Yotewo Podcast

Yotewo

Yotewo Podcast IT is not rocket science. We'll walk you through it. P: +44 7746 684641 E: sales@yotewo.com W: yotewo.com From London's streets to global screens. 2025 | www.yotewo.com

  1. Yotewo™ Podcast #30 Investing in Brands - Nick-Raj Birdi (Imbiba)

    12/05/2025

    Yotewo™ Podcast #30 Investing in Brands - Nick-Raj Birdi (Imbiba)

    Yotewo™ Podcast #30 Investing in Brands - Nick-Raj Birdi (Imbiba)Sign up at https://app.yotewo.com/ and get matched with world class IT talents.00:00 Intro03:37 What is Imbiba and what deals the team invests in?05:47 What is the advantage of businesses that are on the edge of physical and digital domains?08:13 What signals to invest is Nick looking at?09:18 What are the red flags instantly noticed in founders?11:26 What challengers are founders from consumer vertical facing?13:37 What role do properties play in Imbiba's operations?15:19 What are some of the notable deals from Imbiba's portflio? (some insights here!)17:20 What is House of Gods and what are they launching in Canary Wharf soon?19:13 When founders are building semi-tech products, are they facing scarcity of tech talents?20:32 What are Nick's thoughts on the potential of roll-up investments?22:43 What is Nick's opinion on current state of the UK market and deal flow?25:10 What innovations is Nick following lately in the industry?Nick-Raj Birdihttps://www.linkedin.com/in/inuytin/ImbibaWebsite: https://www.imbiba.com/LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-imbiba-partnershipX: https://twitter.com/imbibalondonYotewoWebsite: https://yotewo.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/yotewolondonInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/yotewolondon/Telegram: https://t.me/yotewolondonX: https://x.com/yotewolondonFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/yotewolondon/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCxnoTaVWra0fz16uvMi3lUw Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Iq8ZwjUxJO04WoDuoRygi?si=Oo238WECQ_ieL0y4p20f7g&nd=1&dlsi=bcb5de0866c440e1Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/tw/podcast/yotewo-podcast/id1806867695TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yo7ewolondonIT is not rocket science. We'll walk you through it.P: +44 7746 684641 E: sales@yotewo.com W: yotewo.comFrom London's streets to global screens.2025 | www.yotewo.com

    28 min
  2. Yotewo™ Podcast #29 Founding Engineer - Dmitrii Iniutin (Seamflow, Fuse Energy)

    12/01/2025

    Yotewo™ Podcast #29 Founding Engineer - Dmitrii Iniutin (Seamflow, Fuse Energy)

    Yotewo™ Podcast #29 Founding Engineer - Dmitrii Iniutin (Seamflow, Fuse Energy)Sign up at https://app.yotewo.com/ and get matched with world class IT talents.00:00 Intro06:06 What is a startup that Dmitrii joined as a founding engineer?07:34 What is the difference between hired engineer and founding engineer?09:06 What factors attract early hires to startups?10:39 What is the main misconception non-technical founders have about hiring engineers?12:42 Do startups face scarcity of talented engineers to hire?16:10 Why London is a good place to build a startup?18:03 What is the impact of AI on engineering vertical?20:15 What will happen with software engineering job market in the next couple years?23:33 What is one thing Dmitrii doesn't like about startup culture?Dmitrii Iniutinhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/inuytin/YotewoWebsite: https://yotewo.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/yotewolondonInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/yotewolondon/Telegram: https://t.me/yotewolondonX: https://x.com/yotewolondonFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/yotewolondon/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCxnoTaVWra0fz16uvMi3lUw Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Iq8ZwjUxJO04WoDuoRygi?si=Oo238WECQ_ieL0y4p20f7g&nd=1&dlsi=bcb5de0866c440e1Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/tw/podcast/yotewo-podcast/id1806867695TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yo7ewolondonIT is not rocket science. We'll walk you through it.P: +44 7746 684641 E: sales@yotewo.com W: yotewo.comFrom London's streets to global screens.2025 | www.yotewo.com

