Startup Kitchen Talks: Recent Episodes
Startup Kitchen
Startup Kitchen is a community supporting founders who operate early-stage technology companies who are overlooked and provide them resources, network, a safe place, and connections to scale their business.
We put startup founders together with investment analysts, associates, and talented students curious about innovation, entrepreneurship, and networking in the CEE region. We are demystifying the Venture Capital.
It's not Rocket Science.
It's about people.
For the third edition of Startup Cinema by Startup Kitchen, we took the startup world to space- metaphorically (and almost literally).
After diving into the stories of Theranos and Wirecard in previous years, this time we focused on crisis management, leadership under pressure, and critical decision-making in moments when failure is not an option – all inspired by the real events of Apollo 13.
Joined by Honza Husták from Hustá, Tomáš Milota from ČS Seed Starter, Matej Poliaček – ISS Columbus Flight Director at German Aerospace Center (DLR), and Martin Repka from Sparring.
Established Western companies are discovering that entering emerging markets can sometimes encounter unexpected obstacles. This was the case, for example, with home appliance manufacturer Bosch, which struggled to launch its washing machines in Bangladesh. The reason? Their cables became easy prey for mice, a common problem in Bangladeshi households. The issue was resolved with plastic protection, which mice could no longer chew through, says Marek Aldorf, Senior Program Manager at the UN. Aldorf was a guest on the podcast Startup Kitchen Talk, hosted by Kateřina Syslová.
William Jalloul is a visionary founder of Flowpay who leverages data and AI to bridge the SME financing gap in Europe. Under his leadership, Flowpay has rapidly scaled, raised significant funding, and is setting its sights on broader European expansion—all while playing an active role in shaping the fintech ecosystem. Enjoy our newest talk hosted by Katerina Syslova, thanks to Soulmates Ventures.
Honza is the Head of Marketing at the Czech startup Dronetag, and he joined us to talk about the origins of the company - back then at the ESA Space Application Hackathon in 2018, building Remote ID devices – digital license plates for drones, expansion into the U.S., Taiwan, Japan, and beyond or Public Program Support e.g. ESA BIC, NATO DIANA, CASSINI, or CzechInvest. Enjoy the newest episode hosted by our co-host, Andrew Gray.
Setkání českého startupového ekosystému se zástupci politických stran v pražském byznys hubu Opero, kterým provedou Martin Jiránek, předseda České startupové asociace, a Kateřina Syslová, kreativní ředitelka Startup Kitchen.Témata debaty:🔹 Jak politici přistupují ke startupovým tématům?🔹 Vnímají důležitost startupů a investorů pro české hospodářství?🔹 A chápou vůbec náš svět?Pozváni byli zástupci všech politických stran, které v době oslovení měly v průzkumech nad 4,5 %. Tématy diskuze budou mimo jiné startupový zákon, pracovněprávní vztahy, incentivy pro investory, posílení kapitálu, 28. režim a celkově hospodářská strategie.Pozvání přijali:🔹 Martin Kupka | ODS 🔹 Karel Havlíček | ANO🔹 Jan Kavalírek | TOP 09🔹 Štěpán Hofman | STAN🔹 Michal Švagerka | Piráti🔹 Benjamin Činčila | KDU-ČSL🔹 Jana Bobošíková | Stačilo!Program:🔹 17:15 | Úvodní slovo🔹 17:25 | Čerstvá data🔹 17:40 | Politická panelovka🔹 18:35 | Coffee break🔹 18:50 | Q&A z publika 🔹 19:55 | Závěr a poděkování Startupovou předvolební debatu pořádají:🔹 Česká startupová asociace🔹 Czech Founders🔹 Startup Kitchen🔹 CzechInvest
Štefan is a law & technology enthusiast with the vision of helping tech companies grow through the unique combination of law & technology. He’s the founder of Eldison, a company that combines legal services with its own products to deliver end-to-end solutions to key legal problems such as ESOP operation or B2B contracting.
