The official blog of Stathis Kassios for Business, Media, Economics & Arts

Moovit celebrates 10 Million users worldwide! Join the revolution- Share if you #ILikeToMoovit More in our latest blog post: http://www.moovitapp.com/10-million-users/ ”Alex Torres, former Global Head of GeoConsumer Community at Google Maps, is appointed as VP of Global Product Marketing, and will manage the company’s headquarters in San Francisco” – Digital Journal:  http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/2304249

Please introduce yourself to the readers of this blog. I am a business strategist the last 10 years. Mentoring businesses or start-ups. I focus on business strategy and growth. Why should somebody attend the forthcoming seminars Starting-up your Business in Athens and Thessaloniki? In this seminar you can get 6 months of business consulting in 4 hours. It is a solid course on the basics that every start-up is searching for. It will give you a great overview so you can go start your business doing the right things. Your opinion on the Greek start-up ecosystem? Greek start-up ecosystem is growing fast. Some people will say its a hype, I ll say most emerging industries go through the same stages. There are plenty of start-ups (many of them really growing and scaling fast), available funding, several organizations, accelerators and service providers offering help and support so now is the time to take the leap of faith and risk to transform your own idea into

Very proud to announce that our startup Hellene.gr stars in the screenplay ' Helen of Joy ' written by my business partner Sheridan Tatsuno . 'Helen of Joy' made it to the final list of London Greek Film Festival ! Read the brief synopsis here: http://www.londongreekfilmfestival.com/lgff2014filminfo/HelenofJoy.htm Vote for our screenplay here: http://www.greekfilmlovers.com/ Spread the word! Stathis Hellene.gr creates export jobs & helps orphans in Greece! Join us in revitalizing Greece!

The Best Business Book I’ve Ever Read by Bill Gates – http://www.gatesnotes.com/Books/Business-Adventures?WT.mc_id=07_17_2014_BizBook_Out&WT.tsrc=Out Amazon’s new 3D printing store lets you build customized gear – http://bgr.com/2014/07/28/amazon-3d-printing-store/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheBoyGeniusReport+%28BGR+%7C+Boy+Genius+Report%29 Argentina is — once again — in default. – https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140731203813-10400206-argentina-is-once-again-in-default-nbd?_mSplash=1 Others on the Aging of U.S. Firms – http://www.arnoldkling.com/blog/others-on-the-aging-of-u-s-firms/ 5 Lessons From Silicon Valley for Developing Business Hubs – http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/236076 22 brilliant insights from adventurous entrepreneur Richard Branson – http://business.financialpost.com/2014/08/02/22-brilliant-insights-into-adventurous-entrepreneur-richard-branson/ Hellene.gr: Crowdfunding καμπάνια για ηλεκτρονική πλατφόρμα π

‪#‎Athens‬ mobile users, have you tried Moovit 's new Ride Mode? Upgrade to the latest version to get your live ETA during your trip, alerts when you're nearing your destination, and more. More details here:  https://moovit.wufoo.eu/forms/iiiiiei-ieii-iiiiiei-36/ "That’s a very useful feature if you are visiting a city, or navigating a new area for the first time. " (TheNextWeb on ‪#‎moovit‬ new "Ride Mode" feature) http://thenextweb.com/apps/2014/08/17/moovit-now-provides-trip-information-as-you-ride-public-transport/?utm_source=t.co&utm_campaign=Twitter%20Publisher&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=Exploring%20a%20new%20place?%20Moovit%20now%20provides%20trip%20information%20as%20you%20ride%20public%20transport.&awesm=tnw.to_d4gbs

We are very proud & honored to be acknowledged as ‪leaders‬ (@newZorbas on Twitter) with our startup Hellene.gr + global social media community Zorba The Entrepreneur , for Igniting ‪Hellenism‬! Follow the link below and share with friends or re-tweet! https://twitter.com/IgniteHellenism/status/494698539193073665

