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Too Rich for Budgeting, Too Poor for Private Banking

On spreadsheets, Swiss banks, sanctioned passports, and why the people who understand markets best are often the most lost when it comes to their own money.

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Investing June 2026

Staying Sane While the Market Screams AI: How to Participate Without Losing Your Mind

The AI bubble, value investing, and a framework built on the thinkers worth trusting — Damodaran, Dalio, Graham, Marks, and Munger.

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Strategy April 2026

Zara vs Shein: Why the Original Fast Fashion Company Is Actually Playing a Different Game

They compete for the same wallet but operate on entirely different logic. One optimizes for speed; the other for taste.

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Beyond June 2026

Reflections on Biennale 2026

Venice seduces you with beauty, then reminds you that beauty carries money, power, violence, memory, shame, protest, and longing. On art as the first language of resistance.

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Irina Hliabovich — founder, strategist, writer

Starting my entrepreneurial journey — sharing essays along the way

Starting my entrepreneurial journey and using this space to share my learnings: essays, thoughts, and observations on the things I am curious about and passionate about — long-term investing, startups, M&A, valuations, great company stories, business strategy, amazing humans, and everything in between.

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