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In this episode I chat with Alessandro Nora, co-founder of Stay, a marketplace for sustainable fashion, and MetrikFlow, a company that helps industrial companies reduce their environmental impact. Alessandro discusses the innovative approach of Stay, which combines AI personalization and sustainability to match consumers with the best sustainable fashion brands. He shares how they onboarded the first brands and secured financing through angel investors.

The conversation then moves to MetrikFlow - a platform that helps companies track, measure, and improve their sustainability practices. Alessandro shares insights on how they acquired clients through cold emailing and the future plans for MetrikFlow.

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I share my easy to follow process on how to host cocktail parties that grow your network.

In the past 18 months, I hosted 8 of them across different cities. Most of the guests I had never met in person, but they were all interesting people I wanted to meet. They are a great way to deepen relationships and help bridge connections with other people. You can host one with these simple to follow steps.

The original interview was a conversation I had with Michal Domanski on his Doman Network show.  

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Previous guests include: Arvid Kahl of FeedbackPanda, Andrei Zinkevich of FullFunnel, Scott Van den Berg of Influencer Capital, Buster Franken of Fruitpunch AI, Valentin Radu of Omniconvert, Evelina Necula of Kinderpedia, Ionut Vlad of Tokinomo, Diana Florescu of MediaforGrowth, Irina Obushtarova of Recursive, Monika Paule of Caszyme, Yannick Veys of Hypefury, Laura Erdem of Dreamdata, and Pija Indriunaite of CityBee.

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From Uber and BCG to building a telehealth for pets startup with Michael Fisher

From Starcraft Player to Maximizing Customer Lifetime Value with Valentin Radu

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If you don't know Adriana Tica, you should. She is one of the best b2b copy writers on the planet. In this conversation, Adriana shares:

- the importance of writing to one person and being transparent in marketing efforts
- examples of companies that are successfully blurring the lines between B2B and B2C, such as Groove HQ and Basecamp
- when writing content, it is important to focus on one person and their pain points, rather than trying to appeal to a broad audience
- growing an online audience can have its challenges, including dealing with hate and managing time effectively

This was a really fun conversation. Adriana, thanks for coming on the show!

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Would you move to New York without a job to follow your dreams?
 Well in my 20s I was crazy enough to do that. In this interview with Andy Chiang from the Foreign Founders podcast, Andy and I dive into my Huckleberry Finn days as a kid to flying to Europe with only a $100 in my wallet. We then get into how I made it in New York and how I ended up in Romania. 

This was a really fun conversation. Andy, thanks for having me on your show!

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From Uber and BCG to building a telehealth for pets startup with Michael Fisher

From Starcraft Player to Maximizing Customer Lifetime Value with Valentin Radu

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Eric Melchor is joined with Ray Berry – legend copy writer and founder of DSLX Content. In this episode we talk about how content is changing in B2B and what brands should do if they want to stay with the trends and be competitive from a content standpoint. Ray also shares his experience as a dyslexic founder.


Thank you so much Ray for coming on. Thanks to B2BPodPros for producing this. 

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Ray Berry and DSLX Content
00:22 Innovation in B2B Content
02:15 New and Interesting Content Formats
03:40 First Person Content in B2B SaaS
05:03 Launch of DSLX Content Agency
06:12 Neurodiversity and the Skills of Dyslexic People
07:18 Dyslexic Superpowers and Problem Solving
08:59 Weaknesses as a Founder
10:28 Gamification in Employee Recognition
13:02 Giving Writers a Voice in B2B Content
13:42 Rapid Fire Questions

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Eric Melchor is joined with Michael Kamleitner – legend bootstrapper and founder of Walls.io. In this episode we cover Michael’s entrepreneurial journey and how he learned that people were looking for ways to keep their virtual audience engaged which led to the idea for walls.io. 

We also talk about:

Thank you so much Michael for coming on. Thanks to B2BPodPros for producing this. 

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Michael Kamleitner and his startups
01:10 Innovation and leveraging user-generated content
03:06 The technical innovation behind user-generated content
03:52 How brands use Walls.io and Swat.io
05:26 Different use cases for Walls.io
07:33 Industries that can benefit from user-generated content
08:35 Failed tactics in advertising on social media
09:05 Successful tactics in building a partner network
10:50 Investing revenue back into the business
17:36 Elevating customer experience and gamification
18:40 Rapid fire questions
21:55 Unusual food or drink preferences
22:00 Conclusion

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Check out our five most downloaded episodes:

From Uber and BCG to building a telehealth for pets startup with Michael Fisher

From Starcraft Player to Maximizing Customer Lifetime Value with Valentin Radu

...

Innovators Can Laugh is now B2B Marketers Can Laugh. That’s right. The podcast has a new name. And you, my friends, are the first to know.

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Previous guests include: Arvid Kahl of FeedbackPanda, Andrei Zinkevich of FullFunnel, Scott Van den Berg of Influencer Capital, Buster Franken of Fruitpunch AI, Valentin Radu of Omniconvert, Evelina Necula of Kinderpedia, Ionut Vlad of Tokinomo, Diana Florescu of MediaforGrowth, Irina Obushtarova of Recursive, Monika Paule of Caszyme, Yannick Veys of Hypefury, Laura Erdem of Dreamdata, and Pija Indriunaite of CityBee.

Check out our five most downloaded episodes:

From Uber and BCG to building a telehealth for pets startup with Michael Fisher

From Starcraft Player to Maximizing Customer Lifetime Value with Valentin Radu

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Jelle had a friend in University who got burned out. She then fell into depression. And later, took her own life. Jelle Houben is the founder of Binqy – a platform designed to obtain relevant insights into an employees well being which can then be used to build a healthier work environment.

In this conversation we talk about the growing pains in the first year and a half, how they provide masterclasses and access to Psychologists, and how they gamified the platform by providing rewards to employees for their activity which has significantly increased engagement.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Binky and its Founder
01:05 Innovation and New Food Concepts
01:32 Innovation in Workplace Well-being
02:29 Motivation behind Starting Binky
03:30 Preventing Burnout in High-pressure Work Environments
04:14 Burnout among Students
05:01 Comparing Achievements and Feeling Like a Loser
05:38 Launching Binky and Funding
06:39 Failed Tactics for Growing Binky's Audience
07:47 Onboarding Process for Podcasters
10:02 User Experience on Binky
12:23 Providing Masterclasses and Access to Psychologists
13:29 Time and Effort Required for Binky
14:41 Gamification and Rewards on Binky
15:45 Elevating Performance through Binky
17:00 Rewards for Binky Team
18:23 Exciting Plans for Binky in the Next 12 Months
18:56 Testing and Decision-making for Binky
20:18 Intuition in Decision-making
20:55 Rapid Fire Questions
24:23 Unusual Food or Drink Consumed
24:48 Closing Remarks

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From Uber and BCG to building a telehealth for pets startup with Michael Fisher

From Starcraft Player to Maximizing Customer Lifetime Value with Valentin Radu

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Ep. 136: Eric Melchortalks with Sufyan Osamah, founder of HonestDog, about the future of pets.

Sufyanstarted HonestDog with the realization that pets should not be sold on classifieds. After talking to hundreds of pet parents, vets, ethical breeders, and animal shelters, it became clear that there has to be a better way. With HonestDog he wants to bring transparency, accountability and fun to the often complicated and frustrating process of getting a pet by combining education, expert-backed vetting standards and a holistic user journey from “cradle to grave”.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Background
03:40 The Problem of Illegal Dog Trade
06:00 Personal Experience and Motivation
10:00 Launching Honest Dog
12:20 Challenges and Business Model
13:30 Customer Experience and Success Stories
17:19 Expansion and Future Plans
18:14 Scaling and Traction
19:43 Closing Remarks

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Previous guests include: Arvid Kahl of FeedbackPanda, Andrei Zinkevich of FullFunnel, Scott Van den Berg of Influencer Capital, Buster Franken of Fruitpunch AI, Valentin Radu of Omniconvert, Evelina Necula of Kinderpedia, Ionut Vlad of Tokinomo, Diana Florescu of MediaforGrowth, Irina Obushtarova of Recursive, Monika Paule of Caszyme, Yannick Veys of Hypefury, Laura Erdem of Dreamdata, and Pija Indriunaite of CityBee.

Check out our five most downloaded episodes:

From Uber and BCG to building a telehealth for pets startup with Michael Fisher

From Starcraft Player to Maximizing Customer Lifetime Value with Valentin Radu

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In this episode, Innovators can laugh with Mihai Cepoi, Founder & CEO at Jobful dive into the journey of creating a people-centric job recruiting platform. From the early days of balancing work at SAP and moonlighting on his project to the challenges faced during the pandemic, Mihai shares the story of resilience and growth. He discusses how Jobful stands out in a competitive market, the user experience it offers, and the broader impact it aims to make beyond Romania. Join us for an inspiring conversation about entrepreneurship, innovation, and the future of job recruitment platforms.

Connect with Mihai Cepoi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mihaicepoi/
Check out Jobful: https://jobful.io/

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Previous guests include: Arvid Kahl of FeedbackPanda, Andrei Zinkevich of FullFunnel, Scott Van den Berg of Influencer Capital, Buster Franken of Fruitpunch AI, Valentin Radu of Omniconvert, Evelina Necula of Kinderpedia, Ionut Vlad of Tokinomo, Diana Florescu of MediaforGrowth, Irina Obushtarova of Recursive, Monika Paule of Caszyme, Yannick Veys of Hypefury, Laura Erdem of Dreamdata, and Pija Indriunaite of CityBee.

Check out our five most downloaded episodes:

From Uber and BCG to building a telehealth for pets startup with Michael Fisher

From Starcraft Player to Maximizing Customer Lifetime Value with Valentin Radu

...

In this episode Innovators can laugh with Haz Hubble, Founder of Pally. Haz shares his insights and experiences from his journey as a young entrepreneur and his unique approach to building stronger, more meaningful relationships through AI technology. Find out how Pally aims to revolutionize the way people connect and maintain relationships, along with Haz's surprise revelation about dinner with Richard Branson.

Connect with Haz: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hhubble/?originalSubdomain=uk
Check out Pally: https://www.pally.com/

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Background
03:29 The Importance of Relationships
04:25 The Idea behind Pali
07:27 Maintaining Relationships
09:57 How Pali Works
11:21 Stage of Development and Benefits
12:45 Business Model
16:14 Growth Strategies
17:34 Team Structure
18:53 Finding the Right Team
20:14 Influential Resources
21:08 Rapid Fire Questions

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Previous guests include: Arvid Kahl of FeedbackPanda, Andrei Zinkevich of FullFunnel, Scott Van den Berg of Influencer Capital, Buster Franken of Fruitpunch AI, Valentin Radu of Omniconvert, Evelina Necula of Kinderpedia, Ionut Vlad of Tokinomo, Diana Florescu of MediaforGrowth, Irina Obushtarova of Recursive, Monika Paule of Caszyme, Yannick Veys of Hypefury, Laura Erdem of Dreamdata, and Pija Indriunaite of CityBee.

