The official blog of Stathis Kassios for Business, Media, Economics & Arts

If you have seen this film I welcome your comments. Do you agree with the attitude, tactics, decisions, strict behavior of the Troika, IMF, Brussels, ECB and the Eurogroup towards the Greek government in 2015 and since the outbreak of the Greek economic crisis?  -Stathis Kassios

Very proud to announce that our startup Hellene.gr stars in the screenplay ' Helen of Joy ' written by my business partner Sheridan Tatsuno . 'Helen of Joy' made it to the final list of London Greek Film Festival ! Read the brief synopsis here: http://www.londongreekfilmfestival.com/lgff2014filminfo/HelenofJoy.htm Vote for our screenplay here: http://www.greekfilmlovers.com/ Spread the word! Stathis Hellene.gr creates export jobs & helps orphans in Greece! Join us in revitalizing Greece!

The Best Business Book I’ve Ever Read by Bill Gates – http://www.gatesnotes.com/Books/Business-Adventures?WT.mc_id=07_17_2014_BizBook_Out&WT.tsrc=Out Amazon’s new 3D printing store lets you build customized gear – http://bgr.com/2014/07/28/amazon-3d-printing-store/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheBoyGeniusReport+%28BGR+%7C+Boy+Genius+Report%29 Argentina is — once again — in default. – https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140731203813-10400206-argentina-is-once-again-in-default-nbd?_mSplash=1 Others on the Aging of U.S. Firms – http://www.arnoldkling.com/blog/others-on-the-aging-of-u-s-firms/ 5 Lessons From Silicon Valley for Developing Business Hubs – http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/236076 22 brilliant insights from adventurous entrepreneur Richard Branson – http://business.financialpost.com/2014/08/02/22-brilliant-insights-into-adventurous-entrepreneur-richard-branson/ Hellene.gr: Crowdfunding καμπάνια για ηλεκτρονική πλατφόρμα π...

Eulen aus athen   promotes innovations from Greece to a global German speaking audience. Me and my business partner, Sheridan Tatsuno, are very honored to be hosted in Eulen aus Athen for our new ad-venture and transmedia project, Zorba The Entrepreneur + Hellene.gr . Link:  http://eulenausathen.com/2014/05/09/zorba-the-entrepreneur/ Google translate (english):   https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Feulenausathen.com%2F2014%2F05%2F09%2Fzorba-the-entrepreneur%2F&edit-text=&act=url Be sure to follow Eulen aus Athen and spread the word! SK

I am currently collaborating with an international team feat. Chaostar , Jon Simvonis , and Dreamscape Global on a transmedia project .  Our online community ''Zorba The Entrepreneur '' aims to promote the stories of entrepreneurs from Greece to a global audience. Our mission is to spread the positive side of Greece's innovative and creative class through transmedia storytelling in order to reverse the negative image spurred by the media due to the crisis. The fields covered in this community will be around business, culture, arts, start-ups, technology, fashion, design, nature, etc. All topics with an entrepreneurial touch and scope are welcome. Invite your friends interested in Greece ! Links: Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/zorba.the.entrepreneur/   Google plus : https://plus.google.com/b/ 110425612391237679640/ 110425612391237679640/posts

This is a short story about one of my favorite ''underground'' films ever, directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky , originally coming from Chile. This post is about his cult film " El Topo ", which was released back in the 1970's, and how it made it's way up to massive worldwide distribution. Strangely enough, it was the musician John Lennon who found out about this movie. He purchased the rights to promote & distribute it, after watching the film himself & becoming very fond of it. The title El Topo (the mule) is a very descriptive metaphor for the underground cinematography of that period in America. The mule is an animal trying to reach the surface by digging holes in the ground, signifying how these cult films managed to become more popular over time, abandoning the underground states of a limited circle of viewers. The film became a superhit in midnight showings. It has also been said that "El Topo" inspired another famous musici...