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VulnerableMichelangelo Valtancoli, Stride VC: We need to have a complete mindset shift in Venture Capital with founder mental healthThis episode is powered by Founders Taboo, the Headspace for Founders
Michelangelo is an up and coming VC at Stride VC, who wants to speak out to change his industry's perception of mental health for founders2022-09-131h 24
The Edventure BriefEurope's University Startup Scene | Edventure Emerge 2021In this talk of Edventure Emerge 2021, Jack Chong (OX1), Riam Kanso (Conception X) and Paris de L'Etraz (IE Venture Lab) discuss Europe's university startup scene and what it takes to build entrepreneurship ecosystems. Hosted by Michelangelo Valtancoli (Stride). 2022-06-0759 min
The European VC#79 Special NextGen VC episode with Michelangelo Valtancoli, Stride VCThe hosts of The NextGen VC, Audrey and Ved, are joined by Michelangelo Valtancoli of Stride VC. The Stride team have invested in the likes of Cazoo, Zefir and Unibuddy. Before Stride, Michelangelo interned at PayPal and Wayra, Telefonica’s accelerator, and was also a student partner at Entrepreneur First. With his contagious energy and love for acting, Michelangelo is one of the few people we know that broke into VC straight out of university.In this episode you’ll learn: - How Michelangelo broke into VC straight out of university- How his acting care...2022-06-0233 min
EUVC#79 Special NextGen VC episode with Michelangelo Valtancoli, Stride VCThe hosts of The NextGen VC, Audrey and Ved, are joined by Michelangelo Valtancoli of Stride VC. The Stride team have invested in the likes of Cazoo, Zefir and Unibuddy. Before Stride, Michelangelo interned at PayPal and Wayra, Telefonica’s accelerator, and was also a student partner at Entrepreneur First. With his contagious energy and love for acting, Michelangelo is one of the few people we know that broke into VC straight out of university.In this episode you’ll learn: - How Michelangelo broke into VC straight out of university- How his acting care...2022-06-0233 min
The NextGen VC#1 Breaking into VC straight out of uni - Michelangelo Valtancoli, Stride VCFor our very first episode, we are excited to be joined by Michelangelo Valtancoli. Michelangelo is an early stage investor at Stride VC who’s invested in the likes of Cazoo, Zefir and Unibuddy. Before Stride, Michelangelo interned at PayPal and Wayra, Telefonica’s accelerator, and was also a student partner at Entrepreneur First. With his contagious energy and love for acting, Michelangelo is one of the few people we know that broke into VC straight out of university.In this episode you’ll learn: - How Michelangelo broke into VC straight out of university- How hi...2022-06-0133 min
The Edventure BriefEurope's university startup sceneEurope's university startup scene with Madeline Lawrence (ASIF Ventures), Jack Chong (OX1), Riam Kanso (Conception X) and Paris de L'Etraz (IE Venture Lab) - Hosted by Michelangelo Valtancoli (Stride)2022-03-2400 min
Zhens'From Acting to Venture CapitalMichelangelo Valtancoli is an early stage VC investor at Stride.VC and previously the podcast host of Almost Founders, where he provided high quality, straight to the point information on being a founder, raising, and building. He placed top 10 in Bayes Business School and was an avid actor in Italy and Michigan, USA during his year abroad. In this 1hr+ session, we discuss acting entrepreneurship, venture capital, AI in the entertainment industry and approaches to acting. Tune in for a great session!Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelangelovaltancoliAre you raising pre-seed to series...2022-02-281h 50
Founders HouseInterning at PayPal, Building Communities & Advice For Newbie Founders - Michelangelo Valtancoli#21: Previously a co-foundr of Almost Founders, Michelangelo Valtancoli talks about interning at PayPal, working with Entrepreneurs First (backed by LinkedIn foundr, Reid Hoffman), how to build a community of future founders and advice for students looking to create their first startup.CONNECT with host Milan Ehrhardt on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/milan.ehrhardt/FoundrsHouse was created by Milan Ehrhardt, a second year university student at the University of Westminster in London, UK. Milan is currently working as a real estate agent at Sotheby's International Realty.2021-05-1314 min
Almost FoundersStarting a VC fund at 22 - Enzo VenturesIvan Fernandez Lucas is just 22 years old, but has already founded and sold a startup and started his own VC fund Enzo Ventures. They invest into young founders working pre-seed SaaS, marketplaces and e-commerce startups. If this sounds like you, email Ivan at ivan@enzoventures.eu.Want to be matched to a group chat with 15 other startup founders? Join Waves here.2021-05-0713 minAlmost FoundersFred Destin (Stride VC) - How much traction to stand out?Fred Destin is the founder of £100m seed-stage tech VC fund Stride.VC. Before Stride, he was partner at Accel and Atlas Venture. He has been the lead investor and served on the board of some of the world's most exciting startups, including Deliveroo, Cazoo, Zoopla, Unibuddy, PillPack, Secret Escapes, Dailymotion, and more. Fred is a true visionary and shared with us his thoughts on early traction and investing in student founders.Want to join a private group chat with 10 other young startup enthusiasts? Meet Waves. 2021-04-2725 min
