Entrepreneurship and Leadership

As the head of Google Campus Warsaw, our guest today has had a critical role in the startup ecosystem in Poland. Rafał Płutecki started business in Poland by providing dial-up internet access to businesses that needed to be connected. Today, he’s connecting young businesses to much more than just a modem. Through the Campus he links entrepreneurs to the networks and resources they need to become global enterprises. 

About your host - Richard Lucas

Richard is a business and social entrepreneur who founded, led and/or invested in more than 30 businesses, Richard has been a TEDx event organiser, supports the pro-entrepreneurship ecosystem, and leads entrepreneurship workshops at all levels: from pre-schools to leading business schools. Richard was born in Oxford and moved to Poland in 1991. Read more here.

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Born in the USA, Paul has been in Kraków for over a decade, and was instrumental in the explosion of Ruby on Rails popularity here, the improvement of management systems with Agile methodology and Kanbanery, as well as helping to get Kraków on the map as the perfect place to come for talent. From Paul’s point of view, the advantages of Poland and the companies operating here is abundantly clear..

About your host - Richard Lucas

Richard is a business and social entrepreneur who founded, led and/or invested in more than 30 businesses, Richard has been a TEDx event organiser, supports the pro-entrepreneurship ecosystem, and leads entrepreneurship workshops at all levels: from pre-schools to leading business schools. Richard was born in Oxford and moved to Poland in 1991. Read more here.

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Rafał Styczeń is a legend in the tech startup scene in Kraków. He helped build a hugely successful telecommunication application when he was a student of computer science at Kraków Technical University. He’s now growing Meble.pl, a furniture ecommerce store that’s proving nothing is safe from software domination, not even our sofas. Rafał brings a unique wisdom to the table that comes from a combination of innate entrepreneurial passion and the hard-graft hustle of building multiple large businesses in the modern ecosystem.

About your host - Richard Lucas

Richard is a business and social entrepreneur who founded, led and/or invested in more than 30 businesses, Richard has been a TEDx event organiser, supports the pro-entrepreneurship ecosystem, and leads entrepreneurship workshops at all levels: from pre-schools to leading business schools. Richard was born in Oxford and moved to Poland in 1991. Read more here.

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Sam was the co-host of Project Kazimierz, before resigning after the first years. In this episode, Sam tells listeners about a tough business decision he had to make, and how he recovered from the fallout. Who’d have guessed that consulting world-class triathlon coaches would eventually lead to arriving in Cracow? Sam talks about building a team here to expand the business, about traveling to Silicon Valley for investments, and about pivoting into a brand new market.

Sam Cook

About your host - Richard Lucas

Richard is a business and social entrepreneur who founded, led and/or invested in more than 30 businesses, Richard has been a TEDx event organiser, supports the pro-entrepreneurship ecosystem, and leads entrepreneurship workshops at all levels: from pre-schools to leading business schools. Richard was born in Oxford and moved to Poland in 1991. Read more here.

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An interview with Gareth Mitchell and Bill Thompson, Gareth and Bill discuss podcasting and their BBC show, ‘Digital Planet’, and the formation of the unofficial listener "Fan Club"

About your host - Richard Lucas

Richard is a business and social entrepreneur who founded, led and/or invested in more than 30 businesses, Richard has been a TEDx event organiser, supports the pro-entrepreneurship ecosystem, and leads entrepreneurship workshops at all levels: from pre-schools to leading business schools. Richard was born in Oxford and moved to Poland in 1991. Read more here.

Sam Cook was the co-host of this podcast from 2015-17

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Paul Papadimitriou and Ivan Hernandez were early examples of the podcast

with Richard Lucas and Sam Cook. Paul and Ivan, co-founders of Digital Loop, discuss podcasting and its effectiveness in distributing a message. Richard discusses angel investing and entrepreneurship with them. Finally, they look forward to predicting technology trends and how they judge startups to invest in.

About your host - Richard Lucas

Richard is a business and social entrepreneur who founded, led and/or invested in more than 30 businesses, Richard has been a TEDx event organiser, supports the pro-entrepreneurship ecosystem, and leads entrepreneurship workshops at all levels: from pre-schools to leading business schools. Richard was born in Oxford and moved to Poland in 1991. Read more here.

Sam Cook was the co-host of this podcast from 2015-17

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Peter Cowley, with Richard Lucas and Sam Cook. Peter discusses angel investing and how

he came to be the UK Angel Investor of the Year in 2014, later becoming President of the European Business Angels Network. Richard and Peter talk about the different ventures they’ve invested in. They also break down why Peter is much better at it. Finally, Sam looks into growing hisbusiness, while Peter and Richard explain what success means to them.

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About your host - Richard Lucas

Richard is a business and social entrepreneur who founded, led and/or invested in more than 30 businesses, Richard has been a TEDx event organiser, supports the pro-entrepreneurship ecosystem, and leads entrepreneurship workshops at all levels: from pre-schools to leading business schools. Richard was born in Oxford and moved to Poland in 1991. Read more here.

Sam Cook was the co-host of this podcast from 2015-17

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#Project Kazimierz presents Wojciech Burkot, with Richard Lucas and Sam Cook. Wojciech discusses his early companies, moving onto Google, and what he’s working on next. They examine the ways in which universities in Poland need to change and adjust to the blossoming tech community surround Krakow. Finally, Wojciech lends a few words of advice for those interested in journeying to Krakow and also to those who are already chasing the dream in Krakow.

About your host - Richard Lucas

Richard is a business and social entrepreneur who founded, led and/or invested in more than 30 businesses, Richard has been a TEDx event organiser, supports the pro-entrepreneurship ecosystem, and leads entrepreneurship workshops at all levels: from pre-schools to leading business schools. Richard was born in Oxford and moved to Poland in 1991. Read more here.

Sam Cook was the co-host of this podcast from 2015-17

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This week Sam and Richard welcome Mark Bradshaw, British-African farmer who moved to Poland to escape Mugabe’s oppressive policies, and discovered the perfect place for entrepreneurship. Both a fountain of ideas, and a seasoned implementer, Mark talks us through how to choose ideas, build a great team, and build something that matters.

About your host - Richard Lucas

Richard is a business and social entrepreneur who founded, led and/or invested in more than 30 businesses, Richard has been a TEDx event organiser, supports the pro-entrepreneurship ecosystem, and leads entrepreneurship workshops at all levels: from pre-schools to leading business schools. Richard was born in Oxford and moved to Poland in 1991. Read more here.

Sam Cook was the co-host of this podcast from 2015-17

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