Software, far more than Promises

If you understood the pun in the title and think of launching a company to host your software project, this talk is most certainly for you. If you did not get it at all and are an investor or a Government/Local authority, you must attend because I will show you you’re missing huge – and pretty reachable – opportunities…

The Software Industry, that Europeans do not fully comprehend nor endorse, is one of the cheapest industrial areas to develop and certainly one with the highest, easiest and fastest return on investment. I am going to detail what is exactly the Software Industry, the potential it holds and I’m going to explain what could be done here, on the Old Continent, and in particular in France, to make it a source of value, employment and growth. We’re going to discuss curse words like Innovation, Disruption, Technology, Startup, Investment and Code. Yes, Code With a reputation of trouble-maker, I’m not going to hide the slowing factors or even the blockers, whether they come from us geeks or from the external context.