Motivation to Startup

Let’s take a look at the motor behind successful startups, namely it’s and the founder’s motivation. Motivation is also broadly helpful when considering work in general, but specifically for Startups it is one of the most decisive factors to define it’s future. I haven’t always taken interest in being an entrepreneur. Not ruling it out, it simply wasn’t in my …

August catch up

It’s been almost a month since I’ve posted something here, hope you weren’t waiting for the next post. Or maybe I don’t find it too bad if you were, but please feel free to write me whenever that happens and give me a nudge, ask something or even to plain and simply complain about it. Instead of a more focused …

Innovation Europe roadshow

Hello, I’ve recently got back from an Euro trip with a corporate venture builder from Brazil, and am happy to get back posting here. This little road show was mainly to scout innovative projects in healthcare with potential to expand internationally and included three countries: UK, Finland and Belgium. As much as this experience wasn’t directly linked to FinTech, the …

Perspectives on innovation – part 2

Our previous text introduced the topic and addressed a few different perspectives of innovation, and this is its sequel. We discuss here a few relevant economic segments in their regard to innovation, how this connects with FinTech and what countries do – especially differently from one another – in order to foster economically interesting, innovative projects. Private Sector’s role While …

Perspectives on innovation – part 1

Our last text addressed inflation, and even if not directly related it really made me think about another defining aspect of any given economy, namely how innovative it is. Innovation is as broadly misunderstood as it is important. Far from an academic article aiming at scientifically proving impacts of innovation on an economy, this text is made in simple terms …