Tomorrow is Good: The brain gain potential
There is an immense opportunity to hire abroad, but current legislation makes it very hard for start-ups, writes Tessie Hartjes, VP marketing of Lightyear.
Tessie Hartjes
Tomorrow is Good: I did not start googling when I heard about George Floyd
This week, some seemingly unrelated things came together. Let me begin with Lightyear. The biggest change we have seen within Lightyear resulting from the COVID-19 […]
Tomorrow is good: Life altering events
Haroon Sheikh is a senior scientist at The Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR). I consider him to be a bit like the Dutch […]
Tomorrow is good: Today’s uncertainties require flexibility and that’s what start-ups have
I remember my disbelief when I heard that entire cities and regions were under quarantine because of the corona virus. What an impact that must […]
Tomorrow is good: Women entrepreneurs fear failure but are actually more successful
Last Friday I bumped into a former college student and I asked her where she worked these days. When she told me that she worked […]
Tomorrow is good: Why deep fake media doesn’t worry me
Yesterday a colleague showed me a deep fake clip ripped from Home Alone. Both the face and voice of the lead actor Kevin were replaced […]
Tomorrow is Good: Go big or go home
Start-ups face challenges on many different levels and it’s the ultimate balancing game. You need to have a team in order to deliver your proposal. […]
Tomorrow is good: from a C- for maths to driving a Lightyear to Palo Alto and back
At the end of high school I had to choose what and where I wanted to study. I had an answer to the question ‘where,’ […]
Tomorrow is good: our second brain
Anyone who sees me sitting will notice I often nod my head like an Indian and am constantly tugging at my face or neck. I […]
Tomorrow is good: Which form of transport will supersede the scooter?
Gliding smoothly over the streets in Oslo, I feel like I’m in an episode of the Jetsons. I am greeted kindly by an oncoming rider […]
Tomorrow is Good: 130 times determination – Lightyear on the eve of the unveiling
Five months ago, we decided to advance the construction of Lightyear’s prototype. Not an easy decision, but it was necessary to test some of the […]
Tomorrow is Good: “I think my wife will like it”
Last Friday we were invited to a special location for Lightyear, in Munich. Through the organization of a rally for a group of car collectors, […]
Tomorrow is Good: Super Forecasters
Working at a startup means that you have to deal with a lot of uncertainties. You don’t have track records or any data from your […]
Tomorrow is Good: worry-free accessibility
When Lightyear considered moving to the Automotive Campus in the summer of 2017, one of the biggest concerns was accessibility. Although there are several ways […]
Tomorrow is Good: Leadership is not a one-man-show
Recently I watched the fascinating Netflix documentary Wild Wild Country about the Indian guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, who had a huge group of followers in the […]
Tomorrow is Good: Stimulating (politically) desired behaviour
In secondary school, I regularly participated in initiatives such as the Lagerhuis. Originally I got an interest in politics and for a long time, I […]
Tomorrow is Good: from Public Launch to Design Unveiling
In a weekly column, alternately written by Maarten Steinbuch, Mary Fiers, Carlo van de Weijer, Lucien Engelen, Tessie Hartjes and Auke Hoekstra, Innovation Origins tries […]
Tomorrow is Good: Perpetuum Mobile
In a weekly column, alternately written by Maarten Steinbuch, Mary Fiers, Carlo van de Weijer, Lucien Engelen, Tessie Hartjes and Auke Hoekstra, Innovation Origins tries […]
Tomorrow is Good: The importance of Lightyear’s Ambassadors
In a weekly column, alternately written by Lucien Engelen, Mary Fiers, Maarten Steinbuch, Carlo van de Weijer, Tessie Hartjes, and Auke Hoekstra, Innovation Origins tries […]
Tomorrow is Good: pursue your startup dreams for the world
In a weekly column, alternately written by Lucien Engelen, Mary Fiers, Maarten Steinbuch, Carlo van de Weijer, Tessie Hartjes, and Auke Hoekstra, Innovation Origins tries […]