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What Dragon Ball Z Taught Me About Life and Career
Through Goku, Vegeta, and Gohan, John Imah reflects on the Dragon Ball Z lessons that shaped how he thinks about growth, ambition, purpose, life, and career.
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AI Will Make Everything Beautiful—and Nothing Memorable
The collision of AI and creativity is giving us more beautiful images than ever—and fewer worth remembering. John Imah reflects on what remains human.
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The Weight of Being the Strong One
Being the strong one can look like progress from the outside and pressure from within. John Imah reflects on growing up too fast, carrying responsibility,…
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Walk Into the Room Like You Were Sent: Conquering Impostor Syndrome
Conquering impostor syndrome begins by rejecting the idea that your presence is an accident. It is not. Enter every room with purpose, honor the people…
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Φτιαγμένο για να διαρκεί, όχι απλώς για να λανσαριστεί
The launch is visible. The foundation is the real work. John Imah reflects on ownership, patience, and building something strong enough to endure.
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Τα παιχνίδια που με έδωσαν να μάθω πώς να χτίζω
Gaming was never a distraction from building. It was one of the first places I learned systems, iteration, community, and how to keep moving after…
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Όσα με έχει διδάξει η πίστη στον Θεό για την εργασία και τη ζωή
My faith in God has carried me through dark times and shaped my purpose: to use the talents and abilities God has given me to…
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Όσα με δίδαξε ο Πόλεμος των Άστρων για την ηγεσία και τη ζωή
Star Wars is more than a story about good and evil. Through Anakin Skywalker, it shows what fear, isolation, and unchecked power can do—and why…
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Η δύναμη να αποφασίζεις τι έχει σημασία
Το John Imah εξετάζει την Άννα Γουίντουρ και τη δύναμη να κατευθύνει την προσοχή, να υπερασπίζεται το καλό γούστο και να δημιουργεί θεσμούς που ξεπερνούν τις μεμονωμένες στιγμές.
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Ενωμένες Σημαίες της Μόδας: Αμερικανική Δημιουργικότητα σε Κίνηση
John Imah reflects on United Flags of Fashion at Rockefeller Center, where more than 120 designer flags brought American creativity, culture, and technology together.
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Ένα από τα πέντε στον κόσμο: Τι σήμαινε η παρουσίαση του SPREEAI στο WAIC στη Σαγκάη
Standing under the lights at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, I paused to take it in. Banu, Erin, and I represented SPREEAI at…
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Η λειτουργία μιας εξ ολοκλήρου εξ αποστάσεως εταιρείας είναι μια άσκηση εμπιστοσύνης, όχι ένα προνόμιο
When people ask what it is like to run a fully remote company, they expect me to talk about the perks. There is no commute.…
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Momentum Is Built, Not Found: A Founder’s Note on Finishing Strong
Momentum is not luck — it is built through consistent execution, high standards, and leveraging AI every day. A founder’s note on finishing strong and…
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The Hidden Struggles of Being a Founder and CEO
There is an old line founders pass around like a private joke: every night I slept like a baby — I woke up every few…
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Hire for Patience, Not Just Talent: The People Building SPREEAI
When you’re building something genuinely new, you learn fast that a resume tells you only a fraction of the story. My advice is to hire…
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My Mother Was the First Stylist I Ever Met
My mother never left the house unfinished. Not for church, not for a parent-teacher meeting, and not for a run to the grocery store for…
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The Screwdriver and the Seven-Year-Old
I was seven the first time I broke something on purpose. The family computer sat in the corner of our living room, beige and humming…
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Γιατί η μόδα είναι το πιο ενδιαφέρον πρόβλημα στην τεχνητή νοημοσύνη
Most technology companies treat fashion like a footnote. John Imah explains why it's actually the hardest and most human problem in AI — and how…
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Η Σύγκλιση
Two years at the Met Gala. What it keeps confirming: fashion and technology are far less separate than people think. Reflections on culture, craft, Charles…
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