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Ακόμα ένα BLOG που αξίζει να παρακολουθείτε :) (draganidis.com)

Ακόμα ένα ενδιαφέρον BLOG με αναρτήσεις σχετικές με την επιχειρηματικότητα που αξίζει να παρακολουθείτε: www.draganidis.com

Πληροφορίες

Welcome to my blog 🙂

if you care to learn some more things on who is writing, here are a few words:

I was born in Thessaloniki, Greece on 1977 and grew up in Halkidiki and later in Kilkis, a small and friendly town in North Greece. I got my first Amstrad 6128 on 1987 which got me the tech virus, so I went on to study Electrical and Computer Engineering in Democritus University @ Xanthi.

Once graduated, I moved to Athens to work @ Microsoft and completed an MBA and a PhD at the Electrical and Computer Engineering School of the National Technical University of Athens. I enjoy speaking English and  used to speak better French and German than I do now 🙂

On a professional level, I have been working in Microsoft Greece since 2000 in different roles (marketing/technology evangelism/sales) and currently I hold the responsibilities of the General Manager ofMicrosoft Innovation Center in Athens and the Education Lead for Microsoft Greece.

I am passionate about technology, innovation, entrepreneurship and education in Greece and have a full belief in the young talent we have in the country.  Thanks to my work roles, I have been invited to deliver speeches in around 200 events regarding technology, innovation & education.

I have been also working as a European Union expert in RnD projects and holding a mentor role in different international Startup Accelerators/Funds, while being a member of the National Council for Competitiveness and Development.

In my free time, I enjoy writing and playing music (keyboards/guitar/singing like Elvis etc.) and travelling around the world. You can friend me at www.twitter.com/draganidis and contact me viaLinkedIn.

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Τελευταίες 4 αναρτήσεις σχετικές με την επιχειρηματικότητα:

In a few days the 5th Athens Startup Weekend takes place. ASW is a 54 hour event which can help you to get your business idea to the next step. At ASW you can pitch your idea, get developers/designers/business people in your team, get support from advisors and work intensively on your idea for 54 hours. At the end, you present it to a panel of judges and get feedback and extra support.

3d printing is the next trillion dollar opportunity according to many economists.  This is a post to raise awareness to the greek startup ecosystem and examine some business opportunities.

What is 3d Printing?

To put it simply, it is a machine in which you place some raw material (plastic/metal etc), you download a 3d printing file and it melts the material layer by layer until it creates a full object: e.g. a small toy, a cup, a Nokia Lumia case or a house.  Go here orhere to see what you can 3d print and watch the video below on how the popular Cube 3d printer works (cost of Cube 3d printer=1499USD)

Do you have an idea and you want  to build your own startup? Or you already have your own startup and want to take it to the next level? Here is a list of resources that can help you:

This is the list of some Greek startups that have been funded (seed or VC level) in the last months, according to online published information.