Costas Papadopoulos

Founder at RhetorWorks | Helping regulated leaders build a public profile regulators, investors, banking partners & customers can trust

[Costas Papadopoulos @thecostasp]

1/ After over a decade in iGaming and payments/fintech, I'm starting something of my own.

Words carry real weight in these fields. One careless sentence in an interview or post can create real problems with a regulator, a partner, or a deal you didn't see coming.

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https://t.co/fauWzFhJ81 in one line: a reputation regulated leaders actually control.

[Costas Papadopoulos @thecostasp]

1/ Reputation is built in the boring middle
2/ Days 1-30: nobody knows you
3/ Days 31-365: still nobody. Most people quit here.
4/ Days 366-730: starting to register
5/ Days 731-1095: now it's obvious
6/ Small deposits, no fanfare, for years
7/ That's how reputations compound

[Costas Papadopoulos @thecostasp]

Have you ever abandoned a productivity system because it got too complex?

[Costas Papadopoulos @thecostasp]

You don't lose strength first. You lose mobility and explosiveness. Train them.

What's the part of fitness you most neglect?

[Costas Papadopoulos @thecostasp]

A credible public track record is the cheapest reputation insurance you can buy.

[Costas Papadopoulos @thecostasp]

@casino_ops And on the back that lived experience you deeply understand what your company needs to deliver and how in order to build a sustainable business.

This is one of the things AI will never be able to replace ie authentic, lived experience.

[Costas Papadopoulos @thecostasp]

1/ Choose your market using the 3 Ps: Pain, Passion, Profession

[Costas Papadopoulos @thecostasp]

6/ Authenticity scales; pretending doesn't

[Costas Papadopoulos @thecostasp]

5/ Serve from lived experience. You serve best the person you used to be

[Costas Papadopoulos @thecostasp]

1. Be known for solving one specific problem.
2. Generalists are forgettable; specialists get the call.
3. Specificity is what makes you referable.

[Costas Papadopoulos @thecostasp]

The expert who explains generously and shares his knowledge freely is the one everyone hires.

[Costas Papadopoulos @thecostasp]

An un-rehearsed business pitch is a coin flip on how seriously you're taken.

[Costas Papadopoulos @thecostasp]

7/ Write it, say it multiple times, record yourself. Then you own it.

[Costas Papadopoulos @thecostasp]

1/ Your business pitch is foundational. It's the first thing you need to nail

[Costas Papadopoulos @thecostasp]

6/ It's the specific problem you solve for a specific kind of person