Check out our five most downloaded episodes:

From Uber and BCG to building a telehealth for pets startup with Michael Fisher

From Starcraft Player to Maximizing Customer Lifetime Value with Valentin Radu

...

Nichita Herput, the founder of Pineapple Square about Nichita's background in the hospitality industry, the concept behind Pineapple Square, his most embarrassing moments in the industry, the app's business model, and its traction in Romania and the United States. Additionally, they delve into the differences in the hospitality industries in the Netherlands, Romania, and the United States.

Connect with Nichita: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nichita-herput/
Check out Pineapple Square: https://pineapplesquare.com/

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Previous guests include: Arvid Kahl of FeedbackPanda, Andrei Zinkevich of FullFunnel, Scott Van den Berg of Influencer Capital, Buster Franken of Fruitpunch AI, Valentin Radu of Omniconvert, Evelina Necula of Kinderpedia, Ionut Vlad of Tokinomo, Diana Florescu of MediaforGrowth, Irina Obushtarova of Recursive, Monika Paule of Caszyme, Yannick Veys of Hypefury, Laura Erdem of Dreamdata, and Pija Indriunaite of CityBee.

Check out our five most downloaded episodes:

From Uber and BCG to building a telehealth for pets startup with Michael Fisher

From Starcraft Player to Maximizing Customer Lifetime Value with Valentin Radu

...

Vincent Jong, VP Product at Dealfront talks about the challenges of merging two companies, and the importance of treating employees with respect to foster a collaborative work environment. He also emphasizes the responsibility of being a CEO and founder, where everything falls on their shoulders. He discusses the merging of two companies, Echobot and Leadfeeder, and the challenges of combining their cultures.

Connect with Vincent Jong  - https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincentjong/
Check out Dealfront- www.dealfront.com
Check out his upcoming book-Product-Led Sales-Combining the best of Product-Led Growth and Sales.

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Previous guests include: Arvid Kahl of FeedbackPanda, Andrei Zinkevich of FullFunnel, Scott Van den Berg of Influencer Capital, Buster Franken of Fruitpunch AI, Valentin Radu of Omniconvert, Evelina Necula of Kinderpedia, Ionut Vlad of Tokinomo, Diana Florescu of MediaforGrowth, Irina Obushtarova of Recursive, Monika Paule of Caszyme, Yannick Veys of Hypefury, Laura Erdem of Dreamdata, and Pija Indriunaite of CityBee.

Check out our five most downloaded episodes:

From Uber and BCG to building a telehealth for pets startup with Michael Fisher

From Starcraft Player to Maximizing Customer Lifetime Value with Valentin Radu

...

Bogdan Ionita, co-founder of Mirro.io, discusses the company's performance management software and its revenue expectations. He highlights the importance of adapting to market changes and creating a positive work environment. Bogdan also explains the collaboration between Ztech and Mito, as well as the origin story of Mirro. He shares the challenges faced by the company and the failed go-to-market strategies. Bogdan emphasizes the HR-driven approach of Mito and the advanced features that help with employee development. 

Connect with Bogdan Ionita  - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cbogdanionita/
Check out Mirro - https://mirro.io/

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Previous guests include: Arvid Kahl of FeedbackPanda, Andrei Zinkevich of FullFunnel, Scott Van den Berg of Influencer Capital, Buster Franken of Fruitpunch AI, Valentin Radu of Omniconvert, Evelina Necula of Kinderpedia, Ionut Vlad of Tokinomo, Diana Florescu of MediaforGrowth, Irina Obushtarova of Recursive, Monika Paule of Caszyme, Yannick Veys of Hypefury, Laura Erdem of Dreamdata, and Pija Indriunaite of CityBee.

Check out our five most downloaded episodes:

From Uber and BCG to building a telehealth for pets startup with Michael Fisher

From Starcraft Player to Maximizing Customer Lifetime Value with Valentin Radu

...

In this action packed episode, I chat withIvan Hoo, founder ofInverse.fund. Ivan shares his background as a wedding photographer before transitioning to the startup world as a founder and now fundraising advisor. In this conversation Ivan shares his experience as a CEO of a biotech company and provides solid advice for startups that are seeking to fundraise.

Ivan on LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/ivanhoo

Ivan’s website:https://inverse.fund/

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Previous guests include: Arvid Kahl of FeedbackPanda, Andrei Zinkevich of FullFunnel, Scott Van den Berg of Influencer Capital, Buster Franken of Fruitpunch AI, Valentin Radu of Omniconvert, Evelina Necula of Kinderpedia, Ionut Vlad of Tokinomo, Diana Florescu of MediaforGrowth, Irina Obushtarova of Recursive, Monika Paule of Caszyme, Yannick Veys of Hypefury, Laura Erdem of Dreamdata, and Pija Indriunaite of CityBee.

Check out our five most downloaded episodes:

From Uber and BCG to building a telehealth for pets startup with Michael Fisher

From Starcraft Player to Maximizing Customer Lifetime Value with Valentin Radu

...

Mihai Darzanhas got a lot on his plate having to manage two different companies plus a family. He is the founder ofProcesio, a visual development environment in the cloud AND is the CEO of another successful company here in Bucharest.

In this interview we get into discussions about productivity, sales, and having to pivot multiple times in order to find the right path. I enjoyed his thoughts on deep work, getting two different groups to work together, and his overall passion for learning (like the sales training and experience he had with Matt Wolach).

Mihai on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/mihaidarzan/

Mihai’s website:www.procesio.com

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Previous guests include: Arvid Kahl of FeedbackPanda, Andrei Zinkevich of FullFunnel, Scott Van den Berg of Influencer Capital, Buster Franken of Fruitpunch AI, Valentin Radu of Omniconvert, Evelina Necula of Kinderpedia, Ionut Vlad of Tokinomo, Diana Florescu of MediaforGrowth, Irina Obushtarova of Recursive, Monika Paule of Caszyme, Yannick Veys of Hypefury, Laura Erdem of Dreamdata, and Pija Indriunaite of CityBee.

Check out our five most downloaded episodes:

From Uber and BCG to building a telehealth for pets startup with Michael Fisher

From Starcraft Player to Maximizing Customer Lifetime Value with Valentin Radu

...

Wondering how to collaborate with Instagram or TikTok influencers?

Recently I executed an influencer campaign for a client using Insta and TikTok influencers. It was easier than expected.

In this episode I break down all the steps I did that you can copy so that you don’t waste a lot of money or effort in doing one on your own.

Eric on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericmelchor/

Eric’s b2b content creator website: https://www.innovatorscanlaugh.com/p/b2b-podcast-network/

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Previous guests include: Arvid Kahl of FeedbackPanda, Andrei Zinkevich of FullFunnel, Scott Van den Berg of Influencer Capital, Buster Franken of Fruitpunch AI, Valentin Radu of Omniconvert, Evelina Necula of Kinderpedia, Ionut Vlad of Tokinomo, Diana Florescu of MediaforGrowth, Irina Obushtarova of Recursive, Monika Paule of Caszyme, Yannick Veys of Hypefury, Laura Erdem of Dreamdata, and Pija Indriunaite of CityBee.

Check out our five most downloaded episodes:

From Uber and BCG to building a telehealth for pets startup with Michael Fisher

From Starcraft Player to Maximizing Customer Lifetime Value with Valentin Radu

...

Join Lavinia Mehedintu, founder of Offbeat, as she shares valuable strategies for remote team learning, social learning, and overcoming leadership development challenges. Discover why L&D is a game-changer for companies worldwide. 

Explore key takeaways, practical tips, and success stories that will elevate your understanding of L&D's crucial role in today's dynamic workplace. In this conversion you will learn:

Lavinia on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/laviniamehedintu/

Lavinia’s website:https://www.offbeat.works/

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Previous guests include: Arvid Kahl of FeedbackPanda, Andrei Zinkevich of FullFunnel, Scott Van den Berg of Influencer Capital, Buster Franken of Fruitpunch AI, Valentin Radu of Omniconvert, Evelina Necula of Kinderpedia, Ionut Vlad of Tokinomo, Diana Florescu of MediaforGrowth, Irina Obushtarova of Recursive, Monika Paule of Caszyme, Yannick Veys of Hypefury, Laura Erdem of Dreamdata, and Pija Indriunaite of CityBee.

Check out our five most downloaded episodes:

From Uber and BCG to building a telehealth for pets startup with Michael Fisher

From Starcraft Player to Maximizing Customer Lifetime Value with Valentin Radu

...

"Resilience isn't just bouncing back; it's bouncing forward with newfound strength and wisdom."

In this conversation with Elisa Viaud, seasoned expert in organizational development, Elisa challenges conventional norms, offering a roadmap for turning setbacks into stepping stones.

If you're ready to elevate your leadership skills and foster resilience, this episode is your guide.

Elisa on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/elisaviaud/

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Previous guests include: Arvid Kahl of FeedbackPanda, Andrei Zinkevich of FullFunnel, Scott Van den Berg of Influencer Capital, Buster Franken of Fruitpunch AI, Valentin Radu of Omniconvert, Evelina Necula of Kinderpedia, Ionut Vlad of Tokinomo, Diana Florescu of MediaforGrowth, Irina Obushtarova of Recursive, Monika Paule of Caszyme, Yannick Veys of Hypefury, Laura Erdem of Dreamdata, and Pija Indriunaite of CityBee.

Check out our five most downloaded episodes:

From Uber and BCG to building a telehealth for pets startup with Michael Fisher

From Starcraft Player to Maximizing Customer Lifetime Value with Valentin Radu

...

Can you imagine transitioning from the rigor of military life to the dynamic world of entrepreneurship?

In this conversation,Vicentiu Vladshares the pivotal moments that led him from a structured military environment to the vibrant world of real estate and technology. In this episode, you will learn howStock.Estateoperates as a marketplace connecting real estate developers seeking capital with investors looking for attractive opportunities. 

The platform's due diligence process ensures the viability of projects, and investors can start with a minimum investment of 10 EUR, with expected returns ranging between 10% and 20% per year.

Some highlights:

[00:05:27] -Transition from Military to EntrepreneurshipExploring Vicentio's transition from a lieutenant in the special forces to becoming an entrepreneur, driven by a desire for a more dynamic and initiative-filled environment.[00:07:05] -Why Romania for Real Estate InvestmentUnderstanding the factors that make Romania an attractive landscape for real estate investment, including the abundance of opportunities, quality construction needs, and societal vibrancy.[00:11:36] -Returns and Risks in Real Estate CrowdfundingInsights into the potential returns on investment in real estate crowdfunding, with Vicentio discussing the interest rate range (10-20% per year) and the associated project risks.

