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Episode 20: Alina Bassi - How Kleiderly creates sustainable plastics made from textile waste

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Alina Bassi (@alinabassi1) is the founder and CEO of Kleiderly. Originally from London, she founded Kleiderly in 2019 in Berlin with the goal of solving the problem of fashion industry waste. She has developed a patent-pending technology to recycle waste clothing into a new and sustainable material, diverting clothing waste away from landfills and incinerators. Her mission is to lower the carbon footprint of fashion and eliminate tons of CO2 emissions.

Alina is a Google for Startups Female Founder alumna and a member of the Forbes 30 under 30 class of 2020.

In this episode you will learn about:

  • Kleiderly and how they are trying to solve the problem of fashion industry waste
  • The Berlin startup scene and accelerators
  • How to build up confidence as a founder
  • Supporting minority founders
  • And much more…!

    • Show notes:

    • 01:45 -- Intro of Alina Bassi
    • 02:04 -- Alina’s background before she launched her own startup
    • 03:13 -- Gaining first startup experience at bio-bean
    • 04:28 -- How Alina found a startup to work for and gather relevant experience
    • 05:07 -- The origin story of Kleiderly
    • 08:04 -- Kleiderly’s value proposition
    • 09:48 -- The first steps of entrepreneurship. How do you start your own company
    • 13:19 -- Alina’s experience with Accelerator programs
    • 16:42 -- Current stage and facts about Kleiderly
    • 19:10 -- Lessons learnt from an early-stage startup
    • 23:27 -- Mistakes to avoid as a founder
    • 24:38 -- Tips and insights into the Berlin startup scene
    • 26:33 -- Initiatives that Alina is involved in to support minority founders
    • 30:17 -- Alina’s favorite book she would recommend to fellow startup founders
    • 30:50 -- Alina’s best personal investment
    • 31:25 -- Alina’s favorite SaaS tool to help her as a founder
    • 32:29 -- Advice to your younger self
    • 33:32 -- How to build up confidence as a founder
    • 34:45 -- What courage means to Alina

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      Links:

      • Kleiderly Website — Sustainable Plastic Made from Textile Waste
      • Kleiderly (@kleiderlyberlin) - Instagram
      • Kleiderly (@kleiderlyberlin) - Twitter
      • bio-bean | The world’s largest recycler of coffee grounds.
      • High-Tech SeedLab - Accelerator
      • The Berlin Founders Fund from Silicon Allee
      • Silicon Allee
      • Lafayette Plug and Play - Retail Business Accelerator in Paris
      • Factory Berlin - The Community of Innovators and Creators
      • Entrepreneur First - Find a co-founder at the world's leading talent investor
      • Antler - Global early-stage VC enabling and investing in the world's most exceptional people
      • The Lean Startup | The Movement That Is Transforming How New Products Are Built And Launched
      • Asana - Manage your team’s work, projects, & tasks online
      • Trello
      • Biofuel - Wikipedia
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