I have just raced at Ironman 70.3 Triathlon in Antalya. Water temperature was great; the humidity was ok; except for the extreme wind during cycling, everything went well, and I managed to complete the race. During the Ironman training period and at the race itself, I accumulated some stuff that Ironman triathlon teaches you about life&entrepreneurship. I am surprised how much these two…
No More Factory Model for Universities!
23 June 2019
203 universities, 160.000 working academicians, 8M enrolled students. That is the summary of Turkish higher education scene. The important question here is: What is the cumulative impact created by the graduates of these universities? When we exclude top 10 universities…
One vertical we consistantly work on BN is entrepreneural side of the upcoming paradigm shift. As we believe, all academicians, regulation makers, decision makers of private and public organisations should think & act like an entrepreneur in a lean start up fashion in…
UBER vs TESLA, Does Tech Industry Favor Vertically Integrated Companies or Blitz-Scaling Model?
5 May 2019
In the recent episode of Big Tech Big Talk, Berk & Ussal deep dived into the disruptive innovation comes with ride-sharing business. They examined how blitz-scale method gives advantege to Uber over its rivals, and how will Uber utilize the data collected from the cars and its users for the future self-driving car services.
As well as this core ride-hailing business, Uber has moved into new…
A Short Summary of Zuck’s Interview with Harari : ‘’What the heck, I scored on my own net.’’
28 April 2019
‘’Wait a second.. I think I scored on my own net…’’ I am pretty sure this is nothing but the thoughts of Zuck when hosting the Israeli academic Harari for the so called PR series of discussions on the future of technology and society that Facebook initiated as if…
As the exponentially growing technologies create bigger and bigger disruption in existing markets, the necessity to be ready for this transformation and foresee the short term future became much more important for enterprises, governments and people itself. More & more…
In our previous post, we elaborated on how exponential technologies will disrupt one of the bulkiest industries of the world, the energy industry. If there is any other industry that is more bulky and untouched in terms of digital technologies, it is nothing but healthcare industry. Two cutting-edge Technologies, AI & blockchain have a huge potential to change the face of healthcare as we know…
How to Surf on the Ripples of the Pebble Stone: 10 Essential Rules of Being an Exponential Entrepreneur in Exponential Times
27 January 2019
‘’The ripples of the pebble stone that was thrown into the water in 1989 have spread over a period of 30 years and become a force that affects all layers of society’‘ states Mr. Faruk Eczacıbaşı in his book, “Daha Yeni Başlıyor”. These ring shaped…