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Startups at GOAP Zagreb: What’s Hot in The Region
One of the most important parts of the GOAP Zagreb conference was the Startup competition, a chance for a selected bunch of startups from Eastern Europe to pitch in front of investors on the GOAP tour. So, what does The Region have to offer? Plenty: we’ve seen projects ranging from electric cars and stratospheric airships [...]
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Geeks on a Plane Zagreb: Startups Charming Dave McClure
The Croatian startup scene got a real treat — the world famous tour for startups organized by Dave McClure and 500startups, Geeks On A Plane, finished its Eastern Europe leg in Zagreb. Twenty startups and more than 300 geeks, investors and technological enthusiasts gathered around in the Green Gold centre to pitch their projects and [...]
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E-nnovation 2011: Latest Trends In E-commerce and Online Business from Poland
The annual conference dedicated to new trends in e-commerce and online business, E-nnovation, was held in Poznan, Poland on the 10th and 11th October, 2011. Gathering over 30 speakers and 700 participants, its primary focus was the online trade market in eastern and central parts of Europe. Despite the firm focus on e-commerce and online retail, a significant portion of the program was dedicated to startups and entrepreneurship with talks and advice from speakers such as Tara Hunt, Eric Ly, and Jeff Taylor.
Tara Hunt is the CEO of Buyosphere, but is more known by her work with Riya (now Like.com) and her book “The Whuffie Factor”. In a talk titled “10 Mistakes I Made, So That You Don’t Have To”, she went through a list of 10 common pitfalls in startups from her own experience. Focusing on the minimum viable product was the first and foremost issue, where she pointed out how MVPs allow easier iterating, easier testing of assumptions and minimize the time and energy needed to do so…
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