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Youth and money
Danny Mekić (24) was fifteen when he started his first company. Recently he’s started NewTeam, a consultancy firm staffed by teenagers and people in their twenties that advises on technology, media and communication. This interview has been published in GGN’s magazine “Creditmind” Being in touch with the younger generation, can you explain why they hide…
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The balance sheet of Danny Mekić
Danny Mekić (24) is the owner of NewTeam, a consultant and the writer of Entrepreneur in a Week, to be published in the near future. He was declared most successful young entrepreneur in the Netherlands by Sprout in 2009 and says he never spends money on meat. Flair When I give a lecture, I rarely park…
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Paying with your privacy
Yesterday, Facebook was taking flak again about services like FarmVille and Family Tree leaking personal information to advertising companies. Although in this case, Facebook has stated this is not desirable and is taking steps to deal with it, one has to wonder if we’re not generally too quick to blindly agree to our data being…
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“For everything I do, I ask myself: what can I learn from this, what could other people learn from me?”
Danny Mekić (1987) started his first company at the age of fifteen. Its rapid growth made it infeasible to keep up alongside high school, so he dropped out of school. Besides his company, he has completed a training as a mediator and studies jurisprudence at the University of Amsterdam. Furthermore, he often appears as a…
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Internet has made international business so much easier
The internet has made international business so much easier, but it also causes new dilemmas. Internet expert Danny Mekić answers entrepreneurs’ practical questions. A tiny lecture. 1. I’ve made a website in French in order to offer my products on the French market. Does it matter in what country I have it hosted? Yes! There…
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Career Event interview
Even though Danny Mekić is only 23 years old, he’s one of the big boys in the Dutch internet industry. In 2009 he was declared ‘most successful young entrepreneur of the year’, and this week he’s a speaker at the Career Event. “It’s difficult for me to talk about myself”, Danny Mekić admits. “But workshops…