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"Crowdfunding requires a lot of preparation. It's like a lot of preparation in advance so you need two to three months to really prepare the campaign, to build your audience, to engage people so that they know that on this day in this hour you're launching and their support is super important for you."

Radina Popova is the co-founder ofDifold- a tiny collapsible water bottle for humans and a big first step in the Revolution of packaging. It is awesome!

Key moments in the interview you may find interesting:

[Timestamp: 15:20] -Description:Radina shares insights into the challenges faced during crowdfunding, emphasizing the need for meticulous preparation, audience engagement, and budgeting for a successful campaign.

[Timestamp: 22:30] -Description:Learn about DieFold's strategic decision to focus on lifestyle products like the Origami Bottle before venturing into the packaging industry

[Timestamp: 42:10] -Description:Gain insights into DieFold's challenges and resilience during mass production, including navigating COVID-19 obstacles, working with factories in China, and the importance of perseverance.

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Gian Seehra, founder of GS Advisory and a seasoned expert in fundraising, shares valuable insights and advice for startups navigating the challenging world of fundraising. Hosted by Eric Melchor, the episode delves into Gian's experiences as both a founder and a venture capitalist, offering a unique perspective on the dynamics between founders and investors. 

Gian provides actionable tips on:
- how to approach introductory calls with potential investors

- sheds light on the reasons founders often struggle in fundraising

- unveils the crucial role of storytelling in capturing investor interest. 

The episode is a treasure trove of practical advice for startups aiming to secure venture capital and accelerate their growth.

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Why would a highly respected engineer at Microsoft who enjoys her job and the people she works with, go and launch a startup?

For 5+ years, Anastasia Staniloiu worked as a technical engineer and consultant for Microsoft. And then in Jan-23, she co-launched Witanalytica - a company that provides analytics strategic consulting and architect data solutions.

In this conversation we chat about why she left a promising career for the high risk of launching a startup, her favorite tools that any startup can use for clean reporting, and LinkedIn strategies for service based businesses.

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Ep. 121: :Eric Melchor ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericmelchor) talks with Anastasia Staniloiu (https://www.linkedin.com/in/anastasia-staniloiu-a43805103/) about why she left a promising career at Microsoft. 

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Podcast is a media channel that has the biggest ROI. But which podcasting strategy should you invest in? 

In this episode I breakdown the Pros and Cons of the three ways you can grow your business through podcasting:

1/ starting your own podcast

2/ guest podcasting

3/ podcast advertising

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I chat with Alexander Lukashow, a tech-savvy entrepreneur turned managing partner. In this conversation Aleksander shares:

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Startup founders Elena Oprea & Viorica Vanica of Selftalk think differently when it comes to seeking investment. So I had them explain how they were able to attract new investment opportunities.

In this conversation Elena and Vio share:

👍 Bonus: Elena and Vio also share the unusual thing they did to earn the respect of other founders participating in the Draper accelerator

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Ep. 118: :Eric Melchor ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericmelchor) talks with Elena Oprea (https://www.linkedin.com/in/elena-oprea/) about how they prepared for their pitch at Tech Crunch. Want to see more of Innovators Can Laugh? Subscribe to our channel here.

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In this episode Eric Melchor chats with with Scott Van den Berg, founder of Influencer Capital, about influencer marketing and how startups can accelerate their success through creator equity deals.

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▶ higher retention than other ad platforms including YouTube videos

▶ podcast ad revenue is projected to be about 4 billion by the end of 2024

▶ podcasts are a nice pillar of content that allow you to repurpose like crazy

These are just some of the reasons why you should start a podcast.

In this short 5-minute episode you will discover the 5 main reasons why you should 
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Cooper Pet Care is an innovative service for pet parents that allows them to connect to certified veterinarians via video call instantly. No more waiting times, stress and unreasonably high bills. Fast advice and trusted care for your furry friends at the tap of the button.

In this conversation we discuss Michael's career journey, starting at Procter & Gamble, moving to Uber, and eventually launching Cooper Pet Care. Michael shares insights from his experiences at these companies, emphasizing the importance of consumer understanding, problem-solving, and courage in entrepreneurship.

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“Within a month we had a 100 testers using the application. And within 3 months of releasing the app in the US we helped users cross over 200,000 streets.”

This is the phenomenal story of a few engineers who came together to help a friend. A friend who is blind.

You see one day their friend was complaining that he wished he had a way to be able to navigate intersections. Pedestrian signals work for those who can see, not for those who are visually impaired. 

That’s when Willem Van de Mierop and his friends decided to dive into this and see if they could develop an app that could use AI and a smartphone’s back camera to recognize pedestrian signals. 

Pretty cool huh?

Well if the technology itself doesn’t interest you, other things in this conversation will surprise you. For example, did you know:

Hear this fascinating story of the creation of the OKO app.

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Combining travel with entrepreneurship is something that many of us dream of. But what are the financial aspects of being a digital nomad? How can one make informed decisions about where to work and plan a budget?

In this conversation with Jessie van Breugel, he shares how being a digital nomad allows one to break free from traditional work constraints. And since Jessie is a highly sought after LinkedIn Brand strategist, he explains how entrepreneurs can leverage platforms like LinkedIn to create content that resonates with their target audience and attracts potential clients. (and he shares a few tips on how to craft persuasive content that drives engagement) *wink

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Imagine this.

Fatmata, who had never used an ultrasound, watched a 3-minute tutorial video. Afterwards, with a smartphone, she then scanned 22 women to look for pregnancy risk factors.

Sounds science fiction? 

Well, it’s not. 

 Enya Seguin is the Head of BabyChecker - a smartphone-based ultrasound probe that uses AI to automatically detect pregnancy risk factors. It is created for resource-limited settings and designed for community health workers.

In this conversation we follow Enya’s journey from when she first moved to the Netherlands for University, her experience working in Kenya, and how she was able to bring the first platform to engage health professionals and seekers in Africa.

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In this captivating episode with Chiara Lung, co-founder of Finuprise, we dive into the world of impact investing.

Unlike normal investing, impact investing assesses how an investment portfolio aligns with ESG (environmental, social, and governance metrics. Such insight helps you make more informed and socially responsible investment decisions while also creating a brighter future for our planet.

But that’s not all…

We discuss the challenges faced by female founders, particularly in raising investment. There are gender disparities when it comes to fundraising. However, there is a female founder advantage as the typical return by a female led company is around 30%!

Don't miss your chance to explore the world of Impact Investing and tap into the incredible potential of making profit with purpose. Hit that play button now! 🚀💡

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Dirk van Meer is co-founder of Core Changemakers. 5 years ago Dirk got together with 3 friends with the idea of creating a student team that focuses on a sustainable economy. 

Fast forward to today and there are 160 students who have joined and they are working on innovative projects like reducing battery fires and recycling solar panels!

In this conversation we talk about:

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Linda Klunder is co-founder of Kumasi Drinks - a delicious tropical cocoa fruit juice made from the flesh surrounding a cocoa bean. Previously the outside of the cocoa bean was never used. It was just thrown away. But Linda and the team at Kumasi took something that normally goes to waste and made it into a soft drink while also helping cocoa farmers earn a little extra income.

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Discover the remarkable journey of how I Am Hable's co-founders sold a product before it even existed. Learn how they overcame hurdles and collaborated with diverse communities to empower those with disabilities by transforming tablets into accessible workstations for the blind and visually impaired.

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Maria Nek is building the European Culture Academy - an innovative platform uniting artists, architects, educators, and art enthusiasts from around the world.

Her story takes us on a global adventure through Russia, France, Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands, highlighting the contrasting educational systems and cultural traditions she encountered along the way. 

In this conversation we discuss we learn about the significance of understanding different educational systems, traditions, and artistic perspectives across continents. We also gain a fresh perspective on the intersection of art, education, and entrepreneurship.

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Actor.

Paper boy. 

Security guard.

Chemistry teacher.

Created a community of 2,500 engineers to revolutionize real-world challenges with AI

Maverick. That’s what I would describeBuster Frankenwho unveils the remarkable genesis of creatingFruitpunch AIwhere you can join challenges and apply AI to solve real world challenges.

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“You gave away 30% of the profits to a cancer foundation?”

“When I ran my 2nd hand fashion store, yes.” said Julien

“And you created a project where you awarded Covid front line workers with free hotel stays and dinners at fancy restaurants?” I asked, completely mesmerized

“Yes. It was called Nederland Bedankt” said Julien Jukema of Anywyse

There’s something inside Julien that compels him to having a giving first, and then give some more, kind of attitude.

A characteristic that not many people have.

But the kind of trait that allows him to have an audacious goal of having 100 million people learn better by 2030.  

How?

Through Anywyse.audio – a tool that allows you to transform any text into a complete audio-learning experience.

Backed by science, it helps make on the go learning more fun and convenient.

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Julien got the idea when he got cancer and lost his ability to read temporarily.

Ep. 105 of ICL Julien shares more.

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How does a startup founder with autism hold many different careers living in 9 countries and then launches a company that treats brain injury using virtual reality?

Here’s my thoughts:

-   Extremely intelligent

-   Can easily work 14 hours without a break

-   There are super powers of being a founder with autism

These are some of the things I tried to get to the bottom of during this episode of ICL with Faviola Brugger of Neuro Reality

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Julian Martijn is the founder of Somnox - a revolutionary product that helps people sleep better. But before Julian created Somnox, he had a brief music career. In fact, one of the songs he co-produced made it in the top 40 of the Dutch pop charts. That’s right - he’s a rock star slash startup founder. 

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Get ready for a candid and enlightening solo episode as I share the 5 crucial mistakes I made while growing my beloved Innovators Can Laugh podcast! 🎧✨

💥 Mistake 1: Neglecting the Power of Keywords! I failed to insert relevant keywords into the RSS feed's name, description, and keywords fields, missing out on valuable organic reach and discoverability. I should have optimized my podcast metadata for maximum visibility!

💥 Mistake 2: Overlooking "Top [[Niche]] Podcasts" Articles! I didn't prioritize efforts to get listed in influential articles featuring top podcasts in the startup niche. By not leveraging these curated lists, I’ve missed out on boosting my podcast's credibility and exposure!

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Remco Jansen is the founder and publisher of SiliconCanals - a leading technology media source for the startup ecosystem here in Europe. They provide VCs, innovation managers, and people in the tech community with invaluable information and news pertaining to startups in Europe.

In this episode, you’ll learn 

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In this week’s episode of Innovators Can Laugh, I sat down withMaurits Last, the founder ofSwap-box, a startup that is making a real impact by producing high quality reusable packaging for B2B companies. They offer a modular service of reusable packaging, logistics, tracking technology, and cleaning that fits any type of operation or event.

Maurits is a young and passionate entrepreneur. He spent some time living in Spain when he was younger so there is a unique blend of growing up in two different cultures: one where people are very direct and to the point, and the other where people take siestas and ‘manana’ is the norm.

