Last week I was in the southern part of Paris, when Daniel Jarjoura who oversees the Startup42 accelerator took me through the EPITA Graduate School of Computer Science. As we’re walking through the school hallways, there are literally hundreds of soon-to-be programmers learning and practicing their trade at wooden tables and uncomfortable chairs in a five-story nondescript building. Later that night we sat down with six companies who are going through Daniel’s Startup42 accelerator. These entrepreneurs shared how they are currently building products and services for a French market that’s gaining more and more momentum in the technology field.