The most effective brand activations at Art Basel Miami Beach last December weren’t the biggest or loudest. They were the most carefully curated, focusing on intimate scale over massive spectacle. This shift offers a crucial lesson for any brand fighting for attention.
Hanno Renner, co-founder and CEO of Personio, sat down with the EU-Startups Podcast to discuss the company’s ten-year journey. He covers the shift from survival to scale, leadership lessons from sailing, and the company’s massive $724 million in funding.
According to a new analysis, AI investment has delivered a significant wealth boost, but it’s supercharging a “K-shaped” economic split. The top 0.1% have seen their wealth grow 281% since 2010, while gains for lower earners are still years off. This divergence is expected to last for at least anoth
Most companies use AI just to do old tasks faster. But the real strategic advantage comes from using it to enable things that were previously impossible, fundamentally changing how you work.
The mood at Davos is a study in contrasts. While a PwC survey shows only 30% of CEOs are confident about revenue growth, conversations on the ground reveal a more bullish, AI-focused optimism.
A new €76 million fund is targeting early-stage climate and DeepTech companies across Northern Europe. The fund, backed by major Nordic foundations, has already deployed capital into 20 startups. This move is part of a larger, nearly €800 million trend in European climate-focused venture capital.
The traditional corporate ladder is being rewired by AI. According to Fortune, the most critical and hard-to-automate roles are now where software meets the real world, creating a “new blue collar” class of worker. This shift could change who gets promoted and what skills are valued at the highest l
Microsoft has announced the general availability of a new feature for its Dynamics 365 Contact Center platform. The upgrade gives administrators far more control over how live customer calls are transferred between agents and queues.
The fight for AI talent is fiercer than ever, with CEOs like Sam Altman lamenting the tiny pool of qualified people. A new recruiting platform, HelloSky, is betting that the answer lies in data, not pedigree, by using AI to map experts based on real work, not just resumes.
Andreessen Horowitz has secured a colossal $15 billion across multiple new funds. The capital is earmarked for everything from AI infrastructure to biotech and, notably, American defense technology. This move cements the firm’s ambition to be a geopolitical and cultural force, not just a financial o
