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How to raise funding in today's market and build healthy investor relationships
"In the last couple years, we've been in an unbelievably long upwards spiral in the venture market which was mainly driven by cheap capital. I wouldn't go so far as calling it a venture crisis or venture winter, more-so a market correction back towards no
Connecting Founders to Investors with Lukas Reider
It's a turbulent time for startups, fundraising and investments.Was there too much hype into certain sectors?Are VCs making smart choices?And how can founders navigate the scene in Europe to raise the funds they need from the right partners for their stag
Agora changes the game for scientists — here's the co-founder's story.
Science is amazing but scientific discourse is broken So let's fix it. "We're calling it a social medium for science, but it's really so much more. We're thinking more broadly about the social functions of science and all the things that scientists
First-time founder Kate Novoselova — life in Portugal and building a community-first app
"Let's say you relocate, or go to Portugal on a business trip. We wanna build the app for people who are traveling a lot and change places a lot you don't know people there but you want to somehow have a quality time." Kate NovoselovaThis week's show
The Human Capital team — creating a unique culture at Paralect
"Creativity nowadays is the best team-building. I think that creativity and activity of our teammates can build a bridge between locations, departments and the whole ecosystem of the company" Alina Nikon, Head of Human Capital.This week on Ship it and S
Life in Bali as a Founder, Mentor and Director with Lyubov Dementyuk
"The most essential part is to ask your users the right questions think twice or three or four times about the questions you're gonna ask." Lyubov DementyukThis week's guest has been a co-founder at a few startups, helps lead us as Managing Director a
Behind the lens — meet the videographers of Paralect Media
When you watch a video, do you usually think about how much work was done to get us to see it? A beautiful setting, high-quality sound, a catchy plot the combination of these elements is the result of the work of a passionate team.John McTavish intervi
Data Strategy for Early-Stage Startups (that investors will love)
Today startup founders need to go beyond just data-driven. That means collecting, analyzing and using data on a day-to-day basis to understand and inform product growth. This workshop focuses on designing a data strategy that fits early-stage startups to
Building up alumni communities with Nudge
"Once you tell people 'I already have someone invested in us', your status changes. You've become part of that pool of founders who are 100% committed to their products so they know you will do whatever it takes to succeed." Julie Landeroin, Founder o
Go-to-Market + Growth Marketing with Alexandra Cote
I like doing a bit of everything but I do specifically like the people part of things working on partnerships and networking and expanding your reach. Alexandra CoteHeres what John got into with Alexandra this week on Ship it and Sip it: How should