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The BS narrative of 'startups can't scale in Europe'

The BS narrative of 'startups can't scale in Europe'

Whether in France, Germany, Spain, or the Netherlands, we all have this ongoing narrative: startups can't scale in Europe. And yes, all of us, we got pretty good at the startup game as it was in the nineties and early 2000s in the U.S. We have interesting

Etsy and the prisoner's dilemma

Etsy and the prisoner's dilemma

Launched in 2005, Etsy is one of the less-known U.S. platforms. With an initial goal of connecting individuals selling hand-made products and vintage finds to the global consumer market. Etsy carved its own nice between eBay and Amazon as a lifestyle business supporter, bringing side revenues to more than

The new normal of tech at war

The new normal of tech at war

From Starlink deploying in Ukraine [https://www.icopilots.com/musk-the-gafams-and-ukraine/]... > Is Starlink that important? It wouldn't be possible to restore 10 km of cable connection between villages in Chernigiv region after serious battles so quick. Normally it takes few months. Another case: provider Baryshivka-Net resumed the network

There's a (giant) canary in the self-driving coalmine

There's a (giant) canary in the self-driving coalmine

With around 26 million inhabitants, Shanghai is the third-largest city in the world after Tokyo and Delhi, and it's currently under a hard lockdown. Shanghai is also one of the most active digital consumer markets, spearheaded by numerous delivery and supply-chain innovators. One of them is JD.com

Selling pickaxes during the NFT goldrush

Selling pickaxes during the NFT goldrush

Surfing on the growing anger about Apple's 30% cut on the App Store, back in June 2021, Zuckerberg announced how he intended to monetize New Horizons (his new virtual reality metaverse project): To help more creators make a living on our platforms, we’re going to keep paid

One intrapreneur team, one project? Bad idea.

One intrapreneur team, one project? Bad idea.

I've helped design, worked with, visited, and oftentimes also rebooted many intrapreneurship programs since 2007. The most central and undiscussed design choice for these programs is that one employee (or a small team) will be their project's internal leader. With some common-sense rules and as light