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ANNE-LIISA ELBRECHT: Idea or team – What really determines a startup’s fate?
Tehnopol's Startup Matchmaking might be just what you've been looking for
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TEELE KALJUVEE: Julgeolekuärevus loob uue, usaldusväärse tehnoloogia turu
TikTok, ChatGPT, Yandex ja Hiina kaamerad räägivad kõik lõpuks ühest ja samast asjast ehk mugav/odav tehnoloogia jagab ka otse ligipääsu meie andmetele.
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TRIIN HERTMANN: A New Motorbike or a Startup Investment? Angel Investing is Personal
Angel Investing is Rational and Random at The Same Time
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ALEJANDRO JIMENEZ: Solving Small Companies' Private Debt Challenge
Europe and Estonia are lagging the U.S. in private debt funding with a wide margin
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KÄRT SIILATS: Estonian Female Builders Defy VC Statistics with One Event
While VC data shows only 25 new female founders per year, 66 women gathered at Kernu Manor to bypass the coding barrier and launch live products using "vibe-coding" AI.
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PS VATTAN: Who Is Responsible When the Agent Gets It Wrong?
In 2025, Klarna’s AI agent handled two-thirds of all customer inquiries — 1.3 million conversations a month across 35 languages. Then complaints rose, quality fell, and the CEO admitted they’d “gone too far.” Klarna started rehiring humans. The post-mortem focused on empathy, nuance, tone. All fair. But it
MARKO KLOPETS: The Forbidden Apple Mac Mini
This is the most tempted I’ve ever been. I can’t stop thinking about it. I guess I’m proud I haven’t succumbed to the temptation yet. But I might. This is hard.
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LIINA LAAS: The Barbecue Theory of Sales
In the high-stakes world of the "new economy," where startup founders often mistake "hustle" for a personality trait, a fundamental truth remains: sales is not a talent show; it is a math problem.
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SANDRA GOLBREICH: Inimestest kes küsivad liiga palju küsimusi
„Soovime lisada teie idufirma piirkonna 10 kõige ägedama varajase faasi idufirma nimekirja. Kas olete järgmisel nädalal kättesaadav lühikeseks intervjuuks?“
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ALEKSI PARTANEN: The Unicorn Paradox
Why the 'polished response' is a trap, and how Estonia can avoid Finland’s slide into mediocre innovation.
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KAREN K BURNS: Estonia Deserves Better Than This AI Advisory Committee
Last week, the Estonian Prime Minister announced the formation of an AI advisory committee to guide government policy on artificial intelligence.
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KAIDI RUUSALEPP: Exit viis otse Metsa
Elu pärast exitit on faas, millest räägitakse üllatavalt vähe, kuigi just seal sünnivad tihti kõige selgemad otsused.