The Pursuit of Scrappiness

Uldis Teraudkalns & Janis Zeps
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The Pursuit of Scrappiness

Whether you are building a business, running a team or just starting out in your career we are here to bring you scrappy and actionable insights to help you become more productive.

  1. 184. How to Apply the 80/20 Rule in Your Daily Life, What Role Education Plays for Startup Founders, and How to Use AI to Enhance Your Brain vs. Just Outsourcing All Your Intelligence to It w/ Mathias Eklof (Pareto Business School)

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    184. How to Apply the 80/20 Rule in Your Daily Life, What Role Education Plays for Startup Founders, and How to Use AI to Enhance Your Brain vs. Just Outsourcing All Your Intelligence to It w/ Mathias Eklof (Pareto Business School)

    Mathias Eklof is a Swedish impact entrepreneur and investor with Hype Ventures. He has remained steadfast in supporting Ukrainian founders as war continues raging on in Ukraine. Since his last appearance on the show in 2022, he has been spending considerable time in Kyiv and with his military background being able to offer unique insights into Ukraine’s tech and investment scene during this critical period. More recently Mathias has co-founded a new higher education product called Pareto Scho...

    30 min
  2. 183. Investor in Ukrainian Startups Reveals How Mobilization Affects Tech Talent & How War Has Turned Ukraine into Future Defense Tech Powerhouse w/ Mathias Eklof

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    183. Investor in Ukrainian Startups Reveals How Mobilization Affects Tech Talent & How War Has Turned Ukraine into Future Defense Tech Powerhouse w/ Mathias Eklof

    Mathias Eklof is a Swedish impact entrepreneur and investor with Hype Ventures. He has remained steadfast in supporting Ukrainian founders as war continues raging on in Ukraine. Since his last appearance on the show in 2022, he has been spending considerable time in Kyiv being able to offer unique insights into Ukraine’s tech and investment scene during this critical period. More recently Mathias has co-founded a new higher education product called Pareto School, which offers an alternative t...

    27 min
  3. INSIGHT #9: WSJ Bestselling Author Reveals How Denial Keeps You from Recognizing Uncomfortable Truths About Yourself & How to Fix It

    31 OCT.

    INSIGHT #9: WSJ Bestselling Author Reveals How Denial Keeps You from Recognizing Uncomfortable Truths About Yourself & How to Fix It

    This is an insight from our previous conversation on dealing with self-delusion and self-awareness:Defense mechanisms like denial keep people from recognizing uncomfortable truths about themselvesThe importance of self-awareness in understanding personal thoughts, emotions, and behaviorsJournaling of thoughts and feelings and regular self-talk can help with self-awarenessKristina Mänd-Lakhiani is the co-founder of Mindvalley, a life transformation platform with a following of 20 million, as w...

    10 min
  4. 182. VC Reveals Practical Tips for Fundraising and Managing Investor Relations in the Current Climate, Why Distribution Beats Product, and When You Should Think About ESG w/ Uve Poom (Tenity)

    29 OCT.

    182. VC Reveals Practical Tips for Fundraising and Managing Investor Relations in the Current Climate, Why Distribution Beats Product, and When You Should Think About ESG w/ Uve Poom (Tenity)

    Uve Poom is the Head of Operations at Tenity Tallinn - one of the 6 hubs in Tenity's international ecosystem. Tenity is a global fintech accelerator and VC. In addition to advising startups in Tenity's portfolio, he also works with financial and state institutions to drive their innovation agendas. Uve firmly believes in building ecosystems and leveraging the strength of weak ties. Before completing his MA at Stanford, Uve spent 5 years as CEO of the Unitas Foundation (founded by 2x Estonian ...

    48 min
  5. INSIGHT #8: TikTok Expert with 1 Billion Views Explains Why Follower Count Is NOT a Good Metric for Success and What to Use Instead + What Makes Top Social Media Creators Successful

    24 OCT.

    INSIGHT #8: TikTok Expert with 1 Billion Views Explains Why Follower Count Is NOT a Good Metric for Success and What to Use Instead + What Makes Top Social Media Creators Successful

    This is an insight from our previous conversation on focusing on what differentiates successful content creators:Focusing on quality/engagement of the audience not the sizeFinding your X-factor and the true authentic selfAvoiding mimicking other creatorsElvis Kruze is the founder of Eksplodemedia - a content creation strategy and execution agency. Elvis has helped his clients get over 1Bn views in the past 2 years on social media. He is working with famous YouTubers such as Mike Thurston and ...

    9 min
  6. 181. Atomico Partner Andreas Helbig on How AI Affects Your Attractiveness to VCs, Are We Entering an Era of Billion-Dollar Fundraising & Why European Tech Should Stop Underestimating Itself

    22 OCT.

    181. Atomico Partner Andreas Helbig on How AI Affects Your Attractiveness to VCs, Are We Entering an Era of Billion-Dollar Fundraising & Why European Tech Should Stop Underestimating Itself

    Andreas Helbig is a partner at Atomico, one of Europe’s leading venture capital firms, focusing on B2B SaaS, vertical SaaS, and B2B marketplaces. With extensive experience in the tech and investment space, Andreas leads Atomico’s coverage in the Nordic and Baltic regions, helping to drive innovation and scale in some of Europe’s most promising startups. One of Europe's Venture capital juggernauts, Atomico announced a massive $1.25 Bn raise across 2 funds just a month ago. On this episode...

    53 min
  7. INSIGHT #7: Why Understanding FOMU (Fear of Messing Up) Is Critical for Selling to Enterprise Clients + Why 'Demo, Sell, Build' Is the Right Approach to Product For Most Startups

    17 OCT.

    INSIGHT #7: Why Understanding FOMU (Fear of Messing Up) Is Critical for Selling to Enterprise Clients + Why 'Demo, Sell, Build' Is the Right Approach to Product For Most Startups

    This is an insight from our previous conversation on focusing on the key principles of successful B2B sales:How to Apply "Sell, Demo, Build" philosophyIncrease FOMO, reduce FOMU (Fear of Messing Up)Decide if you are selling reduced costs or increased revenueKalev Kaarna is a Mentor at Creative Destruction Lab and recently became ex-VC at Superangel where for the past 5 years Kalev operated as an investor and startups coach two in one. Kalev has specialized in propelling early-stage software a...

    12 min
  8. 180. How a Bootstrapped Startup With 0 VC Money Grew to Service Zoom & Microsoft. The Importance of Software Testing, Skype Mafia & What Matters to Enterprise Clients w/ Ervins Grinfelds (TestDevLab)

    15 OCT.

    180. How a Bootstrapped Startup With 0 VC Money Grew to Service Zoom & Microsoft. The Importance of Software Testing, Skype Mafia & What Matters to Enterprise Clients w/ Ervins Grinfelds (TestDevLab)

    Ervins Grinfelds is the Co-founder of TestDevLab, a leading quality assurance and software testing service provider that works with global tech giants such as Microsoft, Zoom, and Twilio. TestDevLab has grown from a small startup to a company with more than 500 employees, all without external funding. Ervins is passionate about ensuring that software products meet the highest quality standards, and he brings invaluable insights into the importance of trust, scaling a service business, and the...

    48 min
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Whether you are building a business, running a team or just starting out in your career we are here to bring you scrappy and actionable insights to help you become more productive.

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    Uldis Teraudkalns & Janis Zeps
  • Années d’activité
    2021 - 2024
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    193
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