Author Archives: David

EEF stimulating evolution of entrepreneurship in Europe

Posted on 03/12/2013 by David

Yesterday, European Entrepreneurship Foundation celebrated its 8th anniversary at Demola Budapest. I remember, a few years ago on First Mondays, the key themes were new ventures and successful investments. Yesterday, I saw experienced entrepreneurs talking about exits and their next … Continue reading →

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5 Lessons Learned, Travelling with an Entrepreneur

Posted on 15/09/2013 by David

One way to get to know one is to travel with one. I recently went on a trip to Berlin with my life mentor, Peter Zaboji, president of European Entrepreneurship Foundation. I’m a frequent traveler, but I did learn a few lessons from this … Continue reading →

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What’s Your Business Persona’s Spirit Animal?

Posted on 09/09/2013 by David

A bit of self-awareness for our readers from our guest blogger Camila Hynes. Can you find yourself?

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Life Finds a Way – NASA’s Audit On Internal Use of Cloud Services

Posted on 21/08/2013 by David

I hope I can get you into a nostalgic mood with the famous scene of Dr Ian Malcolm in Jurassic Park: “If there is one thing the history of evolution has taught us it’s that life will not be contained. … Continue reading →

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How the Cloud is Shifting the Corporate Culture

Posted on 28/06/2013 by David

This is a guest post by Gina Smith of spanning.com. Enjoy reading it! Like it or loathe it, the cloud has transformed the way we communicate, interact, socialize and do business.  Some companies have been slow to embrace this new … Continue reading →

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Survival of IT distributors and resellers at the end of the old economy

Posted on 19/06/2013 by David

81% of business buyers start the process with a web search. Brick & mortar stores becoming showrooms just for buyers to try the product then place an online order elsewhere. Server orders dropping as a result of public cloud services. … Continue reading →

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Oldest Companies on Earth

Posted on 12/05/2013 by David

Would it sound strange to you if we compared life expectancy of humans Vs companies? Because if we did, you’d be surprised how immaturely companies die – and I’m talking about the Fortune 500 category here. With life expectancy of … Continue reading →

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How to turn an unfulfilled wish into 1 million downloads – The travelling intrapreneur

Posted on 01/05/2013 by David

During my recent startup tour in Athens, Greece, I bumped into Dimitris and Manos, a duo of serial entrepreneurs. In this post, I’m hunting the secret of what it takes to reach 1 million downloads for a mobile app. Do you … Continue reading →

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The “we ended up doing it ourselves” mentality. Render.st & The Travelling Intrapreneur

Posted on 18/03/2013 by David

I’ve met this startup of 3 entrepreneurs while on my startup tour in Bucharest. I heard that they built a service that “renders good looking streets and buildings” !? – I have to see this!

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The travelling intrapreneur: Solitaire being a lonely game is not fair. They changed the status quo. Solitaire Arena by Mavenhut

Posted on 11/03/2013 by David

While on my latest startup tour in Bucharest, I’ve met the Mavenhut folks who famously got a hundred thousand users within 3 months by launching a social solitaire (?) game. I couldn’t wait to see them in person.

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