Tag: Silicon Valley

  • ANWB’s Big Brother insurance is a terrible idea

    ANWB’s Big Brother insurance is a terrible idea

    How can a car insurance company continue to make money if driverless cars might make car damage a thing of the past? The answer is simple and sinister: by gathering as much private information about their customers as possible. Google has been doing it very successfully for years and the value of their shares has…

  • ‘Real estate agents have to start looking for new products and services to offer’

    ‘Real estate agents have to start looking for new products and services to offer’

    He’s an internet expert and an entrepreneur, a consultant to major companies and often seen or heard sharing his opinions on TV and on the radio. Danny Mekić, age 28, specialised at an early age in many currently relevant areas: new technologies, media, law and entrepreneurship. He’s been one of the best rated speakers at several…

  • “When times are changing, never forget the beauty in your craft”

    “When times are changing, never forget the beauty in your craft”

    “Any entrepreneur should constantly be looking for their distinctive qualities. What makes you the best at your trade? What can you offer this changing society? Is this the area of work that suits you best? Everyone has their role, their function; and the key is to find your unique strength. Estate agents too can ask…

  • Entrepreneurship in 2020

    Entrepreneurship in 2020

    If you were born before the dot-com bubble, read this! — from the Dutch book ‘Ondernemen in 2020’ Technology is developing fast, very fast. Many entrepreneurs are having trouble keeping up. Understandably, because most entrepreneurs were born before the internet. Young entrepreneur Danny Mekić advises large companies on their online strategies. “The roots of large,…

  • Have banks already lost the battle?

    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…

  • “Entrepreneurship begins at not taking the world around you for granted”

    “Entrepreneurship begins at not taking the world around you for granted”

    How did you encounter entrepreneurship during your childhood? That’s a good and interesting question. After all, what is entrepreneurship? Most people would think of starting a company, but to me entrepreneurship is something much more fundamental still. Entrepreneurship begins at not taking the world around you for granted. Seeing opportunities for improvement and then trying…