Over the years, Štefan has helped the most innovative startups in the region (such as Exponea or Mews) scale to global companies. What does he like so much about rice? Check out in our newest episode hosted by Katerina Syslova!
Meet Yassaman Omidbakhsh, co-founder and co-CEO of Eyerim in the newest episode of Startup Kitchen Talk hosted by Kate Syslova.
Yass' journey started in Southeast Asia, where she dove into the world of e-commerce with Lazada and later helped launch more than eight startups in under a year. That early experience gave her a sharp sense for spotting opportunities—and the courage to act on them.
In 2015, together with her friend Martin, she co-founded eyerim. From the very beginning, Yass has focused on long-term strategy and building a strong foundation. She believed in the potential of digital optics at a time when few did. And she was right. Even before the launch, her pitch helped secure the company’s first major investor. Since then, Eyerim has raised over 5 million euros and grown into a company that’s changing how people shop for eyewear.
Making its debut at COMPUTEX InnoVEX, the Czech Pavilion features eight startups showcasing innovation in AI, smart manufacturing, robotics, space tech, and perception technology. Co-organized by CzechInvest, the Czech Economic and Cultural Office, and Startup Kitchen—with support from Startup Terrace—the exhibitors include Neuron Soundware, CogniVibe, Inovec Technology, KOMPENZO, PalmApp Tech, RoboTwin, Stellar Exploration, and XTEND DESIGN.At InnoVEX Global Demo Day, eight Czech startups stood on the stage introducing their solutions.00:00 Opening01:48 Czech Startups, the best dumplings18:40 CogniVibe20:25 Inovec21:50 KOMPENZO23:22 Neuron Soundware25:38 PalmApp26:42 RoboTwin28:29 Stellar Exploration30:03 XTEND DESIGN31:40 Closing Session
Marketa is the heart and brain behind Start it @ČSOB Accelerator which is an industry agnostic accelerator (Yes, it is named by a well known bank CSOB but still agnostic), and is accepting the applications for its 15th wave of acceleration by 30th of April 2025.
They've helped more than 100 startups druing the 5 months of tailored support in the form of mentoring, coaching, workshops and most importantly more heads thinking about their emerging business with them.
Among the Alumnis are companies like Resinstant AI, Moovin, MotionTrex, Zarathustra, Young link, InvestBay, YEDEM, Gamifit, Mumdoo, ReKrabice, E Cafe Bike, RoboTwin, Mamio, Marter, Twigsee, Spectoda, Pointee, Happenee, Boost.Space, Stavarion, Mebster and many others.
Voluntary Quiz -> How many times does Katerina say a word "start" ?
What happens when a brilliant scientist accidentally discovers her own cancer cells while developing a cancer-detection platform? She doesn’t panic. She builds a revolutionary biotech startup instead.
Meet Kinga Matula, a deep-tech founder who transformed a nightmare diagnosis into a relentless drive to revolutionize drug discovery.
Her startup, Curigen, is now backed by:
- Tim Draper (Draper Associates) – She won him over after surviving Navy SEAL training, pitching while building a boat, and in the end, stole his paddle – all during the Draper University Program.
- Tensor Ventures
- Lighthouse Ventures
From fighting cancer to pitching her vision under extreme conditions, Kinga's journey is the one to listen to.
Enjoy our newest episode with Linn Kretzschmar from CERN Venture Connect, a program that’s mixing up startup players with CERN experts. Our co-host Kateryna Kovalenko asked all the questions about DeepTech you were always curious about but too afraid to ask.
Did you know there the coldest and hottest placesoon Earth are in CERN? No? Then enjoy the newest episode!
Paweł Michalski is a co-founder and CEO of VCLeaders, a platform that helps European VCs build future-proof VC firms, additionally serves as a Venture Partner at World Fund one of Europe's largest Climate VC Funds and seeks visionary founders who can help save the climate!
Also, Pawel is a hobby cook so who else should be the first guest of 2025 in our Startup Kitchen Talks talking about Climate, fundraising, solo GPs, their role in the ecosystem, and much more! Orchestrated by our co-host Andrew Gray.
