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In case you've forgotten - this Wednesday Emerging Founders are coming down to Wrocław for the final event of Season 1. There will be time for summaries and lessons learned, but one thing I'm happy with, is that even though we've only hosted events in Poland, we've not given up on our promise to start building connections across the CEE. We had speakers from Ukraine, Belarus, Slovenia and now - Czech Republic (although an American) and I can already say we will have more in the Autumn. Everyone who's not on vacation yet and is building, or thinking of building an internationally scalable startup from Wrocław should come over as the agenda is packed with expert knowledge, available all to you! Just have a look :) ✨ Join us for networking, workshops and an in-depth look at successful global expansion! 🎙️ Fireside Talk: ➡️ Bartosz Majewski, CEO at Casbeg 🎯 Topic: "Discover the stories behind Bartosz's book "101 Techniques for Managers"." 📢 Keynotes: ➡️ Piotr Orzechowski, CEO at Infermedica 🎯 Topic: "Scaling your startup: lessons learned." ➡️ Margaret Sikora, CEO at Woodpecker.co 🎯 Topic: "Using KPIs for effective change management: when to scale up, scale down or terminate projects." ➡️ Krzysztof Szyszkiewicz, Partner Valueships 🎯 Topic: Scalable pricing: How to price to win international markets and not leave money on the table 👥 Expert panel for workshop: ➡️ Paweł Kobusiński, CEO at GetSales ➡️ Margaret Sikora, CEO at Woodpecker.co ➡️ Katarzyna Can, founder of Hola HR, People and Culture Strategy Advisor ➡️ Alek Cierniewski, CEO at Automation First Business ➡️ Bartek Postek, CEO of HANZA Group - cofounders as a service, startup mentor, investor ➡️ Stephen Burke, co-founder and CEO at Kardi Ai ➡️ Maciej Zawadzinski, Partner at Hard2beat Get your ticket now! With the code EFWRO10 you will receive 10% discount 👉 https://lnkd.in/d2RF5AAP

💥 Exciting news: New #Scaleup Program from the heart of innovation in #Düsseldorf! 🚀 You already saw it. Last week, I had an enlightening conversation on the #ScoutinforGrowth podcast with Bessem Ayari about the launch of the new #ErgoScaleHub program in Dusseldorf, and I'm thrilled to share more insights from our conversation: 📍 People Power: The program's success hinges on the brilliant minds behind the scaleups. It's about finding the right ideas and enabling those individuals that can transform concepts into global triumphs, locally and internationally. 📍 Scaling Potential: ScaleHub is laser-focused on solutions that can scale not only in volume but across diverse markets. This global perspective is crucial in today's interconnected business landscape. 📍 Trust is Key: What sets this program apart is the unprecedented level of trust between ERGO Group AG ScaleHub, the City of Dusseldorf, TechHub.K67 and its partnering scaleups. This foundation enables all parties to tackle seemingly impossible challenges head-on. 📍 Innovation Mindset: The program champions scaleups with a "nothing is impossible" attitude. This mindset is vital for overcoming barriers and finding innovative solutions. 📍 Diverse Portfolio: From digitizing seamlessly motor, home and travel costs to HR tech and process optimization, ScaleHub is nurturing a wide array of cutting-edge solutions. 📍 European Expansion: The program is not just about growing in Düsseldorf. It is actually about a well-defined launchpad for scaleups to explore and expand across the European market. The ScaleHub program is set to reinvent #B2Btech engagement via open innovation and ecosystem building. This new forward-thinking initiative combines global ambition with local expertise! Are you one of those scaleups with scaling potential? How do you think programs like ScaleHub can accelerate your growth? Share your thoughts in the comments! https://bit.ly/3xku57j

Over the past weeks, we, Eric Logtens and I, have been on an extensive journey, this journey has been filled with meaningful meetings with partners and clients, resulting in valuable connections and deals. It’s been quite a ride, and we’re excited to share some highlights with you in the post below. #StartupJourney #Networking #Innovation #Growth #ScaleUp Material Innovation Center Orobo WSolve

