by Johnny | Jun 9, 2025 | Business
I wrote about the involvement of Venture Capital in the defense industry a while back (click here to read up on that one). However, with the current geopolitical tension and Europe looking at investing more in defending itself again, there have been some important...
by Johnny | Jul 3, 2024 | Business
Humankind has always wanted to know what will happen in the future. From the rulers of ancient Rome to CEO’s of current companies, all of them have been looking to predict the future, in order to secure their empire or their business. Thankfully,...
by Johnny | Aug 6, 2020 | Business, Technology, Thoughts
Image by Holger Detje from Pixabay and by Geran de Klerk on Unsplash There are a number of articles online comparing COVID-19 to a black swan event. But is it really? Let’s check out some definitions. Investopedia describes a black swan as “an...
by Johnny | Jun 21, 2020 | Business, Venture Capital
Startup success is in the execution of your ideas “Ideas are just a multiplier of execution” is what Derek Sivers wrote in his book “anything you want”: You can see how this plays out in the visual scoring table of idea versus execution below. To...
by Johnny | Feb 3, 2019 | Business, Venture Capital
Before we talk about the second valley, let’s go back in time to 1991, when one of the “must read” book for high-tech startups was “Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling High-Tech Products to Mainstream Customers”. Crossing the Chasm...
by Johnny | Oct 2, 2017 | Business, Management, Thoughts
Some years ago, I assisted Ignace Van Doorselaere with the creation of his book “Always Think Attack, street fighting techniques for managers”. This project allowed me to combine my professional knowledge with my activities as a self-defense instructor....
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