Stefan Batory has experienced living on a potato diet to several successful businesses and raising over $100M for his latest venture. Hi company Booksy has successfully raised funding from top-tier investors like Manta Ray Ventures, Kai Hansen, ENERN Investments, and VNV Global.

In this episode, you will learn:

* Why they chose to startup in the US instead of Europe
* The US versus the EU for startup fundraising
* Stefan’s #1 piece of advice for aspiring entrepreneurs
* Surviving COVID
* His recipe for creating spinoff companies

Alejandro Cremades · EP 309 Stefan Batory On Raising $120 Million To Make Your Appointments Easy
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About Stefan Batory:
Stefan Batory is the co-founder and CEO of Booksy.

An ardent serial entrepreneur and innovator who has developed and curated companies that are now leaders in his home country of Poland, Stefan Batory developed his latest startup, Booksy, out of personal frustration with trying to schedule appointments over the phone or via text.

The company’s mission is to bring peace of mind to scheduling anywhere, anytime. Already on its way to being the first Polish-founded unicorn company, Booksy has relocated its headquarters to the U.S. with the goal of becoming the leading destination marketplace for all appointment-based businesses.

Prior to Booksy, Stefan Batory was the founder and CEO of SensiSoft, a software development company with a focus on classified media. During that time, he created and bootstrapped, iTaxi, which disrupted the outdated service industry to transform the way people in Poland hail taxis today.

Stefan Batory is a visionary but also a strong analytical and dedicated entrepreneur. An accomplished ultra-marathoner who conquered the Gobi Desert,