If you want to innovate as a Corporate you need to actively collaborate with startups through open-innovation initiatives, startups are the best source of innovation and there are three basic reasons to invest in building a mutually beneficial working relationship with them. Speed Startups work and act fast. Therefore with the use of agile development techniques startups build rapidly and …

The decision to scale your company is probably proof that you are doing well and you are able and ready to face new opportunities and challenges. However, before you take the plunge into a new direction, you have to look at your current level of maturity and the relevant capabilities your startup company possess, whether tangible like budgets and technology …

Something huge is happening in Greece in the current month, which will massively impact economic growth, prosperity and tech entrepreneurship in the country and across Southern Eastern Europe (SEE). The Equifund (Fund of Funds) begins its activities with an official launch on April 16th 2018, in Athens. On the day, the European Investment Fund (EIF) will officially present the nine …

  The rise of technology and digital offerings has gradually shifted the market power from the sellers to the consumers in the last decade in many industry verticals. Thus new technology enabled entrants in these verticals enter markets by offering easier, faster, cheaper, and more transparent and more user-friendly products and services. Already existing Corporates in these verticals try to …

For technology startups that build a B2B software product, the following seven fundamentals are important for growing their sales. When developing a B2B software product focus on attention to detail. Plan ahead and schedule the necessary downtime to clean up and to improve your product code and to upgrade its quality. Not only, spend time on security, scalability, and correctness, …

Corporate innovation executives face numerous challenges on a daily basis in order to assist their companies become smarter and more focused. Below are few of the key New Year’s resolutions for 2018. We need to evolve the core business activities of our company in order to create new levels of organizational performance with the use of technology.  Technology will be …

  Success criteria for an Innovation Workshop , a.k.a. Hackathon depend on the particular context, such as industry, themes, timing and expected end-result. In the case of a Corporate Innovation Workshop though, the selection of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure impact are different in comparison with an open-door event. Some obvious indicators are equally important like Participation rate or …

  The most successful growth companies tend to adopt the following best practices and seem to reap the benefits of utilizing them: Substitute the S-Curve All products, markets, and business models go through a predictable cycle of growth and maturity, often depicted in an S-curve. As a result of this process nothing grows forever. The law of diminishing returns sets …

Build your personal brand. Building a personal brand is a fundamental building block for your Company. Having a recognizable personal brand as a professional and as an expert in your field of interest, gives you credibility.  So if your potential Customers know and trust you and your personal brand, they’re more likely to trust your Company. Also, a wide personal …

Many dream about leaving behind corporate life. One year ago, I left my corporate job after more than one decade, with Eurobank and I took the leap of faith into a planned exit to build Hippocampus.io. Now this is my full time job and I’m enjoying every minute of it. In retrospect after a year, I’d like to share the …