Accel Partners announces Top 100 most promising European SaaS startups – we’re on it!
OK, so this is a shameless piece of promotion for Cloud 66, but I’m super proud we got a mention so massive props to the team. Last week, Philippe Botteri of Accel Partners – one of the leading global VC firms specializing in early phase and growth stage startups, published the ‘Accel EuroScape’ hot list. Taking a comprehensive look at over…
Is nostalgia giving us a canvas to re-inject passion and meaning?
A remarkable thing happened in the office last week. We got a handwritten postcard from one of our new software vendors. I know – a handwritten postcard! So momentous was the occasion that it even managed to get a reaction out of engineering – a team notorious for having an aversion to any sort of…
How to build the right Marketing team
I was recently asked my thoughts on what to look for when building a Marketing team. While there are countless attributes that should be considered when deciding on a hiring strategy (role objectives, person specification, needs gap, organizational hierarchy, company trajectory, et al), my personal tip would be to focus on two aspects of your…
London Tech Week, BREXIT and a European startup capital no more?
London’s tech startup scene is regularly touted as a more cosmopolitan version of its rivals across the pond, said to benefit from access to a much larger, more diversified and less expensive talent pool. And so the third installation of London Technology Week was once again a showcase for London’s tech sector – estimated to…
Why ‘Call a Swede’ is the best example of Tourism Marketing out there today
An intrepid traveller since I was a toddler, those who know me well will be familiar with my long-standing fascination with all things travel related. Thanks in part to my degree program, I spent the beginning part of my professional career getting intimately acquainted with the Tourism industry. And even though my professional pursuits have…
The Absurdity of a Superbrand
This weekend’s Guardian newspaper (a UK broadsheet) included the annual Superbrands 2016 supplement, which inevitably caught my interest. Billed as ‘independently commissioned research to identify the country’s leading brands’, the report reflects ‘the opinions of thousands of members of the British public and business professionals’. Hmmm…. fair enough. And then I got to the results page….
DevOps and Containers and Rails Apps, oh my…
Last month I joined the Cloud 66 family. I was fortunate enough to spend my first week at our company retreat, offering me the unique opportunity to not only get better acquainted with my colleagues, but also be part of the conversation around strategic direction and the focus areas for the year ahead. It was…
Dear Travel Industry: show me you know me
A few months ago, I had the opportunity to attend a travel industry gathering. One of the guest speakers – Andreas Nau, Expedia’s Managing Director for Central Europe, talked about the necessity for online travel agencies (OTA) to scrutinize the sustainability of their business model today, in order to secure the longevity of their future…
Innovate or die… or just ask your workforce
As physicist William Pollard once said; “Without change there is no innovation, creativity, or incentive for improvement. Those who initiate change will have a better opportunity to manage the change that is inevitable”. One of the most distinct qualities of the tech industry has been the role it plays as an agent of change, acting as the…
I’m an Apple Fanboy, and I Wear my Badge with Pride
Hello, my name is Fatih. And I’m an Apple fanboy. I’ve also been the subject of endless mockery amongst my friends, finding myself at the receiving end of merciless taunts, ridiculed for being brainwashed by the Cupertino propaganda machine. But I don’t care. After all I am a fanboy, and I choose to wear that…