Jess is an Investor at Planet A Ventures, a leading European Climate VC fund. Jess is an active member of the climate ecosystem, leading several local community initiatives in Berlin. Before joining the climate startup and investment space, Jess studied Politics and International Relations at Cambridge University and worked as a Climate Innovation Researcher for the United Nations Development Program.
Recently, Jess and the team at Planet A teamed up with SpeedInvest and Norrsken VC to write the Climate Hardware Scaling Playbook - a comprehensive guide for hardware founders to navigate the complexities of scaling their technology, in the context of climate change.
Today’s episode is being recorded at the Slush conference in Helsinki by our Guest Host Andrew Gray. Slightly shorter and faster-paced and for the hardcore hardware founders out there. We will talk about navigating the challenges of scaling hardware, and touch briefly on the current state of climate innovation in the wake of recent political developments (being recorded in November 2024).
Ondrej is a Head of Sparring CZ Office, helps startups in early stages and VC funds, and aims to explain legal terms in human language.
Enjoy the newest episode with our host Kate Syslova about the origin of Sparring name, functional ESOPs, Angel Investors, or IPOs.
And guess Ondrej's favorite food.
Ory Weihs, an Israeli living in Prague, Ory is an experienced founder turned investor. He is the founder of XLMedia PLC & Team Odeon, an early investor in companies such as Mews, Medorion, 4Trans, Legly, Scaut, Bridgify, EverBlue Labs, CzechFounders VC and more. Ory is an avid supporter of the startup community and leads several philanthropic activities, in the newest episode by Andrew Gray.
The first guest of our new co-host Andrew Gray is a serial impact and climate tech founder and investor, Ryan Grant Little!
Ryan's work focuses on removing animals from the supply chain and reducing climate impact. At the age of 20, he founded the charity Canada Helps, which has facilitated more than $3B of donations to Canadian charities over 25 years. He has had two very different entrepreneurial journeys which have both resulted in successful exits, and is a prolific climate investor. Most recently, Ryan has mobilized extensive resources in support of Ukraine’s resistance against the Russian invasion. And of course, Ryan hosts the enthusiastically named podcast “Another Climate Tech Podcast”.
Enjoy!
Tématem dalšího plzeňského BIC Beatu byl DeepTech. Jan Romportl, CEO plzeňského startupu Elin.ai, popularizátorka AI Sara Polak a Petr Ulvr, zakladatel českého deep tech fondu Tensor Ventures si povídali o české deep tech scéně.
Vzniká v Česku dost kvalitních deep tech startupů? Jak jsou podporovány a co jde dělat lépe? Jak pomoci DeepTech startupům? Je zde dostatek DeepTech investorů?
To a mnohé víc v následující diskuzi, která je záznamem živého eventu v Plzni, díky inkubátoru BIC.
The Fall of the Year will be fully packed with Startup Events and we can't wait! With the upcoming highlist event for investors ENGAGED Conference by DEPO Ventures, let us revisit the discussion we had last year with Jan Krahulik and Marvin Liao from Diaspora Ventures.
We discussed CEE startups still aspiring for the “big fish in a small pond” award, why Marvin thinks VCs didn’t learn a thing or what are the unsexy verticals VCs overlook.
Hosted by our Katerina Syslova.
Hostem této epizody je Jaro Horváth, který je ředitelem oddělení Strategie, Change Management, Research & Development v Raiffeisenbank. Kromě toho, že občas zamíří vypomáhat na pobočku banky, tak se také (kromě rodiny) věnuje cyklistice, běhu a turistice. Je náruživý čtenář a jako informační jídlo považuje "písmenkovou polévku". Chytré, že? Stejně jako celá epizoda.
Dobrou chuť!
In short; Tereza is a SuperWoman.
Adding a few more words; Tereza was the first member of People Operations at productboard, and helped to scale this tech Unicorn from 24 employees up to 140 in a year and a half.
