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Make your dreams a reality
When he was very little, technology expert and most successful young entrepreneur of 2009 Danny Mekić wanted to become a fireman or a policeman. Another one of his options was being a paramedic. “But things went very differently. When I was fifteen, I traded my childhood dreams for entrepreneurship. Even in high school – where…
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‘Facebook lowers our resistance by taking small steps’
The important question isn’t what Facebook is changing with their new terms of use, taking effect on January the 1st; the question is: where does it stop? Internet expert Danny Mekić doesn’t doubt for a moment that Facebook has a plan, and that they aren’t nearly done with it yet. Facebook recently presented its new…
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Farmers could solve many of their problems and challenges if they just shared knowledge globally
Farmers might think they know more about what goes on inside their fence line than anyone else. But there may be a day when a number cruncher on the other side of the world can predict a farm’s performance just as well as the farmer, if not better. At least that’s the scenario that could…
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Governments: No more external consultants for IT
IT and the government: MPs playing Mark Zuckerberg is not such a good idea “I had to google what IT means, exactly,” chairperson of the House of Representatives Anouchka van Miltenburg candidly blurted out last Wednesday, upon receiving the inquiry report into governmental IT disasters presented to her by commission president Ton Elias. It wasn’t…
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Digital magazines: A new form of consumption?
Quality and distinctiveness are crucial for online magazines Being an internet expert, a consultant to the CEOs of major organisations and a successful entrepreneur, Danny Mekić has strong opinions on various strategic issues at play in the Dutch business world. In this article, he looks ahead at developments within online marketing and explains his views…
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Have banks already lost the battle?
This was my speech for the Dutch Parliament about the usage of customer data by banks: Esteemed chairman, commission and others present, Much has already been said today about the role of banks in our society, the legal framework within which they have to operate and their role regarding innovation. I would like to attempt…