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Formerly an operator at Uber China, now an investor at Stride VC - that's Cleo Sham. In addition to exciting impressions of the Asian market, she also has operational insider knowledge for your success.

What you learn:

Do you necessarily need people on the ground if you want to operate in a non-European market?

What are the differences between the Asian market and Europe and the US?

What kind of help do I look for when my company needs operational support?

What makes a good internal playbook?

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(00:01:21) How did you get into venture and...

Blake Hutchison has a different view of the company: His years of sales experience now help him keep an eye on the problem at Flippa, just as they do at other companies: Where is the strategy hiccuping, where are SOPs not quite optimized, and where do you need to tweak things to hit the target?

What you'll learn:

How does the leadership style differ for a sales-savvy CEO versus a product-savvy CEO?

What SOPs are helpful for my company?

What should a sustainable and stable strategy look like in a startup?

As a founder, when should you include Sales as...

Ragnar Sass built Pipedrive up to a billion dollar exit - but how does it work? Which KPIs are important for this, how do I manage a clean cap table as a founder and how do I deal with investor feedback on my KPIs?

We talk about concrete numbers, mistakes in hiring and cap table management from Ragnar's last years and why he is now rethinking employee ownership with Salto X.

What you'll learn:

What opportunities are there in a market that seems saturated?

What processes and skills did the Pipedrive team have to develop on the way to becoming...

Amir Salihefendic completely bootstrapped doist and didn't bring in any investor money even at the market high of 2021 - but why not? In this episode you'll get a deep insight into bootstrapping mindset and the art of keeping a huge market success alive without outside help.

Todoist is probably the best known product of the group and has more than 5 million users.

Basically, I find it exciting that Amir has almost no meetings and doesn't just rush from appointment to appointment. Definitely exciting insights into the life of a CEO who does things differently.

What you learn:

Why...

Dennis Crowley founded Foursquare and is one of the most blatant insiders of the last 20 years. Originally known as a consumer product, the company now does more than $100M in revenue with B2B licensing. Dennis sold his first company to Google and dubbed it a failure. That's why he turned down Mark Zuckerberg's offer to buy the second company.

After pivoting the business model to B2B, Dennis knew he didn't want to be CEO anymore. He picked his successor in Ben Horowitz of a16z.

After Foursquare, not planning to start up again. Together with two outstanding co-founders, he is...

30+ awards für company culture and a lot of learnings in capacity building and leadershipment – that is what Robert Glazer brings into the interview. He wrote three books and shares all of his knowledge, so that you can start your personal development as a leader and elevate your team.

What you’ll learn:

How to be a good leader for a remote team or a physical one

How to hire exactly the people your company needs – without telling them you are “that one company” with “that important values”

How to build team capacity and a good matching, divers team...

Sanchan Saxena was one of the first employees at Instagram, then led product management at Airbnb, and then was responsible for everything consumer at Coinbase.

What you'll learn:

How do the product strategies of Kevin Systrom (Instagram), Brian Chesky (Airbnb), and Brian Armstrong (Coinbase) differ?

What qualities do I look for in product management?

How do I test a senior executive in product management?

What skills does a good product team need and how do I select the right people for it?

Do products always have to be developed in combination with customer feedback or is the intuition of the...

Kison Patel created Dealroom.net, the solution for corporate transactions as a tool, without investors. Over the years, he has additionally launched MA Science, an educational brand for the Mergers & Acquisitions (company acquisitions) space, and has shaken up the scene.

What you'll learn:

What problems are really worth solving with a product or software

Pricing of software solutions (Dealroom sometimes charges more than 100.000€ per year from customers)

The challenges of team building and organizational structure

How not to forget to develop yourself in between all the problems of building a company

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Finding Focus, User Engagement at Any Cost & The Social Dilemma - Nir Eyal, bestselling author.

Nir Eyal is internationally known for his books "Indistractable" and "Hooked".

What is actually the difference between habit-forming and addictive products and what is our responsibility as a founding team here? 

Additionally, we talk about how you deal with distractions in your everyday life and develop focus. Nir, by the way, was interviewed for "Social Dilemma" on Netflix for over three hours. He also tells you why he still only ended up in the credits, but not in the film.

What you learn:

As...

Alexander Langholz is CFO at Cherry Ventures and has previously supported various IPOs for years. He talks to Fabian about the business as CFO of a venture capital fund, IPOs and fundraising strategy.

What you learn:

What impact does the current market situation have on venture capital firms (using Cherry Ventures as an example)?

At what point do I absolutely need a CFO in the company?

How have funding rounds changed due to the crisis years and market changes?

How can I recognize a good CFO who is suitable for my startup?

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(00:01:05) How do...