McDonalds Kolosej, Ljubljana, Slovenia

McDonalds Kolosej - movie goers retreat, BTC shoppers carbo-loading platform and nearby Plaza dwellers quick-ish snack-grab. We've all been there, though we all claim we don't do it - that often.

Nadja Jokanović - co-founder and CMO of Wannabe, increasingly popular online media that started as an innocent idea, grew rapidly and boasts shareholders from Slovenia | her great-grandma was with 101 years the oldest person in Trebinje | recently launched Wannabe Stars, Wannabe Bride and Slovenian edition  WannabeMagazine.si | pharma graduate, worked for MEDA | about to launch Wannabe fashion line while continue to organize top community events | as a student used to run Tuborg promotions | about to finish Cotrugli MBA and starting MBA Serbia Association | travels a lot, likes top events, likes long distance walking and is reading Tajna magneta srca | one day she will kick start a chain of women entrepreneurship incubators and accelerators with special emphasis on youth, starting with Belgrade. Magnetic.

Ivan Vučetić - CEO and co-founder of MBA Friends which started as business plan idea at Cotrugli MBA class | stepped on the ball of the classic 9-to-5 | grew up in Peroj near Pula where a group of Montenegrins were moved together with their orthodox priest 350 years ago | studied in Rijeka and later in  Ljubljana where he met his Slovenian wife | took Italian passport thanks to mother's Italian roots, to get somewhat easier through Slovenian beraucroacy when moving permanently to Ljubljana | sold plums as a kid in Peroj, worked 4 consecutive summers in Work Experience USA, in Slovenia organized student parties and events and is about to finish Cotrugli MBA | has two kids,  3 and 5 years old, caught mountain climbing bug as a new Slovenian resident, loves diving and friends from Mali Lošinj and currently reading Zero Zero Zero | one day he will reinvent and take networking relationships to levels never seen before. Metcalfe's law in action.

10ka EF, Ljubljana, Slovenia

10ka EF - Slorest chain of canteen restaurants located in Faculties. This one in Faculty of Economics. Decent, effective, probably most international. 

Raül Rodríguez Cabestany - computer developer at EduArt Softver | proud Catalan, grew up in Reus, Catalunya, now lives in Zgornje Laže | did not have a very good experience with Slovenian bearaucracy becoming a resident - long-winded and expensive procedure | Erasmus exchange student - chose Slovenia,  because it was the only country offered (FR, DE, NL, CZ, SI) that he did not know and that's how he met his Slovenian girlfriend that brought him back to Slovenia for good | computer science graduate at URV Tarragona, | started Metaverso.es and HappyHamlet.com | absolutely loves sports, avid mountain biker, played table tennis semi-pro and still knows karate | 8 years of piano lessons in Conservatory in Reus, singing ditto | just finished Rework book | without limitations he would save all abandoned race galgos, greyhounds in Spain and worldwide for that matter + help all the friends that he could not when they first asked him. Remember that. 

Daniel Eyer - co-founder of Eduart and music teacher | lives in Ljubljana, born and raised in Brig in Wallis/Switzerland | studied at ZHDK and by chance attended guitar art festival in Belgrade where he met his Slovenian wife, thus later moved to Ljubljana | also has a bad experience with arranging residency papers in Slovenia | was chosen by Matjaž Jevšnikar - later his Eduart co-founding partner - as music teacher in Ribnica after he sent 50 job applications - foreigners are obviously not likely to be hired | has a year and half old son, plays 13 string guitar and is Aikido practitioner | just finished Gamification by Design | one day he will make music and all other learning and education fun and interesting, infused by gamification to rekindle already existent internal motivation. Game on!

Victoria Pub, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Victoria Pub - a very nice pub, with good food, but with an unfortunate location on Litostrojska. If moved to city centre it would be a hit. Still recommended, though. Detour worth making.

Sebastjan Jeretič - Mayor Popovič's Consultant for Communication and Digital Agenda in Koper and co-founder of Neuroagencija | grew up in Piran, about to move from Tartini square to Koper, mostly due to kids getting to high school | probably most famous Jeretič | met his Croatian wife in zidanica on Trška gora | wanted to be sports journalist, but one year in Yugoslav army switched his world view and he switched to political science | one fine young day decided with Patrik Vlačič that something needs to be done in and for Slovenia - they selected party by elimination system and opted for Mladi Forum where he served also as president and was later active in SD party | has 3 kids 8, 10, 12 years, all of them on Facebook | passionate about Koper and Univerza na Primorskem | plays easy computer games for relaxation, used to play bridge pretty well | just finished reading Dan Brown's Inferno, likes Damasio and Gazzaniga | reading lots of online articles/blogs and disseminating lessons learned far and wide | one day he will devote and dedicate his life to neuroscience and achieve something great and important - to be crowned by Nobel prize. Amen.

HUB, Zagreb, Croatia

HUB Zagreb - Croatian outpost of The HUB network - Another World is Happening. This time they hosted Zagreb's Lean Startup Meetup, well organized, nice event. Worth coming to from Slovenia.

Borut Rismal - founder and CEO of Pasadena and CHS, investor and mentor |  born and raised in Maribor | there are way more more Rizmals than Rismals -  probably due to mistake their name was changed a couple generations ago | did not finish FE as starting his first company Atlantis hijacked his priority list | business was rising on early Windows versions and Word 1.0 | started, but never really started playing golf | reading The Greeks from 1950 and before that Sedlacek's Economics of Good and Evil - which his company will probably translate and publish | with unlimited resources he would bring more quality books to local markets that deserve it; paperback-to-people.

Subaru - for true believers. Borut is one of them. Converted after trying it.

Navtika, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Navtika - a small coffee bar, tucked in the basement under Šolt and LUI on Vojkova. Serving it's share of regulars and devoted to nautical themes. One of Dejan's favourites.

Dejan Roljič - Sappcor founder | in 2008 attended and later organized another trip to Shanghai summer school | speaks basic Chinese | worked for Printbox and tested it also in China | huge sailing fan and shares this passion with Jakob Tratar | will go first cruise over Mediterranean and then around the world,  not very unlike Volvo Ocean Race | planning to set up business accelerator in Shanghai, already working on it with Drago Napotnik, launched Roundybox and is helping spread AIR | in the long term he tends to create Tesla innovation centre - probably with several Tesla's parked outside.

Kavarna Rog, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Kavarna Rog - "Kavarna Rog is one of our favourite cafés around - and not only because it's a 30 second walk from our flat. Located along the Ljubljanica below the old Rog bicycle factory, the café is one of the few places in town where you can find a proper breakfast, and the lengthy menu of gourmet soups, sandwiches, salads and desserts (not to mention wines) makes it a popular lunchtime stop. It stays open late as well, and the dark and moody modern interior is perhaps best suited for a drink than anything else." by InYourPocket

Saša Gerčar - born and raised in Ljubljana | not related to the transport company | knows geni.com | did not finish EF, but did get herself a husband there | višja upravna was also a no go | worked for Jugotekstil, for ATR with Trnovec and as Network21 CEO | her son is already almost Nataša's son-in-law | Šmarna gora regular climber | reading Burnout and Women in Prague | likes walking the dog, riding motorbike and family travelling with a car | without limitations she would stay in Slovenia, educate herself and work on destigmatization of mental institutions | probably also move a lot to have a chance to do a lot of interior design.

Pencil and paper always ready on every table in Rog. Ideas worth noting.