One of the big challenges Maurits faces when launching Swap box is that he had to pivot the business from a B2C to a B2B focus. This impacted everything from logistics and marketing to sales. But the pivot was a good one as there are more than 120 restaurants on board and more than 5,000 people have started using Swap box.

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Over the last couple of decades, Valentin has held a variety of jobs (and launched a few companies). Everything from selling cookbooks on the street to launching an internet service company just because he wanted to play Startcrat on broadband!

Then he launched one of Romania’s largest online car insurance companies doing 3-4M in annual turnover. But they weren’t profitable. 

Based on that experience and discovering why determining customer lifetime value is critical for companies, he runs Omniconvert. His company powers over 20,000 websites including brands like Orange, Sephora and Decathlon. By helping brands be more customer centric through advanced segmentation, Omniconvert is able to help brands better acquire, nurture and retain customers.  

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In this interview, I chat with Maxim Rotaru, founder of a digital product studio Webamboos. Maxim shares insights on how he landed his first client, how he hired his first employee (funny interview process), and a mistake he made early on - not having a clear goal beyond creating a company he liked.

We also dive into his approach for guiding clients through the entire process of product development strategy. If you're looking to develop a tech product or start a company, this interview offers some great lessons on building a strong foundation. Check it out!

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Adrian Cighi started his career in the financial field having worked in Great Britain, and for companies such as Banca Transylvania and Goldman Sachs. He then co-founded  Pago which is an application that automates payments to suppliers. They have close to 400k active users and are projected to do 3 million Euro in operating revenue in 2023.

In this conversation, Adrian shares how partnerships were essential in growing Pago. By solving a problem for bigger, more established companies like Banca Transilvania, Mastercard and Visa, this helped get them off the ground and grow.  We also dive into the ‘blameless’ culture he is trying to instill at the company where mistakes are treated as learning opportunities, without resentment or regret.

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A while back, I stumbled onto a story on TechCrunch that caught my attention - an innovative medical startup from Romania, helped doctors from three countries collaborate to treat Ukraine refugee cancer patients – this of course happening after Russian’s invasion of Ukraine. That startup was Medicai.

Mircea Popais the founder ofMedicaiwhich is a collaborative imaging platform that enables better sharing and communication between patients, doctors and clinics. They currently have 120 customers and are projected to do 1.5M in revenue for 2023. Prior to Medicai, Mircea and a friend co-founded SkinVision, a skin cancer screening app that detects melanoma from images taken on a smartphone.

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Giants Village is a community-owned tech product with a real-world utility that started with a collection of 10,000 unique digital collectibles, known as NFTs, on the Multiverse X blockchain. The project currently has 1,400 holders and aims to raise an additional €500k in 2023 by selling tokens and NFTs to the community. Giants Village is focused on building a strong community first, with the recognition that community is what's really important, and that companies need to build a community around them. The project aims to build a product that is stable and long-term, and has done well even during the crisis. Andre, the founder of Giants Village, also runs an agency that builds websites for B2B tech companies.

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Past guests on Innovators Can Laugh include Yannik Veys, Ovi Negrean, Arnaud Belinga, Csaba Zajdó, Dagobert Renouf, Andrei Zinkevich, Viktorija Cijunskyte, Lukas Kaminskis, Pija Indriunaite, Monika Paule, PhD, Vytautas Zabulis, Leon van der Laan, Ieva Vaitkevičiūtė.

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Pushkar Chatterji, is the co-founder of Aiva, a startup that uses artificial intelligence to help businesses become more efficient and productive through the use of machine learning algorithms. In this chat, he shares how he arrived in Romania, steps one can take to incorporate AI into their business, and of course his experience with unusual foods and drinks.

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One of the challenges that retailers face is attributing money spent on digital advertising to in-store results.

Fortunately, Footprints AI is helping retailers overcome this challenge by providing them with the tools they need to accurately attribute money spent on digital advertising to in-store results. Footprints uses advanced algorithms and machine learning techniques to analyze customer data and identify patterns that can be used for attribution.

Result?

Lower customer acquisition costs, higher sales, and predictive traffic.

In this chat you will learn:

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Discover the story behind Kinderpedia, the EdTech startup that is changing the way parents are involved in their child's education.

In this episode, I chat with Evelina Nicola, the co-founder of Kinderpedia, about how to overcome challenges in building a successful startup, and from funding to convincing people of the value of your product.

You will also gain insights into the future of education and technology, including the integration of platforms such as Zoom and Stripe with Kinderpedia, and also hear more about her experiences in education, entrepreneurship, as well as her personal definition of wealth and life accomplishments.

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Florin Lazar is the Chief Operating Officer of Freya Sense - a startup that helps other startups reduce their time to hire by 87% and look for the qualities and personality traits they should be looking for when hiring.

In this chat, we discuss:

- the importance of personality in job performance and how to quantify it 

- how they were able to push their product to market quickly this year

- if he would rather have $25,000 in cash or have dinner with Gary Vee

- the book that had the biggest impression on him that can be applicable to both business and playing tennis

- why he recommends standing out with job ads and communication that tell a story about the startup

- how they have gained traction through partnerships with accelerators and VC funds

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Romanian startup founder Raluca Haulica has grown her fashion ecommerce brand Alura to $500k in just three years. In our chat, we discuss:

Timestamps:

-   1:08 – dinner with Sara Blakely or $25k in cash?

-   2:54 – ever given a presentation that rocked the house?

-   5:18 – a shallow reason you rejected a potential suitor?

-   6:55 – how did you get started in fashion/ecommerce?

-   9:08 – the aha moment Raluca got the idea of creating her own shoe

-   10:02 – how are your shoes different than other shoes?

-   12:50 – how did you achieve so much success in a short time?

-   14:44 – what channels are working well for you?

-   16:25 – what do new customers like about your shoes?

-   17:50 – a piece of advice your parents gave you?

-   20:20 – how women are willing to wait for quality products

-   22:55 – how has this entrepreneurial journey changed you?

-   25:10 – build a brand that is online, but it feels like its offline

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How do companies like UiPath, KPMG, and Deutsche Telekom onboard new employees?

Through gamification. Chambr is a digital platform used in 22 countries for community building, team bonding, and learning sales and leadership skills. But the road to launching Chambr could have ended when companies canceled their contracts due to the pandemic. Forced to pivot and go digital, in this chat Gabriela shares the highs and lows of her entrepreneurial journey. And of course, we laugh A LOT of laughs in the process. 

TIMESTAMPS

0:55 – 25k in cash or dinner with Rene Brown

2:00 – a brilliant prank you did?

2:58 – something that really annoys you?

3:35 – an unusual way you have either earned or saved money?

4:22 – how did you get started in creating games for HR departments?

7:05 – how did you get your first in the door with Deutsch Telecom and UiPath?

8:57 – how did you guys pivot when Covid happened?

10:10 – what is a game like for a new hire at KPMG?

12:00 – is Chambr global?

12:48 – what are you responsible for at Chambr?

13:27 – are you bootstrapped?

14:35 – if I were to give you $10k to enhance your business, what would you do?

15:10 – what tool are you using that you are excited about?

16:20 – what are you reading now that has blown your mind? – Superbetter by Jane M.

17:04 – what is one habit that you have cultivated that has served you well?

20:35 - what was the highest stakes negotiation you have ever been in?

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Ionut Vlad is the founder of TokiNomo. TokiNomo is an in-store advertising solution that uses robotic displays to increase engagement and sales. In this conversation, Ionut shares his journey creating Tokinomo.

For example, he recounts how he and a group of entrepreneurs had two weeks to create 30 prototypes for a beer company, which they managed to do with the help of a carpenter friend and some quick solutions from a shoemaker friend.😂

Tokinomo has had success with pilot and full-fledged campaigns, such as one involving a beer bottle that dances and talks and another called Maggie's Singing Pot Goes Rival which has had over 1 million views on social media.

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Past guests on Innovators Can Laugh include Irina Obushtarova, Yannik Veys, Ovi Negrean, Arnaud Belinga, Csaba Zajdó, Dagobert Renouf, Andrei Zinkevich, Viktorija Cijunskyte, Lukas Kaminskis, Pija Indriunaite, Monika Paule, PhD, Vytautas Zabulis, Leon van der Laan, Ieva Vaitkevičiūtė.

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Taking calculated risks can often lead to great rewards if done correctly. In this chat with Alexandru Anghel, co-founder of Solo, Alexandru shares journey from management consultant to startup founder. 

To begin, Alex quit his job as a management consultant and joined an incubator run by an experienced entrepreneur who became the first investor of Solo. From this experience, he learned how to hire, manage money, build a product that people love to use, and bootstrap for as long as possible before seeking out investors.

Solo solves a problem for customers by providing them with an easy way to manage their finances and investments. It provides an automated system with transparent information on income, taxes, and paperwork filing that is easy to access and understand.

What I love about this conversation is that Alex shares wonderful advice when seeking fundraising for the first time, his approach to creating a winning culture, and why bootstrapping for as long as you can has its advantages.

Show highlights:

0:50 – when was the first time you got your first taste of entrepreneurship?

2:35 – you didn’t think of another profession like being a lockpicker?

6:33 – is there a lockpicking community in Romania? 😆

7:00 – what was your experience like living in Austria?

9:58 – what do customers get excited about when they discover Solo?

13:05 – who was the first investor and what was that experience like?

14:40 – what advice would you give to anyone who wants to launch a startup?

19:58 – what is something that you do that has contributed to your success?

21: 40 – a favorite tv show that you can watch again and again?

23:05 – instead of stock options, you give your new employees ____________

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How can you empower working moms and bootstrap a platform?

After facing initial rejection from investors, she bootstrapped a platform with her own money that provides resources and a supportive peer community to empower working women and Moms. In this conversation, Alexandrea Badea, founder of She is Mom, shares:

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I chat with Dragoš Duse and Diana Andritchi, co-founders of medtech startup Synaptiq. Synaptiq creates software solutions based on AI for improving medical devices, with one tool using revolutionary software to separate cancerous tumors and organs at risk. Currently, they have seven customers in Romania and are projected to generate 400,000 euros in 2023.

We discuss the importance of employee retention in comparison to other aspects of business such as client acquisition and investment deals. We also touch on the importance of being out of one's comfort zone and the feeling of imposter syndrome when asking for investments from investors (and how they overcame this feeling).

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Past guests on Innovators Can Laugh include Irina Obushtarova, Yannik Veys, Ovi Negrean, Arnaud Belinga, Csaba Zajdó, Dagobert Renouf, Andrei Zinkevich, Viktorija Cijunskyte, Lukas Kaminskis, Pija Indriunaite, Monika Paule, PhD, Vytautas Zabulis, Leon van der Laan, Ieva Vaitkevičiūtė.

