Koen Machielse

Koen Machielse

Barcelona
I automate businesses and explore smart contracts / marketing automation⚡️. Here to help you automate your business. Goal: Get your time back. ⏱
27
Dec
A Blackout in Kyiv and a Warning for Europe

A Blackout in Kyiv and a Warning for Europe

Today, December 27th 2025, Kyiv is again without electricity after Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. In the middle
3 min read
26
Dec
Why EU Commissioners are Banned and why Infrastructure Is the Real Issue

Why EU Commissioners are Banned and why Infrastructure Is the Real Issue

When the United States recently denied visa access to Europeans connected to a former EU Commissioner over the enforcement of
3 min read
22
Dec
Why Europe’s AI Future Doesn’t Look Like Silicon Valley’s

Why Europe’s AI Future Doesn’t Look Like Silicon Valley’s

Over the past year, a growing number of analysts have started to ask an uncomfortable question: what happens if the
4 min read
20
Dec
Europe’s digital wake-up call

Europe’s digital wake-up call

For years, Europe has been quietly outsourcing the digital foundations of its economy, public sector, and communication systems. Cloud infrastructure,
3 min read
16
Dec
ChatGPT Is Not “AI”, It’s a Product.

ChatGPT Is Not “AI”, It’s a Product.

💡Why Open-Source, On-Premise, European AI With RAG Is the Real Definition of Business AI. Somewhere along the way, we collectively
4 min read
13
Dec
The Wennink Report: A Necessary Wake-Up Call, but Not Yet a Public Value Strategy.

The Wennink Report: A Necessary Wake-Up Call, but Not Yet a Public Value Strategy.

The publication of the Wennink Report is an important moment in the Dutch economic debate. It breaks with years of
3 min read
29
May
Data Privacy, AI, and the Main Concerns: Safeguarding Our Digital World

Data Privacy, AI, and the Main Concerns: Safeguarding Our Digital World

In today's increasingly digitalized world, the intersection of data privacy and artificial intelligence (AI) has become a crucial
3 min read
11
Feb
What is marketing automation?

What is marketing automation?

Marketing automation is a word many people use to describe to automate everything in their business processes. But, what is marketing automation exactly? A good way to start off is to give you an idea of what marketing automation is in terms of a definition.
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