ENTREPREHARDSHIP

Josef Holm
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The stories behind the success stories. with Josef Holm Entrepreneurs share the personal cost of building a business: the pressure, difficult decisions and consequences for their wellbeing, relationships and lives. Each conversation follows one real story, how they found their way through it, what helped and the lessons you can use. Hosted by Josef Holm, entrepreneur, investor and founder of eight companies, with 30 years of experience. entreprehardship.com

Episodes

  1. 10h ago

    2,000 People Showed Up. The Conference Still Lost Money. | Michael Beches

    Michael Beches and his co-founders drew 2,000 people to a blockchain summit in Vienna. Then the bills came in. On Entreprehardship, Michael tells his brother-in-law Josef Holm how a smaller event helped them recover, why they went big again, and how switching to a hybrid summit changed the numbers. Michael now runs MarketWerk. Michael Beches on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bekesch MarketWerk: https://marketwerk.com/ More episodes: https://entreprehardship.com/ CHAPTERS 00:00 The bet behind the Vienna summit 00:21 Meet Michael Beches 01:18 When the bills came in 01:56 How the idea made it from LA to Vienna 04:08 From student meetups to a 2,000-person summit 06:00 Tickets, sponsors and the biggest bill 07:54 A smaller event buys them breathing room 08:54 Why they went big again 12:17 COVID forces a new plan 14:27 How the hybrid summit cleared the debt 18:25 What Michael took into MarketWerk 20:52 What MarketWerk does today 23:30 Rapid fire

  2. 5d ago

    Two Years of Meetings. Still No Fund. Then Everything Changed. | Hrish Lotlikar

    Two years of meetings, and still no venture fund. Hrish Lotlikar shares how an events business in Kyiv helped him build the relationships behind Eastlabs. In the first episode of the ENTREPREHARDSHIP podcast show, Josef Holm talks with SuperWorld co-founder and CEO Hrish Lotlikar about leaving New York, building a network from scratch, and staying with an idea when progress is hard to measure. They follow the route from Cocktails and Connections to Eastlabs, then through Toptal and Rogue Initiative to SuperWorld, with practical lessons on taking risks, making useful introductions and building a business that fits your life. Disclosure: Josef's fund invested in SuperWorld. Hrish at SuperWorld: https://www.superworldapp.com/team-members/hrish-lotlikar/ CHAPTERS 00:00 Two years of meetings, still no fund 00:30 Meet Hrish Lotlikar 02:01 Leaving New York for Kyiv 05:52 Why walk away from a promising career? 09:43 Risk and the option to go back 11:55 Building a network from scratch 15:32 The events business he never planned 19:06 Why the party photos brought people back 20:34 The reunion that opened a door 24:48 What two years of meetings actually built 28:15 What Eastlabs became 33:28 From venture capital to SuperWorld 40:24 Feeling afraid while believing in the decision 45:27 Conviction, stubbornness and making money 48:20 Starting with the resources you have 51:10 Why Josef started this show 55:01 Rapid-fire: business advice to unlearn 57:39 The question to ask before a big risk 58:10 Meeting people in a new city 59:38 What progress looks like 1:01:24 How to ask for an introduction 1:03:35 The least glamorous part of building Eastlabs 1:05:28 What starting over costs 1:07:07 Protecting family and health 1:09:52 Waiting to feel ready 1:12:26 The lesson Josef is taking away ENTREPREHARDSHIP with Josef Holm The stories behind the success stories. Subscribe for honest entrepreneur interviews and practical business lessons. Explore the podcast show and apply to be a guest: https://entreprehardship.com About Josef: https://holm.com Follow the podcast show Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/entreprehardship/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@entreprehardship LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/entreprehardship/ X: https://x.com/entreprehard #Entreprehardship #Entrepreneurship #HrishLotlikar

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The stories behind the success stories. with Josef Holm Entrepreneurs share the personal cost of building a business: the pressure, difficult decisions and consequences for their wellbeing, relationships and lives. Each conversation follows one real story, how they found their way through it, what helped and the lessons you can use. Hosted by Josef Holm, entrepreneur, investor and founder of eight companies, with 30 years of experience. entreprehardship.com

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  • Creator
    Josef Holm
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    2
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Josef Holm
  • Show Website
    ENTREPREHARDSHIP