Trust me – I’m a hunter!

Not so long ago, I used to hear phrases like: “I’ve got an amazing idea, but I don’t have any money”,  or: “If only I could surround myself with specialists, my idea would sell like hotcakes.” Since the Starting platforms have started, with their goal being to increase the level of resourcefulness in Eastern poland – within which I have the pleasure of hunting startups in our country – not only did an essential and specialist support appear, but also a chance to grab a non-repayable 800,000 pLN subsidy.

I went to get my eyesight checked a month ago. I see poorly, and having a good eyesight pays off in the present times. Despite having medical care bundles, I decided to use public healthcare this time. The doctor – she was in her mid-fifties – at the start of the appointment, decided to conduct a medical interview with me, noting everything scrupulously in her so far empty patient’s chart: mine and my family’s diseases, weight, shoe size, political views, religion, sexual orientation… The interview surprised me so much that I didn’t even know why I was answering those questions.  But basically, in times when using my laptop  to search for a remote control car for my son  on Ebay, I can see the same auction  3 minutes later as Facebook ad on my phone, in times when I leave my home, I enter my car and the moment I drive out of the garage, Google maps is informing me that it’ll take me longer to get to the office today because  the traffic is bigger (how the hell do they know that I am going to the office?!) – in these times, nothing can surprise me. So I answer my questions politely as a child, and all of the sudden, the thus far emotionless doctor  is rising her sight, and I can see disgust  mixed with shock in her eyes. Just a moment before, she asked me about my job position, right after that she commented that  “self-employed” is not a job position at all,  so I confessed that you could also say that I’m a Startup Hunter.

’ve spent the next 15 minutes listening to digressions about wasting the Polish language, using the word “weekend” instead of “Saturday and Sunday”, Americanization of the Polish consumers’ society and a lack of respect for the Polish tradition. We’ve sacrificed the next 15 minutes on looking for a Polish equivalent of the word startup; unfortunately, without any success. After she gave up, she asked me how the name of my job position should be written down  – “Startup Hunter”, “Hunter of Start ups”, “Hunter  of Start-ups”, or possibly a “Start-up-hunter”.

The visit ended with the doctor giving me a prescription for glasses, which my employer  (in that case me) should reimburse me for. I wonder  to this day if I’m going to reimburse the costs because sometimes I’m not pleased with my performance at work.Anyways,this visit brought  to my attention how fast the world around  us is changing, how fast our country  is changing, and how difficult it is for others to follow something that is not natural to them.  How much is there left to do, to show our society  he idea of self-employment, to familiarize our country with the word startup, to encourage ambitious people  to try this path in their lives.

The truth is that arguments against trying it out are virtually non-existent.  Not so long ago, I used to hear phrases like: “I’ve got an amazing idea, but I don’t have any money”, or: “If only I could surround myself with specialists, my idea would sell like hotcakes.” Since the Starting Platforms have started, with their goal being to increase the level of resourcefulness in Eastern Poland – within which I have the pleasure of hunting startups in our country – not only did an essential and specialist support appear, but also a chance to grab  a non-repayable 800,000 PLN subsidy.  There are practically no arguments against it.

Almost each and every one of us had an amazing business idea at least once in their lifetime. Majority of us keeps that in our heads, saving it for later, or coming to the conclusion that someone else is probably already doing it. Possibly, we come to the conclusion that it wouldn’t work out anyways. Such ideas are wasted without any chance of being tested out.
Have you ever had an interesting idea, realised by someone else later on? Do you remember how  you felt back then? Surely not once did you repeat that in your head: “What a shame, maybe next time. ”but what happened after you had another great idea? What was your next excuse for not trying it out? And what will be the next excuse?

t’s high time to take matters into your own hands.  No one’s going to change your world for you.  No one’s going to take the first step for you.  Only you can check if your idea makes sense, if it’s innovative, and if it has a potential for success. Thanks to the Starting Platform #technoparkbizneshub, you can check that absolutely for free.

Dear reader, please visit the following website:  www.platformystartowe.gov.pl and send your application to #technoparkbizneshub. Verify if the idea growing in your head has the mark of innovation.  A dedicated panel of experts will provide their opinion about the chances of success on the market, and  if you prove yourself to be good – you will be invited  to elaboration, testing, you will also receive an essential and specialist support. Ultimately, you will have  a chance to win a non-repayable 800,000 PLN subsidy. If you are afraid and you have questions, please contact me – I will help you. Is it worth it? Of course it is!  Trust me, I’m a Startup Hunter!