Almost FoundersMaking Waves: Alexander BuzinMeet and network with Alexander Buzin, Computer Science student, Senior Software Engineer and Founder & CEO of Projectium.Network. Projectium.Network is a networking platform that helps early-stage startups connect with co-founders and contributors community. Sign up here for Projectium.Network.Sign up here for the Projectium Discord Community.Want to be matched to 15 other startup lovers? Join Waves for free.2021-03-3008 minAlmost FoundersMatt Clifford (Entrepreneur First) - Mistakes first-time founders make.Matt Clifford, Co-Founder and CEO of Entrepreneur First, the world's leading talent investor. They literally pay you to quit your job, find a co-founder and start a tech startup. The total value of the companies created through Entrepreneur First is around $3b. Listen to Matt's Podcast here. Sign up to Matt's Newsletter here. Want to be matched to a group chat with 15 other startup founders? Join Waves here.2021-03-2629 min
Almost FoundersRahul Rana (Author and Associate at 20!)Learn how Rahul Rana got his internship at Lux Capital through his book Making Moonshots, a deep-dive into the mindsets, philosophies, and strategies that are conducive to building moonshot companies. He's incredibly driven and ambitious, and only 20 years old!Want to be added to a mini group chat of 15 student founders? Sign up to Waves.2021-03-2211 minAlmost FoundersLemonade CEO - Can I be a founder with no expertise? (Daniel Schreiber)Daniel Schreiber, Co-founder and CEO of Lemonade, $6 B Market Cap. What you'll learn:The trifactor of industry attractivenessHow to re-imagine an entire industryCan ignorance be valuable?Setting & managing expectationsWant to be added to a mini-groupchat with 15 other student founders? Apply here.2021-03-1317 min
Almost FoundersMaking Waves: Michael Sikand is building a media empire!Meet and network with Michael Sikand, all the way from the University of Michigan, Michael is the founder of the exciting media brand OurFuture. Check out the OurFuture Podcast and Newsletter!Want to be matched with 15 other student founders? Sign up to Waves here.2021-03-1010 min
Business and Bubble TeaWant to become a Founder? Join Almost Founders!This week's podcast is about student entrepreneurship. Our guests this week are Kourosh and Michelangelo, the two founders of Almost Founders. Almost Founders is a UK-based startup that provides early-stage entrepreneurship education to university students in the UK. During this podcast, we speak about the struggles of student entrepreneurship and many more.
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Kourosh Ghaffari Ghazi Said : https://www.linkedin.com/in/kourosh-ghaffari-ghazi-said/
Michelangelo Valtancoli: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelangelovaltancoli/
2021-03-0822 min
Our Future#122 Revolutionizing Young Entrepreneurship w/ Listener of the Week: Michelangelo Valtancoli, Cass Business School '21, Co-Founder of Almost FoundersListener of the Week is a series where we bring a member of the Our Future audience up to the podcast stage to share with the community how they are building their future, in context of our future. In #122, futurists hear from listener of the week, Michelangelo Valtancoli, a graduate of Cass Business School and the Founder of Almost Founders, an ed-tech startup with the goal of revolutionizing how young student founders learn to be founders. Almost Founders consists of a podcast for aspiring founders, with practical 15-minute topic-specific episodes, as well as free networking events to meet other aspiring...2021-03-0710 minAlmost FoundersPaid advertising and why to avoid itFredrik Gernandt Segerby - Co-Founder at Tailify, influencer marketing platform serving 30% of all Fortune500 companies across 100 countries.Friends as co-founders. Smart or dumb? Why you should avoid using paid advertising in your early daysWhen can it actually be helpful?Want to be matched with 15 other ambitious aspiring founders? Sign up to Waves here.2021-03-0417 min
Almost FoundersMaking Waves: Filippo PolizzyMeet and network with Filippo, a last-year business student at Cass Business School that has built and grown massively his digital advertisement company Ares Advertising.Want to be matched with 15 other ambitious aspiring founders? Sign up to Waves here.2021-03-0109 minAlmost FoundersCaxton CEO - Customers as KingsRupert Lee-Browne, founder and CEO of CaxtonFX - turnover of £1 billion revenue with hundreds of thousands of clients. Top 50 businesses leading Britain. Learn how he started in 2002 with £25k and a telephone.Main topics:Treating customers as Kings and QueensHow to write a case study for prospective customersDownsides of fundingSign up for personalised micro-communities for aspiring founders here: WAVES.2021-02-2517 min
Almost FoundersMaking Waves: Zayed BennaniMeet and network with Zayed Bennani. Student at the Peking University HSBC Business School, his drive and eye for opportunity has allowed him to help Moroccans staying safe throughout the pandemic with his company Elite Clean. Check out the PHBS Student Union Podcast.2021-02-2210 minAlmost FoundersMonetise from day 0James Eder, Founder of Student Beans - over £100m saved for students.Learn why early monetisation is absolutely key.Book a coaching session with James here.Free tickets for Seedery - the largest student startup conference.2021-02-1715 min
