FoundersToday CEO, Peter Oberlik, sits down with Alex Novozhenov, serial founder, fintech veteran, and CEO of NODU, to unpack why global payments still struggle to work — and why stablecoins are quietly becoming the most important infrastructure layer in finance.

Innovation is loud. Infrastructure is silent. And that’s the point.

From building online games with millions of users to powering banking and payment infrastructure across 170+ countries, Alex explains why most fintech products fail at scale — and why compliance isn’t a blocker, but a prerequisite for real-world adoption.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why banks still can’t talk to crypto
• Why stablecoins are becoming the backbone of global commerce
• Why compliance is a product feature — not legal overhead
• What founders get wrong about scaling payment infrastructure
• How invisible systems beat flashy fintech every time

If your fintech vision only works in a demo environment, it won’t survive the real world.

This episode is a must-listen for founders, operators, and investors building at the intersection of crypto, payments, and regulation — where the future of finance is decided quietly, behind the scenes.

Most companies look secure on paper — until something real happens.

⁠FoundersToday CEO, Peter Oberlik, ⁠ sits down with ⁠Aurimas⁠ Bakas, serial founder with multiple exits and now CEO of Copla, to expose the uncomfortable truth behind today’s cybersecurity landscape:

Compliance is easy. Real security is hard.

From building core banking infrastructure to fighting AI-driven attacks that never sleep, Aurimas shares why traditional audits create a dangerous illusion of safety — and how Copla is building the bridge between certification and true operational resilience.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why ISO and SOC2 don’t mean you’re actually secure

• The rise of AI-powered cyberattacks — and what it means for every business

• Why failing a stress test might save your company

• How nine failures taught Aurimas more than his exits ever did

• What early-stage founders get dangerously wrong about cybersecurity

If your security strategy fits neatly in a PowerPoint, it probably won’t survive the first attack.

This episode is a must-listen for founders, CTOs, and anyone responsible for protecting customer data in a world where robots — not humans — are hacking you.

Peter Oberlik, Founder & CEO of FoundersToday⁠ speaks with ⁠Raymond Luk⁠ — serial founder, investor, and founder of ⁠Source Canada⁠ — about fixing one of the biggest blind spots in innovation: helping large corporations actually buy from startups.

From founding and exiting multiple ventures to launching Canada’s first corporate-startup summit in just 76 days, Raymond shares bold insights on why procurement — not funding — might be the real key to scaling national innovation.

In this episode, he dives into:

• Why Canadian (and European) startups struggle to sell locally

• How corporate culture and “risk aversion” kill innovation

• What founders get wrong about storytelling and fundraising

• Why the best startups don’t move fast — they move with purpose

If you care about building ecosystems that keep innovation at home, this episode is a must-listen.

BitMEX was once the king of crypto derivatives — now it’s rebuilding for a new era. CEO Stephan Lutz joins FoundersToday CEO Peter Oberlik to talk about scaling without hype, staying 92% founder-owned, and running a profitable exchange in the post-bull-market world.

A raw look at resilience, focus, and reinventing relevance in crypto.

Everyone talks about electric cars — but the real revolution happens behind the plug. ⚡

⁠Peter Oberlik, Founder & CEO of FoundersToday⁠ speaks with ⁠Markus Tatzer⁠, CEO of ⁠MOON Power⁠, one of Europe’s leading players in e-mobility and energy infrastructure.

A 100% subsidiary of Porsche Holding, MOON is building what most only talk about: the physical foundation of the electric future — from smart charging to battery storage and grid integration.

From scaling regional infrastructure across Europe to navigating regulation and competition with giants, Markus shares how MOON is pioneering the ecosystem that will power millions of EVs.

If you think e-mobility is just about cars, think again — this episode is about energy, innovation, and the race to electrify everything.

Don’t miss this inside look at how Europe can build its own Tesla-level infrastructure.

Building, scaling, and selling — not once, but three times.

⁠Peter Oberlik⁠, Founder & CEO of FoundersToday, speaks with ⁠Roger Sholanki⁠, a three-time founder and now Managing Partner at ⁠SeedTwo Capital⁠, who bootstrapped his SaaS company Book4Time into one of the world’s leading wellness tech platforms — before exiting for over $150 million.

From coding through the .com era to building vertical SaaS before it was cool, Roger shares his hard-earned lessons on scaling without funding, focusing on profitability, and why founders should pay themselves last.

Discover what truly separates unicorn chasers from real builders — and why in today’s market, focus beats hype every time.

Don’t miss this masterclass in founder mindset, exits, and the art of scaling smart.

Buildings are Europe’s biggest CO₂ monsters — and one Founder is on a mission to change that.

FoundersToday CEO ⁠Peter Oberlik⁠ speaks with ⁠Christian Gruener, Co-Founder and CEO of ⁠VARM⁠, the startup building Europe’s champion for insulation. With a bold goal to retrofit 1 million homes in 10 years, VARM combines technology, training, and local insulation hubs to make homes energy-efficient at scale.

From leaving top-tier consulting to getting hands dirty in the field, Christian shares what it takes to turn climate ambition into real-world impact — including hard lessons in fundraising, scaling “unsexy” businesses, and why profitability is sexy after all.

Don’t miss this story of operational climate tech that’s less about slides and more about saving energy, money, and the planet.

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Integrations power every digital business — yet they’re messy, invisible, and often broken. ONEiO wants to change that.

⁠⁠Peter Oberlik⁠⁠ speaks with ⁠⁠Juha Berghäll⁠⁠, CEO and co-founder of ⁠ONEiO⁠, the Finnish startup pioneering Integration Ops as a Service.

Instead of endless projects, fragile middleware, and mounting costs, ⁠ONEiO⁠ makes complexity disappear with automation, AI, and a subscription model.

From cutting wasted hours to scaling IT across global enterprises, discover why making the invisible simple might be one of the most important innovations in tech.

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Muscles power every movement we make — yet no wearable has ever tracked them. Until now.

Peter Oberlik speaks with Suoyi Feng, co-founder of Vitaly Medical, about Vitband, the first device that turns raw muscle signals into real-time insights.

From athletes avoiding injuries to older adults staying mobile, discover how this pivot could redefine health, performance, and aging.

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