At only 28, Veriff CEO Kaarel Kotkas leads a global company of over 500 people and has been named as one of Forbes’ 30 under 30 in Europe. Kaarel talks about his driving ambition to change verification from an experience ‘like the police stopping your car’ to ‘a warm hand guiding you through’. He also explains why building a business is like surfing a sine wave, and why his iPhone thinks he’s in a romantic relationship with co-founder Janer Gorohhov.

[00:19] Introduction [01:17] Key opportunities and challenges for Veriff in the year to come [02:42] How Veriff has been supporting customers during the volatile economic period [04:03] Why partnership is the key to great innovation [08:39] Veriff’s core values [10:30] Kaarel’s approach to leading Veriff’s people [12:08] The meaning behind ‘Trust from the first hello’ [14:33] Veriff as a global game-changer [16:29] Advice for those thinking about founding a company and wanting to make a positive impact [18:40] The hardest part about founding your own company [20:34] What it’s like to co-found a company [23:00] What Kaarel would be doing if he hadn’t founded Veriff [24:10] Kaarel recently became a father - has his perspective on work and life changed? [25:51] “I’ll know Veriff’s mission has made a difference when…” [26:16] Final words of wisdom

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