This State of the Union produced a familiar feeling: déjà vu, well-intentioned and naïve, as only we Europeans can be. It offered incremental progress where the moment demands a quantum leap. Read my latest on #SOTEU albertoalemanno.substack.com…

Greece’s parliament voted today to lift the immunity of ex-commissioner and current New Democracy lawmaker Dimitris Avramopoulos after Belgian authorities issued an arrest warrant in connection with the Qatargate scandal. politico.eu/article/immunity…

Why is it so hard for companies to communicate a higher purpose? Whether you want to tackle climate change, build a higher-quality product, or simply make someone’s life easier, you’re choosing to create value beyond extracting as much as possible. That puts you at odds with many of the incentives people encounter in modern business. Andrea Pacini and I discuss on Ideas on Stage why communicating purpose requires understanding the forces pushing organizations in the opposite direction. #IncorruptibleBook #PurposeDriven #Leadership #BusinessStrategy #CompanyCulture #Communication #ValueCreation

Start with Premium Before Freemium. The thinking goes that when launching a new product, it’s often a good idea to lower friction by giving away your product for free so you can 1️⃣ Learn from users 2️⃣ Get them to try before they buy 3️⃣ Set pricing based on what users would be willing to pay On the surface, Freemium seems like the best of both worlds: Get users to try your service without worrying about the price, then upsell them into the right premium plan later. But the reality is quite different. ashmaurya.com/blog/start-wit…

"A future ruled by a handful of closed AI giants would be dystopian," says @DimitrisTsingos at #SETN2026. His bet: hundreds of serious companies, open source & open interfaces, beat a gigantic few.

What happens when a short-term win undermines what made your company successful? Groupon built its business around one great local deal sent by email each day. Then the company tested sending more. Revenue went up, so they kept doing it. But what looked like success in the short term came at the expense of customer trust, and eventually customers churned. Vlada Bortnik and I discuss on Heartful Wonders why leaders need to recognize when optimizing a metric starts destroying the value that created the business in the first place. #IncorruptibleBook #Groupon #Leadership #CustomerTrust #BusinessStrategy #CompanyCulture #LongTermThinking

Ελένη Παπαδάκη, Καθηγήτρια Αιματολογίας Ιατρικής Σχολής Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης

What responsibility does an author have to the reader? When I first started speaking, I told myself that if I could help even one entrepreneur avoid the painful mistakes I’d made, it would be worth it. I think writing requires the same commitment. You have to take responsibility for your relationship with the reader, listen to their feedback, and make every decision with the impact you want to have in mind. Alex Strathdee and I discuss on Before the Bestseller what it means to truly write for the reader. #IncorruptibleBook #BeforeTheBestseller #Writing #Authors #Entrepreneurship

Everyone wants Jarvis. Nobody wants the filing. @YodeckSignage's Angelos Spanos found 2 memory loopholes breaking his AI setup, and fixed them. Read More: f.mtr.cool/eu1dkeo5ma

RT @3_soprano: 36 χρόνια πριν.Ο σχωρεμένος πλέον δυστυχώς,Γιώργος Μαζωνάκης,σε εκδήλωση του σχολείου του πριν την 5ήμερη.Ήταν δεν ήταν 18.Γ…

How do great organizations pass their values from one generation to the next? Long before writing, humans used stories to transmit knowledge and values across generations. Organizations do the same through their lore. Most companies let those stories develop on their own. But great leaders actively cultivate them so the stories people tell reflect what the organization truly stands for. John Miles and I discuss on Passion Struck why storytelling can be one of the most powerful ways to preserve a company’s values. #IncorruptibleBook #Leadership #Storytelling #CompanyCulture #OrganizationalCulture

I turned Running Lean into skills your AI agent can run. Two out today for Claude: running-lean:stress-test. Idea to committed bet. running-lean:interview. Conversations to evidence. Your agent spars. LEANSpark keeps score. /plugin marketplace add leanspark/skills /plugin install running-lean@leanspark-skills leanspark.ai/skills

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New on EndoGusto: The Training Arc is here.

Applications are open for @SWCPTV Athens Regional 2026! Proud to be an #Ecosystem_Partner, with @DimitrisTsingos joining as judge. Learn More: f.mtr.cool/b3lwcwtmyx #StartupWorldCup #StartupWorldCupAthens

Είναι δυο βδομάδες τώρα που η Tesla έκανε διαθέσιμο το Grok στο αυτοκίνητο μου. Ξαφνικά, κάνεις κουβέντα με ένα από τα πιο προχωρημένα AI ενώ οδηγείς. Εκτελεί τις φωνητικές σου εντολές στο αυτοκίνητο - ρύθμιση θερμοκρασίας, μουσική, πλοήγηση, τα πάντα. Υπενθυμίσεις όπως "θύμισε μου να πάρω την τσάντα από πίσω μόλις φτάσουμε". Απαντήσεις σε ερωτήσεις όπως "πως δουλεύει αυτό στο αυτοκίνητο". Ερωτήσεις για όλα τα θέματα που μπορεί να σου απαντήσει ενα AI - δουλειά, ιστορία, πολιτική, φιλοσοφία. Επίλυση διαφορετικών απόψεων με τον συνοδηγό σου ("...η Στέλλα έχει δίκιο"). Μαθήματα γλώσσας. Therapist mode για όταν οδηγάς μόνος σου. Conspiracy theory mode για όταν θέλεις να σου αναπτύξει θεωρίες συνωμοσίας για το αγαπημένο σου θέμα. Σταματάμε πλέον να μιλάμε για το μέλλον. Ο Data του Star Terk είναι μαζί μας.

Read it on the EndoGusto blog: f.mtr.cool/u8io5wv204 #RunningCoaching #MarathonTrainin #EnduranceCoaching

Our new article breaks down what each block should emphasize, the sessions that build each one, and how to prioritize when a seven-day week won't hold the work. 🎯

Even if Europe does need more investment, innovation, and growth, the question should not be how to catch up with the US and China on their own terms. My latest for @ProSyn #RhineGroup #MarioDraghi #Draghi project-syndicate.org/commen…

Greek coffee houses are beating local Belgian cafés, generic American chains and Italian barista masters on their own turf. politico.eu/article/how-gree…