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Diana Florescu is the founder of Media Growth. In this episode we learn about Diana's journey as an entrepreneur and her current project Media for Growth which involves exchanging equity for media assets. Plus, hear about the survival rate among companies that have raised media for growth funding and the insightful conversation on valuing time and self-reflection.

Show highlights:

1:23 – what is the weirdest food you have ever tried living/traveling abroad?

3:00 – do you prefer a window seat or an aisle seat?

6:35 – as a kid who did you want to be when you grew up?

9:05 – is there one thing that you do really well?

10:50 – are there any strategies you use before you deliver a presentation?

13:15 – what is media for equity?

15:35 – how many founders have taken advantage of this in Europe?

16:30 – how are founders finding out about media for growth funds?

20:45 – what was the highest stakes negotiation you have ever been in?

22:20 – before you run for President, you must destroy all evidence of _______

23:05 - _____________ blank is your biggest pet peeve

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Past guests on Innovators Can Laugh include Irina Obushtarova, Yannik Veys, Ovi Negrean, Arnaud Belinga, Csaba Zajdó, Dagobert Renouf, Andrei Zinkevich, Viktorija Cijunskyte, Lukas Kaminskis, Pija Indriunaite, Monika Paule, PhD, Vytautas Zabulis, Leon van der Laan, Ieva Vaitkevičiūtė.

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Listen to Maralina's inspiring journey from wanting to be a painter as a child to becoming an NGO volunteer in countries like Egypt, Mexico, Turkey, and Suriname. Hear her discuss her work in creating ecosystems for people to exchange knowledge and creating safe spaces for local kids and women empowerment programs in Haiti. Plus, learn about the unique winemaking tools found in Romania and how Madalina uses games to create a relaxed environment.

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Past guests on Innovators Can Laugh include Irina Obushtarova, Yannik Veys, Ovi Negrean, Arnaud Belinga, Csaba Zajdó, Dagobert Renouf, Andrei Zinkevich, Viktorija Cijunskyte, Lukas Kaminskis, Pija Indriunaite, Monika Paule, PhD, Vytautas Zabulis, Leon van der Laan, Ieva Vaitkevičiūtė.

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#77 Aleksandrina Ikonomova - Beauty Startup is translating science with Aleksandrina Ikonomova

#73 Eva Vucheva - How Bulgarian Startup founder Eva Vucheva is empowering producers to reduce their environmental footprint

#55 Yannik Veys - From creating the Uber

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Discover how Claudio Descalescu, the chief growth marketer for Y Combinator-backed ArchBee, uses chess, manipulation, product-led growth and surveys to improve products and gain insights into customer behavior. Listen to Claudio's interview on Innovators Can Laugh to learn about his experience with ArchBee and the tools he uses to increase conversion rates.

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Past Guests:

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Past guests on Innovators Can Laugh include Evelina Necula, Irina Obushtarova, Yannik Veys, Ovi Negrean, Arnaud Belinga, Csaba Zajdó, Dagobert Renouf, Andrei Zinkevich, Viktorija Cijunskyte, Lukas Kaminskis, Pija Indriunaite, Monika Paule, PhD, Vytautas Zabulis, Leon van der Laan, Ieva Vaitkevičiūtė.

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Additional episodes you might enjoy:

#77 Aleksandrina Ikonomova - Beauty Startup is translating science with Aleksandrina Ikonomova

#73 Eva Vucheva - How Bulgarian Startup founder Eva Vucheva is empowering producers to reduce their environmental footprint

#55 Yannik Veys - From creating the Uber for service professionals to growing Hypefury

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Previous guests include: Arvid Kahl of FeedbackPanda, Andrei Zinkevich of FullFunnel, Scott Van den Berg of Influencer Capital, Buster Franken of Fruitpunch AI, Valentin Radu of Omniconvert, Evelina Necula of Kinderpedia, Ionut Vlad of Tokinomo, Diana Florescu of MediaforGrowth, Irina Obushtarova of Recursive, Monika Paule of Caszyme, Yannick Veys of Hypefury, Laura Erdem of Dreamdata, and Pija Indriunaite of CityBee.

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Matthias Rettenbacher is the founder of Carbony - a European marketplace for high quality carbon removal projects. In this conversation, he shares his passion of reversing climate change through biochar and enhanced weathering technology. We also discuss his preference for dinner with Gary Vee over $50,000 cash and he shares an amazing gift he received from a friend who was like a father figure to him. 

Matthias’ goal is to neutralize 500 million tons of emissions by 2040. He recently retired from his regular job to focus full-time on this project and has gained knowledge on the latest regulations and publications from the European Union on Zones. Projects typically last one or two days once research and preparation work are done. 

The volcano rocks or ash used in projects are sourced within a radius of 100-150 kilometers from quarries located in Austria, Bulgaria, and Hungary. Matthias is also working with an Austrian university based in Vienna to conduct research on the nutrients trees get, their survival rate, growth rate, and carbon sequestration.

Do you wish to connect with our special guest?

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Past guests on Innovators Can Laugh include Irina Obushtarova, Yannik Veys, Ovi Negrean, Arnaud Belinga, Csaba Zajdó, Dagobert Renouf, Andrei Zinkevich, Viktorija Cijunskyte, Lukas Kaminskis, Pija Indriunaite, Monika Paule, PhD, Vytautas Zabulis, Leon van der Laan, Ieva Vaitkevičiūtė.

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#77 Aleksandrina Ikonomova - Beauty Startup is translat

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Previous guests include: Arvid Kahl of FeedbackPanda, Andrei Zinkevich of FullFunnel, Scott Van den Berg of Influencer Capital, Buster Franken of Fruitpunch AI, Valentin Radu of Omniconvert, Evelina Necula of Kinderpedia, Ionut Vlad of Tokinomo, Diana Florescu of MediaforGrowth, Irina Obushtarova of Recursive, Monika Paule of Caszyme, Yannick Veys of Hypefury, Laura Erdem of Dreamdata, and Pija Indriunaite of CityBee.

Check out our five most downloaded episodes:

From Uber and BCG to building a telehealth for pets startup with Michael Fisher

From Starcraft Player to Maximizing Customer Lifetime Value with Valentin Radu

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Can you imagine a plant-based food that can help prevent diseases? Well it exists and is beginning to sprout globally. Jivko Djamiarov is the founder of Ancestral Superfoods. His mission is to bring the healing power and benefits of plants and foods to others. On this episode of Innovators Can Laugh, Jivko shares his entrepreneurial journey of opening the first vegan restaurant in Bulgaria and how he launched Ancestral Superfoods and gained traction. They have more than 3,000 customers and are projected to do $250,000+ Euros in 2023.

Oh, and he sent me samples of some of the products they sell and they are delicious! Listen to the show on Apple, Spotify, or other player here.

Show highlights:

-   1:00 – Pearl Jam

-   1:37 - $25k cash or dinner with Simon Sinek?

-   3:27 – a favorite book you would gift to others

-   4:51 – what a ‘perfect day’ would look like?

-   5:15 – how he got the idea for soul kitchen, the first vegan restaurant in Bulgaria

-   8:20 – average margins for a vegan restaurant

-   9:50 – why he left the restaurant to focus on superfoods

-   11:35 – taken into ICU, parting with my loved ones & the vision for Superfoods

-   16:55 – what do they like about Ancestral Superfoods?

-   18:41 – how did he get this product to market?

-   19:54 – what are the top selling products?

-   20:50 – what the investment experience has looked like?

-   21:45 – what are you excited about in the next 12 months as it relates to Ancestral?

-   24:10 – what is a mistake you made early in your startup journey?

Do you wish to connect with our special guest?

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Can you imagine working as a hotel GM, being exhausted after working a 16-hour shift and then getting a call from a customer asking to translate to the waiter “to not put onions on the pizza”?

Sounds horrific right? Well Elitza Stoilova, founder of ai chatbot startup Umni, felt the same way. 

After watching a YouTube video on chatbots, Elitza, with no technology background, began a journey of improving business operations for 40+ companies in the Bulgarian market. By developing and providing conversational ai chatbot software, she’s on a mission to save 1000s of hours for clients and businesses. 

In this chat we learn how she got a job in the Pacific American islands, getting burned out from working 14-hour days, her love for zumba, and of course, creating an ai chatbot startup.

Show highlights:

1:00 – tell me about love at first site (with chatbot)

3:40 – chatbot paralegals

4:40 – how did you get to the Pacific American islands?

7:15 – you speak Bulgarian and Russian, you’re hired

8:30 – working as an animator at a hotel

10:15 – I lived 3 months without water and power

11:38 – getting burned out working 14 hour days

14:15 – did you have to bootstrap to get your company off the ground?

18:10 – what obstacles did you have to overcome?

19:35 – what do customers enjoy about Umni?

20:25 – what does implementation look like?

21:50 – her dream is to display her chatbot physically inside her store

22:55 – a favorite hobby that you enjoy?

Do you wish to connect with our special guest?

Visit the Umni website:https://umni.bg

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Previous guests include: Arvid Kahl of FeedbackPanda, Andrei Zinkevich of FullFunnel, Scott Van den Berg of Influencer Capital, Buster Franken of Fruitpunch AI, Valentin Radu of Omniconvert, Evelina Necula of Kinderpedia, Ionut Vlad of Tokinomo, Diana Florescu of MediaforGrowth, Irina Obushtarova of Recursive, Monika Paule of Caszyme, Yannick Veys of Hypefury, Laura Erdem of Dreamdata, and Pija Indriunaite of CityBee.

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If you thought you knew Irina Obushtarova, think again. 

In this conversation we learn about her days working as a waitress while wearing short shorts to her first gig at a media company in Vienna. We touch on her first startup (sounds like a script from a Telenovela) to why Eastern European startups are so admirable. We even dive into a story about a hilarious bad date she had.

One hell of a conversation that I think you’ll like!\

Show highlights

-   1:05 – what is a quid thinker? (twitter profile)

-   3:15 – your most embarrassing waiting tables experience?

-   6:15 – how Irina got her first media/sales job

-   11:05 – experience in creating platform for expats in Vienna

-    14:35 – how did you get trending topics off the ground in Sofia?

-   16:40 – what is the startup ecosystem like in Eastern Europe?

-   20:20 – the Bulgarian and Romanian brain drain

-   22:15 –  the entrepreneurial mindset

-   23:00 – where did the name Recursive come from?

-   26:50 – what do the next 3-5 years look like for the Recursive?

-   29:30 – an unusual food that you consume?

