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- Building the Shopify of the circular economy, shaping the future of commerce and raising 8M€ from Finland - Tuomo Laine (Twice Commerce) - S2 Ep9
Welcome to this new episode of Explore! 😎
For those of you that have been here since the beginning, 1000 thanks, and welcome to the newcomers who have joined us in recent weeks. I receive a lot of encouragement on LinkedIn, the best way to send me some love is to follow this podcast and give it 5 stars. It will allow others to discover it. 🙏
In this episode I sat down with Tuomo Laine, the founder and CEO of Twice Commerce, a commerce platform for the circular economy, where you can sell, rent, and resell your products. We discussed Tuomo's journey from being a founder in a corporation to failing in his first startups and pivoting to a new idea. We talked about financing the company, teaching to students to become a better CEO, founding a company with 3 tech co-founders, providing solutions to solve for climate change, his vision for the next 5-years, how he raised 8M€ and much more!🚀
Have a great episode!
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Learn more about Tuomo and Twice Commerce.
*****
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction and Background
05:38 Learnings from Corporate Experience
09:13 Lessons from Failed Startup
12:37 Starting Twice Commerce
21:30 Skills and Expertise for Building Twice Commerce
24:46 Financing the Company
26:35 Early Product Development and Customer Feedback
31:19 Challenges of Subscription and Rental Models
33:23 Contributing to Sustainability and Impact
36:42 Examples of Customers Leveraging the Platform
44:00 Going Global from Day One
45:33 Business Model and Key Metrics
49:17 Future Vision and Advice for Entrepreneurs
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit climateventuresvco2.substack.com54 min - From managing a product at N26 to putting AI to work across many different apps and raising 2M€ in a pre-seed round - Jack Lancaster (Spoke.Ai) - S2 Ep8
Welcome to this new episode of Explore! 😎
For those of you that have been here since the beginning, 1000 thanks, and welcome to the newcomers who have joined us in recent weeks. I receive a lot of encouragement on LinkedIn, the best way to send me some love is to follow this podcast and give it 5 stars. It will allow others to discover it. 🙏
In this episode I sat down with Jack Lancaster, the co-founder and chief product officer of Spoke.Ai, a company that helps you streamline communications through AI workflows that connects Slack, Jira, Notion, and the rest of your product stack. We discussed Jack's unique journey from Product Manager at N26, to founding a Plant as a Service company and now working on Spoke.Ai. We talked about his vision on AI and its use cases, the strategic decisions of staying in beta for more than a year, the importance of bringing in technical expertise in building the MVP and the necessity to track key metrics such as customer usage. We compared briefly Microsoft Copilot and Spoke, how they differ but also complement each other, and Jack shared some insights for early-stage entrepreneurs. 🚀
Have a great episode!
*****
Thanks to our sponsor OpenVC.app! 🔥
Use the code "EXPLORE" to get a lifetime 20% discount on their premium membership.
Learn more about Explore: LinkedIn, Newsletter, Website.
Learn more about Jack and Spoke.ai.
*****
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction and Background
02:07 Early Career and Start of Plant Club
06:37 Role as a Product Manager at N26
10:37 Founding Spoke AI
15:55 Original Idea and Product of Spoke AI
22:24 Building the MVP of Spoke AI
23:46 Raising Funds and Early Beta Users
27:04 Launching the Beta Version
29:23 Differentiation in Summarization Capabilities
32:11 The Beta Phase and Future Launch
35:28 Partnership with Slack
38:04 Vision for the Company
41:37 Business Model and Key Metrics
46:29 Advice for Entrepreneurs
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit climateventuresvco2.substack.com49 min - From the military to building the Starbucks app as a service, going through Y-Combinator and raising $2.3M to launch Per Diem - Tomer Molovinsky (Per Diem) - S2 Ep7
Welcome to this new episode of Explore! 😎
For those of you that have been here since the beginning, 1000 thanks, and welcome to the newcomers who have joined us in recent weeks. I receive a lot of encouragement on LinkedIn, the best way to send me some love is to follow this podcast and give it 5 stars. It will allow others to discover it. 🙏
In this episode I sat down with Tomer Molovinsky, the founder and CEO of Per Diem, a startup that provides premium mobile apps for restaurants, bakeries, and coffee shops. We discussed Tomer's unique journey from serving in the IDF to diving deep into the restaurant industry and technology space. Tomer shared insights from his previous entrepreneurial endeavors, lessons learned from working at companies like OpenTable and Rezi, and the inception and evolution of Per Diem during the pandemic. We discussed how Per Diem addresses the challenge of direct customer engagement for small businesses through creating branded mobile applications, integrating seamlessly with Square's POS system, and enabling features like loyalty programs and subscription models. We uncovered the stories behind their time at Y-Combinator, how they raised $2.3M and their strategy for the future and much more!🚀
Have a great episode!
