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Don’t rely on rumors about the EU AI Act. Get accurate information directly from the source. Hear directly from the European Commission during the regular webinars on how to understand and implement the AI Act. 

Join the European Commission’s upcoming webinar

• Date: Thursday, February 20th
• Time: 10:00-12:00 CET
• Platform: EU Digital & Tech’s YouTube channel

1. Learn about:
   • AI literacy practices
   • Implementation strategies
   • Compliance requirements
2. Understand the impact on your business:
   • Risk classification of AI systems
   • Transparency obligations
   • Data protection and bias mitigation
3. Prepare for the future:
   • Audit your current AI applications
   • Develop compliance frameworks
   • Stay ahead of regulatory trends

By attending this webinar, you’ll gain valuable insights to navigate the AI Act confidently and responsibly.

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The AI race is intensifying as DeepSeek and Alibaba’s Qwen2.5-Max emerge as key players alongside OpenAI, each redefining artificial intelligence in unique ways.

DeepSeek: Cost-Efficient Innovation

• Founded in May 2023, DeepSeek focuses on cost-effective, high-performance AI models.
• Major milestones include the release of DeepSeek-V3 (671B parameters) and R1 in early 2025, which disrupted markets by reducing demand for GPUs.
• Known for excelling in coding, mathematics, and reasoning tasks, DeepSeek’s open-source approach has made advanced AI more accessible but faces bans over data privacy concerns.

Qwen2.5-Max: Alibaba’s Multimodal Leader

• Launched in January 2025, Qwen2.5-Max excels in multimodal tasks like real-time code debugging, precise image generation, and video production.
• It achieved top scores on benchmarks like Arena-Hard (89.4), outperforming DeepSeek-V3 and GPT-4o.
• Built with efficiency-focused innovations like Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) architecture, it challenges the need for costly AI infrastructures.

Implications for Entrepreneurs
Both models are reshaping AI applications across industries. Entrepreneurs must strategically integrate these advancements to stay competitive while navigating challenges like data security and evolving regulations. As the AI arms race continues to evolve, entrepreneurs must stay informed and adapt quickly to leverage these advancements effectively. The question is no longer if you’ll integrate AI into your business but how you’ll do it strategically.

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“Glacier Dreams” by Refik Anadol is more than an installation – it is a poetic experience that addresses climate change in a poignant way. Using artificial intelligence and a dataset of over 110 million glacier images, the artist creates a visual and emotional universe.

The immersive installation completely surrounds you – you see, hear and feel the fragility of the glacier world. A unique moment in which science, technology and art merge.

Fun fact: The flowing pixels in Anadol’s “Data Paintings” are reminiscent of Claude Monet’s brushstrokes – art that is constantly changing and emerging. The exhibition at Kunsthaus Zürich has just opened and will run until at least mid-2026. Find out more about the work here.

Be inspired, be amazed and think: What does climate change mean for our world?

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Andreas G. Stütz is the founder of IDEASCANNER and helps other founders to evaluate and scale their business ideas with AI, e.g. to be pitch-ready for their next funding round. In addition, Andreas has already helped many founders with his experience and network as a mentor, including at the Founder Institute, the world’s leading pre-seed startup accelerator. So if you are a founder and want to accelerate your startup journey in an accelerator program, use Andreas’ referral link for priority access.

Program Dates: Mar 25, 2025 – Jun 25, 2025
Early Deadline: Jan 26, 2025

Secure your spot in Europe’s dynamic startup ecosystem and share the link on LinkedIn here.

Let’s start 2025 by building something extraordinary! Join us in exploring how AI can evaluate and scale business ideas for a green future to drive innovation AND increase the value of your business. Start your free Pre-SCAN today by clicking here.

Shape Europe’s green future with your idea! Ready to be part of a sustainable revolution?

The Shaping Europe’s Green Future competition calls on all students to submit their innovative and creative ideas for a greener future!

As a bonus, you will receive €1,000 in prize money. Make your vision a reality!

Topics:
1. climate 🌦️
2. transportation 🚴
3. energy ⚡
4. agriculture 🌾
5. environment & oceans 🌊

Deadline for entries: December 07, 2024

Let’s work together to achieve climate neutrality in the EU by 2050! Every idea counts and you can make a difference. Learn more in the comments with a link to the registration form and submit your idea – the future is waiting for you! 💪

Thanks to Dominik Legrum from Climate Alliance & Coordinator of the EU Climate Pact Germany for this initiative and implementation together with Katharina Lauhöfer (Head of Europe Direct Center | Donaubüro gGmbH) and the European Commission.

As ambassadors of the European Climate Pact, Mathias Schweikert from Climate Stories and Melanie Stütz from IDEASCANNER are part of the jury. Together with our jury members Mandy Kröppelien (EIZ Rostock), Maren Weiß (Europe Direct Ingelheim) and Robert Gampfer (European Commission) we are looking forward to your ideas for Europe’s green future.