-   30:40 – tell me about a hilarious bad date you were on

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Past guests on Innovators Can Laugh include Yannik Veys, Ovi Negrean, Arnaud Belinga, Csaba Zajdó, Dagobert Renouf, Andrei Zinkevich, Viktorija Cijunskyte, Lukas Kaminskis, Pija Indriunaite, Monika Paule, PhD, Vytautas Zabulis, Leon van der Laan, Ieva Vaitkevi

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Previous guests include: Arvid Kahl of FeedbackPanda, Andrei Zinkevich of FullFunnel, Scott Van den Berg of Influencer Capital, Buster Franken of Fruitpunch AI, Valentin Radu of Omniconvert, Evelina Necula of Kinderpedia, Ionut Vlad of Tokinomo, Diana Florescu of MediaforGrowth, Irina Obushtarova of Recursive, Monika Paule of Caszyme, Yannick Veys of Hypefury, Laura Erdem of Dreamdata, and Pija Indriunaite of CityBee.

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From Uber and BCG to building a telehealth for pets startup with Michael Fisher

From Starcraft Player to Maximizing Customer Lifetime Value with Valentin Radu

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Can you imagine your dad giving you a spreadsheet at the age of 8?

Telling you to fill out all the chores you completed and penalizing you if you didn't include 'playing with friends'?

Why penalize?

Because her father wanted her to know that just working and hustling won't improve your mental or physical health.

Check out my conversation with Aleksandrina Ikonomova from Balli Go.

Show highlights:

​​0:52 – where did you grow up and how has that changed your view of the world?

2:53 – as a kid, did you want to be an entrepreneur?

***shares her dad’s unique approach to teaching her responsibility

7:01 – what was your early journey like as an entrepreneur?

**shares unique journey as a ‘circus artist’ from age 13 - 17

10:55 – what kind of income were you pulling in as a dancer at the age of 13?

11:46 – what are you working on lately? (Segway into

14:55 – was the first financing from an angel investor?

15:25 – did you take any workshops or accelerators for startups?

15:55 – where are you at now, how many customers do you have?

20:14 – was there a specific hire that really changed the company in a good way?

21:22 – what channel has been the biggest driver in terms of customers?

22:20 – how are you working with influencers?

22:50 – what is a habit you do that has served you well?

23:40 – what is the highest stakes negotiation that you have been in?

25:35 – what is a word that rhymes with date, heart, or kiss?

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Visit her LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aleksandrina-ikonomova-0675541b2/

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Previous guests include: Arvid Kahl of FeedbackPanda, Andrei Zinkevich of FullFunnel, Scott Van den Berg of Influencer Capital, Buster Franken of Fruitpunch AI, Valentin Radu of Omniconvert, Evelina Necula of Kinderpedia, Ionut Vlad of Tokinomo, Diana Florescu of MediaforGrowth, Irina Obushtarova of Recursive, Monika Paule of Caszyme, Yannick Veys of Hypefury, Laura Erdem of Dreamdata, and Pija Indriunaite of CityBee.

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From Uber and BCG to building a telehealth for pets startup with Michael Fisher

From Starcraft Player to Maximizing Customer Lifetime Value with Valentin Radu

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Do you wish to connect with our special guest?

Visit the Lamon website:https://lam-on.com/

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Past Guests:

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Past guests on Innovators Can Laugh include Yannik Veys, Ovi Negrean, Arnaud Belinga, Csaba Zajdó, Dagobert Renouf, Andrei Zinkevich, Viktorija Cijunskyte, Lukas Kaminskis, Pija Indriunaite, Monika Paule, PhD, Vytautas Zabulis, Leon van der Laan, Ieva Vaitkevičiūtė.

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Additional episodes you might enjoy:

#55 Yannik Veys - From creating the Uber for service professionals to growing Hypefury

#53 Tzvete Doncheva - Overcoming barriers to get into a VC with Tzvete Doncheva

#50 Vidmantas Šiugždinis - Personalized Approach to Employee Benefits with MELP

#49 Markus and Daniel - The Digital Memory Album for You and Your Family

#48 Arvid Kahl - Bootstrap Startup Lessons

#45 Dagobert Renouf - Brand design for your Startup in 5 minutes

#42 Csaba Zajdó - Top Startup in Europe for E-commerce: Op

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Previous guests include: Arvid Kahl of FeedbackPanda, Andrei Zinkevich of FullFunnel, Scott Van den Berg of Influencer Capital, Buster Franken of Fruitpunch AI, Valentin Radu of Omniconvert, Evelina Necula of Kinderpedia, Ionut Vlad of Tokinomo, Diana Florescu of MediaforGrowth, Irina Obushtarova of Recursive, Monika Paule of Caszyme, Yannick Veys of Hypefury, Laura Erdem of Dreamdata, and Pija Indriunaite of CityBee.

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From Uber and BCG to building a telehealth for pets startup with Michael Fisher

From Starcraft Player to Maximizing Customer Lifetime Value with Valentin Radu

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From a body builder to creating innovation in protein snacks. Jasmina Gevezieva-Berova is a performance nutrition coach and co-founder of Cardinal Bites. These are delicious protein balls with no sugar! Perfect for people who want to maintain their figure. With projected revenue of $120,000 for 2022, Cardinal Bites is just getting started.

Highlights from the show:

0:50 – what was your 2021 TedX speech about?

2:30 – as a kid did you want to be a powerlifter?

6:15 – how I train for a competition, what’s important for the bikini

7:10 – have any guys felt embarrassed by you in the gym?

8:15 – how did you become a brand ambassador for various brands?

10:15 – what do customers get excited about when they discover Cardinal Bites?

12:15 – how did you develop the first Cardinal Bites?

14:25 – have you taken on any investment?

15:50 – how are you getting the product to market?

16:50 – what does the relationship with the distributor look like?

17:50 – has there been a time in your life that you thought you were on to something, but you were wrong?

19:30 – how do you structure a daily nutrition plan as a trainer?

22:00 – instead of flowers for Valentines Day, you would rather receive __________.

Do you wish to connect with our special guest?

Visit the Cardinal Bite’s website:https://cardinalbites.com

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Previous guests include: Arvid Kahl of FeedbackPanda, Andrei Zinkevich of FullFunnel, Scott Van den Berg of Influencer Capital, Buster Franken of Fruitpunch AI, Valentin Radu of Omniconvert, Evelina Necula of Kinderpedia, Ionut Vlad of Tokinomo, Diana Florescu of MediaforGrowth, Irina Obushtarova of Recursive, Monika Paule of Caszyme, Yannick Veys of Hypefury, Laura Erdem of Dreamdata, and Pija Indriunaite of CityBee.

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From Uber and BCG to building a telehealth for pets startup with Michael Fisher

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In the communist regime back in Soviet times, you didn’t have a labor market. The job is found for you. So if you had quit, you couldn’t easily find another job especially if you were not a communist party member. So inZornitsa Nikolova’seyes, her father was like a hero.

This shaped her beliefs and desire for personal freedom. For creating for yourself options when others didn’t see them. For fighting to survive and do what she really wants to do and not be somehow oppressed by the circumstances. This is why she is trying to createViziwealth.  

Tune in to hear Zornitsa’s story including:

15:53 – how has wealth management changed from ten years ago?

18:15 – what do users get excited about when they start using the platform?

23:25 – who was the first investor for Viziwealth and what was that experience like?

24:15 – if I would give you $10,000 to grow your business, how would you spend it?

25:44 – are there any channels that are helping you get new users?

29:20 – who is a brilliant entrepreneur in Bulgaria that you’d like to give a shout out to?

30:45 – a favorite movie you can watch again and again?

31:30 – along the way of creating Viziwealth, you learned a lot about __________.

Do you wish to connect with our special guest?

Visit Zornitsa Nikolova’s website:https://viziwealth.com/

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Previous guests include: Arvid Kahl of FeedbackPanda, Andrei Zinkevich of FullFunnel, Scott Van den Berg of Influencer Capital, Buster Franken of Fruitpunch AI, Valentin Radu of Omniconvert, Evelina Necula of Kinderpedia, Ionut Vlad of Tokinomo, Diana Florescu of MediaforGrowth, Irina Obushtarova of Recursive, Monika Paule of Caszyme, Yannick Veys of Hypefury, Laura Erdem of Dreamdata, and Pija Indriunaite of CityBee.

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From Uber and BCG to building a telehealth for pets startup with Michael Fisher

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Empowering consumers and producers to reduce through environmental footprint through business intelligence. 

In a world in which we over-produce, over-consume, and dispose of things with ease, how can we empower consumers and producers to reduce their environmental footprint? 

In this episode I chat withEva Vucheva, founder ofImpakt ID– a business intelligence tool that combines material impact research, product data and statistical modeling to turn generic product information into actionable data. Eva, is also the co-founder ofContento.tech– a crowd-based content generation platform that helps businesses grow faster and expand to new markets without the high risk of hiring and managing a dedicated content team. 

Show highlights:

1:38 – you were once fired, but became a friend to the person who fired you. Can you tell us what happened?

3:50 – what else were you doing that made you appear like an asshole?

7:25 – why was getting fired a good thing and where did your career go from there?

13:00 – what industries does Contento.tech serve?

14:25 – what does an ideal customer look like for Contento.tech?

15:50 – what does the organization look like?

18:20 – what is Impakt ID?

19:25 – what is the EU packaging regulation that must be in place by 2025?

23:40 – are you currently bootstrapping Impakt ID and do you plan on fundraising?

26:40 – a favorite childhood toy you played with while growing up?

Do you wish to connect with our special guest?

Visit Name website: https://www.impaktid.com/

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Previous guests include: Arvid Kahl of FeedbackPanda, Andrei Zinkevich of FullFunnel, Scott Van den Berg of Influencer Capital, Buster Franken of Fruitpunch AI, Valentin Radu of Omniconvert, Evelina Necula of Kinderpedia, Ionut Vlad of Tokinomo, Diana Florescu of MediaforGrowth, Irina Obushtarova of Recursive, Monika Paule of Caszyme, Yannick Veys of Hypefury, Laura Erdem of Dreamdata, and Pija Indriunaite of CityBee.

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From Uber and BCG to building a telehealth for pets startup with Michael Fisher

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She’s a mindset coach for top poker players throughout the world. She has been a meditation teacher for 7+ years, is an advisor to several tech startups, and has experience in corporate training having worked at companies such as IBM, Apple, Siemens, and AIG. Now,Karina Karagaeva’sstartup,Mindset Design, is a platform that aims to help athletes incorporate science-based mental skills training into their routine.

If you like to compete and are looking for tips to improve your mental game, this is the episode for you.

No. of employees: 3

Projected revenue for 2022: 15,000 Euro

Topics we get into:

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Previous guests include: Arvid Kahl of FeedbackPanda, Andrei Zinkevich of FullFunnel, Scott Van den Berg of Influencer Capital, Buster Franken of Fruitpunch AI, Valentin Radu of Omniconvert, Evelina Necula of Kinderpedia, Ionut Vlad of Tokinomo, Diana Florescu of MediaforGrowth, Irina Obushtarova of Recursive, Monika Paule of Caszyme, Yannick Veys of Hypefury, Laura Erdem of Dreamdata, and Pija Indriunaite of CityBee.

