opencoffee.gr - Part 97

Η ομιλία του Κυριάκου Μητσοτάκη στο Open Coffee Athens XV

October 13, 2008 3 Comments

Ακολουθεί το video της ομιλίας του Κυριάκου Μητσοτάκη στα πλαίσια της 15ης συνάντησης του αθηναϊκού Open Coffee, την περασμένη Τρίτη.

Το video είναι παραγωγής Κώστα Βλαχάκη.

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Athens Startup Weekend – The call

October 11, 2008 9 Comments

This is a cross-post of Alexandros Pagidas from Startup Weekend Athens. Open Coffee Greece is a proud local supporter of the event, we’ll literally gonna create a bunch of start-ups over the weekend, go get your ticket!

Hello everyone,

At last, Startup Weekend is here. Some of you might remember me from an earlier Open Coffee two summers ago in Bacaro downtown Athens, when I was asked to speak about my experiences living in the vibrant tech community that exists in San Francisco and, of course, the Silicon Valley. I remember in that talk wanting to transmit some of that magic of infinite possibility one feels when living and working in that part of the world. Today, I am happy to announce that from the 21st to the 23rd of November 2008, you have the opportunity to feel some of that magic too, right here in Athens.

Having participated in a previous Startup Weekend myself (in San Francisco), I can personally attest that it is by far the most exciting tech event I have ever been to – and I have been to a lot of them the past two years. In Startup Weekend, you don’t just talk about startups – you build them. Either with the new friends you’re going to make at the place it’s being held or by bringing some of your existing friends with you, the purpose is to work together and focus all your creativity and talent to create your own startup – in the next 54 hours!

It is possible. It has been done in the past in numerous cities throughout the world, and it can happen right here in Athens this November. With the generous help of Microsoft Hellas, in their brand new Innovation Center in downtown Athens, we can do it. To help you create your startup, Andrew Hyde, the founder of Startup Weekend, and I will be flying from the United States to Athens to facilitate the event.

The tickets are free. Please don’t abuse that privilege because space is limited. Booking a spot and not showing up takes away the opportunity from someone, a friend or fellow member of your own tech community, participating in your place. That’s bad startup karma. However, if you’re sure you will make it, don’t delay. Get your ticket here.

We look forward in meeting you and helping you create your startup!

Yours,

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Leveraging potential – The Calacanis effect

October 9, 2008 5 Comments

You are passionate about {Cloud Computing / Web Design / Podcasting / Ruby on Rails / you name it}. And you want to organize a meet-up about it. But you don’t know how. Or you can’t find the right people. Probably, you’d also love to have in place some cool guys from Open Coffee Greece. Whichever is the case, we are here to help.

We will share with you our humble experience and our phonebook. We’ll find you the place, find you wifi and make it happen. Or we won’t, if you don’t need to actually. What we’ll definitely do is build up buzz on our blog or maybe make you a contributor so you can write your own posts. News groups are still hip too.

Still, you will be the organizer, you will decide on the format and guests and other details, it’s your thing; we’d be just happy to enable it and serve as your proud partners.

Jason pitched us the idea back on Tuesday. It’s Thursday and you have the framework ready. So, let’s announce the first meet-ups by … Friday? Yes, let’s make the Open Coffee ecosystem grow and bloom… fast ! The time is now. And great potential lies ahead

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Jason Calacanis rocks the stage of Open Coffee Athens XV – the video

October 9, 2008 3 Comments

For those of you that were not among the 250 lucky ones who felt the real vibe, but for all of us who want to hear it again and again, too, here goes the video of Jason Calacanis speech, a couple of days ago at Open Coffee Athens XV. There’s just one thing to be said, go watch it now!

Kudos to Costas Vlachakis for the excellent coverage.

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Open Coffee Athens XV – Open Thread

October 8, 2008 20 Comments

Have your say.

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Open Coffee Athens XV, the call

October 1, 2008 9 Comments

Tuesday, October 7th, 6 o’clock in the afternoon, at Bios. 4 exceptional talks, a couple of hundreds people from the best and brightest of the greek start-up scene and a presence that worths, well, an event on its own. The 15th meeting of Open Coffee Athens is -I dare to say- a must event, you just can’t miss that! Here goes the details:

Speakers
- Elias Politakis, founder, will demo (right in our mobiles) the innovative wireless services of MobileFX, aiming at both the enterprise and entertainment markets. What’s more, Elias will give his (sharp!) views on do’s and don’ts about start-upping in Greece.
- Michael Rizos, New Digital Media Manager of the one-month old MTV Greece will present, two days after the big event in Kallimarmaro stadium, his beliefs on new media and the music industry at large, as well as the ideas of implementing these in MTV Greece.
- Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, among others an ex-consultant of Alpha Ventures and Managing Director of NBG Venture Capital, will contribute his personal expertise about raising money and entrepreneurship in general, giving an apolitical speech that we are clearly honored to host.
- Having Jason Calacanis as our guest is just amazing, to say the least. Jason needs no introduction and he will inspire us about the things he’s among the most qualified people around the globe to talk about: the passion for technology and entrepreneurship.
Where: Bios, Peiraios 84, downtown Athens, in a rural, ex-industrial but trendy downtown area, the perfect host of the start-up culture (View Map). Join us in the bar for the pre-coffees and the after-beers and in the theatre for the speeches.

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When: Next Tuesday, October 7th. The full programme is:
- 18.00 – 19.00: Come along and meet around, enjoy your coffee or warm-up drinks, till the speeches start
- 19.00 – 20.00: Short (5-10′) speeches, followed by Q&A
- 20.00 – …: The main part, endless informal networking and socializing over drinks
How: It’s simple, you just come over and get in. Participating in an Open Coffee meeting is by default free and open to anyone who would like to attend. You’d better leave your tie at home or at the office, but don’t forget to bring some business cards with you, you’ll probably need a lot of them. If you’d like, you can validate your presence by leaving a comment here or RSVP in the relevant facebook event. And, if you’d like to present in a future greek Open Coffee meeting, just send us an email at opencoffee.gr(duck)gmail.com.
Why: Why attend? Well, each one of the hundreds of people who attended the previous meetings had their reasons, we bet that you’ll find your own ones. Till then, rest assured that you’re going to meet the nerds and marketers, bloggers and journalists, VCs and developers, entrepreneurs and PRs, who shape and shake the Greek start-up scene and become part of this vibrant community. Plus, you’ll also meet Jason Calacanis, could it be better than this? :-)

The meeting will be unique, spread the word and let’s all together rock on Tuesday night!