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1 Year Idealabs
#StopTalkingStartBuilding
#MyStartupStory
I¡¯m Cedric, I¡¯m the marketing
guy at idealabs. This is the
first year of idealabs through
my eyes (actually my iphone)
I wish I had a Real (not a 3D Printed)
Google Glass last year. Maybe next
year my presentation will be: idealabs
2013 #throughglass
Back to me. Let¡¯s start my
idealabs journey from the
very beginning
Preparing a presentation for my first
job interview at idealabs.
Job Opening:
Digital Marketer
I GOT THE JOB.
HOORAY!
From now I was working for the
first startup accelerator in
Belgium
Hold on a sec!
This was my first job, and I had a
digital marketing background. Let¡¯s
dive in to this awesome book
Let¡¯s fill this space with
startups!
idealabs from inside
First, let¡¯s hang some
inspiration on our walls
`
Idealabs from outside.
One big building in
the center of
Antwerp.
With this rooftop
Idealabs from outside.
Idealabs from outside.
with this AMAZING
rooftop
First things first
Let¡¯s do some
idealabs branding
Second Task
Apply branding on
the outside
Second Task
Apply branding on
the outside and
literally launch
people
Third Task
Launch idealabs with a big bang.
Amazing launchparty with more than
300 people!
Painful Task
Clean Up the launch party aftermath
First Press Release
Hooray, everything is
going as planned. My
work is done here!
This was just the
beginning
Making this happen
was next!
Hold on a sec!
First need to read this book! We
need to create that ecosystem in
Antwerp
idealabs building
Ok it¡¯s still empty, let¡¯s
fill this up
Let¡¯s plan this out
Super secret blurry mindmap
#worlddomination
VIBRANTCOMMUNITY
MEANINGFULEVENTSIDEALABS IMPACT
Make some cool
visuals
idealabs meaningful events
Matchmaking BBQ
idealabs meaningful events
Matchmaking BBQ
idealabs meaningful events
Product Lab Workshop
idealabs meaningful events
Startup Sacrificies night
(inspiring storytelling)
idealabs meaningful events
Startup Sacrificies night
(inspiring storytelling)
idealabs building
Ok our summer was
great, created a vibrant
offline and online
community. Now let¡¯s fill
our building with
startups!
idealabs accelerator Pitchday
70 people applied for the accelerator,
and were judged by this panel
idealabs accelerator pitchday
Hello from India!
idealabs accelerator selection
These 4 wise guys made it through.
Meet Maarten, Wouter, Vincent & Louis
Very First day at idealabs
Coaching 1o1
Very First workshop at idealabs
Very First Wall posters at idealabs
Workshops at idealabs
Some more
Workshops at idealabs
Some more
Workshops at idealabs
Some more
Workshops at idealabs
Some more Pitching at
idealabs
Some more helping
each other at idealabs
Some more Mentoring
at idealabs
Got one unused space in
the idealabs building.
Let¡¯s open a coffeebar and
coworking
Coffeelabs
¡°Add digital to entrepreneurialism
and mix in a little coffee¡±
Some more Pitching
outside of idealabs
Some more Mentoring
at idealabs
Some more
Mentoring at
idealabs
Some more
Pitching at
Coffeelabs
After all that pitching, mentoring,
workshopping. Let¡¯s go to London!
After all that pitching, mentoring,
workshopping. Let¡¯s go to Leweb
in Paris!
After all that pitching, mentoring,
workshopping. Let¡¯s go to Leweb
in Paris!
Back to Antwerp! Preparing Wouter¡¯s
presentation for STIMA the next day
Will you look at that! 19 year old
telling to stop talking and start
building
Back to work! Learning Labs with
schools, helping the startups
After an wonderful summer, now an
horrible winter
Wonderful winter! Welcome Jeremy to
the idealabs family. Congrats Nicolas V.
After the first idealabs babyshower,
now our first #Pitchlab
International speakers!
Anders Ivarsson from Spotify talking
about how Spotify is agile
Startup Campus
Workshops on Business Models
My first personal interview in a
newspaper about my own startup
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Suddenly I find myself in San Francisco!
Talking about a crazy year!
Back to Antwerp!
We had an Evolv weekend at our place
Startup Trips rule!
All the idealabs startups in Berlin for
Capital On Stage
Got back from Berlin
Just in time for the opening of The Next Level.
Coffeelabs took things to the next level! Coffee on
rooftop terrace all summer
I¡¯m sure I missed tons of stuff.
We would like to invite you for our
1 year celebration party. We¡¯re
celebrating for 3 days!
26/06 - Open Office Hours
27/06 - Pitch Night &
Matchmaking BBQ
28/06 - 1 Year idealabs party
Find all info on
http://idealabs.fikket.be
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