ISKENDER DIRIK
Managing Director & General Manager Samsung NEXT Europe +
Venture Partner EQT Ventures; Ex-Microsoft
Startup Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist & Executive
Master of Science in Data and Information Management +
Diploma in Business Administration
Tech, Product & Marketing Background
AI & Design Enthusiast
Keynote Speaker & Lecturer – Focus: Disruptive Tech, AI, Digitization, Presentation Skills, Fundraising, Marketing, Corporate Innovation & Startup Initiatives
Initiatives
Profile
No consultant can survive without them and no whiteboard will ever die without having worn thousands of them: Venn Diagrams. It’s so cliché. So here is mine:
Product
Artificial Intelligence
Software
Marketing
Presenting & Storytelling
Branding & Design
Investing
Company Building
Execution/GTM
Technology
Product
Artificial Intelligence
Software
Startups
Investing
Company Building
Execution/GTM
Creativity
Marketing
Presenting & Storytelling
Branding & Design
Publications
Visual Whitepaper
The simple guide to deep learning
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Slide-Deck + Article
The perfect pitch deck – designed by a VC
Read @FundraisingCOUP
Video & Deck
The Synthetic Media Landscape
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E-Book
The Sales Operations Playbook
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Whitepaper
The 3C Customer Connector Framework: A Modern Marketing Model
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Whitepaper
LeadersPledge: The 50 Leadership Commandments
More
E-Book
A manual for corporate venture capital
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Template
Introducing the corporate VC investment canvas
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Visual Whitepaper
A striking explanation of VC mechanics
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Whitepaper
The digital and AI transformation pyramid
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Article
Why it’s time to change the conversation around synthetic media
Read @Venturebeat
Handout
The future of AI transformed marketing
Download PDF
Article
Quick guide to understand the hype around ‘deep learning’
Read @TNW
Article
The multiple layers of digital transformation and AI transformation
Read @Thrive Global
Article
4 most common startup recruitment mistakes I’ve seen as a VC
Read @TNW
Article
Wie Startups die digitale Zukunft menschlicher machen
Read @W&V
Academic Paper
Business Models for Service-Oriented Information Systems
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Article
The renaissance of creativity in online marketing
Read @Medium
Keynotes
Interviews
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