Articles written by
Ben Costantini

Another week, another mix of feelings and thoughts. How do you prioritize information and keep your sanity when everything around you is falling apart.

I already asked this question before: should I narrow down my focus or is it good to remain curious when you’re building a niche business?

If you’re reading this today, you’re either working instead of vacationing or working while you’re supposed to be on holidays.

It seems I’m reading more and more content about events with the return of live shows. In this week’s reading list, you get a report, a directory of event technology vendors, two articles about using VR for events and experiential marketing and one piece about the (slow) return of business travel.

TL;DR: almost no one meets their future partner at Church or School anymore. It’s all happening online and in bars these days.

The best tech events for entrepreneurs and startups to attend in July 2021, handpicked by our Selected by Sesamers event experts.

The best tech events for VCs and investors to attend in July 2021, handpicked by our Selected by Sesamers event experts.

This week is deep. Starting with two books I’d like to read about lost cities and the pseudo-science of trees. A stressful reckoning of our growing incapacity to acknowledge the weakness of our civilization.

While there may not be any one underlying motif connecting all 10 articles that make up this week’s reading list, there is at least one general theme and that’s how f****d up the economy is, with or without technological innovation.

Looking at ponzi schemes, marketing, urban planning and music – among other disconnected topics.

It might be because in-person events are slowly making a comeback in Europe and we’re getting excited about the perspective of gathering again in person, but I’m making an exception today.

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