Our guest today is Bartosz Lipnicki, an entrepreneur, investor, and Managing Director at Endeavor Poland.
With a background in industrial engineering, Bartosz's career trajectory has evolved to encompass sales, business development, and entrepreneurship.
Bartosz is the Founder and Managing Partner at Alfabeat, a seed fund specializing in enterprise software companies from Central and Eastern Europe.
Beyond his professional endeavors, Bartosz is an avid marathon and tower runner.
In this episodes, he touches on:
☑️ How to escape the 'hamster wheel'
☑️ The skills of the future
☑️ The importance of collaboration within the ecosystem
00:00 - 01:42 Trailer
01:43 - 02:55 Intro
02:56 - 10:14 Running and personal development
10:15 - 15:42 Investor’s role and mentoring
15:43 - 17:24 Growth beyond the financial aspect
17:25 - 20:02 The right time for acquisition
20:03 - 26:00 Mitigating the risks in investing
26:03 - 30:22 The importance of networking
30:23 - 32:10 Lessons on mentorship
32:11 - 33:38 Getting off the “hamster wheel"
33:39 - 37:05 The purpose behind teaching
37:06 - 42:30 Valuable skills beyond formal education
42:31 - 52:27 Polish entrepreneurial ecosystem
52:28 - 55:05 The definition of success
55:06 - 01:01:39 Envisioning of the future of the Polish tech ecosystem
01:01:40 - 01:01:56 Outro