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Viraj Acharya

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    Tech Sovereignty, Energy Bottleneck, & Why Poland Has the World’s Best Math Talent: Jarek Pilarczyk

    Jarek Pilarczyk went from building and selling multi-million dollar companies in Poland to funding the next generation of European “tech sovereignty.” He reveals why hardware is now a safer bet than software and how Poland’s education system accidentally created a global hub for math genius. We dive into the “energy bottleneck” of AI, the future of drones with Balnord, and why selling to Scandinavia is often easier than selling at home. Partner at Balnord and a veteran entrepreneur who successfully exited his computer vision and infrastructure companies in 2012 and 2021. He is now focused on “dual-use” technologies that ensure European independence in space, defense, and industrial resilience. Timestamps 0:00 – The New Investment: 10-to-1 Drone Efficiency 2:15 – The Edge AI Power Problem: Low Power vs. High Compute 4:30 – Industrial Resilience and European Tech Sovereignty 6:05 – Poland’s History: Why Independence is Deeply Personal 8:15 – Selling Outside Poland: Mentality Shifts in the Baltics 9:40 – The “Math Secret”: Why Polish Technical Talent is World-Class 11:15 – Lessons from First Exits: Fighting IBM in Norway 13:40 – Why Deep Tech? Moving the Needle vs. Software Commodities 17:40 – AI in Deep Tech: Does Every Product Actually Need It? 21:00 – Hardware vs. Software: Defensibility in the Post-ChatGPT World 23:20 – The Energy Bottleneck and Space Data Centers 24:35 – The Story Behind the Name “Balnord”

    25 min

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