McEmpire – how a random man became the owner of a large Corporation and a billionaire

I like watching biographical movies and I have recently come across McEmpire.

The post is a spoiler of the movie so if you are going to watch it, don’t read it 🙂 In my opinion the movie is very worth watching if you are interested in biographical and business topics. The film describes the history of McDonald’s restaurants and shows how ultimately the owners of the entire company are not its originators i.e. the brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald, but a man who one day comes to sell them mixers…
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How to build a hardware startup – CodeAll – from scratch to market implementation

Introduction

Almost 90% of  startups fail . Despite this, the number of startups is constantly growing. I also did it. It is not only about money, although it is also the motivation for many founders – the number of so called unicorns i.e. startups worth over  1 billion dollars, increased by over  350% between 2013 and  2018 . For me, it was mainly the desire to develop. I had a great need to do something that was creative and innovative, but at the same time valuable to others. This is what  makes my work meaningful.

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How did we build a mobile application for communication for Volkswagen Poznań?

There are moments when the world surprises. Such a surprise was certainly the COVID-19 pandemic , which has affected the lives of almost everyone on Earth. It would seem that nothing can stop the fast-moving world, but it just happened. (więcej…)

Thou Shalt Innovate: How Israeli Ingenuity Repairs the World, about the innovation in Israel

I was lucky to be in Israel. I have always associated it with the beginnings of  Judaism and Christianity, strict adherence to religious principles and … wars. I did not think of Israel as a state of innovators.

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Is your culture turquoise enough?

Our CEO, Mateusz Jarus, recently had a pleasure to take part in VenturePoland™ Podcast by Daniel Czachorowski.

If you’re interested:
– what is a turquoise organization?
– why did we turn down a 1 000 000 PLN investment in our startup?
– what are the 12 questions that predict success in a startup?
– how to survive 24 months cashflow issues?
– what kind of innovative startups Expansio has developed so far?
– why the culture of the company is so important in terms of its business success?
– how do we organize our selling processes to make them as effective as possible?

then please listen: http://venturepoland.pl/vpp017-turquoise-startup-with-mateusz-jarus/

South Summit

Summary of the South Summit conference in Madrid

Let it not be so that we only shoot selfie at cool conferences for startups, I will share  my thoughts on this trip.

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Ocean

14 lessons on running a business after going over 250 km on foot

 

Camino, in other words, a walking route to Santiago de Compostela is a bit like a business. Some of you will probably think that it is inappropriate to talk about business in the context of Camino. I think that regardless of the intension that you go there with, you can draw conclusions useful in various areas of life. And since business has a lot to do with travel, so 14 lesson came to my mind.

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Tree

Is it profitable to do business in Africa?

As part of the „Gospodarna Wielkopolska” project, implemented by the Marshal’s Office of the Wielkopolska Region (link), I had the opportunity, along with a few dozen-person delegation, to take part in a  PowerGen Africa international fair, which took place in Cape Town.

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Expansio starts 2019 with positive reviews

We are a team of developers, designers, and innovators with a wealth of experience and expertise. With every product we develop comes a level of personalization, care, and expertise that helps elevate firms and increase their connection with their clients. Last year was kind to us, and we are pleased to share that we are starting 2019 off on the right foot.

Although we don’t do this for the praise, it is nice to be recognized every once in a while, and we are pleased to share that we have received even more positive praise on Clutch. Clutch is a ratings and reviews platform for B2B service providers, offering insights and recommendations on top firms and vendors. We are featured on their directory of the top IoT developers, noting our affordability and the tight-knit size of our team.

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ICT for Education, Training & Skills Development

We have been invited to the ICT for Education, Training & Skills Development fairs in the capital of Rwanda – Kigali. They took place on September 26-28, 2018. During the fairs our company had the opportunity to present our services and products at the Wielkopolska brand stand, together with other companies and Universities from the Wielkopolska region. The undertaking was implemented as part of a non-competitive project “Gospodarna Wielkopolska” co-financed from the resources of the Wielkopolska Regional Operational Program for 2014-2020, Measure 1.4: Internationalization of the regional economy, Sub-measure 1.4.2: Economic promotion of the region.

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