Jan 13, 2021What’s Driving Innovation in 2021?By Ezra Konvitz and Hendrik Jandel Predictions for an unpredictable year 2020 was disappointing, to say the least. As we’re kicking off the new year we’re pretty confident about two things: 1) many of the changes we saw in 2020 are going to stay and 2) things are going to get better in 2021. COVID-19…202110 min read202110 min read
Published in Founders Intelligence·Oct 17, 2020The Wake-Up Call | How Can Entrepreneurs Fix GovernmentsAs the second wave of COVID-19 cases is in full swing and governments are dealing with the economic fallout of the first lockdown earlier this year, everyone is looking for solutions of how to tackle the gigantic challenges ahead. …Government5 min readGovernment5 min read
May 27, 2020myfirstminute in conversation with Tony BlairKey Takeaways from Founders Intelligence by Hendrik Jandel Our partner firstminute capital has had a phenomenal line-up of interviews as part of the ‘myfirstminute’ series — but this one was particularly exciting: former Prime Minister (and technology enthusiast) Tony Blair gave us his views on the current situation and how…Technology3 min readTechnology3 min read
May 15, 2020myfirstminute in conversation with Niklas ZennströmKey Takeaways from Founders Intelligence by Hendrik Jandel 13 May 2020 Another fascinating myfirstminute conversation, this time with Niklas Zennström, CEO and founding partner Atomico, one of Europe’s most active venture firms, and co-founder of Skype, Kazaa and Joltid. Niklas founded Skype in 2003 (17 years before video conferencing became…Technology3 min readTechnology3 min read
Published in Founders Intelligence·Apr 12, 2019Member-onlyWill breaking up big tech foster or stifle innovation?By Ezra Konvitz and Hendrik Jandel Elizabeth Warren recently published her ideas on breaking up Google, Facebook and Amazon and, subsequently, Apple, and big tech looks set to be a big talking point in the 2020 election and beyond. These take many forms: there are the perennial issues in the…Big Tech6 min readBig Tech6 min read
Jan 14, 2019Can Beirut become a major tech hub in the MENA region?A strong tech sector is a key pillar to transform the Lebanese economy Lebanon is one of the most indebted countries in the world and is suffering from a major economic crisis, partly due to the fact that the country has been struggling for months to form a government. Recently…Startup5 min readStartup5 min read
Published in Founders Intelligence·Dec 14, 2018GovTech — Is Europe missing out (again)?Governments have rarely been praised for their efficiency nor for being frontrunners in cutting-edge innovation. Their reputation for being slow, inefficient and laggard adopters of new technologies has made it an unappealing category for entrepreneurs and young tech companies. …Startup5 min readStartup5 min read
