Having left Greece more than a decade ago, I'm glad to hear things are finally taking a constructive and ambitious direction. I can see the challenges - Greece spent decades with a mindset of "minimum effort, maximum return." That's about as far as you can get from building globally competitive companies.
The ancient Greek leverage angle makes perfect sense. When I lived there, most Greeks had a surprisingly shallow understanding of ancient Greek achievements compared to educated foreigners. It's like having a Ferrari in your garage but never learning to drive.
But here's what I'm curious about: What specific changes are you seeing on the ground? You mention a shift toward ambition and innovation - I'd love to hear concrete examples. Because transforming a national business culture takes more than hope and good intentions. It takes a generation of entrepreneurs willing to build things the hard way, and a government to support it, or at least not kill it.
There are many examples of companies, entrepreneurs and investors betting on Greece today, especially in the technology domain. This is evident on a macro level but also with specific stories of individual efforts.
Top level write ups. I'm hooked I gotta say.
Thanks, glad you get value out of them!
Having left Greece more than a decade ago, I'm glad to hear things are finally taking a constructive and ambitious direction. I can see the challenges - Greece spent decades with a mindset of "minimum effort, maximum return." That's about as far as you can get from building globally competitive companies.
The ancient Greek leverage angle makes perfect sense. When I lived there, most Greeks had a surprisingly shallow understanding of ancient Greek achievements compared to educated foreigners. It's like having a Ferrari in your garage but never learning to drive.
But here's what I'm curious about: What specific changes are you seeing on the ground? You mention a shift toward ambition and innovation - I'd love to hear concrete examples. Because transforming a national business culture takes more than hope and good intentions. It takes a generation of entrepreneurs willing to build things the hard way, and a government to support it, or at least not kill it.
Great comment.
There are many examples of companies, entrepreneurs and investors betting on Greece today, especially in the technology domain. This is evident on a macro level but also with specific stories of individual efforts.
Have a look here:
- https://greekanalyst.substack.com/p/celebrating-greek-wins
- https://greekanalyst.substack.com/p/the-greek-ai-ecosystem
- https://greekanalyst.substack.com/p/innovative-greece
- https://greekanalyst.substack.com/p/the-greek-manufacturing-sector