The premise of privacy in a post-truth world

On a panel moderated by Nick Nigam, Brave Software chief scientist Ben Livshits and Brabbler CEO Eric Dolatre discussed the perils of personal privacy in the age of big data supremacy. Read More

Learn how to build, grow and scale your business. Introducing ClassroomX at Web Summit.

We’re launching ClassroomX, a new educational content series aimed at providing entrepreneurs, developers, and other startup employees with the tools they need to transform their startups and accelerate their success. Read More

You can’t always avoid screw ups, but you can learn from them

On August 20th, we hosted the forum "About the Time I F***ed Up." Industry experts Alon Matas, Ronit Belson, Dor Abuhasria, and Avi Barliya explored their failures, dove into their screw-ups, and discussed how we can embrace the human tendency to sometimes fall flat on our faces. Read More

The impact deep learning is having on artificial intelligence

At the VB Transform conference in San Francisco, MissingLink.ai founder Yosi demonstrated how easy it is for machines to learn skills that just… Read More

TOA Podcast Studio: What entrepreneurs should think about before starting their companies

Mapillary's Jan Solem was interviewed as part of the TOA Podcast Studio series recorded during the Tech Open Air 2019 conference. There he discussed his company's approach to mapping data, the ethics of data use, and the lessons he's learned as a startup founder. Read More

TOA Podcast Studio: Bestselling author Cal Fussman on the entrepreneurial power of storytelling

As part of Samsung Next's TOA Podcast Studio series recorded during the Tech Open Air 2019 conference in Berlin, Cal Fussman was interviewed about the importance of storytelling and questioning. He shared some secrets and described how the newest generation of entrepreneurs has inspired him. Read More

TOA Podcast Studio: Chris Messina on owning your ideas and imagining new realities

Chris Messina is known as a technologist, evangelist of the open source movement, and the inventor of the hashtag. As part of our TOA Podcast… Read More

TOA Podcast Studio: How Heartbeat Labs builds digital health products

We chatted with Stephanie Kaiser as part of our TOA Podcast Studio series, recorded during the Tech Open Air 2019 conference, and discussed her human-centered approach to solving some of Germany's most pressing healthcare problems. Read More

Beyond money: Why VCs are investing in platform

We've been exploring how platforms can positively influence growth for both startups and investment funds across Europe. On a panel at the Lisbon Investment Summit, we discussed this topic in-depth with Carolina Küng from Frontline VC and Isabel Salgueiro from Cherry VC. Read More

Meet us at 1E9 the_conference in Munich

We’re excited to support the inaugural conference taking place on July 11 in Munich, Germany. Read More

Beyond the bamboo ceiling: Breaking barriers and overcoming stereotypes

Breaking the "bamboo ceiling," as some people refer to this phenomenon, is not just about finding a different path toward leadership. At a recent panel discussion in New York City sponsored by Samsung NEXT, Asian Americans working in the tech sector discussed being perceived as a model minority and questioning the assumptions and generalizations of different Asian identities. Read More

Join us for Stack Zero Sessions, August 18 in Berlin

Stack Zero Sessions will bring together 40 people working on decentralization, from peer-to-peer systems to blockchain to decentralized finance; from technologists to investors to researchers. We will spend the day on self-organized discussion groups, aiming to create an operating plan to address the issues they face. Read More