Then helped PortComps in a leading European VC Fund Credo Ventures, was Head of People in Deepnote, and now in Attio in London.
Besides building a love brand from productboard, Tereza co-founded DisruptHR Prague, mentors in the FemmePalette, co-founded Hirin-On-Ramp, loves horses and bicycles. And the list of accomplishments could go on.
What's the weirdest food she's ever eaten? This and much more in our latest episode.
Don’t judge other people’s style too quickly, and maybe don’t fuss so much over coffee beans either ☕. Fashion and gastro are all about riding the trends just right—without bending too much or selling out.
Thea gave us a peek into how Elle navigates between fleeting hypes and lasting trends, balancing the brand’s path in a world where everyone praises sustainability 🌱, yet fast fashion still dominates. Can we enjoy the hype without losing sight of its impact?
Lukáš shared how he’s taken punk energy and turned it into thriving businesses like Kavárna co hledá jméno, Radlická Kulturní Sportovna, and Gram, all while keeping that original spark alive 🔥.
Big thanks to Thea Prokop from ELLE (BurdaMedia Extra) and Lukáš Žďárský (Dudes & Barbies s.r.o.) for such a fun and insightful conversation!
Tento díl našeho podcastu bude speciální, jedná o záznam z našeho eventu #Startup Cinema: Cooking The Books with Wirecard, kde jsme nejen hledali recept na úspěch, ale také se pídili po tom, jak nedopadnout jako německý FinTech gigant.
Do panelu přijali pozvání Honza Husták z Hustakomunkejšn (který nám podal úhel pohledu PRisty), Stefan Surina z Eldison (úhel pohledu právníka), Michal Šmída ex-Twisto (úhel pohledu Foundera), Marika Kvietková z Deloitte (úhel pohledu auditora) a v neposlední řadě také Tomáš Milota ze Seed Starteru České Spořitelny (úhel pohledu VC investora).
Celým panelem i večerem nás provedla Kateřina Syslová a my tímto děkujeme více jak 235 účastníkům, kteří se akce zúčastnili!
Proč se právní kanceláře jmenují po svých zakladatelích, zatímco VC fondy jsou většinou “Lorem-Ipsun Ventures”? Co dělají právníci v investorském hrnci a jak se kuchtík stane partnerem v Havel & Partners?
Jaká je skutečná návratnost fondů? A není peníze někdy lepší dát do raději do spořáku? Jak rozparcelovat svůj startupový koláč , abych neodradil další investory?
O tom všem a také o tom, kdy AI nahradí @Jarda Baier v našem Startup Kitchen podcastu
What on Earth are diggers doing in the startup community? "Baby, can you drive my Bobcat?"
We cannot wait to try their full-electric, cell-operated, game-like machinery! Will Bobcat be like your next GTA car?
Is it still possible for Bobcat to end up like Nokia or Tesla? What was their "innovator's dilemma"? BTW, you wanna play with diggers most innovatively? Bobcat is the way!
Tune in to find out more!
What's the role of advisors in the startup industry? How to find those really relevant? How to convince the All-Star Advisor that you are the one?
And how to make the best of it?
This and much more in this week's newest episode with Huyn Park, former Head of Global Offering Management at NOKIA, United Nations Startup Advisor and University of Cambridge and Stanford University Mentor who now serves as a startup advisor globally.
And thanks Pavol Cobirka for making this happen!
We discussed how to build a Global accelerator fund for passionate B2B founders, and how to distinguish the good from the empty and bloated or why is everything Startup Wise Guys related in Red Color?
Enjoy our newest episode with a leading worldwide startup Accelerator and its Boss. Who likes to eat fabada.
Continuing our Estonian Journey! This time with the youngest MP Hana Lahe from Riigikogu who's already making a big impact!
She helped to make gay marriage legal or is fighting the climate crisis (which is a tough job in Estonia, as it has a deep-rooted car-loving culture, even though there is free public transportation for residents) and much more!
