Failure as an ingredient in the recipe of success

Greek-American businesswoman and angel investor Marina Hatsopoulos sees "two different worlds" in Greece.

"There is the world of old Greece, of bureaucracy that makes everything difficult, a world that doesn't see socioeconomic opportunities, and then there's another new world that's hungry, that understands the need for risk and hard work and knows there are no guarantees," says Hatsopoulos.

The businesswoman was in Athens to speak at Mindspace's first meetup. She delivered a lecture whose focus was the usual mistakes made during the first steps of a startup.

"There are a lot of things that are different between everyday life and business," she told Kathimerini. "For example, it makes sense for us to want to be 'good people,' but if this means avoiding controversy then it is bad for business. Business is all about conflict, standing up for yourself, arguing your...

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