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From Music to Mission: Annu Nieminen on reimagining impact measurement
[2:15] From Classical Music to Tech StartupAnnu discusses her transition from a classical musician to founding a technology company, highlighting the unexpected path f...
From Operator to VC Scout; Biggest Mistakes Founders Make in Marketing with Maya Moufarek.
2:16 - Path from operator to angel investor to Atomico scout19:09 - Advice on early stage marketingMarketing focus by stage of growthHow do you balance performance mar...
How One Startup Built a Multi-million Euro Business with No Code Solutions - Guerson Meyer, co-founder of Sophiq Properties
Guerson Meyer, Co-Founder & Technology Officer of Sophiq Properties, a PropTech company talks about how he uses no-code solutions at Sophiq Properties to locate, evalu...
On Usage-based Pricing and How to Run a Successful Design Partner Program with Griffin Parry, co-founder m3ter
Why all SaaS companies should implement usage-based pricing andHow to run a successful design partner program with your customers to build your early MVP
Zero to $11m Series A with Digitail.io - Practical Advice on ICP, PMF, Fundraising and Building Culture.
[1:49] - Why not having domain expertise can sometimes help entrepreneurs[5:45] - Defining your ICP[8:31] - Determining your MVP[13:06] - Funding your seed and lessons...
From Serial Entrepreneur to Angel Investor to CIO of Estonia: Taavi Kotka Shares his Entrepreneurial Insights
[2:16] - 20 years and starting a company in Estonia[5:08] - Angel investing and what to look for?[10:01] - First CIO of Estonia[16:59] - Koos - what is it and why is i...
Building a Unicorn in Bulgaria with Hristo Borisov, Cofounder of Payhawk
[2:00] - How the SVB crisis unfolded at Payhawk[6:23] - The 3 most important ingredients for building a successful unicorn[16:19] - Validating your company idea[18:19]...
Why Investing in Emerging Markets Makes Sense Now - Alisee de Tonnac, co-founder of Seedstars
[2:24] - Journey to starting Seedstars[5:31] - Investing and not being local[10:27] - Seedstars programs[13:28] - Investor returns from emerging markets[19:06] - Chall...
When *Not* To Go for VC Funding with Alex Axentiev, Co-Founder of HedgeFlows
HedgeFlows almost closed on their first VC funding and decided to not do it. Why and was it the right decision?
Is It Finally Solar’s Time? Svea Solar’s Hyper Growth Story Proves It Is
Erik Martinson, CEO, and co-founder of Svea Solar – one of the fastest-growing cleantech companies in Europe – talks about the economics of solar energy, why the time ...
How to Fundraise the Creandum Way with Peter Specht
The 3 steps Creandum advises its portfolio company to go through for every fundraising: planning, preparation and active process. And advice for startups on current m...
Bootstrapped to $14M Seed Round with Nurasyl Serik, Co-founder of Remofirst
Nurasyl bootstrapped the company to 7-digit revenues with five employees and then went on to close a $14M seed round, one of the largest in the UK. How did he do it?
How to be a VC at 29 years and Advice for pre-Series B Companies - Annalise Dragic, Sapphire Ventures
Sapphire ventures, Series B investing, and her journey to becoming a VC at 29. Annalise is a Partner at Sapphire Ventures where she focuses on investments primarily i...
What I Learnt from 4 failed Startups and 8 Rounds of Fundraising
With 8 rounds of fundraising under his belt, David Simonarson, founder and CEO of Smitten, shares his secret for doing successful fundraising. He also talks about his ...
Refugee Entrepreneurship with Charlie Fraser, Co-Founder of TERN
Does investing in refugee entrepreneurs make sense? Charlie is co-founder and Partnerships Director at TERN, The Entrepreneurship Refugee Network, an ambitious soci...
How I Built a Billion Dollar Company as an Outsider - Heini Zachariassen, Founder of Vivino
Heini Zachariassen grew Vivino into the largest wine community in the world (56 million users) and raised $221 million in funding. In this podcast, Heini shares his se...
