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 appr

18 - Disrupting Consultants with Alexandra Nuth

Dec 18th, 2020 47m 59s

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 thr

17 - Riding a Rocketship with Benjamin Berényi

Nov 10th, 2020 34m 48s

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

16 - Finding Market Fit with Shane Fast

Oct 27th, 2020 36m 6s

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 w

15 - Business for Good with Charlotte De Ridder

Sep 30th, 2020 45m 16s

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

14 - Building a Product Team with Stefan Richter

Sep 1st, 2020 34m 33s

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 Produ

13 - Fame, Fashion, and Freelancers with Eshita Kabra

Aug 11th, 2020 45m 19s

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

12 - Growing Pains with Julian Ritter & Sebastian Drescher

Jul 29th, 2020 48m 2s

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 sca

11 - Mathematical Marketing with Adomas Baltagalvis

Jul 7th, 2020 41m 35s

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 c

10 - Customer-Focused Marketing with Julia Kupke

Jun 30th, 2020 30m 22s

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 BonaVa

09 - Don't Count Out Culture with Tynan Allan

Jun 16th, 2020 43m 59s

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

08 - Fostering an Engaged Community with Tomas Sabat

Jun 9th, 2020 38m 29s

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 organi

07 - Building a Product Mindset with Alfonso Rocha

Jun 2nd, 2020 40m 59s

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.

06 - Finding your Focus with Vartika Manasvi

May 26th, 2020 41m 57s

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

05 - Discovery and Distribution with Anja Willms

May 19th, 2020 33m 42s

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 distri

04 - Venture Building, Pivoting, and Hiring your Friends with Steffi Feldmann

May 5th, 2020 33m 7s

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 cybers

03 - How to (not) launch a product with Gian Saratz

Apr 28th, 2020 32m 14s

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

02 - Building a team in a foreign market with Robert Högler

Apr 21st, 2020 28m 48s

In this episode, Robert Högler walks us through his journey in launching Lendigo, a small business lending platform based in Nigeria. He covers the challenges in building a team in a new country, how to find your first customers, and what it wa