On the 5th of September 2017 “SIA MFIB’’ has signed an agreement Nr. SKV-L-2017/445 with Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) for the project “International competitiveness promotion”, which is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund.
Aivars Mirzo Lipenitis is a humble man coming from the countryside of the North East Europe, Latvia, whose excitement about new knowledge, technologies, and the magic of collaboration has secured him to date the recognition by young firm and tech unicorn founders, business accelerator managers, investment firm managers, business school professors, corporation CEOs, business support organization directors, innovation funding program managers.
Aivars started making money at age of 11 (not from parents or neighbors), and launched his first online media startup when aged 18. He was over national newsmedia in 3 countries at 25, for his entertainment business. Aivars Mirzo is always in a self-development mode, and in addition to having read countless books and made all the possible business mistakes, he holds diplomas or certificates form some of the world’s top universities including Stanford, MIT, Umich, SSE and others. He works with students, too, having co-authored an international undergrad program for future tech entrepreneurs.
Aivars Mirzo Lipenitis has initiated and led or advised talks resulting in beneficial partnerships between young technology firms and corporations as Amazon, Etsy, Ernst & Young, H&M, LVMH, Heineken, Siemens, Tesco, Time Warner, Verizon, Wal-Mart, Vodafone, Sainsbury’s, NatWest, IG Design Group, Joann, as well as Venture Capital and Private Equity firms, and large technology scale-ups.
The best thing about Aivars? He always seems to stay positive even if facing a seemingly unfixable issue. It is just another exciting challenge to solve, in his opinion.
For some professional facts, check Aivars Mirzo Lipenitis Linkedin or F6S.
On the 5th of September 2017 “SIA MFIB’’ has signed an agreement Nr. SKV-L-2017/445 with Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) for the project “International competitiveness promotion”, which is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund.
A versatile, result improving wellbeing guide in a busy achiever’s life, based in science, by one of the greatest sports doctors in history. Aki was the team doctor for McLaren and worked directly with Mika Hakkinen, Kimi Raikonen and other great names in sports. Having been born in Finland, Aki had worked as a surgeon in Ethiopia, but after an active career in the sports field, opened a clinic in Switzerland to consult C-level executives on their wellbeing and its impact on business results.
Nothing much about business or innovation, except for the whole story being a startup-alike story of the Chicago-based politics unicorn. The author, the former U.S. president, reveals behind the curtain stories on dealing with corporations during the economic crisis, negotiating with the world’s most impactful political stakeholders, and living a fast life with too many hats to wear at the same time.
Why the earth is not flat, or what actually happens in the world, is everything that bad, and is there good progress being made to make the world a better place. In the time of disinformation and the media chasing clicks instead of informing us, this book is a masterpiece of fact-based critical thinking.
The book, co-written by the author of “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck”, Mark Manson, tells a story of a guy with too many psychological problems, one of those we might have never heard of if not for his stubborn striving for his dreams and ability to develop and lead great teams and network to help him on his path.
Jim Collins, a researcher, gives readers another fact-based book on what determines a great company that would last a lifetime. While not an entertaining read, it is an easy-to-perceive book with lots of comparisons and useful data.
Not your complex, research backed and sophisticated language crowded book. Rather a reminiscent story that made me read it in a few nights, excited and touched by the strong man’s big and brave heart. Not really a “How I made it” book, rather a story revealing all the struggle, pivots, and persistence one can do to make dreams reality.
“If you lack time, sleep faster” as Arnold suggests half-jokingly.
In the era of burnout, being always online for work-related communication, and pushing limits of mental productivity for the sake of efficiency, this book comes if not as a wake-up call, then an invitation to consider when humans are the most productive, when we have to ship a creative or other mental work.
Packed with case-studies looking back at historical achievements and admirable personalities, this book want to help us give ourselves time.
Thoughts and conversations that tunes your brain to think of innovation, impact through entrepreneurship, and widen your perspective. By Harvard Business Review.
No matter whether you are a fan of the U.S. or not, or you live there, don’t be confused about the name of the podcast. This, a few years old podcast recording available on Spotify will be a retrospective and sometimes sentimental, though calming set of stories and music to listen to. I’m not sure how it will reflect on a female listener, but I would not restrict the audience, anyways.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology podcast mainly for, with and about MIT students and former students and employees entrepreneurial paths. Stories about developing innovative impact solutions to real-life problems, failing, winning, and learning.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology podcast mainly for, with and about MIT students and former students and employees entreprenThe podcast series by the leading B2B solutions business accelerator, Alchemist, reveals stories of its alumni and participating start-up founders, accelerator team, mentor and trainer network and investors, some of the Silicon Valley’s and globally most impactful people in venture building.
eurial paths. Stories about developing innovative impact solutions to real-life problems, failing, winning, and learning.
In each episode, Shankar, a writer and social science journalist, speaks with a neuroscientist or researcher, often a book author, to explore another pattern of how our brain works, making a listener to think of how to apply this new knowledge to reapply this pattern thinking and (re)action.
I enjoyed and used the opportunity to get to CEOs, Presidents and SVPs of corporations during the pandemic in a much easier way, but it was only then that the real work started. I do believe in the power of in-person meetings, and my experience shows they are still of necessity to get to an actual important deal. Here is an evidence and research based story on this topic, by the Washington Post
MIT’s Ideas Made to Matter contains articles on various innovative ideas already brought to life or just cooking. Worth following to see what’s going on in the world of innovation, from the heart of one of the most established and researched innovation ecosystems in the world, Boston.
Harvard Business Review, a classic in the business world, is the best source to stay up-to-date in the business space, if you are interested in global trends, market situation, thorough research on outstanding companies and professionals. You can read it both print or digital. When subscribing, you can also access some informative podcasts as well.
Businessweek is a no-bs piece of reading with all the urgent updates and news in the business world globally, along with quality analysis, regional stories from around the world, and financial stats if you wish to know.
Stories of those on the top level of the business hierarchy. Not the Forbes-style show-alike stories, but real experience conversations, articles, and a bit of inspiration for the set heights.
While packed with glossy stories, it features articles and stories keeping the reader updated on what’s up and coming in the corporate, especially C-suite world.
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