Dimitris Tsingos

Dimitris Tsingos is a Greek entrepreneur and venture builder, Co-Founder and President of Starttech Ventures, a firm focused on building high velocity B2B SaaS startups with a North American commercial focus. He holds a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Crete and an MBA International from Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB). He is the Co-Founder, President and CEO of Epignosis, a global eLearning technology company, and Co-Founder and President of Yodeck, a leading provider of cloud-based digital signage solutions. Dimitris is known for his commitment to capital efficiency, lean startup principles, and cultivating founder-driven, product-led companies. Together with his colleagues from Starttech Ventures, they have also launched the Practical AI Community in Greece. A former President of YES for Europe – the European Confederation of Young Entrepreneurs, he is also the founder of Together for Europe, a civic initiative promoting European federal integration. Most recently, he launched a foundation to support education, research, and cooperativism. Beyond tech, entrepreneurship, and civic engagement, Dimitris' family co-owns an organic winery in Distomo, Boeotia, reviving the region’s viticultural heritage.

May 27, 2019 - Investments

The [Taxi]Beat effect and the Greek startup ecosystem

A wind of change seems to finally be blowing through the Greek startup ecosystem. And this is a change which not only affects startups, but also investors and in fact Greek society at large. What is this change, I hear you ask?

Apr 16, 2019 - Entrepreneurship

9 steps to becoming a profitable B2B SaaS startup

How do you build a successful and profitable B2B SaaS startup? There are nine steps to follow, and if you get them all right then you should be on your way.

Apr 12, 2019 - Entrepreneurship, Investments

Why early-stage startups don’t always need venture capital financing

“Why struggle to get by when we can simple burn other people’s money – aka venture capital financing?” If you’re a startup founder or aspiring entrepreneur, and you’re thinking like this, then you are doing it wrong.

Apr 10, 2019 - Tips for startups

The secret to being a lean startup? Focus on what you cannot do

Why do so many startups delay launching their minimum viable product (MVP)? Believe it or not, the main reason – in my experience – is down to anxiety over its perceived lack of features, which leads to the biggest form of waste in any lean startup: over-engineering.

Apr 04, 2019 - Starttech Talks

Georgios Georgakopoulos on Computer Science & Greek tech entrepreneurship

Why shouldn’t Computer Science graduates lead the way in Greek tech entrepreneurship? After all, “logic and math is your vehicle, your legs and feet, and the more powerful and muscular they are, the further they will take you”.

Apr 01, 2019 - Tips for startups

When networking becomes not working

When does networking become not working? An interesting question that really bothers me as the number of conferences, forums, seminars and workshops devoted to startups and entrepreneurship continue to grow.

Mar 13, 2019 - Technology

From web and cloud, to AI startups and beyond

There’s no two ways about it. AI – and AI startups – is the current darling of Silicon Valley and beyond. And it seems that this will be the case for the foreseeable future.

Feb 26, 2019 - Tips for startups

Marketing for startups? Why it should be an entrepreneur’s favorite habit

OK I’ll be quick about this one. Marketing for startups. Let me be clear and say this: entrepreneurs of all shapes and sizes need to have one crucial habit, and that habit is marketing.

Jan 15, 2019 - Investments

Investing in space: the route to the stars

Space. The final frontier. Or is it? I like to think of it as the starting frontier; the place we must “return to”, to have any hope for the future of the human race.