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“Talent”
Danny Mekić (1987) went a different way than the usual one at the age of 15. He dropped out of school to be an entrepreneur. ‘I was always being defiant in all sorts of ways. It’s the same defiance that I’m being paid for now: coming up with other solutions, asking that other question.’ Present…
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Intermediair
Everyone thought Danny Mekić was crazy when he dropped out of high school. Now international corporations adapt their websites and digital strategies to his recommendations. What was the essential message of your upbringing? “I was very impressed by tales from my Bosnian grandfather. Before he fled the country to the Netherlands and moved in with…
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“What it says on my business card? That depends on which one you mean.”
It’s not easy to arrange an appointment with Danny Mekić (1987). Not that he doesn’t want to see you; on the contrary, because he has the energy of ten people. But his agenda is just always packed and that’s why he has to choose carefully. This Amsterdam entrepreneur works among other things as a corporate…
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Q&A in NRC Handelsblad
Money “We were not a rich family. My mother is unfit for work and my father is originally from Bosnia. My allowance was ten cents a week. But what you don’t have, you don’t miss. And my childhood taught me that even with little money, you can still have fun and be happy. When I…
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“Entrepreneurs who look outside the country make me very enthusiastic.”
Jury chairman: “Entrepreneurs who look outside the country make me very enthusiastic.” You won’t make it abroad without curiosity, says jury chairman Danny Mekić. He himself doesn’t hesitate to approach a German CEO to ask about their insights into the local market. Use Mekić’s advice to further improve your submission for the VertrekNL award! Golden tips…
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“Danny Mekić: born entrepreneur, miles ahead”
As a member of the first generation to grow up in the digital age, Danny Mekić isn’t the only teenager who spends his spare time behind a computer. Everyone born after 1980 grew up with ‘computer nerds’ fluent in the language of programming. Many of these never lost their passion for computers and now live…