Invest Like a Boss

123: Inside an Accelerator, with Startup Wise Guys’ Jone Vaituleviciute


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Jone Vaituleviciute is a partner at Startup Wise Guys, Europe's most experienced B2B startup accelerator and one of the most active early-stage investors in the Nordics.


During this episode, Jone will reveal details on the 3 month-long on-site mentors driven program held in either Tallinn (Estonia), Riga (Latvia) or Vilnius (Lithuania). Learn how they help teams position themselves to raise the next funding round within 6 months. Find out how founders support themselves during early-stage accelerators and discover your chance of survival as a new startup. Listen to the end for practical use cases of bitcoin and cryptocurrency including insight into the future of blockchain.

 

Links:

  • Startupwiseguys.com
  • Linkedin

 

  • Check out the new Invest Like a Boss Summit in Vegas!

 

Where we are:

  • Sam Marks, Johnny FD & Jone Vaituleviciute - Vilnius, Lithuania

 

Discussed:

  • ILAB 75 – Impact Investing – Running the Vatican’s Accelerator with Steve Forte

 


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Time Stamps:

  • 00:34 - The joy and beauty of traveling Vilnius, Lithuania
  • 04:05 - Practical use cases of bitcoin, cryptocurrency, and blockchain
  • 13:25 - What is an accelerator?
  • 15:56 - Attracting quality talent to the local area
  • 18:43 - The entire process explained for startups
  • 20:15 - What is a term sheet and how do you use it?
  • 23:10 - How founders support themselves during early-stage accelerators
  • 25:06 - What is your chance of survival as a new startup?
  • 26:01 - “80% of our companies, out of a portfolio of 150, continue working on and growing.” - Jone Vaituleviciute
  • 26:20 - What happens if your company fails?
  • 26:38 - “We haven’t had a bankruptcy in a classical sense amongst our team.” - Jone Vaituleviciute
  • 27:12 - Utilizing the portfolio management program
  • 28:23 - Demo Day expectations and walkthrough
  • 31:46 - Embracing an international family-style network 
  • 35:00 - Greetings and farewell in other languages
  • 42:01 - Contemplating the future of blockchain

 

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