In this episode, we talk to Doug van Spronsen, the co-founder of Versett - a digital consulting firm focused on helping businesses launch customer-centric companies. Versett has been a global company from the start, and we talk about their approach to team-building, how they approach strategy & innovation, and where the industry is headed. Thanks s…

In this lively episode, we talk to former big-4 consultant Alexandra Nuth about her journey into corporate entrepreneurship and how she ended up building Now or Never Ventures, a Challenger Consultancy that helps corporates drive innovation through venture building. She covers what it was like building a bank inside a bank, their unique approach to…

Leading a company through a growth phase is challenging, to say the least. It can be hard to balance profitability with growth, particularly in Europe where language and regional differences can limit expansion opportunities. Benjamin comes on the show to share about how Péntech is approaching their expansion across the Eastern European market and …

PIVOT! As we've learned in previous episodes, pivoting can be hard. But sometimes just one pivot isn't enough! Shane Fast digs into the story of how Athennian pivotted 3 times before becoming what they are today - a leading legal tech company with a focus on Entity Management and Corporate Law. Shane was formerly the CFO but recently stepped down t…

Many forward-thinking businesses these days partner with non-profits, NGOs, or support causes they care about. Other businesses tackle social problems head-on: like Yusudi, an impact business based in Nairobi which offers training and equipping programs with the goal of improving the Youth employment rate in Kenya and beyond. Charlotte De Ridder sh…

Stefan Richter has been part of numerous startups, both as a Product Manager and CPO. He comes on the show to share about how he approaches hiring Junior PMs, what the Product landscape looks like these days, and how he approaches running Product teams at scale. Stefan's Recommended podcasts (some in German) https://omr.com/de/podcast/ https://www.…

The fashion industry is undergoing some serious change these days, with many companies turning their focus away from fast-fashion and towards sustainable and transparent supply chains. Eshita Kabra only launched her clothing rental marketplace 10 months ago but has seen significant interest, due in part to her media coverage and focus on sustainabi…

Starting a new company can be a daunting task to new entrepreneurs. But just because the business model is proven doesn't mean the work is over - in fact, it has only just begun. Lifelong friends Julian & Sebastian share their experience in scaling Airgreets, including finding a technical Co-Founder, expanding to multiple countries, and building tr…

Marketing these days is about a lot more than fancy ad campaigns and graphic design; it takes a scientific mindset and an iterative approach to help a product launch successfully. In this episode, Adomas Baltagalvis joins us to talk about his career as a math & finance enthusiast before becoming a freelance marketer and digital nomad who specialise…

A great marketing strategy means nothing if you don't have a customer-first mindset and a product that solves real problems. In this episode, Julia Kupke talks about her entrepreneurial journey from MIFLORA, a flower delivery service, to BonaVal, a jewelry marketplace for pawn shops, before becoming the CMO of Stryber, a venture builder in Munich. …

In this episode we talk to Tynan Allan about his experience as a culture consultant and how he ended up joining the founding team as the director of growth at Liveweb.io, a website tool that is bridging the gap in customer communication through live video chat. We talk all things culture, employee motivation, growth, and what the future of communic…

In this episode, Tomas shares with us about his time running a network community for finance professionals in London before eventually ending up as the COO of Grakn Labs, an open-sourced platform that is changing the way we structure and organise data. He talks about how to grow and maintain and open-sourced community as well as how to stay motivat…

In this episode we talk to serial PM and 2-time co-founder Alfonso Rocha about how to get started in Product, how to prioritise when scaling quickly, and how to have a growth mindset.

In this episode, we talk to Vartika Manasvi about being an entrepreneur in India before moving to Canada and pivoting to what is now Stackraft: a company that is looking to change recruitment and hiring for the better. She talks about what made her move to Canada, the importance of having a clear focus, and what the future of hiring could look like…

We take a break from digital products and talk to Anja Willms about her experience in launching and building a health food startup called Shileo after being inspired by a trip to Malaysia. She talks about bootstrapping, the challenges of distributing physical products, and how to keep a clear mind through the ups and downs of running your own busin…

In this episode, Stephanie Feldmann talks about starting Six Reasons, a venture building agency in Munich. She talks about how she got started in entrepreneurship and we dig into her experience in pivoting Keyp from a dating service to a cybersecurity application and all the complications that came along with that.…

In this episode, we talk to Gian about his experience launching multiple companies in the food and beverage industry in China including Cilantro, a Shopify-like solution for restaurants looking to take their business online. He talks about his experience in the food industry, working with an agency, and what to focus on when launching a new product…

In this episode, Timo Hahn uses his experience launching Wydr to talk about how to validate an idea, build an MVP, and get your first customers.