And now we present you our newest videocast, with Hana, directly from Heldeke Bar in Tallinn, Estonia.
Linda is an Associate at Karma Ventures, supporting the team with c-suite and board recruitment, market research, and a strong international executive network.
She came to the studio on a scooter eventhough there is -1°C and it's snowing outside. Linda Võeras has wet hair and a huge smile. She shakes the snow off and is ready to shoot in 30 seconds, explaining how education can also be deep tech and how advancing defense should be called "innovating peace." 🛡️ Then she hits the sauna. 🔥
There is no way not-to-enjoy this Episode, conducted by our lovely Katerina Syslova.
Ilavska Vuillermoz Capital – now say it three times quickly in a row!
Let's think about a bottle of gin becoming a unicorn – together with Alain Wildanger & Laurent Hengesch & OTTO. From pre-seed to series C/D – ain't the same league; it ain't even the same sport! Or is it?
Why are grandmas important?
What can Luxembourg VC bring to Czech and CEE startups?
Why does a VC firm own half of the volcano?
How is fundraising in the Czech Republic going?
All that in the latest podcast/videocast/eruption of motivation with our Katerina Syslova.
Karolina Mrozkova, General Partner at Credo Ventures, & our latest master chef in the Startup Kitchen Talk!
From fashion runways to startup runways and airport runways, Karolina’s Trans-Atlantic journey is a hell of a flight.
Why is “Respectible Fighting” crucial in the VC fund?
From White Star Capital -> Credo Ventures; Does the European modesty work better than American-boosted culture?
Is the principle of “survival of the fittest” more pronounced in the modeling industry or the startup world?Is whale meat harder to chew than mammoth valuations?
Why does she still feel like an imposter?
Harvey Ma, Ex Rocket Internet, now founder at Aedge Ventures and Managing Partner at BlackStorm Consulting with experiences from Silicon Valley, Taiwan, and Mainland China. And sneakerhead.
What should be the 1st step when scaling to APAC? How deep should the founder study the complexity of loucal soup & entaglend relationships and historical grudges?
Would Rocket Internet’ ctrl-c & ctrl-v startup model work today?
What businesses stand a chance in Mainland China? Is it tech?
What are the common mistakes EU / USA startups do when scaling to Asia?
Is turtle soup any good?
Listen to find out!
🧗♀️ How many VCs do you know are mountain climbers? And how many of them are competitive weightlifters? 🏋♀️
🌋 Last question: How many of them studied volcanology?
Sounds improbable?
🙌 Then meet our next precious guest; Zoë Reich from Octopus Ventures in London!
She's an experienced VC investor, successfully exited her own startup (hint crypto market), did research on the Science, Research and Innovation Department at the British Government and now manages a 50M EUR fund focused on DeepTech.
💥 That's Zoe Reich! And you may look forward to our next Startup Kitchen Talk with Katerina Syslova, directly from London.
Why should guinea pigs be careful around Marvin and Jan?
Are CEE startups still aspiring for the “big fish in a small pond” award?
How does the rolling fund roll out?
Why does Marvin think VCs didn’t learn a thing? What mistakes do they repeat like guinea piggies in a wheel?
What are the unsexy verticals VCs overlook?
Are Jan or Marvin Assholes?
Listen to the latest episode with Marvin Liao from Diaspora Ventures and Jan Krahulik from Depo Ventures hosted by our Katerina Syslova.
Grandma asks why her kitchen robot isn’t an AI: and Matous Kostlivy, director of AI Hub, and Jan Cizmar, founder of an AI startup, answer.
What is the difference between this and the previous meta and crypto hypes?
Is there an AI winter coming...ever?Do we need Erupean ChatGPT? Or has that ship already sailed?
Why is state support crucial? Isn’t private money enough?
How does Technologicka inkubace works with startups?
Was longboarding ever really cool?
What will the festival Dny AI bring?
That and much more in our podcast with Matous Kostlivy from CzechInvest, Jan Cizmar from Tolgee, and our own Katerina Syslova.
