1 hr 19 min
#16 - Ieva Dvilinskiene (FlowSpace) on building the future of flexible work, raising money from Antler startup program & challenges female founders face The Pursuit of Scrappiness
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Ieva is a marketer with a decorated career in product branding. We meet, however, to talk about her 180-degree career change - deciding to become an entrepreneur and joining Antler VC London cohort. After successfully graduating from the program and raising investment Ieva currently is in charge of growth at FlowSpace - a marketplace she has co-founded where teams meet co-working spaces in London.
An insightful conversation follows. What questions to ask in order to find the right business partners? What the future of work looks like? As well as how to manage family & career and why it is different for female founder? We also came up with at least 2 legit new business ideas in this podcast
The topics covered in this episode (with Timestamps)
[2:00] Becoming an entrepreneur via a startup acceleration program
Questions to ask your prospective co-founders (or any people you plan to work with)The difference between a hard-working employee and a hard-working entrepreneur is an obsessionHow to make a financial plan before jumping into entrepreneurshipHow to pick the best accelerator program to start your entrepreneurship journeyTo start with Antler (antler.co) you don't neither a business idea nor a co-founders teamThat the right order for establishing a team is chemistry, values, and only the business ideaTo have hard conversations with potential cofounders about motivation, financial outlook, and some polarizing issues that can harm your team chemistry[31:20] How does the future of work look like
The 15-minute city conceptHow 3 types of work organization based on team specifics - Fully remote, hybrid, and fully back to the office will play outThe future of work and life includes greater engagement with local communities around your homeWith flexible workspaces, you can do “office-crawling” to keep your environment interesting[57:50] Women in tech
The inner and outer challenges female founders faceHow to be open about family plans with your team and investorsHow not to overthink family planning and take career decisions without hesitationFind out more on https://www.pursuitofscrappiness.co/
Support for this episode comes from Nexpay > https://paynexpay.com/
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===============This episode is brought to you in collaboration with our supporters of the show - SAMSUNG and their new AI enabled Galaxy S24 Ultra smartphone!Take your productivity & creativity to the next level with Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra. Find out more at https://www.samsung.com/lv/smartphones/galaxy-s24-ultra/
Ieva is a marketer with a decorated career in product branding. We meet, however, to talk about her 180-degree career change - deciding to become an entrepreneur and joining Antler VC London cohort. After successfully graduating from the program and raising investment Ieva currently is in charge of growth at FlowSpace - a marketplace she has co-founded where teams meet co-working spaces in London.
An insightful conversation follows. What questions to ask in order to find the right business partners? What the future of work looks like? As well as how to manage family & career and why it is different for female founder? We also came up with at least 2 legit new business ideas in this podcast
The topics covered in this episode (with Timestamps)
[2:00] Becoming an entrepreneur via a startup acceleration program
Questions to ask your prospective co-founders (or any people you plan to work with)The difference between a hard-working employee and a hard-working entrepreneur is an obsessionHow to make a financial plan before jumping into entrepreneurshipHow to pick the best accelerator program to start your entrepreneurship journeyTo start with Antler (antler.co) you don't neither a business idea nor a co-founders teamThat the right order for establishing a team is chemistry, values, and only the business ideaTo have hard conversations with potential cofounders about motivation, financial outlook, and some polarizing issues that can harm your team chemistry[31:20] How does the future of work look like
The 15-minute city conceptHow 3 types of work organization based on team specifics - Fully remote, hybrid, and fully back to the office will play outThe future of work and life includes greater engagement with local communities around your homeWith flexible workspaces, you can do “office-crawling” to keep your environment interesting[57:50] Women in tech
The inner and outer challenges female founders faceHow to be open about family plans with your team and investorsHow not to overthink family planning and take career decisions without hesitationFind out more on https://www.pursuitofscrappiness.co/
Support for this episode comes from Nexpay > https://paynexpay.com/
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See the video content exclusively on Linkedin > https://www.linkedin.com/company/pursuit-of-scrappiness/
Questions/suggestions? Join our Telegram group > https://t.me/pursuitofscrappiness
Feedback? Send us a Text Message
===============This episode is brought to you in collaboration with our supporters of the show - SAMSUNG and their new AI enabled Galaxy S24 Ultra smartphone!Take your productivity & creativity to the next level with Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra. Find out more at https://www.samsung.com/lv/smartphones/galaxy-s24-ultra/
1 hr 19 min