Image by Jan Kus
I was honored and thrilled to be invited to speak, coach startups and MC at the recent Interactive Cologne 2014 conference.
Category Archives: Events
Serbia Called – Startup Weekend Belgrade was a blast!
A huge thanks to the amazing Startup Weekend Belgrade team with Zoja & Marina on point and to His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander Foundation for Education and The Royal Council for Entrepreneurship for executing a spectacular weekend!
And thank you for making me feel like a VIP rockstar with my own bodyguard from the Crown Prince’s court, sneaking past every line at the airport – An example more Startup Weekends should follow. ;)
Why go to Berlin – As a Scandinavian Startup
Speaking from the box
I was recently invited to speak to Scandinavian businesses at an event in Berlin about why it makes sense for Scandinavian startups to consider expanding to Berlin, Germany.
Yes, I know – and as you know I’m the biggest fan and supporter of the startup ecosystem of Cologne, but coming from the North it may make more sense to consider Berlin instead of Cologne, if anything just because of its geographic closeness.
Here are the slides I used:
Ambassador to Cologne and German Startups at SxSW
Recently I was honored to be invited to South by Southwest (SxSW) in Austin, Texas as a startup ambassador to the state of NRW (where Cologne is located) and Germany.
The Dating Game participants @ SxSW 2014
My responsibilities including speaking and moderating at various events at SxSW, helping to bring in US investors and other interesting people to the German events, and helping to organize and MC the Startup Dating Game, a new and fun take on the old TV classic having VCs and startups date, at the official German venue, German Haus.
Romania Called Again – Hello Startup Weekend Cluj
Cluj, Romania
Romania called again, and this time they wanted me in Cluj to facilitate their Startup Weekend. 
And what an epic weekend it was!