The Irish Startup Ecosystem with Patrick Walsh, the Founder of Dogpatch Labs, Ireland
My guest today is Patrick Walsh, the founder of Dogpatch Labs, one of Ireland's leading startup hubs and Crunchbase's top 10 incubators in the world. Patrick is also...
From Zero to Seed with Andre Turville, Founder of ARX Alliance
My guest today is Andre Turville, Founder -CEO of Arx Alliance. Arx Alliance is a company dedicated to addressing supply chain cyber resilience. Listen to Andre’s ex...
From Operator/Angel Investor to a "proper" VC: Is It for Everyone? With Gemma Bloemen, Principal at Creandum
Gemma Bloemen, Principal at Creandum, on why she moved from an operator role at Uber and Elder to a VC.
Practical tips for Creating Culture For Mega Growth by Sammy Rubin, Co-founder and CEO of YuLife
Sammy Rubin, co-founder, and CEO of YuLife, the fastest and one of the most exciting insurtech in the UK. Last summer, Yulife raised $70 million in one of the largest...
SaaS Go-To-Market Playbook from Notion Capital with Itxaso del Palacio
Itxaso del Palacio, Partner at Notion Capital, shares tips on how to build a go-to-market engine for scale with examples from the 100s of successful SaaS and Cloud com...
Career Advice and Embedded Finance with Louisa Murray, COO of Railsbank
Louisa Murray, COO of Railsbank. Louisa joined Railsbank as the fourth employee in 2017, and built the sales function from scratch. In this episode, we will talk about...
Can Lab-Grown Meat Solve Our Food and Climate Problems? Krijn De Nood - CEO & Co-founder at Meatable
Krijn De Nood - CEO & Co-founder at Meatable talks about his journey from Mckinsey to Meatable, why alternative proteins are key to solving some of the world’s biggest...
Growing Through Acquisitions with Ranjan Singh, Co-founder and CEO of HealthHero
Ranjan Singh, co-founder, and CEO of HealthHero talks about his growth and strategy of serving multiple markets and multiple business markets through acquisitions.
Rob Moffat, Partner at Balderton Capital on Opportunities and Trends in Europe; Optimizing Organizational Design for Scale
I am delighted to have Rob Moffat, Partner at Balderton Capital on the show today. Rob has been a partner at Balderton since 2015. He focuses mainly on fintech and ins...
Candid Confessions of a Serial Entrepreneur, Ali Albazaz, Founder and CEO of Inkitt
My guest today is Ali Albazaz, founder of Inkitt, a data-powered platform for discovering hidden talents and turning them into globally successful authors. In this ep...
B2B Sales Process and The Most Important Factor in Increasing Upsell - Roberto Coustas, Co-founder and CEO of Deepsea.ai
My guest today is Roberto Coustas, co-founder and CEO of Deepsea.ai. In 2020 DeepSea Technologies secured a 3 million euro investment from the Environmental Technolog...
Building and Scaling High Performance Teams; Trends in the Travel Industry and Opportunities for Startups from Veteran Travel Entrepreneur, Henrik Kjellberg
My guest today is Henrik Kjellberg who is Group CEO of Awaze, Europe's leading managed vacation rental and holiday parks brand. Prior to joining Awaze, Henrik spent 12...
Future of Workplaces; Pivoting The Whole Company During the Pandemic with Larry Gadea, Founder/CEO of Envoy
My guest today is Larry Gadea, founder and CEO of Envoy, a workplace platform that helps companies manage hybrid work. Envoy’s products are used in more than 14,000 of...
How to Build A Low-Sales Touch Enterprise-Grade Security Company with Bence Jendruszak, Cofounder of Hungarian Startup Seon Fraud Fighters
My guest today is Bence Jendruszak, Cofounder of Hungarian Startup Seon Fraud Fighters, who started Seon right out of university and has very quickly built a revoluti...
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