    25 min
  3. Yotewo™ Podcast #28 Building Experience - Ada Kirsch (Meta, Haiilo, Xyrality, Coppertino)

    11/25/2025

    Yotewo™ Podcast #28 Building Experience - Ada Kirsch (Meta, Haiilo, Xyrality, Coppertino)

    Yotewo™ Podcast #28 Building Experience - Ada Kirsch (Meta, Haiilo, Xyrality, Coppertino) Sign up at https://app.yotewo.com/ and get matched with world class IT talents. 00:00 Intro 01:11 How did Ada land the first job? 02:53 How was Ada's transition from startups to Meta? 05:35 What is Ada's approach to building mobile experiences? 06:50 What are some of the apps that do really well in user experience? 08:27 Why is it important to build products in collaborative environment? 10:03 Does problem of talent scarcity exist in both small and large teams? 12:10 What is a skill that divides average engineer from world-class engineer? 13:53 What was the impact of cross-platform technologies on mobile development? 16:07 How are AI tools changing mobile development market? 17:27 Will market shift demand towards generalists or specialists? 18:34 What is Ada's viewpoint on social impact of general AI in current market realities? 21:00 What is one big UX innovation that is coming soon to the industry? 22:52 Is switching to AI-first UX a good practice for companies? 27:05 Does Ada prefer Hamburg or London? 29:48 Does Ada have an ambition to build her own product? Ada Kirsch https://www.linkedin.com/in/ada-kirsch/ YotewoWebsite: https://yotewo.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/yotewolondonInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/yotewolondon/Telegram: https://t.me/yotewolondonX: https://x.com/yotewolondonFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/yotewolondon/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCxnoTaVWra0fz16uvMi3lUw Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Iq8ZwjUxJO04WoDuoRygi?si=Oo238WECQ_ieL0y4p20f7g&nd=1&dlsi=bcb5de0866c440e1Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/tw/podcast/yotewo-podcast/id1806867695TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yo7ewolondonIT is not rocket science. We'll walk you through it.P: +44 7746 684641 E: sales@yotewo.com W: yotewo.comFrom London's streets to global screens.2025 | www.yotewo.com

    32 min
  4. Yotewo™ Podcast #27 Building for FAANG - Svyatoslav Babinets (Meta)

    11/14/2025

    Yotewo™ Podcast #27 Building for FAANG - Svyatoslav Babinets (Meta)

    Yotewo™ Podcast #27 Building for FAANG - Svyatoslav Babinets (Meta)Sign up at https://app.yotewo.com/ and get matched with world class IT talents.00:00 Intro00:58 How did Svyatoslav start his software engineering journey?04:51 Is onboarding to big tech bureaucratic?05:58 What are some engineering principles that Svyatoslav learnt from Meta?09:29 How is innovation approached at Meta?12:14 How did Svyatoslav move from software engineer to engineering manager?14:07 How to effectively manage technical teams?17:23 What skill differentiates good engineer from world-class engineer?20:14 What are some war stories from Svyatoslav’s career?23:48 How is Meta’s culture different?26:49 How is the software engineering industry changing?29:30 What does Svyatoslav think about the concept of poligamy jobs?31:13 What is the secret of engineers from Eastern Europe?33:06 Does Svyatoslav have an ambition to build his own product?Svyatoslav Babinetshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/svyatoslav-babinets-42b826137/YotewoWebsite: https://yotewo.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/yotewolondonInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/yotewolondon/Telegram: https://t.me/yotewolondonX: https://x.com/yotewolondonFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/yotewolondon/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCxnoTaVWra0fz16uvMi3lUw Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Iq8ZwjUxJO04WoDuoRygi?si=Oo238WECQ_ieL0y4p20f7g&nd=1&dlsi=bcb5de0866c440e1Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/tw/podcast/yotewo-podcast/id1806867695TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yo7ewolondonIT is not rocket science. We'll walk you through it.P: +44 7746 684641 E: sales@yotewo.com W: yotewo.comFrom London's streets to global screens.2025 | www.yotewo.com