Tento díl našeho podcastu bude speciální, jedná o záznam z našeho eventu #Startup Cinemas podtitulemTheranos: Blood, Money and Ego, kde jsme nejen hledali recept na úspěch, ale také se pídili po tom, proč se tolik lidí Theranos polívkou otrávilo.
Do panelu přijali pozvání Honza Husták z Hustakomunkejšn(který nám podal úhel pohledu PRisty), Ondřej Zemek zeSparring Legal(úhel pohledu právníka),Petr Štěpánek z Macromo(úhel pohledu Foundera) a v neposlední řadě také Jana Dusheke zeSeed Starteru České Spořitelny (úhel pohledu VC investora).
Celým panelem i večerem nás provedla Kateřina Syslová a my tímto děkujeme více jak 225 účastníkům, kteří se akce zúčastnili!
Užijte si poslech a zjistěte si svou krevní skupinu :)
Tento díl našeho podcastu bude speciální, jedná o záznam z našeho eventu #Startup Cinemas podtitulemTheranos: Blood, Money and Ego, kde jsme nejen hledali recept na úspěch, ale také se pídili po tom, proč se tolik lidí Theranos polívkou otrávilo.
Do panelu přijali pozvání Honza Husták z Hustakomunkejšn(který nám podal úhel pohledu PRisty), Ondřej Zemek zeSparring Legal(úhel pohledu právníka),Petr Štěpánek z Macromo(úhel pohledu Foundera) a v neposlední řadě také Jana Dusheke zeSeed Starteru České Spořitelny (úhel pohledu VC investora).
Celým panelem i večerem nás provedla Kateřina Syslová a my tímto děkujeme více jak 225 účastníkům, kteří se akce zúčastnili!
Užijte si poslech a zjistěte si svou krevní skupinu :)
Managing the largest Series A-focused fund in Austria of €150m – investing in the CEE and DACH region – why didn’t they (like Pet Shop Boys) GO WEST?
With several investments in Czech companies (GAMEEor TATUM) and leading a diverse team of 8 nationalities, Peter Lasinger sees the regional (startup) cooking differences. He knows who has the best food & beer.
Are we experiencing a Bear or just a Teddy-Bear market?
Listen to our podcast hosted by our @Kateřina Syslová to learn how “8-tish” due diligence feels and what talents are homogenous VCs missing.
Who is hungrier: New York City subway’ rats or a hyped investor? Listen to our newest Startup Kitchen Talk with Adam Kocik from J&T Ventures to find out!
What is J&T Venture’s relationship with their bank mothership? Do they cook independently?
- Why do they have a “Rest in Peace” page?
- Where was Adam on 9/11?
- Why could “a perfect-looking investment” mean a red flag?
We also chat about M&A, MBA, and MMA. What a podcast goal!
Banka konající pro společnost, nikoli pro zisk - je to oxymoron, nebo vůbec ne? Pusťte si náš nejnovější podcast s Kristýnou Minářovou a dovíte se třeba:
- Proč je někdy v korporátu dobře a občas prší?
- Co se musí stát, aby se země/instituce pohnula?
- Jak se bude jmenovat startupové oddělení Raiffaisenbank?
- Jako rybník, takový fintech. Jak to mají jinde?
- Je nějaká výšková hranice pro bankomat?
Poslechněte si a pak nám dejte vědět, jestli jste v tématu work-life balance spíše Kristýna, nebo Ondra Bartoš!
Do investors make “Woo” or “Baa”? ?
In Part 2 of our podcast with Ondrej Bartos, we furtherly discuss the ZOO of CEE startup ecosystems.
How is the Bear doing? Is he staying long?
How to let down your investor - examples included.
Downsizing of your fund – clever move or a lack of LP money?
How superficial is the unicorn hunt, and what rising stars is Ondrej sorry he missed?
Was it possible to “burn out” in the 90s, and what would Curt Cobain think?