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 & 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 - When is the right time to think about Internationalization? 🌍 The right time is when: • You start asking yourself this question repeatedly. • You have a scalable product, like our SmartAIs obstacle avoidance app. I once asked André Seidel from Start2 Group this questions, and the answer was, "It is never too early. Join the German Accelerator Kickstart Program, and you will get all the answers to your questions." Great advice and very happy to join with SmartAIs on the mission to help as many blind people as possible worldwide. With the learning from #Kickstart, we will be ready for #internationalization when the time for execution comes. 🚀 Great kickoff last week in Düsseldorf with workshops around the dos and don'ts when going international, growth marketing by Ben Sufiani, and sales competences by Ivo Dimovsky. The #Start2Connect night was a blast, connecting with bright minds, entrepreneurs, and with Hannes Weiland and Marius Rosenberg sharing their startup experience and bringing their medical device to the US. I gained a lot of relevant insights 🌟 Huge thanks to Chiara Canavesi, Hannes Weiland, and Mira Kadirkhanova for organizing and WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management for hosting. 🙏 P.S. It was insightful discussing with WHU alumni about their MBA experience at WHU. Maybe someday I will get a scholarship and time to do an MBA there. 🎓 #GermanAccelerator #Start2Group #Internationalization #Scalability #SmartAIs #WHU #Kickstart #Start2Connect

Last, but definitely not least, we proudly present the fourth founder of Health Founders Estonia - the master of collaborations - Civitta ! Civitta challenges the traditional norms of consulting as an international collaboratory, blending digital and advisory services for public and private clients, from early stage startups and R&D pioneers to well known international corporations. From its roots in the Baltics established in 2013, CIVITTA expanded in a puzzle-like fashion through organic growth, mergers and acquisitions covering the map in CEE and expanding towards the Nordics and Central Asia, being physically present today in more than 20 countries with 30+ offices and 750+ team members, headquartered still in Estonia, Tartu. “As we are entrepreneurs and a growing company ourselves, we understand the pain and truly believe in a bottom-up approach driven by impact and hands-on activities to connect ecosystems in order to bring positive change to our economies. This is why we have been helping to establish in our home countries either as founders or a driving force of several investor and founder communities, VC funds, long-lasting acceleration and innovation programs or NGO’s to address the pain-points of our societies. Therefore partnering up with University of Tartu, Tartu University Hospital, Estonian Health Economy Association (Health Founders and DTx Estonia) and Sparkup Tartu Science Park to establish Health Founders Estonia in order to support Estonian #healthtech innovators & ecosystem players to get to the next level was a no-brainer to us” told Harri Tallinn, Partner of Civitta and a Co-Founder of Challenger Accelerator.    CIVITTA consultants have completed more than 10,000 projects in various fields worldwide, a significant portion of CIVITTA's work is related to funding opportunities required for growth or change: grants, investments, M&A, R&D, market entry into new markets, development of new products and services, and more. CIVITTA has successfully been helping to attract funding to many #healthtech startups, driving innovation through various #hackathons and #acceleration programs across Europe. As a long-term partner for Roche and EIT Health, CIVITTA is running the HealthCareLab program which currently covers 16 countries in CEE and Southern Europe. 👉 Learn more about Health Founders Estonia and join the community here: https://hfe.ee/

Looking back... and forward! 🚀 It’s been quite a ride since we took the leap and founded the company in 2019. Who knew that our little idea would turn into a platform that would launch (MVP in January, full go-live in August 2020) and grow so fast? I still remember our first steps in setting up the technical infrastructure, which due to our cloud-based solution with AI and optimization features wasn’t always easy. Well, we made it and now we’ve already recorded more than 50.000 trips that were processed via our platform! Fast forward to today, and we've hit some pretty big milestones. Expanding to driveMybox Italia was our first step into foreign markets and now Drivemybox Hungary has joined the party too! This international expansion proves that our platform isn’t just successfully revolutionising the German Trucking Market but has global superstar potential. Seeing our platform being fully embraced by users and adding real value to their daily work is incredibly rewarding. Who wants to join the driveMybox-Revolution next?🚀 #startup #tech #AI #cloud #internationalexpansion #teamwork #success