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No matter how talented a leader is, they aren’t going to go far if they don’t have a good team. This is the wisdom thatMarian Temelkov, founder of Executive search firmDynamis, shares with us in this conversation about the most powerful strengths a leader can have, and how to assess it. We discuss how he assesses a potential leader and what are the most important values a leader can have. 

Do you wish to connect with our special guest?

Visit Marian’s website:https://www.linkedin.com/company/dynamis-consultancy/

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Past guests on Innovators Can Laugh include Yannik Veys, Ovi Negrean, Arnaud Belinga, Csaba Zajdó, Dagobert Renouf, Andrei Zinkevich, Viktorija Cijunskyte, Lukas Kaminskis, Pija Indriunaite, Monika Paule, PhD, Vytautas Zabulis, Leon van der Laan, Ieva Vaitkevičiūtė.

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Additional episodes you might enjoy:

#55 Yannik Veys - From creating the Uber for service professionals to growing Hypefury

#53 Tzvete Doncheva - Overcoming barriers to get into a VC with Tzvete Doncheva

#50 Vidmantas Šiugždinis - Personalized Approach to Employee Benefits with MELP

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Previous guests include: Arvid Kahl of FeedbackPanda, Andrei Zinkevich of FullFunnel, Scott Van den Berg of Influencer Capital, Buster Franken of Fruitpunch AI, Valentin Radu of Omniconvert, Evelina Necula of Kinderpedia, Ionut Vlad of Tokinomo, Diana Florescu of MediaforGrowth, Irina Obushtarova of Recursive, Monika Paule of Caszyme, Yannick Veys of Hypefury, Laura Erdem of Dreamdata, and Pija Indriunaite of CityBee.

Check out our five most downloaded episodes:

From Uber and BCG to building a telehealth for pets startup with Michael Fisher

From Starcraft Player to Maximizing Customer Lifetime Value with Valentin Radu

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Imagine you are the main character of your own movie. But not just the main actor. You’re also the producer and director of this movie. Close your eyes and visualize how you would tell this story.

Will it be filled with adventure and suspense?

Would your story be uplifting or depressing?

Would your story have the power to change lives?

This is the power that Stoyan Yankov instills in others. A master coach, speaker, and author (co-wrote Perform: The Unsexy Truth about Startup Success with Cristobal Alonso from Startup Wise Guys), Stoyan shares his journey of becoming a startup mentor. If you feel like you’re not moving as fast toward your goals like you could be or want to know more about instilling a great company culture, this is the episode for you!

Do you wish to connect with our special guest?

Visit Yasen’s website:www.stoyanyankov.com

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Past guests on Innovators Can Laugh include Yannik Veys, Ovi Negrean, Arnaud Belinga, Csaba Zajdó, Dagobert Renouf, Andrei Zinkevich, Viktorija Cijunskyte, Lukas Kaminskis, Pija Indriunaite, Monika Paule, PhD, Vytautas Zabulis, Leon van der Laan, Ieva Vaitkevičiūtė.

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Additional episodes you might enjoy:

#55 Yannik Veys - From creating the Uber for service professionals to growing Hypefury

#53 Tzvete Doncheva - Overcoming barriers to get into a VC with Tzvete Doncheva

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Is it possible for a charity to own a profitable software development company? 

Well it is. The Bulgarian foundation ‘Give a Book’ owns 41% of the IT company Childish. It employs 30+ people and the company's focus is developing business and team-building web applications using the Python programming language.

The model in which an IT company finances a foundation with its profits is so impressive for Bulgaria that Childish won an award from the Forbes Business Awards 2022 in the "Socially Responsible Company" category.

Hear the story of this amazing woman, Blagovesta Pugyova, who is the founder of both the foundation (Give a Book) and the startup Childish. 

Highlights

1:00 – where did you grow up and how has that changed your view of the world?

2:45 – as a kid what responsibilities did you have?

4:03 – as a kid, who did you want to be when you grew up?

5:24 – what was your early career path like?

7:07 – when did you realize that you should start ‘Give a Book’? (amazing story of how Blagovesta and volunteers visited an orphanage)

11:40 – what do volunteers like about being a part of this program?

13:50 – how many institutions were you able to bring Give a Book in?

14:28 – what are the demographics of your volunteers?

16:10 – how many people contact you outside of Bulgaria wanting a program like this?

17:10 – when did you get the idea of Childish and who are you primarily serving?

22:32 – when clients hear about Childish, what do they get excited about?

26:00 – what is the projected revenue and what strategies have you used to grow the company?

27:08 – how do you identify if a candidate is a good fit for the culture?

28:10 – what’s next for you personally?

29:16 – what is a book that has impacted how you think about running your business?

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Imagine you’re working as a driver in Bulgaria and one of your clients is an international business owner. After four days of chauffeuring him around, he invites you to lunch. After two hours of dialogue, he invites you to come to Vienna for a year and learn their business. So, you could come back to Bulgaria and open and manage their business in Bulgaria.

Sounds like a fairy tale right?

Well, it’s not. At least not for Yasen Rusev, co-founder of Escreo. In this conversation, Yasen takes us through his remarkable journey of entrepreneurship, from working as a driver, to participating in accelerators in Silicon Valley, to co-founding a dynamic company that can transform any surface in the world into Carbon neutral white board paints.

Join us in this conversation with Yasen who takes us through his journey and aspirations of trying to make the world a better place.

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Imagine if you could skip the hospital visit and use your phone to detect anomalies related to vascular conditions and oncology diseases. Sounds futuristic? Well, Bulgarian startup founderGeorgi Kadrevis making this a reality with Kelvin Health.Kelvin Healthis a clinical decision support tool that utilizes a mobile thermal imaging camera that captures the heat of the body, segments the thermal image, and applies artificial intelligence to digitally assess your vascular condition. It’s like having the superpowers of Predator in the palms of your hand. 

If you’re excited about the future of health tech, this is the episode for you. List at Apple Podcast, Spotify, or other players here.

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What do you do when you have a surplus of food? Do you just throw it out or is there a sustainable solution? Well today we’re chatting withJane Dimitrova, a fascinating entrepreneur from Bulgaria who is helping tackle that problem by developing the first mobile app in Bulgaria to tackle food waste -Foodobox. Jane has a fascinating background having worked in Italy and Argentina, and also interned at P&G. According to her, people in Bulgaria are often quite skeptical about innovations and major changes. Hear how she’s confronting these obstacles and trying to get her startup off the ground. 

 Highlights:

-   1:14 – where did you grow up and how has that shaped your view of the world?

-   3:26 – what was your early career path like?

-   5:10 – is Buenos Aires like the Paris of South America

-   6:10 – how were you robbed?

-   7:27 – what were some responsibilities you had at Food to Go?

-   9:50 – when did you have an aha moment that you can launch a company in Bulgaria?

-   11:52 – what do customer like about Foodobox when they discover it?

-   13:00 – does the customer have an idea of what they’re receiving?

-   13:55 – who was the first investor in Foodobox and what was that experience like?

-   15:15 – has it been hard to grow a ‘sustainability like’ business in Bulgaria?

-   16:31 – what trends are you seeing in the food industry that will continue to gain traction?

-   17:35 – what’s next for you personally?

-   18:35 – is there a book or podcast that has impacted the way you run your business?

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Remember when those guys who had slicked back hair and carried a bat paid you a visit about a debt you owed? You know debt collectors.

Well times have changed and March Schillinger, founder of eCollect is transforming the way debt collection and account receivables takes place. eCollect is a fully digitalised receivables management FinTech startup with best-in-class AI and machine learning technology. They’re currently operating in several European countries, provide services for more than 13 languages, and are approaching 10 million in ARR. This is a very fun conversation with Marc as we learn about eCollect and Marc’s passion for Michael Jordan as I believe he’s Jordan’s number 1 fan. Listen to his story to see why. 

Highlights:

0:32 – who is Marc Schillinger?

1:42 – what has changed in the field of debt collection?

2:55 – are there differences in the methods in how people pay their debts by country?

4:34 – are you servicing specific types of industries?

5:45 – what are some of the main tactics you use to grow eCollect?

7:40 – how are you managing workers who are in three separate countries?

9:30 – what is your projected revenue for 2022?

9:45 – what do you wish you had known before you started eCollect?

10:55 – what is one hire you made that really made a difference in the company?

13:30 – what changes do you anticipate five years from now in this industry?

16:32 – is there something else that clients get excited about when they discover eCollect?

19:50 – what was one of the hardest obstacles you had to overcome in growing eCollect?

21:50 – does corn belong on pizza?

22:30 -  a favorite tv show you can watch again and again?

24:55 – what is something that most people don’t know about you?

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I chatted with Boryana Levterova, co-founder of Infinity Toy Box. Infinity Toy Box is the first subscription service for kids where you can rent games, toys, and books. Prior to launching her startup, Boryana was working as a consultant for the Boston Consulting Group in Chicago. We dive into how she came up with Infinity Toy Box during maternity leave, what challenges they’ve faced because of Covid, and some of her life experiences. 

Time Stamps:

0:35 – Eric tries to speak Bulgarian

1:25 – which city did you like best / work to live or live to work?

4:16 – what kind of projects did you work on at BCG?

6:25 – do you have any embarrassing moments when working with a client?

8:08 – when did you get the idea for Infinity Toy Box?

10:25 – what did your day look like juggling kids and starting Infinity Toy Box?

12:00 – maternity leave benefits in Europe vs USA and daycare discussion     

14:20 – before you started Infinity Toy Box, what is something you wished you had known before?

15:23 – are there any tools or accelerators that have been essential for your growth?

17:13 – what’s one of the biggest obstacles you’ve had to overcome?

17:58 – does corn belong on pizza?

18:48 – what is something interesting that people don’t know about you?

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I chatted with French startup founder Alejandra Fernandez of Flywallet. Flywallet is an all-in-one digital wallet and flight aggregation tool that makes it easy for users to save monthly for future travel. But the platform does more than that. It keeps track of flights within your budget, and can help offset travel related carbon emissions when you book a flight. Alejandra is from the Dominican Republic, but relocated to France after being accepted into Station F.

In this conversation we learn:

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I knew very little about the field of AI data annotation until I chatted with Iva Gumnishka, co-founder of Humans in the Loop. Humans in the loop is a social enterprise that provides ethical human in the loop workforce solutions to power the AI industry.  

Many companies that advertise their products as AI-driven are not entirely AI-driven. Some of them have real people working in the background to answer or do things machines are not capable of.

If you’re interested in AI and want to know how we can use a more human-centric approach so that AI doesn’t displace us, this is the episode for you!

