Now this is what I call an amazing offer for a startup challenge. Webit Congress – the event that brings together digital Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia on 6th and 7th November in Istanbul, Turkey – is now open for applications for Startup Challenge. The 21 shortlisted startups will benefit from the best [...]
This is a promo guest post by Michael Weber and Pierre-Alain Masson from SeedStars. I was in touch with Michael when they were just working on the concept of SeedStars World (moment when I was interviewing startups from all over the world for my book, Customer Seduction) and now I am happy to see they already [...]
This is a promo guest post by Irina Nicoleta Scarlat from Akcees, the organizer of Start Me Up roadshow and entrepreneurship school. It is a great initiative that I am supporting, so if you have the chance to participate, do not hesitate. We are organizing a national campaign for promoting entrepreneurship: the Start Me Up [...]
Recently at NEXT Berlin conference, I had the pleasure to discuss with Thomas Kiessling, Chief Product and Innovation Officer at Deutsche Telekom about future technologies, markets and business opportunities led by big data and machine to machine. We are entering the era of the Internet of Things. Be prepared for connected cars, smart homes etc. And all these [...]
The Romanian startup scene seems to be booming lately. Local players get more and more active on the global scene, while international eyes increase their attention to the area. Now Romanians have the opportunity to nominate local startups for Romanian Startups Awards, hosted in Bucharest by TheNextWeb in association with Geekcelerator. “The more this kind [...]
Most founders’ dream when pitching at events is to convince the investors in the room to fund them. But most events are designed for getting feedback rather than investment. An exception is European Venture Summit – an event packed with 120 international investors (business angels, VCs and Corporate VCs) ready to invest in the 128 [...]
This weekend in Poznan, I had the pleasure to meet and see at work the youngest entrepreneurs I have ever met: 11 and 12 years old. Have to admit, if you don’t see them and you just hear them, you would not be able to tell the difference between them and any other startup founder. [...]
…you should have discovered at How to Web conference last week. In case you missed it, here are all the recordings provided by the organizers and their partners. IGNITION FOR EARLY STAGE STARTUPS The main thing I liked was the fact that it was very practical for the participating startups, in terms of mentoring and access [...]
Excerpts from my interview for Girls in Tech Romania, event where I will speak tomorrow. Irina: You are a woman in a field of men. What are the advantages and disadvantages of being a “Girl in Tech”? Adelina: I take it as an unfair advantage. We are not many women in this field, so media and [...]
What would 2300 pioneers from Europe and beyond do in Hofburg royal palace in Vienna for two days? Pioneers Festival had nothing to do with music (as we are used to in this place), but with the future of tech, as Forbes described the event. And that is pure tech, beyond mobile apps and social [...]
Article based on interview with Viktoriya Tigipko – Organizer of IDCEE and Director of TA Venture fund Tech entrepreneurship in Central and Eastern Europe is booming, leveraging its great tech talent pool. CEE countries that are well known as major software outsourcing destinations, are transitioning to a product development model. Some numbers to crunch… In 2011, the [...]
Dave McClure (well-known investor and founder of seed fund and startup accelerator 500startups) + other 30 Geeks On A Plane colleagues, will be in Berlin this Saturday meeting local entrepreneurs and investors. Geeks On A Plane is an organized tour to explore the world of entrepreneurship beyond Silicon Valley, to understand local ecosystems and to explore cross-border [...]
Startup pitches are on trend nowadays. On stage or not, good or bad (as Alex Barrera would argue in his post), to get feedback or to get investment. Wait a second! To get investment?! There are too many startups that forget it is not just about money. I’ve seen many cases at conferences when [...]
The startup scene in Bucharest is set to become very active in the following weeks. National and international successful entrepreneurs, investors, specialists and accelerators will be in town to help Romanian startups rise. Here is how: Startup Live Bucharest, 5th-7th October For who? Romanian early stage online startups Why? Improve pitches and strategy. Find [...]
“Summing up #eps12: biz + arr! = bizarre!” tweeted Ville Miettinen (@wili) last week at European Pirate Summit 2012. ARR! For two days, Cologne was filled with entrepreneurs, investors and media, mingling in piratesque disguise among moving robots and fire-spitters. Once you entered the gates of Odonien, you could feel the vibrant drive inside all [...]
