In part two of this series, Iāll cover three more colours of entrepreneurship that I came across during my tour. 3. Opportunity: spotting and addressing needs One intrapreneur who embodies this colour and is also purpose-driven is Marcus Krug. After a PhD in theoretical computer science, he was keen to solve problems and joined SAP.... Continue Reading →
Fast fashion, with its overproduction and waste, opaque supply chains, and exploitation of human rights and environmental laws, was leading the growth of the fashion industry in the last two decades. But things have been changing, and the pandemic has accelerated a re-think. There has been growth of slow fashion, and consumers have become more... Continue Reading →
With seven unicorns founded by Estonians and/or by a founding team based in Estonia, Tallinn rightfully claims to be a flourishing haven for budding startups. Yet most outside of the Baltics may have never heard of this Startup hub or its habit of churning out tech Unicorns. To uncover the secret behind the rapid growth... Continue Reading →
What is innovation? To best understand innovation in the present age, we need to go back in time to the nineteenth century. At the time, the term āinnovationā began taking root alongside science and industry, where its meaning was synonymous with ātechnical inventionā. Then, in the mid-1900s, the common understanding evolved to ābringing a new... Continue Reading →
CHAPTER 5. BENVENUTI IN ITALIA We will conquer the world but letās first have a plate of burrata! This is our motto during the Italian phase of our tour, which we open with a visit in Milan - the city, internationally known mostly for food, fashion and design, but also as a developing centre of... Continue Reading →
And it is not just because we coincidentally went on a startup tour this summer. Entrepreneurship is more tempting than ever thanks to the infrastructure and system in place today. If you have a brilliant idea or not, it doesnāt matter anymore. There is support available for any and every kind of profile that was... Continue Reading →
āSSUP! Team 53Ā°N interviewed Jƶrg Rheinboldt, former business angel and Managing Director of Berlin-based APX ā a joint venture between Axel Springer and Porsche. We met Jƶrg in an almost empty APX office in Berlin, that houses several of their participating start-ups. āNormally there are a lot more people here, but you come here in... Continue Reading →
Team SaaSEADās interview with Marnix Broer, Co-founder of Studocu ā a platform for students to find the study resources shared by their fellow students. By just typing the name of their university, students can access summaries of books, past exams, and tons of lecture notes. The idea of a student note-sharing platform was born, perhaps... Continue Reading →
53 Degrees North interviewed Roman Sick, CEO of Holoplot, in his office in a warehouse building in Berlin, and got a demo of this brilliant new sound technology in their own showroom. Itās not the first time Roman has been participating in innovative projects as an entrepreneur, but this one is definitely one of his... Continue Reading →
TeamĀ SaaSEAD'sĀ interviewĀ withĀ ErinnĀ Collier, CRO and Co-Founder at Just3things How manyĀ entrepreneursĀ do you know that started off as professional ballet dancers? Well, teamĀ SaasSEADĀ only knows one and thatāsĀ ErinnĀ Collier, CRO and co-Founder atĀ just3things, a unique platform that enables organizations to align cross-functionally and to work more efficiently by empowering teams to prioritize their most important goals. The platform addresses some key... Continue Reading →
INSEAD SUMMER STARTUP TOUR 