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Ukraine – Inspiration for Young Start-Up Ideas
Saying that Ukraine has become over the years an important place nesting hundreds of start-ups ideas can sound a bit surprising. However, all it takes in order to demonstrate this is to simply look at the economic and financial growth that Ukraine registered in the past years, growth pushed mainly by projects which were meant to support technology, industrialization and economy. Through these projects, Noosphere co-founded by Max Polyakov develops tech potential of Ukraine.

Noosphere’s founders are the ones responsible for a variety of the start-ups which aim to offer solutions for technical development. They are supporting companies and NGOs which are stirred by powerful ideas, which make good business cases. There isn’t much that a start-up project needs in order to convince Max Polyakov and his team that it is worth the time and a possible investment. The essential thing to consider when starting a project is to understand how the product you are about to create or the idea or process you are about to launch are going to influence the bigger companies and, at a larger scale, the economy and industry of a certain country.

Noosphere: Starting Point for Start-Ups
Almost looking as if Noosphere Ventures is following the destiny written in its very name, since Noosphere is of Greek etymology and means ‘’the sphere of the human thought’’, this company is able to assess any promising project.

In order to be a promising start-up, judging by Max Polyakov's personal thoughts, your start-up business needs to have a very solid foundation, based on a very valuable idea. That original idea needs to incorporate the aim of the product which your business is creating or the technical solution that it offers. Another important question that you should ask yourself before starting a project is to understand how exactly this project will influence the industry and technology of the bigger businesses or even the country.

Firefly Aerospace: Looking Up to the Sky and Beyond
One of Max Polyakov’s main projects was to be able to create a business which could actively participate in intensifying the relationships we have with the space technology at the moment. This is included on the list of major airspace news of 2017, including Max Polyakov’s Firefly Aerospace. Being able to send small and big satellites and cargos in space is something which is required and which is opening new gates for us to continue exploring space.

This is also the reason for which Max Polyakov is a strong supporter of the idea to allow big companies which are commercially oriented to account for the costs of launching small satellites and allow small start-up projects like Firefly Aerospace to contribute to the process.

Not only that, but Firefly Aerospace could also provide services such as sending out cargo ships to the International Space Station, with provisions and other types of supplies.

BestRoboFest: Attracting New Minds to Technology
The Monster Trucks culture was born a long time ago, in the 1970’s, as a consequence of people experimenting oversized tires and big suspensions on normal cards, in an attempt to redesign them. This has since developed more and more, having its peak together with the launch of the ‘’Mad Max’’ thriller, which encouraged people to expose their ideas even more.

This was the original idea from which BestRoboFest was born, turning into one of the biggest festivities of this type in Ukraine. Not only that, but Max Polyakov’s  team managed to expose through this festivity a face of monster trucks as an integral part of the industry and a new territory to explore in terms of technological advancement by both skilled engineers and young fresh younger minds.

Nature Should Be Kept Away From Industrialization
The environment has always been a priority on a global level and all the matters related to that, such as global warming, preservation of wildlife, recycling and so many others, have been always treated with extremely great care. However, we tend to also feel overwhelmed at times by the big quantity of information we need to digest every day, as there are so many places on Earth that require our attention and collaboration. Sometimes we just feel overwhelmed by news and NGOs which are trying to raise awareness regarding this topic, so we just tend to end up feeling powerless, as Max Polyakov mentioned.

This was the idea suggested by Max Polyakov, whose team in association with Murka and National Geographic, created a video slot called Nat Geo Wild Slots. The slot is focused mainly on conveying the message that we should preserve the wild environment and the wildlife which is in danger. However, the fact that the message is conveyed in a very non-traditional context, one which we wouldn’t normally expect to see, makes it stronger and more visual, thus more powerful.

Drones: Constitutive Part of Industry
Due to the increasing interest taking off in Eastern Europe in developing the technology of drones, Max Polyakov and Noosphere have decided to run the first FAI Drone Race, one of the biggest of the type in Ukraine. This happens shortly after FAI International Drones Conference welcomed Max Polyakov’s EOS and Noosphere.

Even though festivities and competitions of this kind depend a lot on external factors, such as weather and other technical issues that may arise, the first Drone Race hosted by Max Polyakov was an immense success, being enjoyed of both the pilots that gathered to compete and win the big prize, but also by the audience.

They had the chance to take part in special workshops and air sessions organized by Max Polyakov and his team, which strengthened the confidence people have in drones and opened the way to visualizing a new future for them.

Ukraine: Ready for More Valuable Social Projects
Noosphere and its team has never ceased to involve in every project that needs support and which is founded on a very powerful cause.

One of their future projects takes as a focus 3D printing. While this technique is very famous at a conceptual level, there are still not enough companies that master this technique. Which is why Noosphere, together with Max Polyakov and Mikhail Ryabokon are looking for ways in which they can build such engines and then test it with the help of Space Systems Engineering.

New Beginnings for Noosphere
Every project started by Noosphere is a new beginning, which is destined to improve a certain area or to find new ways and solutions in offering technological support. All in all, the common factor of all the projects which have proven to be successful at Noosphere are tied up by the same confidence in the future of the industry and of the great young minds, who have the power to invent new ways and move the economy forward.