Steps to find the best event venue and eventlocations in Vienna
Choosing the right location for your event in Vienna can make all the difference. Vienna, with its fascinating past, cultural richness, and inspiring atmosphere, offers a wide range of stunning locations for your next event, whether it’s a corporate meeting, conference, seminar, workshop, or social event. How to pick the best event location in Vienna? […]
Work-life balance: How to get through the day so you’ll show up tomorrow
Additional insights provided by Christine Jama, Program Coordinator at Impact Hub Vienna. It is the holy grail: work-life balance. Decades ago, futurists predicted how technology would liberate us from the drudgery of work. In 1930, John Maynard Keynes believed we would be working 15-hour weeks. Fast forward to the present, technology has advanced in ways […]
Five Inspiring TED Talks by Female Entrepreneurs for International Women’s Day
Here’s to the women that inspire us. March 8th is International Women’s Day, and across the globe we are celebrating the powerful women who are shaking the foundations of once patriarchal systems and societies to build a more gender-balanced world. This year, International Women’s Day is taking place under the banner of a new […]
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 101
SDGs stand for the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals which were adopted in 2015 and are key to the world achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, a plan of action for people, planet, and prosperity. The SDGs build on the UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and address issues that need to be solved, such as […]
Creating Collaborative Spaces: An interview with Daniel Utrilla Mellinas
Collaborative spaces are one of the most important aspects of modern work and they don’t just come out of nowhere. A lot of thought, planning, and design work goes into the desk you don’t even think twice to sit down at. Daniel Utrilla Mellinas is the Space Manager at Impact Hub Vienna. A designer […]
Deep impact: A guide to impact measurement
Impact measurement remains a big challenge for social businesses across the world because it’s just not as straightforward as dollars and cents. To truly capture impact, a social venture might need a larger allocation of time and resources. It’s important to get acquainted with some of the standard metrics and data points of impact measurement. Measuring […]
How to fundraise WisR
Raising money is a must for any new company looking to spread its wings and it’s one of the bigger challenges a startup will face. You need to prepare the right documentation, meet investor after investor, and that’s if you’re lucky enough to even get a meeting. Fundraising can take up to six months and go on even […]
Living off grid using clean energy
We’ve all dreamed of being free from the rules and requirements of modern day infrastructure. What if you don’t want to be connected to the public power grid? In many places, you are legally required to be connected to the local infrastructure which isn’t an unreasonable request. But if you’ve ever been frustrated by an electric […]
Radical Candor: What is it and how does it work?
Do you ever want to be honest, but are worried about being too honest? Radical Candor™ allows you to establish a management framework where you can challenge your co-workers directly while caring for them personally. Being professional often means biting your tongue. But sometimes the truth needs to be said. A failing of many […]
The New Generation of Collaborative Leaders
IMPACT HUB LEADERSHIP INTERVIEW with Lena Gansterer, Barbara Inmann and Florian Bauer
Integration: How these ventures are changing the world
Integration is one of the biggest challenges our world faces today. We all have different languages, different cultures, and different ideas. But at the end of the day, despite all our so-called differences, we’re all just people looking to do our best. Here are some ventures helping those who’ve come from afar, find their […]
European Voluntary Service: Martin Pavelka
Let’s start with the basics, what is European Voluntary Service Program (EVS) and how did you decide to embark on this experience? European Voluntary Service is a program which enables young Europeans aged 18 to 30 years to live up to 12 months in another country working in a non-profit or social business organization. It […]
Spotlight: An interview with Bubbles & Kraut
Longtime Impact Hub members Myounghee Jo and Alexander Bachinger have just launched Bubbles & Kraut, a social venture addressing the food waste problem through fermentation. They offer workshops and sell their very own fermented products such as kimchi and kombucha and hope to build a community focused on food sustainability and preservation. With their first […]
Spotlight: An Interview with Sara Biazar, Head of Client Relations at the World Data Lab
The World Data Lab (WDL) is a predictive and analytical NGO that uses public sector data to forecast life expectancy and income for every country in the world. Their goal is to make this data accessible and personal and make everyone in the world count. Data’s the new frontier and the demand for WDL’s products is exploding. […]
Tech For Good: The ventures blazing the trail forward
There are those who use technology for gain but there are also those who use technology for good. This month, we’re celebrating those who lean towards the latter. We want to shine a light on the people you walk past every day who are using technology in a positive way to change how we think, […]
Spotlight: An interview with Alexey Chernikov about Reji, a language learning app.
Reji is a subscription based iPhone/iPad app that helps you learn new vocabulary with correct pronunciation using customizable flashcards. It is the third app from Twopeople Software, a nascent startup specializing in language learning. Alexey sat down with us to talk about what’s special about Reji, why he and his team decided to develop it, and what they […]
Winners of the Innovate4Nature Jury-Event!
Innovate4Nature is an annual startup competition from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), SPAR, and Impact Hub Vienna, and run through the biodiversity initiative (Vielfaltleben) of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Sustainability and Tourism (BMNT) with additional support from the European Union. The aim of innovate4nature is to inspire individuals and teams to come up with innovative business ideas that make […]
EdTech: Bringing Education Closer to the Digital Era
Education is an institution that has remained largely unchanged for decades. Technology is here to change that. But what is EdTech? EdTech stands for Education Technology. It’s the use of technology to improve how we consume, access, facilitate, and disseminate education. Many agree that the current education system and approaches to education have their shortcomings. Now, […]
Spotlight: Don’t grow older, grow WisR!
Only seven months ago, we spoke with Klaudia Bachinger about her dreams for her fledgling startup WisR. Since then, the company has added two Co-founders (Carina Roth, Chief Financial Officer, and Martin Melcher, Chief Technical Officer) and everything is now in full flight. Employees were hired, awards were won, partnerships were built, and grants […]
New Year, New You! Making Healthy Habits
Do you find yourself in that same new year’s resolution cycle every year? Things feel fresh, you’ve made your resolutions, and you’re excited for the new year! But, a few weeks or a few months later, you still haven’t filled out your business canvas, begun your search for a co-founder, or even started to […]