propulsion

I watched the final episode of “Jutro će promeniti sve” the other night. It left me heavy-hearted all evening. Unassuming yet monumental for our television, for our generation. The way Vlada Tagić and Goran Stanković laid bare their souls—heart, fears, rawest emotions—then, with their team of genius creators, turned it into a golden landmark of our time through a format never […]

In the heart of the Balkans, where the spirit of Sarajevo and Belgrade intertwines with our business endeavors, lies a tale of deep-rooted affection. These cities, where we’ve grown and created wonders, have long been the backdrop to our fleet of vehicles, proudly bearing the “VW” emblem – a symbol, if not of Balkan patriotism, […]

The ceiling above every desk, hallway, meeting room, restaurant, and lounge in Facebook’s offices worldwide looks the same—a tangle of massive ventilation ducts wrapped in aluminum foil, snaking cables, routers, switches, bare lighting and sound wires, all held together by an exposed metal skeleton. This industrial-chosen aesthetic carries the signature of Frank Gehry, the starchitect […]

The company I run will celebrate its tenth anniversary this January. Of course, I remember everything—how the idea first came to us, what others told us (“Don’t do it, kids, are you out of your minds?!”), how we knew nothing yet thought we knew everything. That’s just how it goes. I remember it all, but […]

The smell of coffee and ratluk pastries. Brutal concrete beams and pebbles trapped in cement. Grand lobbies and dimly lit studios, offices and labs. If you’ve never been, this is your first impression of the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in New Belgrade. A well-meaning observer might say “there’s no accounting for taste,” and for casual small talk, […]

Leadership isn’t optional – it’s every young person’s duty If you’ve traveled around the former Yugoslav countries at all, you know conversations with people don’t go as badly as you might initially think. In these chats, the “us vs them” divide isn’t nearly as strong as in the media, or when we’re not together. We […]

There are a few unexpected gurus from public life whose wisdom—filtered through my own values and context—I turn to when making big decisions. Some are underrated politicians, leaders, the odd tycoon, globe-trotting entrepreneurs, showbiz wizards, obscure lyricists… you name it. One of them is Jadranka Kosor, the woman who, during her brief tenure as Croatia’s prime […]

“So what are you working on these days? What’s on your mind?” This is usually my go-to question when meeting friends, acquaintances, or business partners—partly because I’m genuinely curious, and partly because everyone loves talking about themselves. I listen to an update or two, they return the question, and then we move on to whatever […]

Mentorship must ‘stir a man to greater strength and put courage in his heart.’ “No longer, Telemachus, will you be foolish or weak, if the bold courage of your father has taken root in your heart— the same courage with which he fought and spoke. Then your journey will not fail, nor will it be […]

Not many people I know dislike Facebook’s Memories feature. Partly because, let’s face it, we’re suckers for nostalgia—we love seeing where we were and what we were doing with people we care about. But also because it’s a brutally honest archive of how our own attitudes and public persona have evolved over time. Facebook has logged every […]