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The startup CFO mindset: optimism meets risk awareness
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The startup CFO mindset: optimism meets risk awareness

If you talk to seasoned CFOs right now, you’ll more than likely hear the same sentiment: confident, with a slight sprinkle of caution. In The CFO Centre’s recent survey of 500 senior finance professionals, only 56% said they’re very confident about hitting targets in the year ahead. What makes the others not so confident? Warnings about tariffs, exchange rates, regulation and the pace of technological change came up as possible challenges for 2026.

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AI hype is fuelling a bubble in humanoid robotics
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AI hype is fuelling a bubble in humanoid robotics

Recent major venture capital (VC) reports from KPMG and PitchBook confirm that AI remains in the lead, accounting for more than half of all investments this year. Data from CB Insights shows that investors’ attention inside the AI market is shifting rapidly toward industrial humanoid robotics. As a result, investors argue the flood of AI capital is pushing robotics toward a speculative zone, with too many startups promising breakthroughs without commercial evidence.

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7 steps to setting festive boundaries as a startup founder
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7 steps to setting festive boundaries as a startup founder

Here we go again – “the most wonderful time of the year,” except if you’re a startup founder or entrepreneur, it can often feel more like “the most complicated time of the year.” The end-of-year push is in full swing, you’re tired, the to-do list is multiplying, and the sense that you ‘should’ be able to switch off soon is getting louder… but right now, may feel even more unrealistic.

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War in Ukraine reshapes Estonia’s startup defence industry
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War in Ukraine reshapes Estonia’s startup defence industry

The ongoing war in Ukraine and strong international interest in innovative solutions in the defence industry are driving the growth of startups operating in the Estonian defence industry. According to investors, the defence industry may become the flagship of the Estonian startup sector in 2026.

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