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Andries Smit @DriesSmit

Life long learner | Serial Founder & CEO | Building ventures, shaping futures | #Tech #Fintech #InsurTech

Joined April 2009
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Unlocking the Hidden Potential: Why Emerging Market Startups Are the Next Big Thing linkedin.com/pulse/unlocking…

Unlocking the Hidden Potential: Why Emerging Market Startups Are the Next Big Thing

In today's venture ecosystem, we often hear about startups in high-tech hubs like Silicon Valley, Boston, or Berlin. But what if I told you that some of the most promising businesses are actually...

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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: The Art of Durability: Building Sustainable Business Models Amidst Fleeting Trends linkedin.com/pulse/art-durab…

The Art of Durability: Building Sustainable Business Models Amidst Fleeting Trends

As an entrepreneur, the allure of quick success often overshadows the importance of sustainability. Its hard not to be sucked into the latest trends, hoping to ride the wave of popularity and achieve...

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An idea to find good ideas linkedin.com/pulse/idea-find…

An idea to find good ideas

Welcome to another edition "Hiding in Plain Sight". Today we're diving into the exciting world of using AI to discover new venture or startup ideas, and how it can help us uncover and validate...

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"The most invisible form of wasted time is doing a good job on an unimportant task." – @JamesClear
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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: The Net-Zero Economy linkedin.com/pulse/net-zero-… via @LinkedIn

The Net-Zero Economy

Welcome back to Hiding in Plain Sight (HIIPS). As always, I'm excited to uncover the opportunities that are right before our eyes, waiting for entrepreneurs and forward-thinking Execs like you to...

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"Please remember to say 'please' and 'thank you' when you talk to ChatGPT Daddy." Why?! "You don't want GPT7 to think humans are unkind." A very sobering thought by son yesterday as we were exploring ideas for his new venture together. #chatgpt #ai #ventures #Entrepreneur
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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: Whats next for Corporate Innovation? linkedin.com/pulse/whats-nex…

What's next for Corporate Innovation?

Last year was a year of contrasts and unexpected developments, marked by the outbreak of war in Ukraine and the subsequent energy and cost of living crises. As a result, corporate innovation efforts...

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"The most important habit is choosing the right habit to work on." – @JamesClear
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"When you need to learn quickly, learn from others. When you need to learn deeply, learn from experience." – @JamesClear
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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: Sensible and Sustainable Finance linkedin.com/pulse/sensible-…

Sensible & Sustainable Finance

In recent years, there has been a growing awareness of the need for sustainability in our economies and societies. This movement towards sustainability is not just about being environmentally...

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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: Small Teams linkedin.com/pulse/small-tea…

Small Teams

For as long as I can remember, conversations with executives of large organisations always circle back to "how can we instil 'the founder mindset' in our organisation?'. This mindset includes...

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Open banking gives third parties the socket that fits into a plug to allow data to flow out and be used for innovative services. @Oxford_Answers sbs.ox.ac.uk/oxford-answers/…

Blurred lines: how open banking is facilitating big tech’s creep into finance

Open banking altered the role of consumer data in finance. Data shared securely can be leveraged for more tailored services, changing how firms compete.

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"You'll feel better once you get started." –@JamesClear
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16 inefficiencies / opportunity areas in the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) linkedin.com/pulse/16-ineffi…

16 inefficiencies / opportunity areas in the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM)

I previously shared that the Voluntary Carbon Market needs to scale 25-100x to cope with the demand for carbon credits by 2030. That’s a big problem.

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Voluntary Carbon Markets - an opportunity hiding in plain sight linkedin.com/pulse/voluntary…

Voluntary Carbon Markets - an opportunity hiding in plain sight

The voluntary carbon markets (VCM) offer a unique opportunity to tackle the pressing issue of global climate change. KEY INSIGHT: With more than a third of the world's largest listed companies having...

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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: Looking back to look forward linkedin.com/pulse/looking-b… via @LinkedIn

Looking back to look forward

I don't like the word startup because it sounds like it's once and done. "A quick start, and then your done.

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First principles defined andriessmit.com/2023/01/05/f…

First principles defined

First-principles thinking is one of the best ways to reverse-engineer complicated problems and unleash creative possibility. Sometimes called “reasoning from first principles,” the idea is to break…

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AI today… (one for the time capsule archives) andriessmit.com/2022/12/19/a…

AI today… (one for the time capsule archives)

Post by @DriesSmit.

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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: Buy or build… Why not both? linkedin.com/pulse/buy-build… via @LinkedIn

Buy or build… Why not both?

Which is better: to buy companies ("Merger & Acquisitions (M&A)") or to build new companies from scratch ("Corporate Venture Building (CVB)")..

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