On Conviction

Things take time, facts are the last to take shape. Yet there are times when you believe in something for a fact. Evidence may not be in place, but you are perfectly sure what to do next. If it really feels right, then it probably is. This is what you call conviction. You can’t make …

Η τεχνολογία είναι το πετρέλαιο που ψάχνουμε

1 στις 3 μεγάλες επιχειρήσεις που θα δημιουργηθούν στην Ελλάδα τα επόμενα 10 χρόνια θα είναι εταιρείες τεχνολογίας. Αναφέρομαι σε εταιρείες που αντιλαμβάνονται ανάγκες διαφορετικά και καινοτομούν για να τις ικανοποιήσουν. Σε εταιρείες που δημιουργούν πρωτότυπο λογισμικό και κατακτούν διεθνείς αγορές. Σε εταιρίες που λειτουργούν ως ισάξιοι κοινωνοί της νέας, παγκόσμιας πραγματικότητας. Σήμερα, οι συνθήκες …

Cease and Desist or Start to Exist?

Every new day brings a new opportunity and today I had the fortune to enjoy a unique experience; the one of receiving a cease and desist letter. The email regarded the “use of XXX company’s logo and trade name in my websites http://datamine.it & http://gtziralis.com/post/59121553/introducing-datamine-it” and I cannot put it better than pasting some (slightly …

Europe’s Best Young Entrepreneur by Business Week – close enough, or not

About a month ago, I receive an email from Business Week, stating that I was one of the about 40 nominees for the Europe’s Best Young Entrepreneur 2008 contest. That was a really pleasant surprise, asking me to reply with more information on my business, next to confirming that I am 29 years old or …

Introducing HowSocial.ru, a project of Startup Weekend Athens

I’m too exhausted to write about anything but my excitement on participating at Startup Weekend Athens, as @andrewhyde said “the biggest SUW ever organized in Europe”. We set up a fantastic team by @kcorax, @dimitristi, @netwire, @ageor and @thimios and turned a rough idea (“friendfeed counter anyone?”) conceived about an hour before the event into …