# hotseat (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover hotseat. Page: Feed: --- ## [Working with me](https://gkk.dev/posts/working-with-me/) _2026-01-30 · Blog by Grzegorz Kossakowski_ People often reach out to me for help or business conversations. Over time I’ve noticed a few recurring patterns that make it hard for me to respond well. This page is a quick reference for how to get the best out of an interaction with me. ## [Imperial mind trap](https://gkk.dev/posts/imperial-mind-trap/) _2026-01-29 · Blog by Grzegorz Kossakowski_ Ever since Russia attacked Ukraine, I’ve been trying to decode a nagging feeling about how the invasion is discussed in the wider world. ## [The rolling hackathon](https://gkk.dev/posts/the-rolling-hackathon/) _2025-03-06 · Blog by Grzegorz Kossakowski_ Contrary to popular belief, Europe does not suffer from a capital shortage for funding technology startups. There’s ample early-stage money available—both in VC funds and angel networks. ## [Review of Tesla Model 3 in Poland: great car, but range anxiety is still on](https://gkk.dev/posts/two-months-of-tesla-model-3-in-poland-range-anxiety-is-still-on/) _2025-02-17 · Blog by Grzegorz Kossakowski_ Tesla Model 3 is an awesome vehicle but is severely constrained to being a commuter car due to the lack of Superchargers. ## [Europe: overfund the AI application layer](https://gkk.dev/posts/europe-overfund-the-ai-application-layer/) _2025-02-02 · Blog by Grzegorz Kossakowski_ Europe should stop chasing “sovereign” LLMs and win by shipping vertical AI products where it already has distribution, domain depth or where the race is still at day one. ## [The charismatic prototype](https://gkk.dev/posts/the-charismatic-prototype/) _2024-12-09 · Blog by Grzegorz Kossakowski_ Most of AI applications and the teams behind them face the challenge of the charismatic prototype - a phrase Shyam Sankar (Palantir's CTO) tossed in his recent interview. ## [Problem solving vs Problem picking](https://gkk.dev/posts/problem-solving-vs-problem-picking/) _2024-10-15 · Blog by Grzegorz Kossakowski_ I frequently participate in debates about why Poles playing an outsized role in building frontier AI in the US doesn’t translate into an AI boom in their home country. ## [The AI Minimum Viable Team](https://gkk.dev/posts/the-ai-minimum-viable-team/) _2024-10-06 · Blog by Grzegorz Kossakowski_ The AI startup boom cycle comes with a reset: we're back to solving hard technical problems just to get products off the ground.