*****
Thanks to our sponsor OpenVC.app! 🔥
Use the code "EXPLORE" to get a lifetime 20% discount on their premium membership.
Learn more about Explore: LinkedIn, Newsletter, Website.
Learn more about Tomer and Per Diem.
*****
Timestamps:
00:00 Introducing Tomer Molovinsky and Per Diem
01:58 Tomer's Journey: From Military to Entrepreneurship
11:49 Navigating the Startup World: Lessons from OpenTable and Resy
17:23 The Genesis of Per Diem: Adapting to Market Needs
23:11 Y Combinator and Pivoting Towards Success
29:57 The Genesis of a Revolutionary Restaurant App
30:24 Identifying the Gap in Restaurant Tech
33:51 The Strategic Partnership with Square
34:42 Expanding the Ecosystem: Beyond Coffee Shops
35:11 The Technical Backbone: Integrating Essential Features
36:35 Leveraging Square's Infrastructure for Rapid Innovation
39:58 Growth Metrics and Future Directions
46:12 Navigating the Competitive Landscape and Future Plans
48:39 Building a Remote Company Culture and Vision for the Future
52:10 Final Thoughts: Persistence in Entrepreneurship
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit climateventuresvco2.substack.com56 min - Mobilizing millions of people to fund climate solutions, leading a Rocket Internet company in the Philippines and accidentally becoming a VC - Jacqueline Van Den Ende (Carbon Equity) - S2 Ep6
Welcome to this new episode of Explore! 😎
For those of you that have been here since the beginning, 1000 thanks, and welcome to the newcomers who have joined us in recent weeks. I receive a lot of encouragement on LinkedIn, the best way to send me some love is to follow this podcast and give it 5 stars. It will allow others to discover it. 🙏
In this episode I sat down with Jacqueline Van Den Ende, the founder and CEO of Carbon Equity, a climate investing platform that aims to mobilize billions of private capital from millions of people to fund climate solutions. We discussed Jacqueline's journey from flying to the Philippines and leading a rocket internet company, to coming back in Europe and becoming a venture capital investor. We uncovered the stories behind the creation of Carbon Equity, how they managed to raise $2M in a Seed round from potential customers and later $6M in Series A. We also discussed the grind of convincing funds to join the platform, such as Breakthrough Energy Ventures (Bill Gates climate impact funds) and many more stories.🚀
Have a great episode!
*****
Thanks to our sponsor OpenVC.app! 🔥
Use the code "EXPLORE" to get a lifetime 20% discount on their premium membership.
Learn more about LinkedIn, Newsletter, Website.
Learn more about Jacqueline and Carbon Equity.
*****
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction to Carbon Equity
01:25 Jacqueline's Career Journey
05:06 Joining Rocket Internet in the Philippines
08:32 Transition to Venture Capital
18:13 Creation of Carbon Equity
22:12 Investing in Climate Solutions
25:27 The Growth of the Sustainable Economy
32:20 Investment Criteria and Portfolio Selection
37:30 Key Metrics and Challenges
45:19 Raising Venture Funding
47:03 Future Vision for Carbon Equity
48:25 Advice for Entrepreneurs
52:24 Final Thoughts
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit climateventuresvco2.substack.com53 min - Bootstrapping OpenVC, reaching profitability in 2 years, becoming product of the month on Product Hunt, closing Petri and saying no to $800k from investors - Stephane Nasser (OpenVC) - S2 Ep5
Welcome to this new episode of Explore! 😎
For those of you that have been here since the beginning, 1000 thanks, and welcome to the newcomers who have joined us in recent weeks. I receive a lot of encouragement on LinkedIn, the best way to send me some love is to follow this podcast and give it 5 stars. It will allow others to discover it. 🙏
In this episode I sat down with Stephane Nasser, the founder and CEO of OpenVC, a platform that helps founders find investors. We discussed his journey from Microsoft to founding Petri and refusing a $800k check before closing the company. We talked about bootstrapping OpenVC as a weekend project before becoming product of the month on Product Hunt. We went through some of the key metrics, how both founders managed to go full time and how he sees the platform in the next 5-years.🚀
Have a great episode!
