Why and how I became an entrepreneur by Alexander Van Laer alexander@flavr.be

WHO AM I

Sharing the love for home-cooked meals

MY AMBITION

Uber Facebook Alibaba Airbnb FLAVR the largest taxi company, owns no vehicles the world’s most popular media owner, creates no content the most valuable retailer, has no inventory the world’s largest accommodation provider, owns no real estate (ambition to become) the most popular food delivery & take-away platform, cooks not a single meal

WHY DO IT

MY EDUCATION

MY ENTOURAGE

WE ARE TOO HUMBLE. BUT WE SHOULD LEARN TO BECOME PROUDER, BOLDER, AND THINK BIGGER. WE SHOULD LEARN STUDENTS TO EXPERIMENT. TRY, FAIL, LEARN, REPEAT. WE SHOULD SIMPLIFY AND LOWER TAXES. START-UPS AND SME’S DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES LIKE MULTINATIONALS. WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH VENTURE CAPITAL. SCALE-UPS OFTEN HAVE TO LEAVE. WE NEED MORE DEVELOPERS. ALL TECH START-UPS ARE CRAVING FOR MORE TALENTED TECHIES. WE NEED LEGISLATION 2.0 ACTION POINTS