Pierre Valade of Foursquare talked to the Campers about the difference between designing on the web: game design and product design. Pierre shares the lessons he has learned about start-ups that he wishes he knew before starting his companies. "One right thing is more interesting than a lot of wrong things" he says; so make sure to have a great user experience! He talks about "building your own vision" rather than taking inspiration from bad competitors and about not being worried about breaking your own product; if you break it then just start again.

Silicon Sentier

Silicon Sentier is a French non-for-profit organization of innovative companies in Paris. Its goal is to boost the economical development of the region Ile de France by bringing together small companies, entrepreneurs, communities of users, big corporations and public authorities. Silicon Sentier counts more than 150 members. It receives the support of public authorities such as the region of Ile de France (Paris) - and the trust of many digital and tech players. Silicon Sentier helps dynamise the Parisian digital ecosystem with multiple collective initiatives. Since its creation in 2000, Silicon Sentier has led multiple flagship initiatives such as La Cantine, the first place dedicated to digital players offering collaborative co-work space, mutualized ressources and unifying events. Silicon Sentier is also behing Le Camping, an accelerator for startups.