Placy: two-year journey from idea to €1M pre-seed
Founder update: Placy born on Halloween, MVP in July and €1M pre-seed; lead-qualification tool sold to B2B clients; leader in Cyprus expanding to Greece, Spain, UAE.
Founder update: Placy born on Halloween, MVP in July and €1M pre-seed; lead-qualification tool sold to B2B clients; leader in Cyprus expanding to Greece, Spain, UAE.
About 400k .ai domains (~$40M ARR) and Anguilla's unexpected revenue; Placy Pro demo open for Cypriot, Greek (and soon British) realtors.
Comparison of "GPT from the box" shallow AI apps and deep AI apps, with examples (property portal, computer-vision game) and founder perspective.
Microsoft's Copilot for Telegram arrives; regional limits for Russian SIMs noted and UX differences vs Placy highlighted (natural vs buttons).
Notes on Harry Stebbings’ “media+investments” VC model — how LinkedIn posts and the 20VC podcast helped a portfolio company reach $3.5m ARR.
Founder-to-founder talk with Dr Randeep Gill on DentaCFO, AI for British dental clinics, lead recovery, real estate parallels and human-in-the-loop empathy.
Footage from the PropTech panel at Elevate Summit with Sergey Osipov — photos from the session; more on Elevate Summit Instagram.
How GPU farms and autonomous agents could drive unemployment, market collapse and the scenarios in THE 2028 GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE CRISIS (Citrini Research).
Why per-seat SaaS is under threat as AI agents and token budgets replace headcount; notes including Mark Cuban on custom utilization and new vertical AI teams.
Data shows equal 50/50 splits fell below half in 2025; 3-founder equal shares were 27.3% and 4-founder equal splits jumped—chart included.
Filmed one-day hackathon in Warsaw: 12 startup teams, Zubr Capital and a Sam Altman quote — a real film showing drive, chaos and learning.
Andrew Chen (a16z) on how AI can turn marketplace supply agentic and robotic — robotaxis, delivery robots and programmable supply for startups and PropTech.
AI Cyprus Expo at Carob Mill, Limassol (23–24 April 2026). Sergey Osipov among speakers; register with discount code SERGEY15.
M&A CFO Club and Cyprus Business Club present Cyprus Future Capital Forum 2026 in Limassol on April 22 — 300+ participants, 80+ investors, focus on real estate, crypto and AI.
Conversation with ex-Activision/ex-Wargaming Thaine Lyman on AAA layoffs, AI in gamedev, World of Tanks Blitz economics, and indie studio strategies.
StartupCon Europe 2026 at The Warehouse, Limassol (June 26–27). Titans and the Brave pitch competition; promo code NATURALLY100ART for a complimentary ticket.
Argument that businesses will soon need AI agents alongside website, phone and email; delaying adoption risks falling behind in the Agent Economy.
Alex Brodsky (Playsense) on AI in AAA game marketing, secrecy around AI use, and agency survival post-pandemic.
Короткая рекомендация PAF — фреймворк управления продуктом: единый контекст, готовые шаблоны, StepByStep процессы и карты навыков.
Business English list of success idioms with Russian translations: to go through the roof, make a killing, sell like hotcakes and more.