Cyprus a new startup nation

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Michael

*Legacy Magazine – December issue 2012

The success stories of Cypriot entrepreneurs are neither new nor something unordinary – Ranging from giants, such as Sir Stelios Hadjioannou to the younger generation of Xenios Thrasyvoulou, founder of PeoplePerHour, which currently runs on a $7.32 million venture funding (CrunchBase). Indeed, Cyprus has its fair share of talent – conquering the world, creating, innovating and leaving a legacy. But what about entrepreneurship at the local level – what happens within the Cypriot boundaries?

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Techcity and the day after tomorrow for young entrepreneurs in Britain

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Michael


*The article was originally posted in YHP (http://yhponline.com/)

Over the years there have been several discussions about how hard it is to be an entrepreneur in the UK – pointing at the absence of an appropriate infrastructure to support entrepreneurial clustering and the lack of a risk-taking culture, which can embrace failure as a lesson learned.

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Life routines, polya urn schemes and NYE resolutions!

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Michael

I spent the last day of 2011 reviving the highs and the lows of the past year, and toying with the thoughts of time passing by and growing older. In my perception, life is very comparable to a Polya Urn probability model and for that very reason new year-like resolutions are essential if we truly are to break away from the “ordinary”. Allow me to demonstrate.

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Making professional relations matter – Lessons from China

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Michael

Securing opportunities and maintaining professional relations has its fair share of battle techniques. Prior to a conference or a networking event, the norm requires that you are locked and loaded with your business cards, you have a sufficient amount of available time to cover any last-minute meeting invitations, are ready to respond to the call of duty (such as a proposed business lunch), and have the perfect pitch on what you do or what is your business all about, to gloriously conquer the interests of a potential employer, a key investor or a valuable mentor.

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Restructuring the economy and its deficiencies through entrepreneurship

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Michael
This paper discusses the credit crunch and its mutation into a sovereign debt crisis in the light of both Keynesian and Neoclassical economics, and accordingly recommends radical changes by considering the Scumpeterian economic principles. Continue reading →

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