This is what the digital future looks like at VW – Johann Jungwirth at the etventure Fireside Chat
Hardly any other German company had more negative press coverage in recent years than VW. Europe’s largest car maker is still struggling with the effects of the Diesel scandal. At the same time, the automotive titan still needs to face an entirely different challenge:...
Outstanding (team)work! SPIEGEL article on etventure and SMG group
The hard work really paid off here. Eight journalists and authors are rightly very pleased with themselves and their journalistic work. Last week they were awarded the prestigious Herbert Quandt Media Award. SPIEGEL editor Ann-Kathrin Nezik received the Award for her article “Pain Points...
Successful startups – etventure shows students how to do it
In the morning, on the way to uni, quickly check Facebook and other social media. That’s part of everyday life for the majority of students. As is well known, the Facebook success story also began right there – at university. Nowadays, the social media...
“Don’t always talk about obstacles, just get on with it”
Minister Ilse Aigner took to the stage at BMW Welt to great effect, namely in a self-driving car, to open the Bavarian Digital Congress 2017 in Munich. Many top representatives of the party from politics, business and academia joined the Economics Minister for Bavaria at...
etventure Digital Transformation Study 2017: German companies are too slow and inflexible
Last year, a study by etventure investigated how large German companies are getting to grips with the digital transformation. One year later, we now have the second status update on digitization, carried out jointly with GfK Nuremberg and YouGov USA. In addition to re-interviewing...
Digitization and the 2.0 target group – looking back at the etventure MEGA-Talk event
In May 2016, the MEGA-Talk series of events was launched at etventure’s premises in Munich. On the first Thursday of the month, the employees gather together to discuss exciting, innovative and relevant topics, to pass on their experience and to compare notes. Last week,...
Digitization and digital transformation – an overview of the most important topics from the month of November
Once again, we look back and examine the latest exciting digitization-related news. This month provided even more clarity about the way that digital players are moving in and occupying interfaces for interacting with clients. In this vein, we will focus on the examples of...
Going Lean, Again
Friedrich Arnold, Senior Project Manager at etventure, explains how manufacturers can embrace the Lean Startup methodology as the centerpiece of their Digital Transformation. The Proud Leader On a recent client visit to a German OEM of construction machinery, the CEO and the Head of...
Digitization and digital transformation – an overview of the most important topics from the month of October
Another month has passed, so it’s time to look back. What were the top issues relating to digitization in October? This month’s overview looks at the investment that is needed in Germany’s schools in order to prepare the younger generation for the digital future....
Why Go Digital?
All the metrics you use to measure success indicate that you are doing just fine – So why “Go Digital”? etventure’s CEO for North America, Lukas Bower, provides some context – and clarifies why business leaders should not only “Go Digital”, but make innovation...
‘More opportunity than risk’ – etventure features in the Handelsblatt cover story
‘Digital Germany: How business can master the transformation.’ This is the front-page headline of today’s weekend edition of the German business publication, Handelsblatt. Along with its clients Haniel and Siegwerk, etventure took a prominent position in the cover story, which was given the title...