Stopping the Unstoppable. Drones. Lessons from the Frontline
How do military innovations evolve like biological species? A deep dive into drone warfare, lessons from Ukrainian battlefields, and the future of Polish DefenseTech.
Michał
Michał Kowal is the founder of FoundersTracker.com, an Economics student at the Jagiellonian University, and the former founder of the Roweromate startup. My dream is to work as a venture scout, so I try to be one. I focuse on discovering and analyzing high-potential projects across Poland and the CEE region.
How ElevenLabs Proves Schumpeter Right: Creative Destruction in Voice AI
Here, at this blog, besides news and articles about the world of innovation, business, and VC, I am trying to share details about my personal life and career. So, here you are. At the beginning of July 2026, I defended…
Toast or Roast: Groclin. Polish hydrogen bicycles.
Toast or Roast: eGroclin. Is the Polish hydrogen-powered bicycle a real alternative to lithium batteries or just a tech fair gimmick?
Toast or Roast: Snitchnotes. The fragile business model behind the TikTok trend.
Is the AI wrapper a game-changer for students? Is the army of influencers, mysterious address, and super-aggressive pricing model a recipe for success?
Top 5 Hottest YC Winter 2026 Start-Ups
Y-Combinator is a distinguished and world-recognized start-up accelerator. Almost every founder dreams of participating in this intensive 3-month program to scale their idea, polish their business model, and land their first major clients. The greatest companies like Stripe, Airbnb, Reddit,…
A Sinner’s Confession: Roweromate – why did it fail?
Roweromate was, so far, the only startup-like project I’ve had in my life. However, it finally failed, and I have learnt a lot that I will certainly use in my future path. This will be a real confession, with no…
The Kraków “Silicon Forest”: Why Kraków is becoming Polish Start-ups Capital?
According to the latest “European Cities and Regions of the Future 2025” ranking by the Financial Times’ fDi Intelligence, Kraków was ranked as the top medium-sized city in the categories of “Business Friendly Environment” and “Human Capital and Lifestyle”. Furthermore,…
Startup Stage Synergy: How Do Business and Technology Partnerships Look?
What happens when business meets technology? It sounds like a serious experiment, but it took place during the last edition of Startup Stage Synergy. Besides the screening of the film “Startup Glitch,” there was a great pitching session. This time,…
Republika: Turning Political Arguments into a Board Game
When I first met Adam and Karol from “Republika,” they were just a team trying to develop a board or card game about politics and state management. They were pivoting and conducting research among student associations and board game geeks.…
Drones vs. Tanks: Can Polish Startups Fix NATO’s “Modern Warfare” Problem?
The war in Ukraine and the increasingly uncertain stance of Western allies have proven that national security is paramount. In 2026, Poland is set to spend over 5% of its GDP on the military. The goal is clear – modernize…