Serious issues indeed, nevertheless – the conference whose theme was love was in my opinion a success in many ways.

Let me explain in a few words why. Europe is a lot more fragmented as a market place, compared to the US. The reason is relatively simple. We have a lot more different and more distinct cultures that still hold on to their traditions. This brings in many difficulties in sharing ideas and meeting new people – something that is crucial in many senses for taking those ideas to the next level.

LeWeb tackled that in bringing many people together from different parts of the world to network, share ideas and discuss how we can make our world a better place to live in – through new services and innovative solutions. The reason why I really like Le Web is the personal relationships Loïc brings in to make the event a success. LeWeb is always full of bloggers, thinkers, entrepreneurs and investors from America who bring in a boat full of new ideas to challenge our way of thinking. Something to keep us on our toes and not get too comfortable.

There’s definitely a lot to do in terms of making entrepreneurship thrive in Europe. We’re not that far behind the US here, but behind nevertheless. With conferences like these we are taking those steps to narrow the distance. Looking at the ecosystem as a whole, we shouldn’t be too concerned with 2 days without being fully nourished nor having to network in a slightly cooler environment – or actually having the internet down to enhance physical contact and networking with one another.

Last, but definitely not least – I’d like to thank my partners at Gyllene Skor for understanding my quick visit to Paris in the face of an unsurmountable amount of client work. They are an excellent bunch of professionals to work with.

Update: Seems like Michael Arrington of TechCrunch was along the same lines as my post – from the other side of the table of course.