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The European Startup Show

Anita Moorthy

To inspire technology entrepreneurs in Europe with stories and practical strategies from other successful entrepreneurs. If you are a CEO, founder, or work in sales or marketing, and your co...

Episodes

20 of 93 episodes

The Power of Community with Jared Robin

[00:01:00] Jared's Journey from sales to building a thriving community of 45,000 revenue professionals and how community saved his life. [00...

00:44:47May 29, 2024

From Music to Mission: Annu Nieminen on reimagining impact measurement

[2:15] From Classical Music to Tech Startup Annu discusses her transition from a classical musician to founding a technology company, highli...

00:39:42Feb 21, 2024

From Operator to VC Scout; Biggest Mistakes Founders Make in Marketing with Maya Moufarek.

2:16 - Path from operator to angel investor to Atomico scout 19:09 - Advice on early stage marketing Marketing focus by stage of growth How...

00:49:05Jan 5, 2024

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...

00:48:02Nov 29, 2023

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 and How to run a successful design partner program with your customers to build...

00:43:30Oct 5, 2023

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] -...

00:47:29Aug 23, 2023

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] -...

00:41:31Jun 22, 2023

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] - Valida...

00:41:22Mar 22, 2023

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 e...

00:32:14Mar 2, 2023

When *Not* To Go for VC Funding with Alex Axentiev, Co-Founder of HedgeFlows

[3:16] - Hedgeflows: Managing risk and automating payment runs for SMEs [9:51] - Advice for finding early product market fit [16:39] - How t...

00:24:52Jan 25, 2023

Is It Finally Solar’s Time? Svea Solar’s Hyper Growth Story Proves It Is

[2:08] - The economics of solar [7:39] - Challenges and barriers to solar adoption [11:11] - Where are the different countries when it comes...

00:43:44Jan 13, 2023

How to Fundraise the Creandum Way with Peter Specht

[2:07] - Advice on navigating current economic conditions [6:00] - FTX bankruptcy [8:48] - Early-stage due diligence [10:59] - Identifying o...

00:38:48Dec 7, 2022

Bootstrapped to $14M Seed Round with Nurasyl Serik, Co-founder of Remofirst

[1:44] - About Remofirst and Nurasyl’s journey to starting Remofirst. [6:49] - The three ingredients for not failing at a startup [9:04] - F...

00:31:14Nov 24, 2022

How to be a VC at 29 years and Advice for pre-Series B Companies - Annalise Dragic, Sapphire Ventures

[1:53] - Journey to becoming a venture partner at 29 years [7:40] - Increasing the number of women in VC [10:53] - Ideal startups for Sapphi...

00:38:24Nov 9, 2022

What I Learnt from 4 failed Startups and 8 Rounds of Fundraising

[2:15] - Online dating market - is there space for one more? [4:47] - Lessons learned from previous startups - retention, defensibility, pro...

00:40:30Oct 20, 2022

Refugee Entrepreneurship with Charlie Fraser, Co-Founder of TERN

1:55] - Journey to founding TERN [4:49] - Refugee problem is a global problem. By the numbers. [7:08] - Are refugees are burden to the host...

00:42:22Oct 6, 2022

How I Built a Billion Dollar Company as an Outsider - Heini Zachariassen, Founder of Vivino

[1:53] - Safety in upbringing and why being outside can be a boon to an entrepreneur [8:29] - “Never look at the competition, know your cust...

00:40:39Sep 21, 2022

The Irish Startup Ecosystem with Patrick Walsh, the Founder of Dogpatch Labs, Ireland

[1:51] - Irish startup scene [7:41] - How to attract and incentivize talent at a macro level [11:13] - The best startup ecosystems in Europe...

00:36:06Jul 25, 2022

From Zero to Seed with Andre Turville, Founder of ARX Alliance

[2:30] Idea development when you are not from the industry [14:52] - From idea to MVP - DIY or outsource? [21:16] - Funding journey pre-seed...

00:47:39Jun 22, 2022

From Operator/Angel Investor to a "proper" VC: Is It for Everyone? With Gemma Bloemen, Principal at Creandum

1:45 - Your journey from operational role to VC 6:16 - Advice for others thinking of moving from operational to VC role. 12:33 - What makes...

00:40:38May 25, 2022