Insights about our last hackathon (this one) from Nikita, invest director of Zubr Capital:
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- 1. 𝐆𝐞𝐧 𝐙 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 10-15 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐨, 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 and sees ways to rebuild them to satisfy Gen Z needs. They will definitely change e-commerce, travel, and fintech in the coming 5-10 years
- 2. 𝐀𝐈 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐕𝐏𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲. During the pitches, we were not only able to see pictures of future products but could actually use the apps or chatbots
- 3. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭. I was surprised, but Cyprus managed to attract really bright minds, including winners of international Olympiads. These guys will drive the future economic growth of Cyprus in the next 20 years
𝐖𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 - 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐰
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Original post in Linkedin. By the way, Nikita shares some really interesting tips for founders from time to time 🐉
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