By Ucha Vekua
The podcast currently has 61 episodes available.
Welcome to the Startup Blender Podcast!
Our today's guest is Julija (JJ) Jegorova, founder of London-based Black Unicorn PR, brings 14 years of international PR experience to late seed-Series B European tech startups and VCs to elevate their visibility in the media.
In today's episode, we spoke about the early days of her career, challenges that came with building the Black Unicorn PR from scratch, and lessons about PR she learned along the way.
Enjoy & let us know what you think!
I attended The Next Web conference in the Netherlands as a media representative a couple of weeks ago! 🇳🇱
Imagine tons of inspiring sessions and panel discussions going together throughout those 2 days – more than 10,000 attendees, 3,500 startups, and 600 investors wandering all around the venue to find their next business partners. 🚀
All in all, the vibe was magical, and I wanted to tell you all about it in this podcast episode. 🙌
So, I went around the venue and interviewed different people, asking about their experience at TNW 2024. Enjoy! 🎙️
Our goal is to interview different people who have working experience in startups to show you the different aspects of startup life.🥁
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Welcome to the 53rd episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest, this time, Ülane Vilumets from Estonia 🇪🇪
Ülane leads the team that is responsible for ecosystem development and partnerships at the e-Residency of Estonia. 🚀
What’s e-Residency you ask? It’s a government-issued digital identity that allows entrepreneurs from anywhere to start and manage a paperless EU-based company fully online. 🛜
Before joining the e-Residency team, Ülane was an entrepreneur and a startup founder herself. 💪
More specifically, she spent 10 years building a travel platform called “Like A Local,” which as the name suggests, helps travelers to experience countries like locals. 🎒
Her entrepreneurship experience is exactly what helps her be good at developing partnerships with international founders at Estonia’s pioneering e-Residency program, where her job involves expansion on their target markets. 🔥
We had a very interesting chat in this episode. We spoke about the first steps in her career, getting into startups and entrepreneurship, and everyday life working at a Governmental Startup, e-Residency. 🙌
Our goal is to interview different people who have working experience in startups to show you the different aspects of startup life.🥁
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Welcome to the 52nd episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest, this time, Kevin Chavanne from France 🇫🇷
Kevin Chavanne is an investment manager at Tenity, which is an early-stage VC firm that makes innovation work and advances the future of finance 🚀
Originally from France, Kevin has studied at the University of Tartu Institute of Political Sciences and got his Master’s degree from there 🎓
We had a very interesting conversation in this episode – we talked about his international life in Tartu, getting into the startup world, and everyday life at Tenity 🙌
Our goal is to interview different people who have working experience in startups to show you the different aspects of startup life.🥁
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Welcome to the 51st episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest, this time, Eleanor Warnock from the United States 🇺🇸
Eleanor is a journalist and writer with more than 10 years experience in news and communications. Most recently, she was deputy editor at the Financial Times-backed publication Sifted, where she led a team of 15 journalists covering startup and tech news across Europe. 🚀
Besides her experience as a journalist, Eleanor has also worked at a large VC Firm, Atomico, where she had an opportunity to experience startup life by assisting their portfolio companies with various tasks. 💡
We had a very interesting conversation in this episode – we talked about her career path as a journalist, everyday life at Sifted, and what founders should keep in mind when pitching their stories to different publications. 🙌
Our goal is to interview different people who have working experience in startups to show you the different aspects of startup life.🥁
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Our goal is to show you how startups work by interviewing different people from this industry.
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Welcome to the 49th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest, this time, Brett Martin from the United States 🇺🇸
Brett is a co-founder of Kumospace, which is the top provider of digital offices connecting distributed teams across the globe. Having raised $24 million in funding from Lightspeed, their vision is to make connecting online more human and more fun. 🚀
In addition to building this company, Brett is also a General Partner at Charge Ventures. With 60+ portfolio companies in hand, he invests in cross-sector startups in pre-seed and seed rounds. 🙌🏼
As you can see, Brett is one of the few people who is currently wearing both hats – Founder & VC, which made our conversation in this episode very interesting. 💡
We talked about his story of getting into the startup world, his vision of Kumospace, the future of remote work, and his experience as a Venture Capitalist.
Our goal is to interview different people who have working experience in startups to show you the different aspects of startup life.🥁
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Welcome to the 48th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest, this time, is Eerika Savolainen from Finland 🇫🇮
Eerika is a CEO at Slush, a non-profit organization that is building the world's leading startup event and the largest gathering of VC – it is truly the most founder focused event on earth. 🌐
The Slush team strongly believes that entrepreneurship is the most efficient way to create human progress – that’s why their mission is to create and help founders change the world, which they have been successfully embracing since 2008. 🚀
Eerika, started her journey with Slush in 2014 as a volunteer. She liked the experience and decided to join the organization as a full time team member. Throughout the years she tried out different roles, and eventually she became a CEO of an organization. 🙌
We had a very interesting chat in this episode. We talked about her journey at Slush, challenges that come with being a CEO, and what are the expectations from this year’s event happening in the last week of November. 🎙️
Our goal is to interview different people who have working experience in startups to show you the different aspects of startup life. 🥁
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Welcome to the 47th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest, this time, is Mizhgon Bakhti from Tajikistan 🇹🇯
Mizhgon is a Content Strategist and Creator, helping B2B brands bring in more customers and revenue through the content she creates. Throughout the years, she has mastered the art of crafting content that helps her power different companies to reach their business goals. 🚀
Originally from Tajikistan, Mizhgon moved to Indonesia a couple of years ago for studies. She enjoyed the lifestyle and environment so much that she decided to stay in Indonesia and pursue her career goals from there. 🌍
Bali was the place where she found her first clients and a passion for creating content online. Plus, the well-known, vibrant digital nomad community is always the advantage when it comes to making new connections and scaling the business. 🙌🏼
We had a very interesting chat in this episode. We talked about her international life in Bali, becoming a creator, and working with different brands to help them achieve their marketing goals. Definitely make sure to tune in. 🎙
Our goal is to interview different people who have working experience in startups to show you the different aspects of startup life.🥁
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Welcome to the 46th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest, this time, is Marie Skachko from Ukraine 🇺🇦
Marie is a Founder of Growth Moves, a content studio for B2B companies that specializes in the social media field. Their focus is to create engaging and memorable content that humanizes B2B brands to connect with their audience on a deeper level. Helping brands master their growth strategy and creating content that sparks interest in their audience’s eyes is what motivates her to keep going in this field. 🚀
Originally from Ukraine, Marie is an active traveler and Digital Nomad. One of her biggest passions is to explore life from different parts of the world. Currently based in Lisbon, she is enjoying fantastic Portuguese weather, food, and a vibrant community. 🌍
We had a very interesting chat in this episode. We talked about her adventurous international life, the story behind starting Growth Moves, and her future plans as a creator. So, make sure you tune in. 🎙
Our goal is to interview different people who have working experience in startups to show you the different aspects of startup life.🥁
Follow us on Linkedin and Instagram 😊
The podcast currently has 61 episodes available.