Pierre Chappaz Leweb08

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Pierre Chappaz, Wikio

Challenges

Subprime Krach is also Internet Krach 2.0

Web 2.0 services are loosing money

What is the future of startups?

Wikio Case

Pan-european News Portal (wikio.fr, wikio.it, wikio.de, …)

Launched in 2005 and 2006

Team of 35 people

Can an Information Service be profitable ?

What is informationNews

Blog discussions

Consumer opinions

RSS readerPersonalization

Videos

Blog rankings

November: 12,4 MVU (XiTi)

France: 3,99 MItaly: 2,82 MSpain: 2,06 MUS: 1,73 MGermany: 0,92 MUK: 0,91 M

2008 Revenue

Q1’08: 120 K€Q2’08: 170 K€Q3’08: 360 K€Q4’08: 540 K€

Q4’08Shopping: 56%AdSense: 21%Advertising: 23%

Wikio reaches Break-even!

First Learnings

Believe in what you do and fight!

Manage expenses carefully

Europe is our market!

Information generates traficbut not so much revenue

Leverage Shopping revenues and invest in information services