On this episode of Launch Stories, Yoram Wijngaarde, founder & CEO of global startup data platform Dealroom.co, shares how the “Flywheel Effect” has accelerated startup growth in top-tier European ecosystems like London, Berlin, Paris and Eston

Learn the one key skill that leads founders from concept to IPO – Nenad Marovac @ Co-Founder and Managing Partner of DN Capital

Apr 4th, 2022 29m 15s

Nenad Marovac is co-founder and managing partner of DN Capital, a leading venture capital and growth investor with 58 exits under his belt, including six IPOs on the London or Frankfurt stock exchanges. He was recently named to Forbes’ “Midas L

Learn how founders can achieve peak performance for themselves and their team– Stoyan Yankov @ productivity and performance coach, co-author of ”PERFORM: The Unsexy Truth about (Startup) Success

Mar 22nd, 2022 27m 12s

On this episode of Launch Stories, my guest is Stoyan Yankov, productivity and performance coach and co-author of "PERFORM: The Unsexy Truth about (Startup) Success". You’ll learn how having structures in place helps you build momentum, and why

Learn why a Spartan mentality is a must for building a global business – Joe De Sena, Founder and CEO of Spartan

Mar 8th, 2022 37m 28s

On this episode of Launch Stories, Joe De Sena, founder and CEO of Spartan, shares how he created the world’s leading endurance sports brand with a community of over 10 million athletes globally – a business he calls the ‘Louis Vuitton of hard

”The common ground we have is, ’Joe went to Cornell. He must be OK.’” – Joe De Sena, Founder and CEO of Spartan

Mar 8th, 2022 45m 50s

On this episode of Launch Stories, my guest and fellow Cornellian Joe De Sena ’90 – founder and CEO of Spartan – shares how his path from Ithaca led him to creating the world’s leading endurance sports brand with a community of over 10 million

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Find out why a successful investor is like a good music producer - Michael Schuster, Co-founder and Partner @ Speedinvest

Feb 14th, 2022 34m 2s

On this episode of Launch Stories, I speak to Michael Schuster, Co-founder and Partner at Speedinvest, one of Europe’s most active early-stage venture capital firms with over 600 mil EUR of assets under management. You’ll learn why founders nee

Understand the three things you must have in place to build a global startup – Matteo Berlucchi, Co-Founder & CEO @ Healthily

Feb 2nd, 2022 33m 59s

On this episode of Launch Stories, my guest is serial entrepreneur Matteo Berlucchi, Co-Founder & CEO of Healthily - a medically approved self-care platform that enables people to assess and manage their health with over 2 million users worldwi

Capture what corporate habits you must ‘unlearn’ to launch a successful startup – Jonas de Cooman, Co-Founder & CEO @ Spott

Feb 1st, 2022 27m 7s

On this episode of Launch Stories, I speak to Jonas de Cooman, Co-founder & CEO of Spott, a marketing platform that helps brands sell more by adding interactivity to videos and images on their digital channels. You’ll hear what Jonas had to ‘un

Listen to the inside story of how UiPath became a unicorn – Ondrej Bartos, Co-Founder@ Credo Ventures

Nov 22nd, 2021 27m 23s

On this episode of Launch Stories, I talk to Ondrej Bartos, co-founder and general partner of Credo Ventures. You’ll hear the ‘behind the scenes’ story of how he joined a $1.6 million seed investment round in Romanian unicorn UIPath. You’ll als

Explore why ‘having fun’ is critical when building a business – Agata Kwasniewska, CEO @ ReaktorX

Nov 8th, 2021 26m 39s

On this episode of L(a)unch Stories, you’ll hear from Agata Kwaśniewska, CEO of the ReaktorX acceleration program and ambassador of Startup Poland. She explains what role an accelerator plays in the startup ecosystem, how ReaktorX helped Polish

Understand why persistence is the key to global startup success – Zsuzsa & Attila Kecsmar, Co-Founders @ Antavo

Oct 25th, 2021 24m 46s

On this episode of L(a)unch Stories, I speak with Zsuzsa and Attila Kecsmár, a husband-and-wife team, who are the co-founders of Antavo. You’ll hear how Antavo grew to become a globally recognized loyalty management platform with clients like B

Learn how Covid accelerated the events industry’s international expansion – Mike Chaffe, CEO @ Wolves summit

Oct 11th, 2021 22m 28s

On this episode of Launch Stories, I’m talking to Mike Chaffe, CEO of Wolves Summit, one of the premier tech and innovation conferences held in Central and Eastern Europe, twice a year. You’ll hear he managed to not only steer the business to s

Here’s why it’s critical to create a purpose-driven company – Emi Gal, Co-Founder & CEO @ Ezra

Sep 27th, 2021 25m 30s

On this episode of Launch Stories, I speak to Emi Gal, Co-Founder and CEO of Ezra, a US-based healthcare tech startup that enables early cancer detection using MRI and AI. You’ll hear how he built his first startup, Brainient, into one of Europ

Learn why understanding local culture is essential to build a global startup – Julien Coustaury, Founding Partner @ Fil Rouge Capital

Sep 4th, 2021 25m 52s

On this episode of Launch Stories, you’ll hear from Julien Coustaury, Founding Partner of Fil Rouge Capital -- about how he became an entrepreneur and investor after building international mobile companies, and how this experience changed his m

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