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Author: Hadrien van Durme

Digital First 2017

Digital First 2017

Last week, we were presenting our product PlantHive at Digital First 2017. The event was held at the Tour & Taxis complex in the center of Brussels and gathered the 100 hottest Belgian start- up companies. Of course, this felt like an event just fit for us! And just to be extra fresh for all the pitching, I decided to get my fridge googles game on in the morning! There were of course quite a few big players among the…

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Trip to Armenia

Trip to Armenia

Earlier this year, our team had the courtesy to be invited by our investor, Mr. Hakob Hakobyan, to pitch at his annual start-up event: Up-Start Init @the Mariott hotel, Yerevan, Armenia. Our team of choice for this event: Hadrien, Federico “Chicco”, and Vasileios. What we thought to be a pleasant and relaxing trip, turned out into a huge adventure. Things can get messy quick when transporting a showcase prototype so far across the globe. We were very concerned with giving…

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Crowdsourcing Week

Crowdsourcing Week

  One of the big challenges for a startup company is to find funding. Networking is something that helps in order to prove that, as a company, you have true potential to succeed into launching a successful product. The Crowd Sourcing Week was an event we attended in Brussels in order to get in touch with a few micro investors and even if, so far, it didn’t yield much, it was a good experience to practice our pitching. Apart from…

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Presenting PlantHive

Presenting PlantHive

Hi everybody! When you start a company, it’s much like getting into a relationship. At the early stage you feel thrilled with the anticipation of working towards a successful goal. However, after a few weeks or a few months into your commitment, that feeling gets replaced by responsibilities and respecting the engagements you get in. This is the determining moment that shows you who is fit to be a true entrepreneur and who is not. After many months of prototyping,…

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