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The Launch Stories podcast gives you a taste of what it takes to launch a global startup. Listen to founders share their personal ups and downs, their professional wins and losses, and the lessons they’ve learned along the way to building an international company. You’ll also hear from accelerators and investors that support entrepreneurs along their journey around the world and what they think is the recipe for startup success. Zoltan Vardy is a business growth mentor and helps B2B tech sta ...
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Learn what the future holds for Europe’s top startup ecosystems — Yoram Wijngaarde, founder & CEO @Dealroom.co
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On this episode of Launch Stories, Yoram Wijngaarde, founder & CEO of global startup data platform Dealroom.co, shares how the “Flywheel Effect” has accelerated startup growth in top-tier European ecosystems like London, Berlin, Paris and Estonia. You’ll hear about what differentiates the European and US startup investment environments, and how the…
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Learn the one key skill that leads founders from concept to IPO – Nenad Marovac @ Co-Founder and Managing Partner of DN Capital
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Nenad Marovac is co-founder and managing partner of DN Capital, a leading venture capital and growth investor with 58 exits under his belt, including six IPOs on the London or Frankfurt stock exchanges. He was recently named to Forbes’ “Midas List” – the definite ranking of the top 25 VC investors in Europe and the Middle East. In this episode, you…
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Learn how founders can achieve peak performance for themselves and their team– Stoyan Yankov @ productivity and performance coach, co-author of ”PERFORM: The Unsexy Truth about (Startup) Success
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On this episode of Launch Stories, my guest is Stoyan Yankov, productivity and performance coach and co-author of "PERFORM: The Unsexy Truth about (Startup) Success". You’ll learn how having structures in place helps you build momentum, and why as a founder you need to focus not only on your own performance but on the productivity of your team.. Yo…
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Learn why a Spartan mentality is a must for building a global business – Joe De Sena, Founder and CEO of Spartan
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On this episode of Launch Stories, Joe De Sena, founder and CEO of Spartan, shares how he created the world’s leading endurance sports brand with a community of over 10 million athletes globally – a business he calls the ‘Louis Vuitton of hard stuff.’ You’ll hear how he moved himself and his family to six countries to oversee Spartan’s global expan…
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”The common ground we have is, ’Joe went to Cornell. He must be OK.’” – Joe De Sena, Founder and CEO of Spartan
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On this episode of Launch Stories, my guest and fellow Cornellian Joe De Sena ’90 – founder and CEO of Spartan – shares how his path from Ithaca led him to creating the world’s leading endurance sports brand with a community of over 10 million athletes globally. He talks about what coming from a family that didn’t attend college and being accepted …
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Find out why a successful investor is like a good music producer - Michael Schuster, Co-founder and Partner @ Speedinvest
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On this episode of Launch Stories, I speak to Michael Schuster, Co-founder and Partner at Speedinvest, one of Europe’s most active early-stage venture capital firms with over 600 mil EUR of assets under management. You’ll learn why founders need to balance product and sales to scale quickly, and why a successful investor behaves like a good music p…
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Understand the three things you must have in place to build a global startup – Matteo Berlucchi, Co-Founder & CEO @ Healthily
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On this episode of Launch Stories, my guest is serial entrepreneur Matteo Berlucchi, Co-Founder & CEO of Healthily - a medically approved self-care platform that enables people to assess and manage their health with over 2 million users worldwide. You’ll hear why you must create a business with high margins and scalability, and why building a healt…
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Capture what corporate habits you must ‘unlearn’ to launch a successful startup – Jonas de Cooman, Co-Founder & CEO @ Spott
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On this episode of Launch Stories, I speak to Jonas de Cooman, Co-founder & CEO of Spott, a marketing platform that helps brands sell more by adding interactivity to videos and images on their digital channels. You’ll hear what Jonas had to ‘unlearn’ after a career at Coca-Cola and Unilever to build a successful global business as an entrepreneur a…
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Listen to the inside story of how UiPath became a unicorn – Ondrej Bartos, Co-Founder@ Credo Ventures
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On this episode of Launch Stories, I talk to Ondrej Bartos, co-founder and general partner of Credo Ventures. You’ll hear the ‘behind the scenes’ story of how he joined a $1.6 million seed investment round in Romanian unicorn UIPath. You’ll also learn the key ingredients that eventually led to UIPath’s staggering $35 billion valuation on the New Yo…
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Explore why ‘having fun’ is critical when building a business – Agata Kwasniewska, CEO @ ReaktorX
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On this episode of L(a)unch Stories, you’ll hear from Agata Kwaśniewska, CEO of the ReaktorX acceleration program and ambassador of Startup Poland. She explains what role an accelerator plays in the startup ecosystem, how ReaktorX helped Polish startups Renderro, Lofty and Hashiona to grow and when founders should start thinking about building a gl…
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Understand why persistence is the key to global startup success – Zsuzsa & Attila Kecsmar, Co-Founders @ Antavo
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On this episode of L(a)unch Stories, I speak with Zsuzsa and Attila Kecsmár, a husband-and-wife team, who are the co-founders of Antavo. You’ll hear how Antavo grew to become a globally recognized loyalty management platform with clients like BMW, Lagardère, Benetton and BrewDog across three continents. Zsuzsa and Attila explain why a founder shoul…
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Learn how Covid accelerated the events industry’s international expansion – Mike Chaffe, CEO @ Wolves summit
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On this episode of Launch Stories, I’m talking to Mike Chaffe, CEO of Wolves Summit, one of the premier tech and innovation conferences held in Central and Eastern Europe, twice a year. You’ll hear he managed to not only steer the business to safety but has used COVID’s impact to accelerate his business’ international expansion. You’ll also learn a…
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Here’s why it’s critical to create a purpose-driven company – Emi Gal, Co-Founder & CEO @ Ezra
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On this episode of Launch Stories, I speak to Emi Gal, Co-Founder and CEO of Ezra, a US-based healthcare tech startup that enables early cancer detection using MRI and AI. You’ll hear how he built his first startup, Brainient, into one of Europe’s leading ad-tech companies, what he’s learned from launching a business in three radically different st…
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Learn why understanding local culture is essential to build a global startup – Julien Coustaury, Founding Partner @ Fil Rouge Capital
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On this episode of Launch Stories, you’ll hear from Julien Coustaury, Founding Partner of Fil Rouge Capital -- about how he became an entrepreneur and investor after building international mobile companies, and how this experience changed his mindset. You’ll also learn what he looks for in a startup team when making an investment. Finally, you’ll h…
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