Category: Starttech Stories
Back to Our Roots: Epignosis support at Voxxed Days Crete signals a grand return
Voxxed Days Crete 2025 will bring together developers, engineers, and innovators from across Greece and beyond. We are proud that Epignosis will be there as a Gold Sponsor—and for us at Starttech Ventures, this participation marks much more than a sponsorship.
AI That Negotiates Like a Human: Highlights from the September Practical AI Meetup in Athens
At Starttech Ventures, we proudly supported the September Athens Practical AI Meetup, an inspiring gathering of 100+ participants.
25 Years of Exploration: From Virtual Trip to Today
Twenty-five years ago, on a Tuesday in September 2000, five undergraduate students in Heraklion, Crete — together with Critical Publics — launched what was most likely Greece’s first student startup: Virtual Trip.
The Age of AI is changing how we access knowledge
We’re stepping into a new era where knowledge isn’t just scattered across websites and forums, but compressed into smart systems that can chat, reason, and respond like a knowledgeable friend.
PMF.AI Reflections: A Front-Row Seat to the Next Wave of Product Building
A few days before the Easter break, I had the chance to attend PMF.AI, a bold experiment by Eleven Ventures exploring how AI is reshaping the path to product-market fit—and, ultimately, the way we build companies.
Teaching Creative Writing in a Tech Company
Every Creative Writing seminar reshapes itself according to the audience it is addressing. A different program is designed for a school (targeting children), a different one for a university course, another for a publishing house or a municipality. The challenge for the seminar I am about to discuss was that it was organized in a […]
Humor is a leadership hack—And you’re probably not using it.
Want to get people around you to become more engaged, inspired, and creative? Learn to laugh at work.
On change and how to avoid it
Let’s be honest with ourselves: Significant change hurts. How often do we plan change? Every month? Hardly. Whenever we feel like it? Not really. Most of us postpone it until a new year is about to start.
Automating Location Bid Adjustments in Google Ads with ChatGPT
In digital advertising, maximizing return on investment (ROI) requires optimizing ad spend across different locations. Some regions consistently generate high conversions, while others underperform.