Podcast of Things: Recent Episodes
Lauma Sīle
This is a podcast for those who are curious about business, startups, technology, and many other similar topics. In every episode, we will be exploring insights with people that have amazing journeys to share to help you make your first steps in business and tech world. Podcast of Things aims to educate people of all ages about the diverse opportunities that business and technology world has to offer. It's an alternative education source for all.
Podcast is created and moderated by Lauma Sīle and Aksels Zirnis.
We’re joined by Ethan on this week’s episode to talk about his journey in tech and how a big part of that has been serendipity. It’s also a big part of tech in general. And speaking of tech, we debunked some myths and discussed the difference between understanding and developing tech. Of course, with Ethan on the episode, we just couldn’t skip the topic of the creator economy, NFTs, Web3, and blockchain.
Tag along and let us know your thoughts!
Speaker: Ethan Pierse, Founding Partner at Borderless Ventures, Co-Founder at NFT Factory
Moderator: Lauma Sīle
Today we are joined by Margot who is a cofounder of a startup you definitely need to check out. Especially if you're located in Amsterdam. We discussed some learning, fun times, and struggles of developing a startup. After that we jumped in to discuss the main character of this episode - plant based cheese. There are so many misinterpretations of plant based products and I really hope that this episode will spark a little curiosity to try out more of what is out there.
Hope you're excited and let's jump into the episode.
Speaker: Margot Vandevoort, Co-Founder of Willicroft
Moderator: Lauma Sīle
On this episode, we are joined by Mia Wähälä, Talent at Lakestar. Mia has a very interesting (and you could say non-traditional) journey to the startup world. However, that is what makes her so good at attracting and evaluating top talent. She has been working in some of the top VC funds in the world and has just recently joined Lakestar.
We discussed how to attract the right talent for the job, how can you as the talent build your professional profile and stand out, what role mentorship take in one's professional journey, is experience abroad crucial, and how do you build an inclusive culture after you have hired the top talent.
Speaker: Mia Wähälä, Talent at Lakestar
Moderator: Lauma Sīle
On the very first episode of the new season, we have a founder whom you have definitely heard of. Either it’s for the successful company that she has built or the support she has shown to the community over the years. I’m so happy to share our amazing conversation with Kristel Kruustük, founder of Testlio.
We discussed her founder’s journey, how important it is to be educated about diversity, and how is it possible to build a family while building a startup.
Speaker: Kristel Kruustük, founder of Testlio
Moderator: Lauma Sīle
It's a new start and a new season. Here's what's up and why you should listen to Podcast of Things 3.0.
Today we are starting the mental health series with one of the most common issues today - burnout. Joined by Vattan PS, Startup Influencer that helps founders change lives. Vattan is the founder of Founderly, the connective growth platform for entrepreneurial minds. Vattan's mission is to bring self-awareness to the startup ecosystem.
Join Lauma & Vattan in this episode to hear why 2/3 of all employees experience burnout and how many billions are spent each year on health care costs due to these issues.
Check out Founderly to look at opportunities specially curated for founders.
Speaker: Vattan PS, Startup Influencer
Moderator: Lauma Sīle, Founder at Podcast of Things and COO at TechChill
This year has definitely been extraordinary for everyone. Therefore, today we review recaps by several companies, look back at our most used apps, all the shows we binged, talk a little about startups, tech, sustainability, and algorithms. It's our take on 2020 recap in a fun and laid-back way. Enjoy and share the best of your '20!
Today we are joined by someone with an amazing background and experience, as well as incredibly positive personality. Marvin Liao has been an executive at Yahoo, Partner at 500 Startups, invested in about 414 startups, and so much more. Tune in to hear...
It’s podcast day! Today we are talking all about sales - how to sell, what characteristics you need to be a good salesperson, how to deal with uninterested clients, and a lot more.Join Lauma & Danna in the “Sales 101” episode on your favourite...
It’s podcast day! Our very first episode with a special guest and who better to kick off the season than Ernests Štāls. He has been a co-founder of several influential projects and organisations such as Techhub Riga and TechChill. Ernests also have...
Today we have a very special episode. It's the first one. And it's going to be the Founders story of Techie. Let's jump straight in.