Inter:views | Cracking The Entrepreneur Bottleneck

What I Do Feels Goddam Right!

I'm on a quest to crack the entrepreneurship code and Oliver is on a quest to build an online platform that matches seniors with caregivers all across Europe.

Oliver co-founded Mecasa in 2016 and has been bootstrapping it with public funding since. 

In this episode: why finding your purpose feels good, how to create an environment of trust, the importance of data collection and what's it going to take to scale the business up to 200 people. 

Another passionate and ambitious entrepreneur. 

I Found Freedom

Veronica started her entrepreneurship journey more than 12 years ago because she had to survive. She was immediately hooked. 

In this episode, we talk about the importance of finding your skills, cash management, relationships and we go deep into the power of resilience. 

Bonus: Veronica demystifies blockchain and cryptocurrency for the ignorant like myself. 

Make Your Business Investable

Would you like to understand how to successfully raise money for your business? Should you go after a VC, an angel investor, or other types of investors? 

Then listen to Andries De Vos, the co-founder and CEO of Slash, an hi-tech Startup Studio. 

We also talk about the importance of the founders' vision, operating a business remotely as well as the challenges associated with partnering with your spouse. 

A no-fluff conversation. 

Give Yourself The Permission To Fail

This week, we're going to India to meet Kashmira, Principal Coach and Founder of Learning Essence. 

From electrical engineering to coaching, there's one gap that she bridged.

We explored emotional intelligence (especially permission to fail and power within oneself) as well as the entrepreneurship differences between emerging markets ("need to survive") and advanced economies ("need to thrive").  

A beautiful conversation, really. 

You Need To Crawl Before You Walk

3 years ago, Adam Posner founded NHP Talent Group, a talent access consultancy, and he's been on a mission to succeed since. 

Once again, there's tons of good and practical stuff in this episode.

We talk: recruitment, business development, coaching (Yes!), tenacity, and how to be invaluable. 

Bonus: If you're from a time when telephone still had cords, you're going to enjoy it.  

Build Things That Make You Proud of Who You Are

Roxana is a busy entrepreneur. She started as a free-lance consultant and eventually founder her start-up in the health care industry. She tells us about the differences between working in a service industry as a solo-preneur and building a product with a team. 

She's also very active in promoting women entrepreneurship, and I was really happy to discuss gender issues with her. 

We also talked about time management, finding clarity and life purpose... A great menu! 

You Need A Different Motivator Than Money

Nicholas has just started his second venture WithClutch, in the fintech industry. He sold the first one 4 years after setting it up. In another life, he was playing on the German Golf National team. 

This time is different now. This time, he's driven by a real sense of purpose. 

I love talking to all these entrepreneurs who want to make the world a better place, one problem at a time. 

Nicholas shares his journey in 35mn. Enjoy! 

Customers Just Don't Leave For 1 Reason

Meet Anita Toth. She specializes in churn and help B2B SaaS companies grow. 

If you want to know about customer retention then you should tune in. The secret: listen more to your customers and understand their WHYs.

She also shares her adventures of ups and downs on the way to become who she is today. 

More about her consulting business: https://anitatoth.ca/

It's All About Communication

Warning: this podcast is full of content that every entrepreneurs should listen to. 

Meet Brian Mac Mahon, Head Honcho at Expert Dojo, an early-stage accelerator. 

He tells us about the realities of building and successfully growing a business, and how communication - as well as an amazing product - is key. 

More about Expert Dojo: https://expertdojo.com/ 

A Product Is Never 100% Ready

Zuzana Dobrovolna was born a communist kid. It has taught her to continuously step out her comfort zone in life and at work. It has definitely influenced her career as a Design Thinker. 

In this episode, she talks about the importance of developing resilience by exposing oneself to new "flavors". We also dig down into the principles of design thinking and why a product can never be 100% ready. 

More about Zuzanna: https://zuzanadobro.com/

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