As the long winter sets in, we thought we would bring you a little holiday cheer to go with those lekker oliebollen! On 10 December, come get comfy around our fire(side chat) and listen as Bruno Jakic shares his experiences as a serial entrepreneur and how he identifies opportunities worth exploring.
Bruno is currently an owner of AI Applied and co-founder and CTO of KeenCorp, previously co-founder and CEO of Difference AI. He was also the co-founder of Revelation Game Studio and holds a BSc and MSc in AI from UvA.
This month, as part of our continuing commitment to educate, inspire, and connect, we will be talking to Bruno about his experiences identifying opportunities, validating concepts, and his thoughts on the future of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
Join us on 10 December at 7:00 pm.
Let's end 2020 on a high note with this FREE event and hope Santa brings us some sweet loot.
Your SG Amsterdam Team
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AI Applied
Co-founder
Bruno is a serial founder focused on creating AI solutions. He uses practical AI to solve HR, Finance, and Operational business challenges.
Bruno is a serial founder focused on creating AI solutions. He uses practical AI to solve HR, Finance, and Operational business challenges.
United Wardrobe
COO
Picnic
CTO & Co-Founder
Alice
Founder
LABFRESH
Founder & CEO
COO of United Wardrobe, a recently-acquired Dutch C2C startup that makes second-hand fashion the norm.
CTO & Co-Founder of Picnic - the world’s fastest growing online supermarket that makes grocery shopping simple, fun, and affordable for everyone.
Carolyn Rodz
Founder, Alice
Featured in Fortune, Inc., Fast Company, Entrepreneur and more, Alice was founded by three-time Latina entrepreneur Carolyn Rodz. She has helped raise billions of dollars of capital for innovative organizations, created a luxury retail line that sold in over 400 stores worldwide, including Neiman Marcus, Harrod’s, and Bloomingdales, and later launched a global marketing firm that supported specialty product launches within Fortune 500 enterprises and startups positioning themselves for industry leadership.
Carolyn now serves as an advocate for women entrepreneurs, connecting them to sources of capital, strategic partners, and mentors to create businesses that scale. She is committed to closing the gender gap prevalent in the startup environment by helping female founders implement key strategies for sustainable, accelerated business growth. Carolyn was recognized by Inc. as a “17 Women to Watch in 2017,” by Entrepreneur Magazine as a 2016 “Woman to Watch,” and was selected to participate in the United Nations Foundation Global Accelerator. She is a member of the Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network, a Fortune Most Powerful Women attendee, and has received numerous accolades, including being chosen as a Sam Walton Emerging Entrepreneur and American Express Micro to Millions awardee. She is a TEDx speaker, regular contributor to major media outlets, and is a board member for the Texas A&M Mays College of Business. Carolyn resides in Houston, Texas with her husband and two boys, Luca (5) and Henry (3).
Kasper Brandi Petersen is an Amsterdam-based serial entrepreneur, originally from Copenhagen. As founder of The Cloakroom, Kasper created an online styling service for men, which attracted great investors and scaled to a team of 50, before it was acquired in 2016.
Since then Kasper has been using new technology to create stain and odour repellant shirts. From their hub in the Red Light District of Amsterdam, LABFRESH has utilised crowdfunding and social media very successfully, to establish themselves as the biggest producer of enhanced shirts in Europe.
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