Leadership&Management
We did not close Connect.ua — we transformed it. There is no reason for Ukraine to have its own social network. The main reason is that most of the population speaks Russian. The Russian market absorbs ours. A local player will not pay off
Psychologists say that around the age of 14 our childhood ends – with all the fantasies, excess energy and irrepressible desire to play. But we continue to live in a world of toys and games. Our almanac’s interviewee, Pavel Ovchinnikov, knows all about toys. He believes that the theme of the relationship “man – toy” is inexhaustible. And almost as important as the relationship between man and God
Sergey Samokhvalov is a pioneer of new markets on the world map and the main integrator within the company. A mechanical engineer by education, he believes that one of the most valuable assets of a firm is trust-based relations between partners and alignment at the value level. «We are out of the way with those whom we are out of the way with», — this is what Sergey succinctly says about the life philosophy of partners
Vlad Shkolnik: «SHERP is an incredibly versatile vehicle, which is its uniqueness. SHERP floats worse than a boat and moves in the mountains worse than a quad bike, in snow — worse than a snowmobile, in a swamp — worse than a hovercraft, but its whole point is that it travels everywhere»
Ukraine has a very underdeveloped cybersecurity market. This is mainly because those in charge at the state level are doing the wrong things. There is no driving force to shape the market. There are no laws and rules of the game
The IT business responds to any challenges faster than traditional industries. In the next decade, remote work will replace many office jobs. Perhaps, it will lead to the outflow of qualified employees from big cities, will save the travel industry, which was undercut by quarantine, and will contribute to the development of outsourcing
Yuval Harari: «In the pursuit of health, happiness and power, man will change first one of his traits, then another, then a third, and so eventually he will cease to be human. We are happy when reality meets our needs. The trouble is that the more comfortable life is, the more exorbitant the demands»
Huxley continues to publish Joe Studwell’s notes on Ethiopia—the country with the fastest-growing economy in Africa
Huxley continues to publish Joe Studwell’s notes on Ethiopia—the country with the fastest-growing economy in Africa
Joe Studwell — a legendary figure in the world of economic analysis — has prepared a special series of notes on Africa for Huxley. Today, we explore Ethiopia, the country with the fastest-growing economy in Africa