    35 min
  5. Yotewo™ Podcast #26 Analysing Unicorns - Sean Sukonnik (Outward VC, Thunder.vc, Diagram Capital, Malevich AI, DVC, Lunar Ventures)

    11/07/2025

    Yotewo™ Podcast #26 Analysing Unicorns - Sean Sukonnik (Outward VC, Thunder.vc, Diagram Capital, Malevich AI, DVC, Lunar Ventures)

    Yotewo™ Podcast #26 Analysing Unicorns - Sean Sukonnik (Outward VC, Thunder.vc, Diagram Capital, Malevich AI, DVC, Lunar Ventures) Sign up at https://app.yotewo.com/ and get matched with world class IT talents. 00:00 Intro 00:18 How did Sean get into the venture finance? 02:21 How did Sean become the youngest (!) LP at Outward VC? 03:43 How was Sean’s experience as a co-founder? 05:25 How to handle rejection from a VC? 06:43 What is Sean’s key lesson from both investor and founder experience? 07:41 What are the red flags that Sean sees in founders? 09:16 What is one thing misunderstood about venture finance? 11:14 What trends are happening in the investment market now? 14:26 What is WDIC blog and why Sean focuses on deeptech? 17:30 How does Sean envision the future of alternative energy? 20:24 What is Sean’s view on future of meaningful work? 25:12 Information overbloat. What are Sean’s thoughts on that 27:22 Why startups are built in London? 29:48 What is one piece of advice to founders fundraising right now? Sean Sukonnikhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/seandoesvc/ Yotewo Website: https://yotewo.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/yotewolondon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yotewolondon/ Telegram: https://t.me/yotewolondon X: https://x.com/yotewolondon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yotewolondon/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCxnoTaVWra0fz16uvMi3lUw Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Iq8ZwjUxJO04WoDuoRygi?si=Oo238WECQ_ieL0y4p20f7g&nd=1&dlsi=bcb5de0866c440e1 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/tw/podcast/yotewo-podcast/id1806867695 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yo7ewolondon IT is not rocket science. We'll walk you through it. P: +44 7746 684641 E: sales@yotewo.com W: yotewo.com From London's streets to global screens. 2025 | www.yotewo.com

    31 min
  6. Yotewo™ Podcast #25 $60M Transformations - Julia Sanzharova

    11/01/2025

    Yotewo™ Podcast #25 $60M Transformations - Julia Sanzharova

    Yotewo™ Podcast #25 $60M Transformations - Julia SanzharovaSign up at https://app.yotewo.com/ and get matched with world class IT talents. 00:00 Intro 02:51 What are SaaS transformation programs? 05:02 What are the hardest parts of driving innovation in FMCG? 07:55 What are the common pitfalls in digitalisation? 12:09 How to make sure that tech initiative translates into business value? 14:05 What is one thing that is misunderstood about working with enterprises? 17:37 What's Julia's approach to working with teams effectively? 20:03 When it comes to digital transformation, is there a struggle with hiring tech talents? 22:50 What's Julia's take on AI? 26:19 What is the impact of AI on job market? 29:45 What verticals will fall under the impact of AI the most? 31:49 What is one mindset shift that helps to move from managing projects to leading digital transformations? Julia Sanzharovahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-sanzharova/ YotewoWebsite: https://yotewo.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/yotewolondonInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/yotewolondon/Telegram: https://t.me/yotewolondonX: https://x.com/yotewolondonFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/yotewolondon/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCxnoTaVWra0fz16uvMi3lUw Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Iq8ZwjUxJO04WoDuoRygi?si=Oo238WECQ_ieL0y4p20f7g&nd=1&dlsi=bcb5de0866c440e1Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/tw/podcast/yotewo-podcast/id1806867695TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yo7ewolondonIT is not rocket science. We'll walk you through it.P: +44 7746 684641 E: sales@yotewo.com W: yotewo.comFrom London's streets to global screens.2025 | www.yotewo.com

    34 min
  7. Yotewo™ Podcast #24 Endorsing Founders - Doris Zhang & Alexander Godber (Envestors)

