Niko Slavnic

​>​> Empowering Growth. Speaker I Founder I Bestselling Author I Board Member I Startup Investor | Nobody Famous

Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

About

Creating growth! I have over 30 years of experience in scaling, from ideas to companies, from companies to regional leaders and global corporations in various industries and markets. I am also the founder of IQbator, the first private business incubator in the SEE region, an active 20+ investor and supervisory board member in several Co. As a keynote speaker and an MBA professor at IEDC Bled School of Management and ESSCA Ecole de Management, I share my knowledge and passion for scaling, entrepreneurship, and innovation with leaders and managers from diverse backgrounds and sectors. I have lectured and mentored in over 30 countries, and authored several books and publications on venture capital, growth hacking, and the future of business. My mission is to unlock the creative potential of individuals and organizations, and to empower them to grow faster and better.

Experience

  • Visiting Professor at IEDC Bled School of Management
    Jan 2007 - Present · 19 yrs 6 mos

    Lecturing Creating Venture Opportunities, Entrepreneurship, leading MBA Hackathons since 2007. It helps MBA participants engage with these 3 essential roles. They learn how to create and design products faster, how to hyper accelerate entrepreneurship process and also lead growth of others and yourself.

  • Founder | CEO at IQbator d.o.o.
    Jan 2001 - Present · 25 yrs 6 mos

    www.IQbator.si Venture builder centre. First private business incubator in the SEE region dedicated to building & accelerating startups with inspiration, innovation and investment.

  • Investor at Slovenika
    Jun 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 1 mo

    💚 Gifts from Slovenia https://www.slovenika.eu/

  • In Your Pocket (18 yrs 8 mos)
    • Lead Acquisition Investor
      Nov 2018 - Present · 7 yrs 8 mos

    • Franchize owner for SEE region (Slo/It/Bih/Mac/Srb/Mng)
      Nov 2007 - Sep 2022 · 14 yrs 11 mos

      Publisher of leading European locally produced city guides for more than 300 destinations since 1991. More info: www.inyourpocket.com

    • Chief Executive Officer
      Jun 2018 - Dec 2019 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Founder at THE Slovenia
    Jan 2015 - Present · 11 yrs 6 mos

    International Publishing House. Biggest Slovenian Publisher of English publications. www.the-slovenia.com/ http://www.sloveniabook.com/