Dear Greek Friends, I promised three Greek fighters for a change to the better, Stathis, Sheridan  and Christiana to write down the thoughts I have for all of you and your country.  We met on the internet and it think it is no coincidence. I don't believe in coincidences,  because I love the greek history, the country, its philosophers and YOU, the people.  So it was also no coincidence, that you, the population, had to face this tremendous  crisis. This crisis is your chance! It is your chance to have the biggest influence and  the greatest achievements you may not yet be able to imagine. I am convinced, you  will lead your country out of the crisis into a SUSTAINABLE and RESILIENT future.  As a humanist I am focused since many years, actually since decades, on how to change  the world to the better and I was working hard, thinking and fighting a lot, but I always had  the feeling that I could not help, move or achieve enough until one day I remembered  a quote of Socrates w

GO GREEK! GO DEEP! Launching crowdfunding campaign for Hellene.gr on Indiegogo on June 30! Join me at this event, invite your friends and all Greece lovers! Event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/650191661728444/?fref=ts

Eulen aus athen   promotes innovations from Greece to a global German speaking audience. Me and my business partner, Sheridan Tatsuno, are very honored to be hosted in Eulen aus Athen for our new ad-venture and transmedia project, Zorba The Entrepreneur + Hellene.gr . Link:  http://eulenausathen.com/2014/05/09/zorba-the-entrepreneur/ Google translate (english):   https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Feulenausathen.com%2F2014%2F05%2F09%2Fzorba-the-entrepreneur%2F&edit-text=&act=url Be sure to follow Eulen aus Athen and spread the word! SK

S.K. - Please introduce yourself to the readers of this blog and tell us a bit about the background story of dozeo. M.E. - My name is Mark Egert and I’m one of the founders and COO of dozeo. Back in 2009 my brother in law had the idea during a boring advanced education of his former employer. Everybody sat in a room in front of big screens. Just in short breaks you got to actually see each other. "Why not do that from home, saving time and money and have more fun", he wondered. In the online market, there existed some solutions, but none was easy to handle, cost transparent and looked well. So he decided - let’s start a project ourselves. That’s were I and another guy stepped in and we started our trip, gladly not knowing what way lays before us... S.K. - How you identified a market problem and seized the opportunity to solve it? How dozeo differentiates from other established video communication software like Skype for example? M.E. - Back in 2010, whe

Alibaba Enters Messaging Market With $215 Million Investment in Tango -  http://mashable.com/2014/03/20/alibaba-tango-investment/ Tech Trends That Will Change How People Conduct Business in 2014 -  http://blogs.cisco.com/smallbusiness/tech-trends-that-will-change-how-people-conduct-business-in-2014/ Useful Google tools: 14 Google Tools You Didn’t Know Existed - http://mashable.com/2013/07/05/google-tools/#:eyJzIjoidCIsImkiOiJfYnBseDNqaDh4dzMzZmZzaCJ9 Intelligent Business Operations Bundle powered by SAP HANA(R) Helps Organizations Contextualize Big Data Insights into Processes - http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20140319-903434.html?mod=wsj_share_facebook Hellenic Seaplanes Bets on Greek Airborne Island Hopping - http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-06/hellenic-seaplanes-bets-on-greek-airborne-island-hopping.html Greece 2.0 by Marco Veremis, CEO of Upstream - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marco-veremis/greece-20_b_4921543.html This Insane New App Will Allow

SK - Please introduce yourself and update us on your latest endeavors. YD - My name is Yiannis Deliyiannis, I am 42 years old and I hold a BA on Engineering & Management and an MBA. My professional career, focused mainly on business process consulting and Internal Audit, took a twist two years ago when I decided to embark on an entrepreneurship journey with tradeNOW – an online barter marketplace . Together with 3 friends, we decided to build an online marketplace where consumers and companies can trade goods, services and real-estate. www.tradenow.gr  was launched on 9 th of January 2013 and one year later has more than 17.000 members and 300 companies – mainly in Greece. We are currently raising funds to expand our operations into Europe. Meanwhile, on February we will attend a 3-week acceleration program in Silicon Valley, exploring the opportunity to establish a US – focused barter platform. SK - Your personal opinion about the Greek start-up ecosystem. Will