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Reasons to be optimistic about technology
Will technology save humanity or kill us all? The recent discourse seems to be bifurcating in two violently different directions. It started with…
Nov 22, 2023
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Nectarios Economakis
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October 2023
Why I moved into venture
This past year has been marked by big changes in my life. The most important one is the birth of our beautiful baby girl, Zoï. She was born in July and…
Oct 3, 2023
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March 2023
I’m sorry, Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that
Photo by Rafael Rex Felisilda on Unsplash Take a chess board and place a grain of rice on the first square. Then, for each additional square, double the…
Mar 26, 2023
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Nectarios Economakis
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January 2023
Reflections on the past year
This past year has been a fun one. I met a bunch of cool new people, spent time in the mountains with friends, had fun at work and enjoyed life with my…
Jan 2, 2023
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Nectarios Economakis
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December 2022
Brainbox: Solving Big Ass Problems
Bonjour tout le monde, This is a special article featuring a fascinating Canadian technology company, Brainbox AI. The company is at the forefront of…
Dec 19, 2022
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Nectarios Economakis
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November 2022
Ethics still matter
Photo by Deleece Cook on Unsplash Companies can fail for the *right* reasons. They ran out of money. Didn’t build the right product. The founders got…
Nov 22, 2022
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Nectarios Economakis
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October 2022
The People Problem
Have you gone to a restaurant lately? Or taken a flight? Have you noticed that the level of service is generally way crappier than before the pandemic…
Oct 9, 2022
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Nectarios Economakis
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August 2022
Technology as a force for good
My fundamental belief is that people make the world better with technology. It makes our lives easier, alleviates extreme poverty, ends hunger, gives us…
Aug 16, 2022
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April 2022
Living a Boundless Life
One of my deepest held beliefs is that technology can be a force for good. It can only be “good” though if people actively work to shape it and ensure…
Apr 21, 2022
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The number one rule of advice
When asked for advice, I give one important rule. Don’t listen to me. Don’t take any of this seriously. I have absolutely no idea what I’m talking…
Apr 10, 2022
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Nectarios Economakis
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February 2022
Thinking in cycles
What do North Korea, the nuclear bomb and the United Nations all have in common? There are direct consequences of the Second World War. To say that I…
Feb 20, 2022
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January 2022
Machine intermediation
I got my first job at my father’s grocery store when I was 10. The pay wasn’t that good, there wasn’t any ha! I got to keep a roof over my head (or so I…
Jan 22, 2022
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