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

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...

GO GREEK! GO DEEP! Launching crowdfunding campaign for Hellene.gr on Indiegogo on June 30! Join me at this event, invite your friends and all Greece lovers! Event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/650191661728444/?fref=ts

- Wearable technology (like Google Glass) merging with more fashion companies to go mainstream for consumer brands. - Smart machines will proliferate (like IBM Watson).  - Internet of everything (IoE). Expect internet to conquer everything, cars, housing devices, plant watering systems and not just your laptop. - Apps make the world go round! Millions of applications easily searchable hitting your screens every day. The long tail of mobile apps and free competition will decide on who monetizes or not the idea behind the application. Tailored apps for all needs and human desires will be filling Apple Store and Google Play. - 3D Printers will turn entire industries upside - down and will disrupt all current lines of manufacturing, production, logistics, etc. Companies can benefit from cost efficient prototyping through 3D printing. - Crowdfunding. Take the story of Pebble Smartwatch which was backed by 85,000+ people through Kickstarter:  https://getpeb...

I'm very happy to announce that I will join Global Entrepreneurship Week and FoundersAccelerating in Dresden, November 22nd, in order to attend workshops with Halley Suitt Tacker and learn from crowding cases of international projects.  I'm also aiming to create a knowledge-sharing & networking bridge between Athens & Dresden for young Greek entrepreneurs willing to develop their start-up businesses through crowdfunding & global networking ! Please share the following link with your contacts and networks.   Halley Suitt Tucker , author of " Founders Less Than Three " a book on entrepreneurship & startups funded with the help of a  Kickstarter campaign - See more at: http://de.unleashingideas.org/activity/foundersaccelerating#sthash.52XhDF6T.dpuf   Halley Suitt Tucker , author of " Founders Less Than Three " a book on entrepreneurship & startups funded with the help of a  Kickstarter campaign - See more at: http:/...