*****
Thanks to our sponsor OpenVC.app! 🔥
Use the code "EXPLORE" to get a lifetime 20% discount on their premium membership.
Learn more about Explore.
Learn more about Stephane and OpenVC.app.
*****
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Shoutout
02:06 Stephane's Early Life and Career Journey
04:39 Stephane's Experience at Microsoft and Faber Novel
07:52 The Birth and End of Petri
17:18 Transition to Consulting and the Genesis of OpenVC
23:40 The Challenges and Successes of Bootstrapping OpenVC
25:51 OpenVC deep dive
48:11 Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit climateventuresvco2.substack.com53 min - Going through Y-Combinator, meeting Mark Zuckerberg, selling Earbits for $8M and founding 2 VCs firms - Yotam Rosenbaum (The Access Fund | 77 Partners) - S2 Ep4
Welcome to this new episode of Explore! 😎
A thousand thanks for those that are following the podcast each week, and welcome to the newcomers! I receive a lot of encouragement on LinkedIn, the best way to send me some love is to follow this podcast and give it 5 stars. It will allow others to discover it. 🙏
In this episode I sat down with Yotam Rosenbaum, the founder and partner at both The Access Fund and 77 Partners. We discussed Yotam's early journey from dreaming of becoming a musician, to creating a music startup, going through Y-Combinator, meeting Mark Zuckerberg and finally selling Earbits for $8M. We went on to talk about his current job as a Venture Capitalist, his investment thesis, advice for entrepreneurs and much more.🚀
Have a great episode!
*****
Thanks to our sponsor OpenVC.app! 🔥
Use the code "EXPLORE" to get a lifetime 20% discount on their premium membership.
Learn more about Explore.
Learn more about Yotam.
*****
Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction and Yotam's Journey into Music
03:04 The Birth of EarBits: A Startup Idea
14:00 The Role of Y Combinator in EarBits' Growth
19:04 Strategies for Gaining Traction and Listeners
26:25 Building a Partnership and Facing Failure
28:14 The Business Model Behind EarBits
31:02 Selling the Company and Moving On
32:56 Becoming an Entrepreneur in Residence
36:14 Venturing into Crypto and Leaving
37:54 Becoming a Venture Partner at 77 Partners
43:03 Founding the Access Fund
47:14 Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs and Investors
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit climateventuresvco2.substack.com50 min - Building a new product category from scratch, meeting his co-founder on Twitter and partnering with HubSpot - Daniel Zarick (Arrows.to) - S2 Ep3
Welcome to this new episode of Explore! 😎
For those of you that have been here since the beginning, 1000 thanks, and welcome to the newcomers who have joined us in recent weeks. I receive a lot of encouragement on LinkedIn, the best way to send me some love is to follow this podcast and give it 5 stars. It will allow others to discover it. 🙏
In this episode I sat down with Daniel Zarick, the founder and CEO of Arrows.to, one of the very first customer onboarding tool. We discussed Daniel's journey from running a record label to dreaming of working for Twilio, meeting his co-founder on Twitter, partnering with HubSpot and raising $3M from famous Angel Investors and VC to build a new product category.🚀
Have a great episode!
*****
Thanks to our sponsor OpenVC.app! 🔥Use the code "EXPLORE" to get a lifetime 20% discount on their premium membership.
Learn more about Explore.Learn more about Daniel and Arrows.to.
*****Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction and Welcome
01:23 Danielle's Early Career and Education
02:44 The Value of University Beyond Classes
04:36 The Journey to Twilio
07:21 Experiences and Lessons from Twilio
09:59 The Decision to Leave Twilio
17:12 The Birth of Arrows
24:23 Understanding CRM and Arrows' Role
27:04 Launching the Product and Facing Market Skepticism
28:11 Understanding the Market and Deciding to Seek Funding
29:55 The Journey of Bootstrapping and the Decision to Seek Funding
32:28 The Fundraising Experience and Investor Relationships
37:39 The Relationship with HubSpot and Future Plans
45:00 The Future of Arrows and Market Evaluation
49:19 Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs
53:13 Wrapping Up and Final Thoughts
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit climateventuresvco2.substack.com55 min - From 100k to 1.4M followers in 2-month, the story behind one of the most followed tech brands on instagram - Abi Bouhmaida (For Good Code) - S2 Ep2
In this episode of Explore, I sat down with Abi Bouhmaida, the founder of For Good Code 📈 one of the most followed tech account on instagram.
Abi's growth model is simple : provide as much value as possible, on a daily basis, by writing tech hacks that people want to remember.
