Guest Articles 167 articles

AI

The EU AI Act’s Replayability Test: If You Can’t Reconstruct a Decision, You Can’t Ship

By Petr Malyukov 9 March 2026 4 mins read

Today, the narrative around high-risk AI systems is taking a new turn. Since the EU […]

AI

AI Is Boosting Agency Revenue, and Undermining It at the Same Time

By Mia Maček 3 March 2026 5 mins read

AI Is Boosting Agency Revenue, and Undermining It at the Same Time For a while, […]

Defense Tech

Europe’s Defense Tech Investing Plays by Different Rules

By Joachim Enegaard 3 February 2026 10 mins read

A few years ago, defense was still a taboo word in most European venture conversations. […]

Founder's School

Founders, Stop Dumping Money on Your Go-To-Market Strategy

By Ksenia Novikova 28 January 2026 4 mins read

If you’re a founder, at least once you’ve googled “go-to-market strategy.” You’ve asked ChatGPT, and […]

Ecosystem

Building a Startup Culture Through University Incubators: Ukrainian Experience

By Andrii Zaikin 15 January 2026 6 mins read

Back in 2016, after visiting a university incubator in Estonia, I returned to Ukraine with […]

Fintech

What Compliance Changes Are Coming to FinTech in 2026?

By Alex Tsepaev 8 January 2026 6 mins read

If you work in fintech, you’ve no doubt often felt how hard it can be […]

Founder's School

CEE Founders, Stop Hiring “Fundraising Consultants.”

By Adam Hashchyshyn 7 January 2026 4 mins read

I’ve noticed a new trend in the CEE ecosystem: first-time founders outsourcing one of their […]

Women in Tech

Why Web3 Needs More Women at the Helm

By Gracy Chen 17 December 2025 4 mins read

When we talk about Web3’s future, the conversation more often than not focuses on infrastructure: […]

Defense Tech

Europe’s Defense Tech Debate Needs Context, Not Moral Panic

By Petr Stoniš 15 December 2025 4 mins read

Europe’s defense tech debate is happening at a moment of war on the continent, strategic […]

Investors

Why Venture Capital Gets Misunderstood

By Svetozar Georgiev 10 December 2025 6 mins read

The venture capital model is under fire again. Founders complain about dilution and loss of […]

Founder's School

What Agency Founders Should Know Before Building Their First Product

By Dmytro Tymoshchuk 8 December 2025 5 mins read

Most CEE startup founders start their entrepreneurial journey by building an agency, like Omnisend, which […]

Ecosystem

What CEE Startups Need More Than Money

By Serhiy Tokarev 25 November 2025 6 mins read

The Central and Eastern European (CEE) has grown remarkably over the past decade, yet despite […]