Originally from Italy, Federico moved to Finland to pursue his master's degree at Aalto University. He heard about Startuplifers while studying at Aalto and decided to apply. He first landed a job with a startup called Seeds in San Francisco an

Antonio Chiappetta, Software Engineer, Elevate Labs, 2020- , Remote Work Silicon Valley Style

May 5th, 2021 28m 5s

Antonio had always dreamt of landing a job in Silicon Valley. In late 2019 while looking for an internship for his master’s thesis, Antonio happened to hear about Startuplifers at Slush, a startup event held in Helsinki. Despite knowing that la

Emmi Linkola, Frontend Developer, SafetyWing, 2020- , Digital Nomad Building The World’s First Social Safety Net for Remote Workers

Apr 27th, 2021 28m 35s

Emmi Linkola first heard about Startuplifers while she was studying Information Systems at Aalto University. She had been eager to work as a digital nomad and enjoy the freedom of remote work. So when an opportunity opened at SafetyWing, a full

Joakim Isoaho, Customer Success Lead, Matchmade, 2020- , Remote Work LA Style

Apr 21st, 2021 39m 41s

In the first episode of LEAP’s second season, we get to hear an exciting story from current Startuplifer, Joakim Isoaho. Joakim works as a Customer Success Lead at the Finnish company Matchmade in Los Angeles, which he joined in January 2020. A

Kate Dorrer, Software Developer, Crowdmade, 2018-2019, Mashgin 2019-2020, Various opportunities as a web developer

Nov 18th, 2020 27m 50s

Kate was studying at Aalto University, when she first heard about Startuplifers. She decided to apply and soon after she was on her way to San Francisco to start her new job as a software developer at Crowdmade. Later she joined a company calle

Lauri Hynynen, Software Developer, Backlift, 2013–2014, Wearing many hats at Backlift

Nov 11th, 2020 28m 31s

In 2013, Lauri Hynynen was convinced to send an application to Startuplifers. His startup had recently ran out of funding and he was about to start writing his bachelor thesis while working at Slush. When an opportunity at Backlift opened in Sa

Ilari Niitamo, Software Developer, Findery, 2013–2014, from Startuplifers to winning Apple Design Award

Nov 4th, 2020 37m 41s

In the second episode of Leap Podcast, we hear an inspiring alumni story from Ilari Niitamo. Ilari worked as a software developer at social discovery platform startup called Findery in San Francisco 2013-2014. Being a Startuplifers alumnus has

Satu Peltola, Product Designer, Coinbase, 2015–2016, Democratizing crypto as a designer at Coinbase

Oct 28th, 2020 32m 29s

In our very first episode of Leap Podcast, we hear an inspiring Startuplifers' alumni story from Satu Peltola. Find out how she landed a job as a product designer at Coinbase, what motivated her to make the move to San Francisco and how her eve

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Intro - Welcome to Leap

Oct 28th, 2020 2m 27s

Leap is a cozy life and career podcast from Startuplifers with host Pauliina Alanen. We bring you inspiring stories shared by Startuplifers alumni, on their life changing experiences from working at some of the most exciting startups. Find out

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