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Startup Milestones – European Start Up Podcast

65 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 rating

Weekly interviews with Europe’s top startup founders. Learn how they got from idea to funding and growth. You will get insights and actionable advice that you can use for your business idea or startup project.

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Build-to-Sell: Optimize your exit value while you build your business, with Juergen Graner, Globalator

September 10, 2019 11:37 - 54 minutes - 43.7 MB

Juergen Graner is a European entrepreneur and advisor. He specializes in "Transaction Based Growth Management", and has tons of experience about how to build a company to optimize its exit value.   He is also one of several top speakers at this year's High-Growth Technology Business Conference (November 4+5, 2019 in Dublin, Ireland), where he'll share even more knowledge about how to build your company around intellectual property and towards success and a potential exit. Thanks to the...

How to pick the right Accelerator or Incubator - with Cedric Maloux, StartupYard CEO

December 18, 2018 11:00 - 30 minutes - 25 MB

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How to grow 400% p.a. and beat Rocket Internet - with Mariano Kostelec, Uniplaces Cofounder

December 04, 2018 11:00 - 13 minutes - 11.6 MB

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VC insights to Earlybird Ventures - with Hendrik Brandis, Founder & Partner

November 20, 2018 11:00 - 11 minutes - 9.8 MB

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VC insights to Northzone VC - with Christopher Steinau, Investor

November 06, 2018 11:00 - 17 minutes - 14.8 MB

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Leave the country to find investors who understand you; why being a solo-founder sucks - with Mergim Cahani, Gjiraf Cofounder&CEO

October 23, 2018 10:00 - 36 minutes - 29.4 MB

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Grow to 800 employees with only €1.5m Funding, Oliver Dlouhy, kiwi.com Cofounder&CEO

October 09, 2018 10:00 - 42 minutes - 34.9 MB

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Product-market fit & early adopters - with Maarten Verwaest, Limecraft Founder&CEO

September 25, 2018 10:00 - 36 minutes - 29.4 MB

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Misconceptions about angel investors, and strategies to find great angels - with Marco Bicocchi Pichi, Italian Startup President

September 11, 2018 10:00 - 23 minutes - 19.6 MB

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Self-sabotage or success - what's outside the comfort zone? - with Valentina Kasperova, Head of FutureNow Conference

August 28, 2018 10:00 - 44 minutes - 36.1 MB

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Trends in deep tech; and success factors of startup ecosystems - Ton van t'Noordende, Deeptech investor & CEO at 01 Ventures

August 14, 2018 10:00 - 33 minutes - 27.6 MB

Get the podcast bonus pack: www.startupmilestones.eu/bonus Trends in deep tech; and success factors of startup ecosystems - Ton van t'Noordende, Deeptech investor & CEO at 01 Ventures.

From university spin-off to leading tech company - with Matteo Faggin, GiPStech Cofounder & Head of BizDev

July 31, 2018 10:00 - 27 minutes - 22.2 MB

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Why founders must do sales and create expert visibility; and hiring for cultural match - with Martin Koppel, Fortumo Cofounder&CEO

July 17, 2018 10:00 - 32 minutes - 26.6 MB

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What "Smart Money" really looks like - with Luciano Buratti, Business Angel & Open Innovation Lead at BacktoWork24

July 03, 2018 10:00 - 12 minutes - 10.1 MB

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How to find a scalable paid sales model for SaaS - with Morten Elk, SimpleSite Founder&CEO

June 19, 2018 10:00 - 39 minutes - 31.9 MB

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Investor insights to Deutsche Börse Venture Network - with Peter Fricke

June 05, 2018 10:00 - 13 minutes - 11.2 MB

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Failing & relaunching; and building a community brand that grows organically - with Matias Dalsgaard, GoMore Cofounder&CEO

May 22, 2018 10:00 - 33 minutes - 27.3 MB

Get the podcast bonus pack: www.startupmilestones.eu/bonus Failing & relaunching; and building a community brand that grows organically - with Matias Dalsgaard, GoMore Cofounder&CEO.

Can a technical founder become a good CEO? - with David Kofoed Wind, Peergrade Cofounder&CEO

May 08, 2018 10:00 - 22 minutes - 18.8 MB

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How to talk with investors; and the journey from founder to investor - with Augusto Coppola, Investor & Entrepreneur

April 17, 2018 10:00 - 19 minutes - 16 MB

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Hiring mistakes; and company culture for tough times - with Jorge Schnura, source{d} Cofounder&CEO

April 03, 2018 10:00 - 31 minutes - 25.6 MB

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Why technical cofounders and developer are keys to success - with Ben Ruschin, WeAreDevelopers Managing Director

March 20, 2018 11:00 - 37 minutes - 30.7 MB

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How to invent your own market; and the importance of timing . with Sampo Hietanen, Maas Cofounder&CEO

March 06, 2018 11:00 - 25 minutes - 20.5 MB

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How to validate ideas by talking to experts; how to get clients to finance your product development - with Dan Brett, Countercraft Cofounder&CEO

February 20, 2018 11:00 - 28 minutes - 23 MB

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Investor insights to Holtzbrinck Ventures - with Christian Saller, General Partner

