From the monthly archives: October 2008

Free E-Book “Internetrecht”

On October 15, 2008 · In Know-how

Via Robert Basic: On the homepage of University of Münster there is a free version of the e-book Internetrecht. Very useful knowledge for everybody working in or with the Internet. More info here and here. Download here.

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How did this all happen – and what should startups now do?

On October 10, 2008 · In Know-how

Yahoo down 40%, Google down 20%, Lehman gone, Island (the country!) at risk – how did this all happen? 

In Silicon Valley, investors have started to update their portfolio companies, e.g. Sequoia Capital, Benchmark et. al. Their key advice: cut your spending, save cash, work hard (well, … being an economist [...]

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trivago relaunches website

On October 8, 2008 · In HHL entrepreneurs

hotel search engine trivago.de relaunched their website early this month. The new release features more user-friendly search possibilities, e.g. can you search for hotels not only by location and best deals but also by your favourite features anc criteria (think: "I am looking for the best deal for a 4-star hotel [...]

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4 Mio. Euros for smava.de

On October 8, 2008 · In HHL entrepreneurs

Micro credit portal smava.de just announced another round of financing. Venture Capitalists Earlybird and Neuhaus Partners invested in the company where HHL-alumnus Sebastian Rieschel is a co-founder. The new funds will mainly be used for product development and internationalisation. Congrats Sebastian!!! Read more [...]

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How smava.de works

On October 8, 2008 · In HHL entrepreneurs

For those of you who want to know ho micro-credit site smava.de actually works, check out this short video:

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Bubble 2.0 song

On October 6, 2008 · In Startup scene

This one has been around for some time, but I like it so much I just need to share it

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