Blog - Start it @kbc

Subscribe to our spambot to stay up-to-date

Thank you for subscribing to our newsletter!

A day in the life of Steven Claeys, founder of Sitwear

Wednesday 13 June 2018

Steven Claeys is an entrepreneur with a mission: he is determined to create comfortable and stylish clothing for people in a wheelchair.. Being a wheelchair user himself, Steven knows exactly how difficult it is to find adapted clothing that feels good, and looks good as well.

How to boost customer engagement

Monday 11 June 2018

“Our edtech research shows how much children love learning, more than games and badges. Yet software prevents children from getting to these learning moments. At the same time, retailers are constantly preventing their customers from learning about products. We’re so focused on marketing messages, we have forgotten how we learn. Kid’s [...]

People don't know: pivot

Monday 28 May 2018

Don’t know what a pivot is? That probably means you’ve been heading in the right direction, right from the start. Because a pivot is the proof of startup’s flexibility: it’s a drastic change in direction for your business model. If your company needs a pivot, then you weren’t going the right way.

Know what to expect from GDPR with Law Square’s 5 tips

Wednesday 23 May 2018

The GDPR is right on our doorstep, but many startups are still not completely sure about the impact on their business. Law Square, one of Start it @KBC’s partners, helps startups and larger corporations with legal issues, including the protection of personal data. Lawsquare lawyers Leen Van Goethem and Laura Brodahl share 5 tips for startups [...]

People Don’t Know: a startup

Friday 18 May 2018

Once a month, we take our magnifying glass and zoom in on a specific term from the startup world. This time, we thought we’d go for the most important one of all: a startup!

WHERE ARE THEY NOW: AROUND MEDIA

Wednesday 25 April 2018

Around Media is a young and rapidly growing software company that helps the real estate market to communicate. How? By visualising houses, premises and constructions in VR and AR and by creating 360° tours.

Start it podcast #3: TECH

Wednesday 18 April 2018

In this monthly podcast, we put a few of our many startups together in one room, to talk about their road to business success. In this episode, we focus on technology with two tech-entrepreneurs: Johan Vos, co-founder and CTO of Gluon, and Hilde Van Brempt, co-founder and Business Development Manager of iDalko.

Demo Day is coming up, here’s what you should know

Monday 16 April 2018

If the 3rd of May wasn’t already marked in your agenda, now is the time to get a red pen and do so. That’s when some of the most promising startups in the country will present themselves to the world, at startup Demo Day. For this edition, the biggest startup event of the year is part of the brand-new and& summit & festival in the [...]

DE GROTE VERHUIS VAN TURBULENT: VAN LE PLAT PAYS NAAR ZUID-AMERIKA

Wednesday 11 April 2018

Dat België te klein is voor sommige bedrijven, dat hoor je af en toe. Maar te plat? Of te droog? De energierevolutie komt uit België, maar vindt noodgedwongen plaats aan de andere kant van de wereld. De Hasseltse start-up Turbulent vervangt grote waterkrachtcentrales door kleinere en veel efficiëntere turbines, op waterlopen waar [...]

Start-ups in med- en neurotech: wie zijn ze en wat drijft hen?

Tuesday 3 April 2018

Gestart vanuit de medische problemen van hun kinderen, nu klaar om impact te maken in med- en neurotech. Dat is wat de founders van Epihunter en BestBrain met elkaar gemeen hebben. Die eerste ontwikkelde een digitale oplossing om verborgen aanvallen van epilepsie te detecteren bij lagere schoolkinderen, BestBrain pakt dan weer uit met een [...]

Startup stories: blogs, vlogs and podcasts created by our own community

Friday 30 March 2018

Blogposts, video’s, podcasts, … the Start it @KBC startups are putting themselves out there! Every month, we hand-pick some of the best content our entrepreneurs are sharing online. This month’s selection features the calendar app PlayDay, investor platform WinWinner, cohousing experts Bao Living, accelerator network GAN and the [...]

Where Are They Now? - PREZLY

Thursday 29 March 2018

With a clear mission, a lot of hard work and a boost by Start it @KBC, Prezly has grown into a successful, internationally orientated company.

Back with another one of those block rockin' blogs.