February 06, 2018 11:00 - 18 minutes - 15.3 MB

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Guerilla VC tactics; and having too many cofounders - with Felix Häusler, Grape Cofounder&CEO

January 23, 2018 11:00 - 48 minutes - 39.2 MB

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How to manage design and user experience in small teams - with Ingrid Haug, designmatters.io Cofounder

January 09, 2018 11:00 - 39 minutes - 31.9 MB

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How to get attention in a crowded industry; and how to focus on your core value proposition - with Alexandre Pinto, JiTT.travel Cofounder/CEO

December 19, 2017 11:00 - 29 minutes - 24 MB

Get the podcast bonus pack: www.startupmilestones.eu/bonus How to get attention in a crowded industry; and how to focus on your core value proposition - with Alexandre Pinto, JiTT.travel Cofounder/CEO.

How to scale up B2B sales; and why Dublin is top for B2B startups - with Luca Boschin, LogoGrab Cofounder&CEO

December 05, 2017 11:00 - 23 minutes - 19.4 MB

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Mistake of over-investing in product v1.0; and how to user first customers to find better market opportunities - with Roope Heinilä, Smarp Cofounder&CEO

November 21, 2017 11:00 - 21 minutes - 17.5 MB

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Why entrepreneurs the better investors - with József Nyíri, Entrepreneur & Investor

November 07, 2017 11:00 - 20 minutes - 17.3 MB

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Why/how to break up with cofounders; and reason to take the lower valuation - with Helmut Lehner, MAVOCO Cofounder&CEO

October 17, 2017 10:00 - 34 minutes - 28.2 MB

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Disrupting the construction industry; how to do big innovation with a small team - with Francesco Tassone, Personal Factory Cofounder&CEO

October 03, 2017 10:00 - 26 minutes - 21.3 MB

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Investor insights to High-Tech Gründerfonds - with Tobias Schulz, Investment Manager

September 19, 2017 10:00 - 19 minutes - 15.8 MB

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Being too early and die as a pioneer; and avoiding the wrong kind of investors - with Udesh Jadnanansing, Mopinion Cofounder

September 05, 2017 10:00 - 28 minutes - 23.3 MB

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From Olympic medal winner to software engineer to founder - with Heidi Rakels, GuardSquare Cofounder&CEO

August 22, 2017 10:00 - 26 minutes - 21.6 MB

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How to do a late pivot after €2m of funding; and how to compete with giants like WhatsApp - with Riku Salminen, Jongla CEO

August 08, 2017 10:00 - 27 minutes - 22.4 MB

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Strategic investors better or worse than Angel or VCs; and validating the biz model early on - with Peter Morawitz, Dynamic Perspective Cofounder&CEO

July 18, 2017 10:00 - 35 minutes - 28.8 MB

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No sales guy, no success; and the benefit of industry experience - with Paulo Gomes, Wizdee Cofounder&CEO

July 04, 2017 10:00 - 25 minutes - 20.7 MB

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Growth Hacking tips by Italy's top growth hacker - Raffaele Gaito

June 20, 2017 10:00 - 20 minutes - 16.6 MB

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How to define market and product - with Mika Skarp, CloudStreet Cofounder&CTO

June 06, 2017 10:00 - 18 minutes - 15.4 MB

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How to get top advisors; why you shouldn't boostrap too long - with Travis Pittman, TourRadar Cofounder&CEO

May 23, 2017 10:00 - 39 minutes - 31.8 MB

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How to get top mentors for your startup; "vertical people"; and creting visibility - with Simone Casciaro, QOOWEAR Founder&CEO

May 09, 2017 10:00 - 23 minutes - 19.3 MB

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Working only 40 hours per week; how to get funding for a pivot - with Juho Makkonen, Sharetribe Cofounder&CEO

April 25, 2017 10:00 - 28 minutes - 23.1 MB

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Why CEE is better for startups than Western Europe - Armin Konjalic, East-West Digital News

April 11, 2017 10:00 - 17 minutes - 14.9 MB

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Leading a team through tough times; why researchers are great founders - with Amin Shokrollahi, Kandou Bus Founder&CEO

March 28, 2017 10:00 - 32 minutes - 26.4 MB

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How to build team trust and alignment; why Angels are better than VCs - with Francisco Webber, cortical.io Founder&GM

March 14, 2017 11:00 - 22 minutes - 18.5 MB

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Startups and Corporates - can this work? - with Tapio Siik, Angel and Business Mentor

February 28, 2017 11:00 - 18 minutes - 15.3 MB

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The perfect product demo; how to get VC meetings - with Oskari "Ozz" Häkkinen, Futurefly Cofounder&CPO

February 14, 2017 11:00 - 41 minutes - 33.8 MB

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B2B software startup launch strategies - with Ronald Scholz, Sherpa.Dresden (incubator)

January 31, 2017 11:00 - 28 minutes - 23.5 MB

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Why to hire senior people first; Berlin public funds - with Simon Staib - Blogfoster Cofounder&CPO

January 17, 2017 11:00 - 26 minutes - 21.7 MB

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