1st Athens ‘Code it Like A Girl workshop’, 28-29th November
Before IT even existed, Ada Lovelace wrote math routines for the very first digital computer architecture.
Author: Pericles Nicolaos Ghikas
Key Takeouts from the EBAN Winter University in Copenhagen
First and most common reason for a startup to fail is that there is no actual market need for that product or service
Oversupply of capital makes dumb startups
Many great startups fail to grow simply because they happened to be launched at a location unfavourable with VC investors.
Thoughts from the Far-East: Greek economy, startups, ashtrays and motorcycles
Our small country follows me everywhere, even in Shanghai.
Athens as usual
As the old Greek socioeconomic system collapses, there’s a new one emerging; one that the international (or, for that matter, the domestic) audience has failed to notice thus far
Startups and basketball: thoughts attending the 2015 Israeli Startup Conference
What would Greece have to teach to the ‘startup nation’?
A GREXIT that’s been a resounding success (and it’s not what you think)
There’s also the other side of Greece. That of a country of hardworking people, world class scientists, risk-taking investors, brilliant programmers and visionary entrepreneurs.
Launching HeBAN, the Hellenic Business Angel Network
Finally a number of stakeholders joined forces to create HeBAN, the Greek advocacy organization for early stage investments.
Mourning the loss of Professor and personal mentor Christos Nikolaou
During his tenure as a Professor and Rector of the University he was a force for change that brought forth great progress despite the hostility of the complacent status quo that culminated in a badly orchestrated attack by the yellow press.
On vtrip’s 14th birthday: My big, sincere and warm ‘Thank you’
‘It’s all about the people’. Only people can make the difference.