Convincing a VC to invest in your idea isn't easy. You need to show that your startup is special and has the potential to grow. But how do you do that? Most ideas that seem to be unique at first glance are not after a closer look. So how to make your startup attractive to investors?

It's been three weeks since co.brick released the report: "Preliminary diagnosis of the Silesian startup system" (can be downloaded here). The report was discussed with representatives of the ecosystem, mostly representing technology clusters and local government. Therefore it was discussed mostly from that angle, but how about the local founders? I think that their perspective was missing and in this post, I will try to highlight some of the challenges they are facing.

What do Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs, Che Guevara, and Michael Jackson have in common? Obviously - they are known. You may like them or not, you may understand them or not, and the only thing you can't do is ignore them!

This post is the first one of a series that I plan on books that I find useful and worth reading for startup founders, inventors, and anyone who wants to better understand the world of business, invention, and economy.

Last Thursday before Lent is a special day in Poland. It is a bit like Shrove Tuesday, yet instead of pancakes, we eat donuts. This year it was very uncommon for me, and it wasn't because of the donuts but of an unexpected phone call I received...