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Who Pays When the Robot Breaks a Window?

By Ana Marija Kostanic 15 May 2026 6 mins read

Most Mondays start with a sprint to clear an inbox. For Emily Kate Genatowski — […]

Events

Doist’s Amir Salihefendic, at Podim 2026: 50M Users, Bootstrapped

By Livia Rusu 12 May 2026 7 mins read

Amir Salihefendic, founder of Doist, has built one of the most enduring product-led companies in […]

Diaspora

Disrupting ‘Boring’ Industries: How Deyan Dimitrov Turned Dirty Socks Into Profit

By Teodora Atanasova 5 May 2026 4 mins read

Laundry doesn’t usually make headlines. It doesn’t attract hype cycles, speculative capital, or founders chasing […]

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The CEE Startup Superpower: Cultural Weakness becomes Competitive Edge

By Felicia Olteanu 4 May 2026 5 mins read

In a region where questioning authority is discouraged, creating a psychologically safe culture becomes a […]

Energy

Are Energy Communities the Next “Booking” for Electricity?

By Lenka Vranová 14 April 2026 5 mins read

In the rapidly evolving world of renewable energy, a new model is moving from the […]

Interview

Vlad Gozman on Disrupting Mature Markets, 180° Pivoting, and Not Taking VC Money

By Ana Marija Kostanic 2 April 2026 7 mins read

From the early days of EU consulting to navigating the VR craze of 2016, career […]

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Inflammaging in Clinical Practice: GlycanAge’s New Data

By Teodora Atanasova 30 March 2026 7 mins read

Inflammaging in Clinical Practice: Bringing the Science to Clinicians Two decades before longevity became a […]

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“Ability to Articulate a Vision and Build a Brand Is Just as Critical as the Code Architecture”

By Ana Marija Kostanic 24 March 2026 9 mins read

Building a globally competitive gaming company from Serbia struck most as wishful thinking back in […]

Web3

“Users’ Trust is Not a Byproduct of Growth”

By Ana Marija Kostanic 10 March 2026 8 mins read

“The rifle. Air rifle 10m, inside, and 5.6-millimetre calibre on 50m, outside.” While preparing for […]

Ecosystem

“If Bulgarian Entrepreneurial Association Were a Startup, We’d Be in the Scaling Phase”

By Teodora Atanasova 5 March 2026 6 mins read

Since the mid-2010s, Bulgaria has seen a steady increase in the entrepreneurial activity. The county […]

AI

“Frankfurt Is Our Gateway to Growth”: Bulgarian Sirma Takes Its AI Ambitions Pan-European

By Teodora Atanasova 27 February 2026 4 mins read

Over 33 years ago, a group of university friends from Bulgaria set out to establish […]

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North Macedonian Eliza Prendzov on Shifting From Diplomacy to Wall Street

By Kristiana Kuneva 25 February 2026 4 mins read

Post-Dream is a column by Kristiana Kuneva about New York beyond the glitter — where […]