Inisghts from EEX Community
Virpi Kröger
Topsoe
“Helping a startup in the middle of a pandemic has taught how to overcome a difficult crisis.
Listen, be responsive and allocate limited resources carefully into actions that have an effect at the time. Explore entirely new growth opportunities instead of only focusing on defense.“
Jaakko Savolainen
“Key to agile business development is to focus in what matters and seize the moment immediately.
In a startup you learn about the problem on Friday and present a demo on Monday. Changing course, ‘pivoting’, is not feared but part of the life. This we need in large companies too."
Juhani Väättänen
ABB
“From now on, I want to start from the problem and not the solution. In corporations, it is easier to think [technical] solutions than try to truly understand the customer needs and wants. This prevents innovation and breakthrough thinking.”
Rashmi Kasat
"I wanted to test my own limits and know what I am really capable of.I learnt the art of listening which is very useful as a leader.
I don’t need to be the one coming with solutions. Rather, coach, and let the team find their answers."
Kaija Bridger
KONE Corporation
“Without the right mindset capabilities become redundant. Mindset is difficult to develop – but EEX challenges participants and help them to ask different questions. EEX is a partner we have been very happy to work with.”
Samuli Manninen
Magic Add
“My advisors' enthusiastic support has helped a lot with practical strategy and how to work with big global partners.”
From the media
Kauppalehti
EEX Pilot 2014
Entrepreneurship Exchange was developed by a great group of entrepreneurial people, both corporate types and startup entrepreneurs, who joined forces for the pilot. (Yes, we actually practice what we preach.)
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