**Reflections on the MyWay Strategy Summit for Family Businesses in Berlin** I had the opportunity to attend the second MyWay summit in Berlin, a two-day event dedicated to the future of family businesses. Accompanied by my colleague Florian Österle, we found ourselves in a number of enriching conversations. However, many of the presentations were tainted by what I can only describe as excessive pessimism—something I find quite typical in these settings. **Key Themes:** - 🌈 The summit was colorful, diverse, and future-focused, with plenty of exciting ideas and forward-looking discussions. - 🏭 Many attendees represented major industrial companies from Southern Germany and the Ruhr area, adding weight to the dialogue. - 🚨 Concerns about Germany’s competitiveness were front and center, focusing on education, migration, integration, and *Enkelfähigkeit* (sustainability for future generations). - 📱 Digitalization took the spotlight, while sustainability was largely framed by concerns over overwhelming regulation. - 😔 Despite the innovative content, there was a lot of defeatism – a very German trait. The motto of the event, *“Zukunft kommt von Zuversicht”*, reflects this mindset. *Zuversicht*, for me, lacks the curiosity, excitement, and playfulness that should come with looking towards the future. Historically, progress has been continuous, but the German interpretation of *Zuversicht* feels more like resigned hope, burdened by nostalgia and a fear that the best days are behind us. **What’s Missing:** This summit showed that while we recognize the challenges, we often overlook our capacity to solve them. A more forward-looking, optimistic mindset would be refreshing—and perhaps more involvement from startups could inject that much-needed “can-do” attitude 💡💪🚀 #MyWay2024 #FamilyBusiness #Innovation #Digitalization #Zukunft #Sustainability #Leadership #CanDo #Zuversicht #BusinessSummit #Startups

Last month, Koenraad Dumont, Boortmalt's Chief Commercial and Innovation Officer, took the stage at FTI SuperNova in Antwerp. He participated in a compelling panel discussion on the evolving world of corporate-startup partnerships. During his talk, Koenraad offered deep insights into: 🎯 Strategic Fit: How to align startup collaborations with corporate strategic goals. 🤝 Collaboration Models: The methods BoortmaltX employs to test and refine partnerships. 🚀 Success Factors: Key lessons learned from ongoing startup collaborations. 👉 Interested in the full scope of Koenraad's insights? Dive into our detailed blog post via the link in the comments.

Exciting news for 4YFN attendees! 🎉 We are thrilled to announce Giovanni Ravina CEO of Atlante Iberia will be joining us on stage with our very own Marie Campagne and Stephan Fester to speak at this year's event.   Join us to learn how "The future is electric" on Wednesday 28th February , at 15:30 – 16:00 on the Agora Stage where we will focus on the energy transition, sustainable mobility, and the widespread adoption of electric vehicles ⚡️ If you will be attending #4YFN and #MWC, please come along and register for an exciting afternoon by following this link: https://lnkd.in/ddhmE7r2   Don't forget to visit our GROW with SAP for Scaleups booth at 8.0 D11.2, where you can learn more about our innovative solutions and services. We can't wait to connect with you and share our knowledge on how to leverage technology for business growth.   See you at 4YFN! Mert Çamyaran, Simone Lastoria, Gabriel Pungitore, Linde Eijking, Alexis Pradaut, Alexander Olsson Jimenez, Francisco Antón Herrero, Joana Ramos, Andrea Armitano, Erika Cola, Mariana Correia Rodrigues, Nadia Figueroa, Marie Campagne, Meena Confait, Tiffany M. #4YFN #MWC #ScaleUp #TechnologyAdvantage #BusinessGrowth #InnovativeSolutions #Atlante #powertochange #GrowwithSAP #SAPforStartups #SAPforScaleups #ERPforstartups #growandscale  

Looking forward to meet you at #MWC24 to discuss the electrification of the industry and SAP’s role to support the business transformation with #SAPGrow and #SAPRise