To accelerator or not to accelerator? that is the question.Starting with two bootstrapped startups, Hana Mohan founded her 3rd company, MagicBell by firstly applying for the Y Combinator. So what changed her mind? How did this decision turn ou

Empathy and impact with Mathias Boissonot | Ep.37

Jun 11th, 2021 16m 8s

Today we have the pleasure to talk to Mathias Boissonot, from Singapore, co-founder and CEO of Handprint. Starting as a system engineer, Mathias is now building a technology that enables any company to become regenerative for the planet.We got

Improving Education with Boye Oshinaga | Ep.36

Jun 4th, 2021 17m 7s

You know how they say…passion dictates action. For Boye Oshinaga passion is found in education. Since early on he has been interested in the human ability to learn. Boye founded his second start-up by combining education and technology. Gradely

Lasers for agriculture with Janis Jasko| Ep.35

May 28th, 2021 14m 18s

In 2019 the „organic area made up 8.5 % of total EU agricultural land.” But how do you manage weeds in organic farming? The answer to this question is located in Latvia, where Janis Jasko developed together with his team a laser-focused weeding

Monitoring AI with Hakim Elakhrass | Ep. 34

May 14th, 2021 17m 23s

Today's episode brings a lot of energy with it, Hakim Elakhrass is responsible for that. Who’s Hakim? Glad you asked. He started off as a bioengineer and is now the co-founder and CEO of NannyML, a company that is building a tool for monitoring

Cut out the Middleman with Greg McLardie | Ep. 33

May 7th, 2021 15m 28s

I have read somewhere that when the why is clear, the how is easy. When I listened to our new episode with Greg McLardie, the founder of Two Hands, I realized this man's why is clear as day. But I’ll let you hear his experience for yourself.Le

Angles Matter with Simon Sparber | EP. 32

Apr 30th, 2021 17m 5s

They say work for a cause not for applause. Simon Sparber put the foundation of his bootstrap company Angles90, by creating a product from a handle from an old ski stick. After tons of testing and prototyping, the final product came out with th

Bring Value with Vlad Grigoriu | EP.31

Apr 23rd, 2021 18m 54s

Today it’s about learning. We are glad to have Vlad Grigoriu, the founder of Code Of Talent, as a guest on this new episode.His company focuses on delivering an innovative platform that gives businesses a tool for continuously training their e

Consider the Ocean with Patrick Schnettler | EP.30

Apr 16th, 2021 14m 47s

Let’s take you to the ocean. Besides scuba diving, surfing, sailing and traveling the world, Patrick Schnettler also dedicates his time to his company 12Tides, which produces ocean-friendly snacks, for example, seaweed chips.Let’s hear (in thi

Audio Comes First with Audra Gold| EP.29

Apr 2nd, 2021 18m 43s

Every week counts in a startup. That advice comes straight from Audra Gold, the founder of Vurbl. She has a vast background in the tech and entrepreneur world, helping start ups build, grow and achieve through her consulting firm Product N.Vur

Net Zero World with Josh Graham| EP.28

Mar 26th, 2021 18m 50s

I have read somewhere that it’s important to move with purpose and urgency. Josh Graham, the co-founder of EHAB is one of those humans who move with purpose.He is passionate about making a social and environmental impact. That’s why he created

Safer Streets with Neta Schreiber | EP.27

Mar 19th, 2021 17m 27s

Today you are gonna meet Neta Schreiber. She is a purpose-driven person and a passionate entrepreneur.Currently, she is a co-founder and CEO of SafeUP, which is building a community of women that support, protect each other, and prevent cases

Be fearless with Trishna Nagrani | EP.26

Mar 5th, 2021 16m 12s

Trishna Nagrani from Panama co-founded Kaiku, a startup that aims at making early-stage funding smarter and faster, while she was in her last year of studies.Trishna has over three years of experience in the finance sector, currently also work

Changing the narrative with Vivian Nwakah | EP.25

Feb 26th, 2021 15m 23s

Vivian Nwakah is a serial entrepreneur and strategist with vast experience in the healthcare, pharmaceutical, and energy space. Currently, Vivian is the CEO of Medsaf, which is a curated medication marketplace for African hospitals and pharmaci

Create a vision with Andrea Mach di Palmstein | EP. 24

Feb 19th, 2021 13m 29s

Andrea recently started his entrepreneurial journey with Eat & Joy. He gave up his job at an electric scooter company in New York, returned to Milan, Italy, and together with his team developed an app that allows us to eat a gourmet lunch for a

It can be changed with Olivia Bryanne Zank | Ep.23

Feb 12th, 2021 18m 13s

This Innovation Friday we have Olivia Bryanne Zank the founder and CEO of Benefactors a fintech factoring company in Rwanda.She is a product person, passionate about designing and iterating on products that work for a wide range of people. She

Stay in beta with Mihai Cepoi | Ep.22

Feb 5th, 2021 17m 53s

In this episode, we talked to Mihai Cepoi from Bucharest, Romania. He has over 5 years of entrepreneurial experience, with a strong background in enterprise sales and SAP accelerator alumni.Currently, he is the CEO of Jobful, an online recruit

Stuck in traffic with Tomas Grönqvist | Ep.21

Jan 29th, 2021 16m 2s

Tomas Grönqvist is a former professional cyclist in Italy, who turned entrepreneur and consultant in the area of cycling and mobility management. Currently, he is the founder and CEO of MIOO. In this episode, we talk about the importance of mob

Fixing hotel bookings with Gary Piazzon | EP.20

Jan 22nd, 2021 18m 38s

Gary Piazzon is the founder of Porter, a new breed of online travel agent matching you with the right hotels.He’s a serial entrepreneur having previously started a direct-to-consumer subscription business and prop-tech business.He also has 11

“Yes, you will fail” with Vlad Suteu | EP.19

Jan 15th, 2021 20m 39s

Vlad is a romanian tech entrepreneur with solid educational and professional experience in the UK and Denmark. He is highly passionate and engaged in innovation and entrepreneurship, trying to grow and to bring digitalization into niche markets

The importance of networking with Karoline Gross | EP.18

Jan 8th, 2021 27m 11s

Together with Karoline Gross, we touched on some interesting themes: why networking is important, how did the pandemic affect Smartzer, or how to get contracts with big brands like Adidas, Sephora, and Burberry.Karoline graduated from pharmaco

Teamwork with the Innovation Friday Podcast team | Ep. 17

Jan 1st, 2021 19m 28s

Happy New Year everyone! the first day of 2021 is a Friday and you know what that means...it's Innovation Friday time. Let's get to know the people behind the Innovation Friday Podcast. In this episode, you will discover the intentions and the

Motivate each other with Igor Susmelj | EP. 16

Dec 25th, 2020 24m 40s

Happy holidays to all our listeners. On Christmas day we have Igor Susmelj as a guest. As the co-founder of Lightly AI, which is based in Zürich, he is „trying to make machine learning more efficient.”Advice from Igor: To not give up and just

Bonus

Find your aardvark with Rob Angel | bonus episode

Dec 23rd, 2020 25m 5s

on our bonus episode, we have as a guest the inventor of Pictionary, Rob Angel. He's seeking to motivate people and inspire them with his story. We can surely say he inspired us with this journey and we think it will inspire you too. Because as

All for a good cause with Dovydas Matuliauskas | EP.15

Dec 18th, 2020 21m 44s

Today we have a guest from Lithuania, Dovydas Matuliauskas who is CFO & co-founder at Ligence "a health tech company that is building quite an exciting software for heart ultrasound image analysis". There are some interesting things you might