Highlights:

0:00 – Eric speaks Bulgarian

2:10 – Google fires AI engineer

4:05 – stereotypes around AI

5:40 – Foxomation and ghost work

8:00 – Ghost workers in Colombia

10:17 – Why it’s a good idea for companies to keep using humans

11:30 – the opportunity Humans in the Loop provides

13:03 – how and where they recruit people

14:25 – hardest obstacle to overcome

18:03 -what Iva has read lately that has changed her perspective on AI

20:18 – AI in the home

22:16 – best advice Iva received from her dad

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Imagine you’re in England and walk into a vegan restaurant. While looking at the menu, you notice that each dish shows its carbon footprint. You’re thinking about ordering a hamburger, but see that the beef burger’s carbon emissions are a whopping 3 kilos! Or, ten times the amount of the vegan alternative. Would you still order the beef burger?

This episode isn’t about going vegan, but rather, the rapid and high consumption of electronics and one man’s journey to simplify the supply chain of secondhand products. AKA: The circular economy.

In this conversation, we learn how French startup founder Reynold Simonnet was forced to decide if he should buy the company that employed him (it was bankrupt),  how he turned things around by focusing on B2B instead of B2C, and other interesting things like the time he was a driver for a top ten futbol player.  

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Can branding and design create a deep emotional connection with an audience?

Well according to Lucie Baratte, designer and co-founder of Logology, the answer is yes. Logology is a website where in 10 minutes, you can get a logo that you love all based on a brand discovery questionnaire to help figure out what you need. If you’re wanting to get a better understanding of how powerful a brand identity can be, this is the episode for you! 

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#48 Arvid Kahl - Bootstrap Startup Lessons

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“Introverts can be perfect sales people and better marketers, but the problem is that we get overwhelmed when socializing, but not because we can’t read social queues. But that we read too much of them.” This is from my conversation with Ana Bibikova, startup consultant and aspiring founder.

If you’re on Twitter and in the startup community, chances are, you know Ana. But if you don’t, she’s an entrepreneur, digital nomad, and has captured the attention of other introverts. If you’re an introvert or just want to get a better understanding of how introverts think, then this is the episode for you. 

Show highlights:

-   0:15 – what life is like living in Cyprus

-   3:30 – experiencing burnout as a solo founder

-   7:25 – being a digital nomad

-   9:00 – an important truth about being an introvert

-   15:30 – bringing the aisan and Indian culture through food

-   18:30 – how we introverts read too much social queues

-   21:30 – using the advantages of being an introvert on Twitter

-   27:05 – instead of getting 10k followers, get little wins

-   32:00 – for introverts, if we’re pushed into something we don’t like doing, we start losing motivation really fast

- and more!

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This is a rebroadcast of one of our most popular episodes - a chat with Andrius Rimkunas. Andrius is co-founder and Business Developer at Monimoto - a super easy to use anti-theft GPS tracker for motorcycles. Andrius entrepreneurial journey is quite remarkable as he has a background in IT, radio, marketing, and project management. He describes himself as a bit of a crazy person (and after you hear some of his entrepreneurial pursuits, you’ll understand why).

If you’re interested in hearing a story about an entrepreneur who hit rock bottom, only to rise up again, then this is an episode for you. Let’s dive in!

Show highlights:

2:05 – type of food Andrius doesn’t like

4:20 – an event that Andrius would love to see one day

5:25 – a movie that Andrius can watch again and again

6:03 – does pineapple belong on pizza

7:00 – Andrius’ early career – some skills that helped him become a better entrepreneur

12:30 – his experience being a DJ at a Lithuanian radio

15:40 – “I know I’m a bit crazy person”

18:00 – entrepreneurial pursuits that didn’t turn out as expected

21:00 – clear lesson learned about building products based on other people’s hardware

23:30 – how Andrius got through the toughest time of his life as an entrepreneur

27:00 – what people get excited about when they first hear about Monimoto

29:00 – markets Monimoto is in

32:30 – expected growth and revenue

33:10 – book recommendations

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This is a rebroadcast of one of our most popular episodes - a conversation with Dr. Monika Paule. Dr. Paule is a High-tech company founder of two innovative startups and is an Associated Professor & Technology Transfer expert in Academia. When not acting as the CEO at CasZyme, a company which aims to to develop innovative applications in the field of CRISPR based Molecular Tools, she’s building EdTech company “Paulai Tech” which is aimed at STEM Education. Join us as we discuss what life is like running two startups, jugging family life, being the founder of a social initiative called “Women in Biotech, and more.

Show highlights:

0:45 – song Dr. Paule can listen to over and over again

2:19 – does pineapple belong on pizza?

3:29 – hobbies as a kid

4:55 – life in academia

7:05 – an embarrassing moment when lecturing a class      

9:16 – what her Innovations role was like at University

11:16 -what’s harder, raising a 7yr old child or launching two startups

11:40 – the challenges Caszyme is facing

12:42 – what people get excited about Paulai Tech (kids edu-gaming platform)

13:38 – the difficult part of launching Caszyme

14:34 – strategies to keep a good worklife balance

15:46 – what Dr. Paule loves about Lithuania

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Past guests on Innovators Can Laugh include Ovi Negrean, Arnaud Belinga, Csaba Zajdó, Dagobert Renouf, Andrei Zinkevich, Viktorija Cijunskyte, Lukas Kaminskis, Pija Indriunaite, Monika Paule, PhD, Vytautas Zabulis, Leon van der Laan, Ieva Vaitkevičiūtė.

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#55 Yannik Veys - From creating the Uber for service professionals to growing Hypefury

#53 Tzvete Doncheva - Overcoming barriers to get into a VC with

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Hey ICL fans. Today we’re chatting with Loic Alix-Brown, co-founder of Flick. Flick is an all-in-one Instagram scheduling, hashtag, and analytics tool. The journey of Flick is quite interesting as the initial MVP was created in two weeks and 2 weeks later they had 200 paying customers. If you think that is impressive, wait till you hear what the platform can do from a hashtag standpoint.

If you’re wanting to elevate your online presence especially with the use of hashtags, this is the episode for you. Let’s dive in.

-   0:10 – why was there a need for Flick?

-   1:40 – launched MVP in 2 weeks and two weeks later had 200 paying customers

-   2:27 – what do customers find so exciting about the Flick platform

-   4:30 – Instagram provides very little insights on hashtags

-   5:55 – how Flick was created

-   8:04 – how analytics helps improve the content ideation process

-   10:25 – how Loic managed 15+ social accounts when working at an agency

-   12:28 – first thing you do when you sign up for Flick

-   14:45 – average additional reach that someone can expect from using hashtags the smart way

-   17:23 – the one hire that was instrumental for the company

-   20:25 – process for gathering customer feedback

-   21:49 – the time Loic incorrectly sent a mass email to the entire database and got 300 calls booked in the next 6 weeks

-   24:35 – the roadmap, TikTok is coming

-   26:00 – Shakira

-   26:45 – a funny reason Flick would go seek an additional $100M investment

-   27:45 – a funny phobia Loic has

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Hey ICL fans. Today we’re chatting with Yannick Veys, co-founder of Hypefury. Hypefury is a powerful scheduling tool for social media, particularly Twitter. But before Yannick began growing Hypefury, he co-created a Dutch startup that was the Uber for service professionals and sold it. He also has successfully created multiple websites that bring in streams of Adsense income from Google.

If you’re wanting to elevate your marketing skills especially when it comes to marketing a startup, this is the episode for you. Let’s dive in.

Show highlights:

-   0:30 – how Hypefury was formed

-   2:05 – how Yannick met Sammy (founder of Hypefury)

-   3:35 – initial things to focus on to get traction

-   5:10 –Uber for service professionals – how he grew it

-   8:00 – I like showing what results people can get from your product

-   10:03 – other things people like about Hypefury

-   11:35 – the time Yannick got fired

-   13:50 – the Science of Happiness course from Berkeley

-   15:05 – passive income

-   16:45 – the attractive celebrity Yannick would set his phone’s wallpaper to

-   17:15 – something weird that Yannick obsesses about

-   18:12 – skills that Yannick is really good at

-   20:10 – where people can learn more about Yannick

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Additional episodes you might enjoy:

#50 Vidmantas Šiugždinis - Personalized Approach to Employee Benefits with MELP

#45 Dagobert Renouf - Brand design for your Sta

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Let’s talk about social selling, specifically on LinkedIn with Laura Erdem from dreamdata.io. Laura is an Account Executive / B2B marketing influencer who grew her LinkedIn followers by 400% last year through social selling. And it all started with her sharing a customer story on a LinkedIn post. Well, someone by the name of Chris Walker commented on that post and it went viral. In that one particular week, their web traffic jumped 200%.

Realizing this, Laura has made a steady effort in posting valuable content which has grown her following and reach. And this has led to traffic more than doubling from social channels.

If you’re wanting to get a clear understanding of how you should be selling socially and get tips on how to move forward, this episode is for you.

Show highlights:

-   0:10 – how the Chris Walker “attribution doesn’t work” comment led to 3x traffic

-   2:15 – percentage of social traffic coming to website before posting on LinkedIn

-   3:10 – people who are doing a great job on LinkedIn and why

-   5:40 – advice for social selling

-   7:00 – hit 10,000 LinkedIn followers, and got zero meetings

-   8:55 – quality of a social shopper and channel for best prospects

-   10:55 – how Dreamdata approached Laura, startups vs big corporations

-   12:40 – what it’s like working at a startup

-   13:30 – TikTok

-   15:20 – Laura’s t-shirt – two things nobody cares about on LinkedIn

-   16:15 – Laura’s superpower

-   17:25 – does corn belong on pizza?

-   18:10 – a funny phobia Laura has

-   19:00 – something that people don’t know about Laura

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From selling life insurance policies at the age of 18 to being the country manager for Bolt in Lithuania, Tadas Cekavicius had held many different roles. His latest role is co-launching Realthy – a real estate referral platform for realtors while also serving as CEO of Fullreach.io which serves as an advertising consultant agency for US based clients.

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Lukas Kaminskis created his first coding bootcamp at 16 years old. At 22, he became a lecturer in software engineering at ISM international university. Now, Lukas is taking EdTech to a new level with the launch of Turing College where students receive a job upon graduation.

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Did you know that Vilnius is the carsharing capital of Europe with the highest density of carsharing cars and its usage? Known for having fun with their marketing whether its social responsibility or headhunting, in this episode I chat with CityBee CMO, Pija Indriunaite.

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Andrius bruno Rimkunas is co-founder of Monimoto  - an affordable, easy-to-use, reliable, smart GPS tracker with a year’s battery-life that cleverly alerts your phone if your motorcycle is moved. 

In this show we dive into Andrius' many entrepreneurial ventures, including his roles at the Lithuanian state television and radio, selling cars in Ukraine, being head of digital, and starting two businesses. Andrius describes himself as "a bit of a crazy person" as he's always finding ways to earn money. This trait has helped him as he's faced tremendous obstacles launching ventures that didn't turn out the way quite as expected. Definitely one of the most resilient entrepreneurs I've ever chatted with on the show!

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