Retail is an amazing area for tech innovation: AI, Big Data, IoT, Drones, Autonomous Delivery Vehicles, Social Media, Influencers…It’s all there. This week we had a very interesting retail industry session on the latest trends and innovations by Noah Herschman, our Online and Offline Retail Innovation Leader, and as we are working with many ISV…
Service as a Software Business Model
Service as a Software business model is a new trend that emerges thanks to the advances of AI and Machine learning. Here are some thoughts on what opportunities this might bring in the next years.
10 Reasons to Move your Software Solution to the cloud
In my discussions with software houses that already have an on-premise software solution, the question of “Why should we move to the cloud?”, often comes up. I know it is 2019 and in many parts of the world the discussion is not “Why Cloud?” but “Which Cloud?“, but a lot of software companies founded before…
What is AI (for non-technical people) and how to use it in your company
Below you can find my notes from a very interesting online course on AI, from Andrew NG, an AI team leader at some of the most prominent AI projects in the world, which is available here. So, let’s have a look at what AI is all about and what AI can do for your company….
Is it possible to startup if I already work as an employee?
Often, the startup ideas come from employees that see a gap in the market they are working with. E.g., an employee at a corporation who finds an opportunity to create a mobile app in the tourism area and gets on board a couple of team members to work together on the idea, on a part-time…
What is a fair share of equity that each startup member should get?
A common question between co-founders when they start a new venture, is how to split their shares in the startup. Let’s suppose that you have an idea for a startup and you decide to co-fund your startup with another two persons. So, you are three co-founders. Should you split equally the equity in your startup…
How to Pitch Your Idea and Your Startup
At the Founders Institute in Athens, we are working with teams on pitching their ideas and try to develop them into viable startups. The teams get better and better as the number of pitches increases and the feedback they get gets more concrete, so here is a guide on how you can get a…
How to Make Data Look Pretty When You Present
Many times, when you pitch or present, you have to show data. And they are often just numbers. Wouldn’t it be more interesting if you could make them 3D and add a video tour to them? This is really easy, using some new features of Microsoft Excel that I am going to show you.
How to Build Your first Ad Without Design Skills
One of the first things you will need to do as a Startup to test your idea, is to attract visitors to your website and test the conversion rates of signups and free or paid customers. And at some point you will need to create ads for that purpose. Let’s have a look at…
How to Build Your First Website, in 15 minutes. No coding required.
Many startuppers who come from the business world, wonder how to set up their first website landing page, especially if they don’t know about coding. Here is a simple guide to get your first website up and running. It will take less than 15 minutes!Before we begin, lets start with the basics for the ones…