Startups: why you shouldn’t apply common sense in business
Many’s the time we’ve fallen into the trap of trusting common sense in business. And, we casually use it as a strategy in crucial business decisions. Why?
Tag: personal development
Startups: How do you know you have really learned?
‘Κnowledge is the only true measure of progress in the process of product development’. But, how do you know when it is you’ve really learnt something?
Why the secret to deep work is getting some deep rest
Deep work: A modern-day Holy Grail, a chalice of overflowing promise & potential. But if you want to sip from it, you must first master the art of deep rest
Why entrepreneurs need to read books
When Elon Musk was asked how he learned to build rockets, he replied: ‘I read books’. Here’s why entrepreneurs need to read books.
Q&A with Effie Kyrikakis: How NLP can boost leadership skills
Great leaders have a common quality, they are (usually) great communicators. This is an area where Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) can help a great deal.
Well-being from within: keeping healthy at work with dia-trofis.gr
A healthy body helps cultivate a healthy mind, and that’s why we’re passionate about keeping healthy at work. After all it’s where you spend a huge chunk of your time.
Iberian adventures: what we discovered about lifelong learning in Spain
It’s difficult to find a quote to sum up the fascinating relationship between language and culture. The bottom line, though, is learning. Forever. And as we know, entrepreneurs dig lifelong learning
Well-being at work: the Starttech running team continues to shine
Well-being at work. It’s one of our key goals, both for ourselves internally and our portfolio companies. And our very own running team is continuing to focus on what has become a great habit – running, and running.
The legend of the Starttech Ventures’ Vtripper Award
There’s the Oscars and then there’s the Vtripper Award. Yes, I kid you not. Well, maybe I do, a little. But our very own version of the world’s greatest awards has its own place in tech startup history.
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.