    10/24/2025

    Yotewo™ Podcast #24 Endorsing Founders - Doris Zhang & Alexander Godber (Envestors)

    Yotewo™ Podcast #24 Endorsing Founders - Doris Zhang & Alexander Godber (Envestors)Sign up at https://app.yotewo.com/ and get matched with world class IT talents.00:00 Intro 02:44 What is Innovator Founder Visa and how it benefits international entrepreneurs? 04:57 How does the endorsement process look and what does Home Office look for in founders? 10:11 Innovation, scalability and viability criteria - what does it actually mean? 16:36 What stands out in endorsement applications? 18:22 On the other hand, what are some of the red flags in applications? 20:19 What are some of the success stories from Envestors team? 23:25 When founders get endorsed, what is the support provided by Envestors? 29:19 Do founders coming to the UK under endorsement face the struggle of tech hiring? 33:23 Why the UK is an attractive destination for global entrepreneurs? 36:45 If you could give one piece of advise to founders applying for Innovator Founder Visa, what would it be? Envestors Website: https://envestors.envestry.com/ X: https://x.com/envestorslondon?lang=en LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/envestors-llp/ YotewoWebsite: https://yotewo.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/yotewolondonInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/yotewolondon/Telegram: https://t.me/yotewolondonX: https://x.com/yotewolondonFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/yotewolondon/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCxnoTaVWra0fz16uvMi3lUw Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Iq8ZwjUxJO04WoDuoRygi?si=Oo238WECQ_ieL0y4p20f7g&nd=1&dlsi=bcb5de0866c440e1Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/tw/podcast/yotewo-podcast/id1806867695TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yo7ewolondonIT is not rocket science. We'll walk you through it.P: +44 7746 684641 E: sales@yotewo.com W: yotewo.comFrom London's streets to global screens.2025 | www.yotewo.com

    43 min
  8. Yotewo™ Podcast #23 Building Growth Engine - Alexandra Trotsik (Simple App, Vivid Money)

    10/17/2025

    Yotewo™ Podcast #23 Building Growth Engine - Alexandra Trotsik (Simple App, Vivid Money)

    Yotewo™ Podcast #23 Building Growth Engine - Alexandra Trotsik (Simple App, Vivid Money) Sign up at https://app.yotewo.com/ and get matched with world class IT talents. 00:00 Intro 02:43 What is a good skillset for operations? 04:23 At what stage should start-ups look for operations director? 05:29 How Alexandra started her journey and grew at Simple? 09:15 How was the transition from product owner to operations? 10:35 What is the impact of operations on investability of the company? 14:08 What is actually meant by culture fit? 18:30 What are the North Star metrics for product operations? 23:16 How does Alexandra approach people management from psychological perspective? 27:09 How to understand when a people crisis is coming and how to tackle it? 30:16 How to approach hiring specific, niche talents? 32:58 What is Alexandra's favourite vertical? 35:44 Which trends in healthcare Alexandra is looking after? 39:00 What is one important lesson that Alexandra obtained from her experience? 46:17 What does a good day look like for Alexandra? Alexandra Trotsik https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra-trotsik-a32219197/ Simple App Website: https://simple.life/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/simplelifeappofficial/ Yotewo Website: https://yotewo.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/yotewolondon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yotewolondon/ Telegram: https://t.me/yotewolondon X: https://x.com/yotewolondon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yotewolondon/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCxnoTaVWra0fz16uvMi3lUw Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Iq8ZwjUxJO04WoDuoRygi?si=Oo238WECQ_ieL0y4p20f7g&nd=1&dlsi=bcb5de0866c440e1 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/tw/podcast/yotewo-podcast/id1806867695 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yo7ewolondon IT is not rocket science. We'll walk you through it. P: +44 7746 684641 E: sales@yotewo.com W: yotewo.com From London's streets to global screens. 2025 | www.yotewo.com

    51 min

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Yotewo Podcast IT is not rocket science. We'll walk you through it. P: +44 7746 684641 E: sales@yotewo.com W: yotewo.com From London's streets to global screens. 2025 | www.yotewo.com