Almost FoundersMaking Waves: Alex LempkaMeet and network with Alex Lempka, our member who is joining the next Entrepreneur First cohort, is studying at the University of Cambridge and University of Bath simultaneously, and is enabling athletes to prepare for their career transition.Learn about the Entrepreneur First program. Subscribe to Alex's Ed-Tech Newsletter. 2021-02-1510 minAlmost FoundersStartup branding masterclassSam Amrani - Forbes 30u30, Founder & CEO Tamoco, Olvin (Product of the Year on ProductHunt) - HBR Advisory Council Member, ex-Wayra, ex-EE, and much more.How to name your startupHow long you should spend on branding What are the first few steps? 2021-02-1015 min
Almost FoundersMaking Waves: Carlo FedeliMeet and network with Carlo Fedeli, our member who is transforming Seaweed into plastic. Text him here.Learn more about FlexSea here.2021-02-0808 minAlmost FoundersThe dirty world of VCSramana Mitra, MIT graduate, built and sold 3 AI startups, LinkedIn Influencer of the Year, founder of 1M1M.The harsh reality of why you shouldn't rely on VC. What skills to work on whilst you are a student. What is your unfair advantage.2021-02-0410 min
Almost FoundersMemberAF - Giacomo BottoliMeet and network with Giacomo, student and Innovation Fellow at Warwick Business School, Google Intern and LinkedIn influencer (10,000 followers).Sign up to his newsletter Startup Stories here!2021-02-0108 minAlmost FoundersHow to sell your product. Rick Huckstep - Chairman Digital Insurer, Founder SalesClub, Mentor Startupbootcamp, +100,000 LinkedIn followers.How to understand your customer's perception of value through sales.Sign up for free to the Wiser! Newsletter, a curated digest of news and stories including interviews with the founders of tech startups, a review of the top news stories in Big Tech, and a roundup of technology innovation in action. 2021-01-2715 min
Almost FoundersMemberAF - Chiara VivaldiMeet and network with Chiara, learn about the MSc Entrepreneurship at Imperial Business School and how she built two startups whilst still enrolled in her course. Social Media Links.Chiara: LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/chiara-vivaldi/)e-Novus: LinkedIn, Website (https://e-novus.co.uk/)Mayla Health: LinkedIn, Website (https://www.maylahealth.com/)Grow your company more easily with Rebank, the single source of truth for your finance tools.2021-01-2508 minAlmost FoundersNo funding, no problemArthur Favier - CEO and co-founder of Oppizi - $60m revenue. Why bootstrap? How can you save money in your early days?2021-01-1116 minAlmost FoundersCaffè Nero Founder: Should you fear competitors?Caffè Nero Co-Founder Pablo Ettinger - $480m in revenue; 1000 locations; 5000 employees.What to do about competitors as an early-stage entrepreneur? 2020-12-2316 minAlmost FoundersNetworking with the right questionsNadia Michel, host and producer of the podcast The Men's Room.What are the best questions to ask when networking? How do you formulate them?2020-12-0714 minAlmost FoundersDealing with uncertainty & mistakesPaola Marinone, ex-Google - Co-Founder and CEO of BuzzMyVideos, £2.5m raised and 4.5bn views on their videos.How do we distinguish risk from uncertainty? Why is it important?2020-11-2917 minAlmost FoundersAdding value to existing technologyDr. Baoli Zhao, ex-Oxford - Founder, MD of Allsee Technologies, the industry-leading manufacturers of commercial displays and digital signage solutions.What is a product that actually adds value?Peking University HSBC Business School (PHBS)Peking University’s HSBC Business SchoolOne of the most elite universities in one of the fastest-growing economies in the world.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.2020-11-1921 minAlmost FoundersFinding the right people for your teamJack Lomas, £15m in funding raised - Founding Member of Sensat, AI-Tech start-up.What are some mistakes to avoid when recruiting new people?2020-11-1419 minAlmost FoundersWhen are you ready for funding?David Stubbs, award-winning InsurTech platform - Co-Founder, and CEO of RightIndem.How many rounds of tests do you need to go through before launching your product? When have you done enough research to convince investors that you are ready?2020-11-0620 minAlmost FoundersFirst steps after the ideaGilad Gat, two Finovate Awards, 10 million users - Co-founder and CTO of TipRanks.When do I start working on the vision? When do I start testing my hypothesis?2020-10-2115 minAlmost FoundersSelling to your first customerSona Modi, Virgin Startup Mentor - CEO, and Founder of Gofigo. How to understand your product's value proposition and product-market fit to find your first customer. 2020-10-1318 minAlmost FoundersIs my idea stupid?Alejandro Peñas, ex-McKinsey - Founder and CEO of Dosplanos.What makes a start-up idea worth pursuing?2020-10-0530 minAlmost FoundersTeam > IdeaChris Haley, VC - Co-founder and partner at 01VenturesWhat do VCs and Business Angels look for in a founding team? Is the idea really the most important factor for success?2020-09-2915 min