Η Pollfish was founded in September 2013 and is an online application that enables any person or organization on the planet to carry out the research who wishes! Pollfish surveys are conducted through smartphone users around the world, with the help of the apps users have installed on their smartphones. At the moment, the company works with 550 applications worldwide and has access in a sample of over 17.000.000 users.
By support of PJ Tech Catalyst Fund of Piraeus which manages Jeremie funds of the European Union
Provides web research at a global level
A new Greek startup company, with only 6 months of life, is a talk of the town about how an innovative idea can be put into practice and bring profits! The creation and success of Pollfish demonstrates that every remarkable business idea, with appropriate support and funding, can evolve into a success story.
The idea of Mr. Zissis Bella, CCO in Pollfish, and the other co-founders of the company, Ioannis Papadakis, Andrea Vourkou and Yannis Zoudis, started from a problem: the difficulty of the application owners to make money from their implementation , without showing any annoying ads for the user. They have overcome this problem with the need for market research, quickly showing users questionnaires in a very friendly way, so that the respondent's experience is impeccable and the quality responses received are much better.
According to a recent survey from Gigaom, the total European economy for 1,8 extensions from 2013 will rise to 4,8 by 2018 and developers have received € 17.5 bin earnings 2013, which is expected to increase at € 63 billion over the next five years.
With his help PJ Tech Catalyst Fund of Piraeus, managing Jeremie funds of the European Union and overcoming the obstacles of the bureaucracy of state services, with patience and perseverance, the Pollfish company is currently a model for business idea development, creating new positions work. With the keyword "extroversion", the company is constantly expanding its activities in Greece and abroad since, due to its nature, customers come from all over the world. Their search is done through many channels and one of the most effective is the presence or sponsorship of various conferences for market research worldwide.
"People are changing rapidly and Pollfish is moving in fast and steady steps. Already smartphone users are approaching 2 billion, with the prospect of 5,6 billion 2019, "says Zissis Bellas. "The uniqueness of Pollfish as a pioneer in smartphone market research is the vehicle that will help it spread worldwide, addressing the global challenges. Already there are strategic partnerships in large but also emerging markets and the prospects are very promising. "
Those who have an innovative business idea and are interested in implementing their idea can contact a startup accelerator, participate in startup weekends and similar events and competitions and seek help and funding from the European Union (information can be found at link http://ec.europa.eu/easme/sme_en.htm) or other International Funds to complete their idea.
Steps to successfully create a startup business
'Ενα από τα αρχικά στάδια στη δημιουργία μίας startup επιχείρησης αποτελεί η υλοποίηση της ιδέας σε πράξη, που γίνεται μέσω καθοδήγησης, ενίσχυσης και δικτύωσης που προσφέρουν οι startup accelarators όπως οι Endeavor Greece, Metavallon και Founder Institute.
The next step is to search for and get financing a startup business through funds that fund the foundation, development of startups such as Openfund and Start Tech Ventures, as well as chapters from crowdfunding platforms such as Groopiohttp://www.groopio.com) and Give & Fund (http://www.giveandfund.com).
Below are a series of events and competitions that can be attended by those who want to implement a business idea and get funding:
• International Student Competition Ennovation 2014 of the Athens University of Economics and Business (http://www.ennovation.eu/?lang=EL) - Συμμετοχή μέχρι 10 Μαϊου
• Startup Europe roadshow, an initiative of the European Commission and the European Young Innovators Forum (EYIF) organized at the Alba Business Graduate School on April 30 (http://younginnovator.eu/startupeuroperoadshow/)
• 3new event of entrepreneurship in Northern Greece: Startup live Thessaloniki 2 to 4 May (http://startuplive.in/thessaloniki/1/)
• World Entrepreneurship Week: 17-23 November 2014 http://gr.unleashingideas.org
Startup Europe is part of the Digital Agenda of the European Commission and supported by Vice-President Neelie Kroes, with the aim of strengthening the business environment for the web and ICT startups in Europe, contributing to innovation, growth and jobs in Europe, and promoting the web and ICT entrepreneurs who start their business in Europe, giving them the opportunity to flourish in Europe.
