A busy Open Coffee Kraków this morning in Ambasada Krakowian. If I made mistakes or left you out apologies.. a blogger volunteer would be welcome. I explained the rules and idea (more detail here) everyone gets 1-2 minutes: where you present in English or Polish who you are, where you are from, what you are doing, what you want, how we can help you and what you can offer. English preferred, Polish OK. We welcome foreigners in Kraków, have a historical role as a trading centre, and are against nationalist, xenophobic trends West and especially East of Poland). We were honoured to have a French citizen with us today, and feel solidarity with all lovers of freedom today.

It has long been a matter of regret that the fabulous engineers of AGH so seldom show up in the pro entrepreneurship and start up community, so hats off to Maciej Tyrała and Monika Wawryniak of the AGH Students’ Association for organising a round table to bring business and technology students together.

A busy Open Coffee Kraków this foggy morning. Paweł Majka from the Krakow City Government's enterprise support department came. This is very good news. We hope it is the start of a trend. Only about 15 people at 08:00 but 43 by the time the meeting closed. If I made mistakes or left you out apologies.. a blogger volunteer would be welcome. I explained the rules and idea. (more detail here ) everyone can have 1-2 minutes: Telling others present who you are, where you are from, what you are doing, what you want, how we can help you and what you can offer. The introductions to everyone stops and networking happens at 09:00. English preferred, Polish OK. We welcome foreigners in Kraków, have a historical role as a trading centre, and are against nationalist, xenophobic trends West and especially East of Poland). It’s no problem if you are not an Entrepreneur, or a Geek. Geeks and Entrepreneurs are welcome. Anyone positive minded is welcome, whether investor, employer/employee, future business partner, clients, suppliers or someone who just wants to promote their project. People who make it by 08:00 in the morning to our events – which start on time – are a step or two ahead. Here is what was shared this morning and we had the pleasure to host:

This was the 3rd Wintrepreneurs meeting we’ve held, and the first on the 3rd floor, the first documented meeting, and the first with a guest speaker - Angel Investor of the Year - Peter Cowley. Many thanks to Laura Jenkins and the Google team for providing the venue. The format of our meetings continues to be work in progress.

I met Łukasz Krasoń at the TEDxWarsawSalon on the 15th September organised by Agata Dziekań and the TEDxWarsawSalon team.

A bustling and very international Open Coffee this morning, only about 15 people at 08:00 but at least 40 by the time the meeting closed. If I made mistakes or left you out apologies.. a blogger volunteer would be welcome.

MOOCs (Massive Online Open Courses) from organisations like Coursera are making available the finest University courses in the world for free to anyone who signs up.

I've been rejected many times in my life and I still feel I am a valuable person. I know many other people who have been said "no" to by serious and important institutions and companies at different stages in their life. Many of them have done great things and are wonderful people.

I came across LEMARQUE CAMPBELL when I saw his TEDxtalk at TEDxGrandBahama. As someone who is interested both in the TED Prize Global Witness campaign and transparency in different contexts, I thought it would be interesting to find out more about him, and requested an interview.

A contribution to Global Entrepreneurship Week for YPO members, and other company considering hosting a visit of school children and wondering how to make the most out of it

Esmeralda Gonzalez wrote an article in the Krakow Post about how volunteering in Krakow changed her life for the better. Many years ago I went on a SCI/IVS workcamp in communist Czechoslovakia. I have always thought that being active, contributing, working, doing something useful is often more fun and rewarding than relaxing, chilling out and doing nothing which is so often promoted as a route to happiness. So her headline really appealed to me. I approached her asking for an interview because I wanted to draw attention to the benefits of volunteering in general also find out more about her story and situation here in Krakow.

I talked to two schools in Krakow today about them getting involved in Global Entrepreneurship Week this year. Both seem positive, and while preparing materials about the project and movement, I came across this article I wrote in 2008 for the Winchester College Alumni Magazine (they never published it but that's another story). Winchester College is one of the oldest and most famous schools in the UK I attended many years ago, and has a reputation for being elite and elitist (a topic I'm happy to discuss with anyone who is interested).

This post is a translated Interview with Yan- a professional journalist and editor, amateur fashion blogger in China.
With Marlena and Krzysztof Achinger we have launched a blog about European fashion for Chinese speakers. Our main blog is here

There is a lively and sometimes angry debate going on in Krakow about how far the city government has been and wants to help us. I've written quite long posts about this on some Facebook pages. and thought I'd share them here

You’ve build up and now sold a well known company Branded3, to a major multinational. St Ives Group. congratulations. It is the textbook success story. Read more here.

I am invited from time to time to attend/speak at/be a mentor or sponsor events. I sometimes agree if I support the goals of the organisation and the audience is one I can offer something of value to. I aim to be useful and contribute.