Commuting start-ups doing well in France
Roxanne Varza explains why commuter service start-ups are blossoming in France. More »
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Column Intellectual property is an innovation killer
Rather than helping developers to innovate, intellectual property laws are tying them down, writes Joshua Lachkovic. More » -
Column Oh, merde?
What does François Hollande's election as president mean for French start-ups? The Kernel's Paris correspondent, Roxanne Varza, tries to find out. More » -
Column Accelerators are slowing you down
European accelerator programmes need a taste of their own medicine if they want to keep helping start-ups, writes Alex Barrera. More » -
Column ‘Be the prettiest girl in the room’
What happens when you place 200 founders in a room with 20 venture capitalists? Rob Carter reviews Capital On Stage 2012. More » -
Column On start-up ecosystems
What are the necessary elements for start-up ecosystems to become successful? Nic Brisbourne looks at how London could become a breeding ground for billion-pound companies. More » -
Column Why I left the law
Popular start-up lawyer and Bootlaw co-founder Danvers Baillieu recently left his job to work at IP proxy provider HideMyAss! Sign of a bubble, or a great opportunity? Baillieu explains his thinking. More »
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Column Keeping the heat up
Ivo Spigel says that more must be done to provide start-ups in New Europe with the ecosystem support they need. More » -
Column Estate just got real
For the benefit of European founders looking to make the jump and who do not have intimate knowledge of the city, Andy McLoughlin explains how he chose his San Francisco apartment. More » -
Column Spanish entrepreneurs need to grow cojones
Spanish start-ups can no longer rely on the government for help, says Alex Barrera. More » -
Column A monstrous betrayal
This Government is playing fast and loose with civil liberties, contradicting all their earlier promises and resurrecting the worst of Labour's authoritarianism, writes Joshua Lachkovic. More » -
Column The LP update meeting
Everybody answers to somebody, Nic Brisbourne reminds us. What happens when VCs are hauled into the boardroom to justify their investment decisions? More » -
Column Cult of Mashable: when prophecies fail
Ezra Butler wonders if and when that Mashable CNN sale might actually happen. More »
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Editor's Pick The Macho Startup
Southern European start-ups are especially prone to stubbornness and macho posturing, says Alex Barrera. But founders should listen carefully to advice, even if they decide not to take it. More »
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Column Still no taxi strikes in Paris for Uber
Roxanne Varza is surprised that the notoriously irritable Paris taxi unions haven't made more of a fuss about Uber encroaching on their turf. More » -
Column Does the public care about transparency?
Transparency is an empty buzzword used to apply a tiny fix to a big problem - our distrust of politicians - writes Joshua Lachkovic. Let's fix that, and stop banging on about open data. More »
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Column Where are the credible tech awards shows?
Ezra Butler wonders whether the technology industry could do a better job with its awards shows. How seriously are the Crunchies and the TechFellow awards really taken? And why does the blogosphere cover certain awards but not others? More »
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Column Website blocking: are these people nuts?
Nick Denys explodes a few myths around web blocking, asking why politicians aren't better educated about technology. More »
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Column Pinterest: foraging as a reflection of the self
Michael Litman reflects on what it means to be a hoarder in the era of the social web, explaining why Pinterest has exploded now and what it means for us as digital materialists. More »
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Column A closer look at eastern Europe
The Kernel's central and eastern Europe columnist Ivo Spigel explains why these regions deserve a bit more attention, giving a rough guide to the countries producing exciting start-ups. In the coming months, he's going to give the area the in-depth coverage it deserves. More »