We discussed Abi's journey from dropping out of university, to getting a job at Amazon and quitting 3-months later to pursue his passion. Abi shares his insights on setting long-term goals, focusing on providing value over chasing metrics, and employing strategies for exponential growth on Instagram. We also discussed his vision for the future of For Good Code, which might take many forms YouTube, Newsletter, e-learning company, only the future will tell. Finally we explored his ambition to establish a lifestyle business rather than a big corporation.
Tune in to hear Abi's fascinating story!If you like this episode, don't forget to give 5 stars to the podcast on your platform of choice! ⭐
Learn more about Explore :Watch shorts clips 📺: Instagram
Follow on LinkedIn 🌐: Hugo Rauch | LinkedIn
Learn more about Abi and For Good Code :
Get value on 📺: Instagram
Follow on LinkedIn 🌐: Abi | LinkedIn
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction and Abi's early interest in Tech04:04 The Birth of For Good Code
05:39 Facing Copyright Issues, Rebuilding and Scaling
07:49 The Decision to Quit Amazon
08:53 The Impact of Changing Content Style
17:31 The Future of For Good Code
27:48 The Importance of Engaging Content
32:16 The Vision for a Lifestyle Business
37:21 The Power of Community and Accountability
42:55 The Future of For Good Code
46:43 Advice for Aspiring Content Creators
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit climateventuresvco2.substack.com51 min - From NFL Wide Receiver to Startup Founder and CEO - Kevin Jurovich (Circles) - S2 Ep1
In this episode of Explore, I sat down with Kevin Jurovich, the CEO and founder of Circles📱an app that helps you find the right places at the right time.
Kevin is also a former NFL Athlete, he was a Wide Receiver and played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Chicago Bears, and San Francisco 49ers.
We discussed Kevin's journey from playing in the NFL to raising $300k in a seed round at Circles. We talked about his sports mindset and how that helps him succeed in the startup world, the challenges of being a first-time founder and the importance of having a stellar product and user base before deciding on a revenue strategy. 🚀
Kevin also shared some important lessons for startups founders that he learned throughout his journey, such as how to raise your first round, the need to be creative in the early stages and the importance of trusting your early team members.
Tune in to hear Kevin's fascinating story!
Learn more about Explore :
Follow on LinkedIn 🌐: Hugo Rauch | LinkedIn
Learn more about Kevin :
Follow on LinkedIn 🌐: Kevin Jurovich
Timestamp :
0:00 Introduction and Welcome
01:02 Kevin's Journey: From Childhood Dreams to NFL
02:26 Overcoming Challenges and Embracing Change
05:24 Transition from NFL to Corporate World
07:56 Becoming a Financial Advisor and Discovering the Startup World
16:04 The Birth of Circles: A New Venture
18:24 Building a Team and Embracing the Startup Culture
20:25 Fundraising Journey and Challenges
24:52 Pitch Deck and Initial Funding
25:48 Challenges of a Non-Technical Co-Founder
26:46 Building an App: The Right Approach
28:21 Protecting Your Startup Idea
30:23 The Evolution of Circles App
34:49 The Future of Circles: Expansion and Monetization
46:58 The Journey of a Startup Influencer
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit climateventuresvco2.substack.com53 min - #7 - Behind the transactions : understanding PayPal and the payment market - Francis Barel (PayPal)
In this episode, the last of season 1, I sat down with Francis Barel, the General Manager of PayPal France! 💸💻
We discussed Francis journey from his first steps in the corporate world during his business school years to becoming the General Manager of PayPal France 18 years into his career. We talked about his uses of PayPal in his private life, the company's business model and history, the unique features that makes this company so great and his passion for the brand.
Tune in to hear Francis's fascinating story and learn more about the payments market!
Learn more about Explore :Stay up to date 👉: Subscribe | Explore Podcast Newsletter
Watch shorts clips 📺: Instagram
Follow on LinkedIn 🌐: Hugo Rauch | LinkedIn
Timestamp :
00:00 Introduction and Francis's Background09:59 Joining PayPal and Career Progression
15:33 Role as General Manager and Work-Life Balance
20:14 Navigating a Tech Company as a Non-Engineer
24:13 PayPal in Personal Life
24:47 Core Products of PayPal, business model and history
27:50 PayPal's Security Measures
31:15 PayPal's Relationship with Sellers
32:43 PayPal's Competition and Unique Advantage
37:08 PayPal's Vision for the Future
40:58 PayPal's Relationship with Startups
44:39 Advice for Aspiring Tech Leaders
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit climateventuresvco2.substack.com48 min
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