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The Founder Institute’s latest LinkedIn post states: “Meet one of our mentors: Andreas G. Stütz! He’s also the founder of IDEASCANNER that uses AI to help increase the enterprise value of start-ups, mid-sized companies and corporations by making business ideas and business positions quickly measurable and by boosting real innovation.

IDEASCANNER is all about thinking smarter with AI – so who better to ask for THAT ONE THING we could do on a daily basis to think smarter with AI than Andreas Stütz!” Rikke Klitskov asked Andreas: AI is here to stay – so how can we use it to think smarter? Watch the Interview Series with Commitment Club and Founder Institute and click here.

Join us in exploring how AI can contribute to a green future, drive innovation AND increase the value of your company at the same time by starting your free Pre-SCAN today by clicking here.

Partner with us to make your business fit for the future and contact us for further information: info@ideascanner.com.

The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection in Germany invites you to the Entrepreneurship Week Germany 2024. As an official partner, IDEASCANNER will once again host an interactive online session on the top AI tools for founders, entrepreneurs and innovators. Participants will also have the opportunity to test their own business ideas or models with AI. The event is free of charge and will take place on November 21 from 2 to 2:30 pm.

We go hand in hand with this year’s motto ‘Start up. Succession. Company.’, for which we present the corresponding AI tools. The aim of the Entrepreneurship Week is to promote entrepreneurship and create a diverse start-up culture. “Start-ups in Germany are on the upswing again. Ideas and talent are in demand, as are founders who impressively demonstrate how they are responding to the challenges of our time with new business models. Let’s make Germany fit for the future together,” said Michael Kellner, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection and Federal Government Commissioner for SMEs. The event is part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, which will take place simultaneously in over 190 countries from November 18 to 24, 2024.

Register now, experience the latest AI tools for corporate innovation and entrepreneurship education live and receive a first purely AI-based analysis yourself, which individually identifies

• possible unique selling points,
• market and innovation trends as well as
• scalable & sustainable products/services in order to be fit for the future.

Partner with us to make your business fit for the future and contact us for further information: info@ideascanner.com.

Join us in exploring how AI can contribute to a green future, drive innovation AND increase the value of your company at the same time and just start your free Pre-SCAN today by clicking here.

“Let’s create value together!”

“A wonderful dedication by Melanie Stütz, to whom I owe the fact that I am holding this book in my hands – and have already “read” it.”

That’s how Hans-Robert Jacobsen, Dir. Business Development at Deutsche Unternehmerbörse (DUB), started his LinkedIn post about the book: Values – Women Create the Future and continues:

“A very readable and motivating compendium on this very important topic. On the subject of company succession, I was particularly struck by the sentence in Prof. Dr. Nadine Kammerlander‘s contribution, because it fits so well with the topic of company succession and is also used by her there: “Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the passing on of fire.” Wonderful head cinema!

Thank you again, dear Melanie, for our introductory conversation and for sending us the book. Because the topic of sustainable value optimization (not only) of a company to be sold before the sale is also of interest to many entrepreneurs and M&A consultants.

I particularly liked the following sentence: “What if there was a pre-check for entrepreneurs, similar to flying, a way to test new business ideas before investing time and money? Or a safety inspection “MOT” for existing business models to identify potential for improvement?” I think you are way ahead with IDEASCANNER!”

Follow us on LinkedIn and read the whole post here. Partner with us to make your business more valuable for sale and contact us for more info: info@ideascanner.com.

Let’s create value together! Start your initial Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based analysis of what unique selling propositions (USPs) are possible in light of current innovation and market trends to increase your business value. Just click here and get your free Pre-SCAN.

Let’s tear down the walls in people’s heads together…

In the latest interview with the Süddeutsche Zeitung, you can find out

1. why this is so important now, on the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the German Unity Day,
2. what role AI plays in this, and
3. what it has to do with values and the recently published Frankfurter Allgemeine book “Werte – Frauen gestalten Zukunft” (Values – Women shape the future) and 40 other women from business, science, the arts and society, such as Julia Becker (chairwoman of the supervisory board of the FUNKE Media Group), Julia Ledermann (chairwoman of the advisory board of edding AG) or Dr. Caroline von Kretschmann (managing director of the family business The Europäische Hof Hotel Europa Heidelberg GmbH).

What walls would you most like to tear down today? Join our LinkedIn community and comment. Let’s create the future together and make history! Follow us here and be the first to know about the latest AI tools that help us drive business value in our day-to-day operations.

Join us in exploring how AI can contribute to a green future, drive innovation AND increase the value of your company at the same time by starting your free Pre-SCAN today by clicking here.