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Entrepreneurs think differently. Entrepreneurs build stuff in their obsessive daily quest to find value. They invent things, create companies, generate jobs. I love it, not only because it is good for our world to have lots of people thinking this way, but because it is an excellent attitude to life where anything is possible. It [...]
Attention Seedcamp week finalists – Pollenizer and over 300 mentors look forward to meeting you next week in London!
Tags: community, drinks, event, london, pollenizer, seedcamp, social, web
If you are in the startup scene in Europe you have for sure heard of Seedcamp or at least read an article about them on TechCrunch Europe. If not, here’s the short run down. Seedcamp was initiated in 2007 by Saul Klein, of Index Ventures, and is run by CEO Reshma Sohoni and her team [...]
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I was cruising the Demopit at Techcrunch50 and spotted Tim O’Reilly a serious tech veteran and celebrity. I thought I’d stop him and get his thoughts on focus. Of course I’d sure he’d give us sage advice on why they should be brutally focused. I was wrong. Tim O’Reilly On Why Startups Need to Explore [...]
Tags: focus, startup, techcrunch50, Tim O'Reilly
Post Morning Demopit Walk First morning of Techcrunch50 and after a quick walk of the Demopit (those that didn’t make it on stage) I’m not yet startled by amazing new business models. Most of the same with a bit of spice here and there. Here is a summary after a quick lap. The Usual Prospects [...]
Tags: social event, techcrunch50, usa
A message to our Sydney-based startup friends. Pollenizer is sponsoring Coming to America event, now on Thursday, October 15, 2009 from 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM. Rich venture environments exist where there is a pool of successful entrepreneurs re-investing back into the kind of businesses that they understand. The guys at Mitchellake are a unique [...]
Tags: business, executive summary, mitchellake, pitch, startup, usa, Web Business Tips
(Updated as we go) Some of the Pollenizer team are live in the Sydney-side of the Future of Influence Summit and we’re keeping you in the loop. As the day rolls on, we’ll keep adding more comments, content and maybe the odd photo/video or two (if you’re lucky). It starts at 8.20am, so get some [...]
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