of creating a Crunchbase dedicated solely to French startups. At a time when everyone is thinking internationally, the idea of creating a database just for French clubs seemed a little odd. However, I understand very well why a site like Startupers.fr have more utility for local startups like Sprouter a site that is not addressed necessarily problematic for local startups. So take a look at the Open Innovation Map and Startupers.fr (subscribing to the private beta with the code: # TCFR) and do not forget to also register if you do Crunchbase the have not yet done!
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