When Ailen Lee used the word “unicorn” in 2013 to describe startups valued at at least $ 1 billion; she had no idea that 9 years later Marta Šimić Mrzlečki, Emil Tedeschi and even FER dean Gledec would preach that as a nation (and in spite of the environment), we are successful in breeding these unattainable breeds.
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Zero clicks - zero problem: Navigating the landscape of shifting web traffic
This article unpacks the forces behind the possible web traffic decline, including Google’s strategic pivot to retaining users within its ecosystem, the explosion of AI-generated answers, and the growing complexity of user intent. More importantly, we’ll explore how businesses can adapt to these changes without losing their competitive edge.
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A couple of days ago, 17 Croatian companies made it to the global Clutch Top 1000 list. Interestingly enough, I started a similar blog post intro two years ago where there were 'only' 9 of us there.
Stocks, bonds and similar traditional (CeFi) asset classes have tremendous amounts of metrics or tools at their disposal. On the other hand, it is fairly difficult to grasp valuation, price predictability and various ratios in the crypto world.
We've been hearing about blockchain for years, but rarely got a logical answer to a simple question; Why do we really need cryptocurrencies? However, in times when centralized banks are playing with our confidence, the answer has never been clearer.
Writing git commits, code comments or elaborating needed stack to DevOps colleagues requires one skill - writing concise, but effective texts that get to the point fast.
In this podcast, Saša, Ivan and myself went through the eCommerce industry gotchas, along with the power of positioning and picking right partners.
In the last article, I pointed out that we failed to take advantage of the potential offered by the second wave of Internet technologies - the Y2K virus was obviously not enough to push us, so is there a chance that this new virus, our cathartic digital transformer Sars-CoV-2, would be a stronger lever in rotating IT sentiment?
For three decades, Croatia’s IT industry has filled state coffers and warmed developer chairs. Nevertheless, politicians ignore domestic potentials, as well as the obvious Internet technology trends.
The beginning of 2021 and the current crypto carousel once again reminded us that social networks are not a good advisor for investing.
Just a week ago, a devastating 6,4 earthquake struck Croatia and left thousands of families homeless. We will rebuild what is materially lost, but Croatia will have a challenging time remaking the social structure, economy and emotional well being of the affected - especially for Petrinja, Sisak, Glina and nearby villages which were neglected by our government(s) for more than 25 years.
Social Dilemma is no longer the #1 choice on Netflix and many have already given their opinion on the piece. This text is a critical review of the (otherwise visually excellent) narrative which opens many questions; but it is also a staged drama that gives merely a few, often superficial, answers.
eCommerce field has grown steadily in the last few years, only to see a massive adoption explosion when pandemic took the stage. (IBM analyzed that COVID-19 accelerated the shift to eCommerce by 5 years).