3 books for the summer (plus one)

“Which is the reference literature you recommend me to start the topic of strategic alliances?” This is one of the questions I received back on my newsletter and blogpost a […]

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Back to the future

“Ahum Peter, you just turned 50 and now your new logo says “Anno 1880”, that’s just over 133 years and something else than 50! Is everything alright with you?” I […]

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Are you making my mistakes?

Late last century I was involved in a joint venture together with a partner. Enthusiastic as we were, my partner and I were already building the company before the actual […]

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What do you know about launching alliances?

The launch is a crucial moment at the start of an alliance. After weeks, sometimes months, of preparation it is the moment everyone has been looking forward to. It is […]

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What powers business and innovation?

Charles Darwin once said: “In the long history of humankind – those who have learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed.” As someone interested in the topic of […]

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Education is a journey

Often I compare following education with a making a journey.  In both cases the actual event is only part of the experience. Most often it starts with the preparation like […]

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Grameen Foundation and partnerships

Last week during the 2013 ASAP Global Summit I was asked on Twitter what my favorite topic or presenter was and without hesitation I answered “presenter: Alex Counts, very interesting […]

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What are you going to do different?

Last week I shared my 7 lessons from the previous three years of entrepreneurship with you. If case you have missed that email you can still read these 7 lessons […]

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My top 7 lessons as an entrepreneur

I am about to reach my three-year point as a full time entrepreneur. Three years ago around this time I was in the middle of the process of leaving the […]

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Three months

Three months from Today I will depart for St Jean-Pied-de-Port in France to commence with my Camino to Santiago de Compostela. It is about 5 months ago we made the […]

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2013 will be an excellent year!

The New Year is just around the corner. Today is the last day of 2012 and I hope you are satisfied when looking back to the past year. With the […]

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Christmas, time for personal alliances

On this day before Christmas I would like to use this opportunity to whish you a fabulous Christmas time. A few days away from business and business alliances, it is […]

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That's all!

That's all!