Presentation by Christophe Stern

2. LEVERAGING INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY
In solving poverty and its symptoms in Africa
RESEARCH
&
SUSTAINABILITY
LEARNING
DIGITAL
PRODUCT
INCUBATION
ACCELERATION
info@ekoinnovationhub.com
PURPOSE
Professional skills
training
- Data School
- Media School
Commercialize &
scale high-impact
businesses
Drive social-impact
products
addressing SDGs
Accelerate idea-to-
commercialization
curve

3. • The most common myths about being
an entrepreneur.
• Building and sustaining your self-
motivation.
• How to set goals for yourself and your
business

4. From Corporate
Dinosaur
to
Entrepreneur
Reflections on the journey…

5. STEP 1
“Entrepreneurial
Sabbatical”​
• Exposure to a VC Network
• Crypto investments (15+ ICO’s)
• Learning from failed entrepreneurs

6. STEP 2
Realization
• Entrepreneur in your 40’s? YES!
• Because you have at least 4 out of 5:
• Experience
• Focus
• Determination
• Network
• Funds

7. STEP 3
Eureka
Moment
• Find/trigger inspiration
• Contextual & Critical thinking
• Analyze your environment with an
open mind
• Craft many new ideas & concepts
• Use current/relevant insights (i.e.
disruption thru Covid-19 related)

8. Note to yourself
Never…
• … believe in everything that
supposedly successful entrepreneurs
tell you. They usually give you many
striking one liners, that apply to you
only in a very limited way.
• … idolize the usual glorified
Entrepreneurs (i.e. Steve, Bill, Elon, Jeff,
Zuk, etc.). They are far from perfect
and you are very different from them!
• … underestimate the value of failure
and failed entrepreneurs. Ask Steve,
Bill, et al about their failures before
success happened…
• … give up

9. What worked
for me…
• Hospitality → www.zhostel.com
• Beauty care →
www.whiffperfumes.com
• Amusement retail →
www.zoomoov.com

10. What didn’t…
• Gastronomy → The Yard Centennial
(https://youtu.be/ck5TGsQvQ8s)
• Many many many ideas and concepts
killed in the process!!! ☺

11. What’s
coming…
• Educational Robotics
• Nutricosmetics/Nutraceuticals
• B2B Drones
• Premium Hot Beverages
• And many many more….

12. Dinosaurs are extinct
but birds, frogs and
lizards survived!
Because they adapted! ☺