Listen to Ondrej Bartos’s podcast, part 2, with our Kate Syslova.
Ondrej Bartos, the devil, and angel, the father of the CEE startup ecosystem. He doesn’t want to be called Gordon Ramsay of the Startup Kitchen and doesn’t like flat white, yoga, and European Investment Fund money.
Founder of Credo Ventures, who prefers questions instead of answering them, joined our podcast to answer some nevertheless. This episode is the 1st part of our unusually high 2-episode-long talk about CEE startup history and Ondrej’s views on life, the kitchen, and everything.
Listen and find out;
Should we count VC’s life in human or dog years?
How did this sector of fresh ideas change since 2010?
Why does Ondrej despise public money incentives?
How does Credo’s silver bullet work, and why is that a stupid name?
What is startup Kentaur and what did Ondrej eat in college?
Listen to Ondrej Bartos’s podcast, part 1, with our Kate Syslova.
Scaling, Scaling and Scaling! Meet our new podcast guest Lucie Brešová who has a remarkable CV (Ernst & Young or JIC Brno) and is an expert on scaling tech startups. She managed the exponential growth of the travel tech disruptor Kiwi.com, taking the company from 10 to 2000 people globally and setting the financial systems to sustain growth from 0 to 1bn€ in turnover in 4 years.
She's also a Board Member at Pocket Virtuality which develops a unique technology allowing users to benefit from “Holoportation” - virtual teleportation through 3D live scanning of the environment via AR headset, overlaying the AR user with available data and offering the Hololens user’s view along with the accompanying data to remote users in VR.
Her passion lies in education, as it can help prepare future generations to live well alongside ever-so-present technology and tackle our society's challenges.
Michael Schuster is a Former Managing Partner of multi-million dollar VC fund Speedinvest with offices in Berlin, London, Paris, Vienna, and Munich, more than 390 investments, and recently closed €500M new fund to help even more early-stage European tech startups scale to global success.
In our newest Episode, hosted by lovely Kate Syslova, Michael discusses and also being a Chef or eating Bulls balls (no kidding )What does Michael think of convertible loans? Are they as useful and powerful as Founders think?
Opening a cowork sounds lovely right? How about opening a cowork with deadly deadlines and no floors? The Opero team made it on time!
Kudos to Pavel Přikryl, Hanka Kučerová, Bára Seidlová & co. Hanka described the tasty struggles in our brand new podcast episode hosted by Kate Syslova. It is called Startup Kitchen Talk and here is a sneak peek!
This episode was recorded at the beginning of the pandemic, during WeAre Summit 2020. As Head of the Innovation and Ventures Office, Frank is overseeing the largest Space Entrepreneurship network in the world. His team has initiated over 360 industry transfers and supported nearly 1000 start-ups. He supports the exploitation of the ESA patent portfolio and promotes the ESA BA (Business Applications) offer of ESA which has supported an additional over 600 business cases. In the next 3 years, ESA Space Solutions will invest 220 Mio Euro in the seed.
This episode was recorded at the beginning of the pandemic, during WeAre Summit 2020. Katherine Maher is a former chief executive officer and executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation, positions she held from 2019 to April 2021 and from 2016 to April 2021 respectively. Previously, she was a chief communications officer. She has a background in information and communications technology.
This episode was recorded at the beginning of the pandemic, during WeAre Summit 2020. Esther Wojcicki is an American journalist, educator, and vice chair of the Creative Commons advisory council. She has studied education and technology and is the founder of the Palo Alto High School Media Arts Program in Palo Alto, CA., and the Co-Founder of TractLearning, Inc publishes the website Tract.app, a peer-to-peer, project-based, gamified learning platform for kids 8 years and over.
This episode was recorded at the beginning of the pandemic, during WeAre Summit 2020. Guy Kawasaki did not invent secular evangelism, but he popularized it. This goes back to 1983 and his work with the Macintosh Division of Apple. He is currently the chief evangelist of Canva, an online, graphics-design company from Australia.
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