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The Startup BlenderProviding Platform for Builders to Shine – Meet Ignas From Lithuania. #65Welcome to the Startup Blender Podcast! Our today's guest, Ignas Genevičius, is the co-founder of Basedspace which is a community of early-stage founders, offering not only a workspace but an environment designed for learning, collaboration, and growth. In this episode, we spoke about their founding story, future objectives, and discussed some of the coolest ideas that are being built from their hacker space. Enjoy & let us know what you think!
2025-12-2314 min
The Startup BlenderSpreading Startup Vibes Worldwide in a Matter of a Weekend – Meet Franck From France. #64Welcome to the Startup Blender Podcast! Our today's guest, Franck Nouyrigat, is the co-founder of Startup Weekend event series, which gives wanna be entrepreneurs the first taste of startup life. In this episode, we spoke about his startup journey, early days of Startup Weekend, and drew parallels between old ways to build companies vs new with AI developments. Enjoy & let us know what you think!
2025-11-2739 min
The Startup BlenderInspiring the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs in Estonia at Techstars Startup Weekend Tallinn. Bonus EpisodeWelcome to the Startup Blender podcast! Today we are discussing all about the process and outcomes of organizing the very first Techstars Startup Weekend Hackathon in Tallinn. 👉 Check out the full article: https://medium.com/startup-adventures-international/techstars-startup-weekend-tallinn-went-boom-fc11c3d2b055 👉 Check out the video overview on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqjaFTWGmE8 👉 Follow us to register to the next hackathon: https://luma.com/startupadventures Let us know what you think!
2025-09-2207 min
The Startup BlenderMaking Dreaming in EU Cool Again With Anomalie Space – Meet Adil From Morocco. #63Welcome to the Startup Blender Podcast! Our today's guest, Adil, is the founder and creator of Anomalie Space. Think of it as a home for tech – where the dreamers, makers, creators, and builders of our age come together to build some cool stuff. In this episode, we spoke about his startup journey, passion for building, and the vision he is trying to execute with Anomalie Space. Enjoy & let us know what you think!
2025-09-121h 01
The Startup BlenderWhy Is LinkedIn So Weird Nowadays – Meet Anna Margret from Iceland. #62Welcome to the Startup Blender Podcast! Our today's guest is the founder of Altso communications agency and Herferd marketing news outlet, Anna Margrét Gunnarsdóttir. In this episode, we discuss all about the current trends of LinkedIn, the role of AI in accelerating content production on this platform, and the actual benefits that LinkedIn brings to its daily users. PS. This episode is a special Startup Investigation series from the Iceland Innovation Week. Check out the full article here.
2025-08-1128 min
The Startup BlenderCan We Actually Build a Startup Without a “Groundbreaking” AI Feature in 2025 – Meet Amy From Canada. #61Welcome to the Startup Blender Podcast! Our today's guest is an Investor Partnerships manager at Georgian VC. In this episode, we investigate the trend of startups nowadays feeling "forced" to talk about their groundbreaking AI-features, even if they don't have one. I was particularly interested in the VC point of view to understand where this pressure and the new industry standard is coming from. Enjoy! PS. This episode is a special Startup Investigation series from the Iceland Innovation Week. Check out the full article here.
2025-07-2118 min
The Startup BlenderHow to Spot AI-Generated Content Like a Pro – Meet Isaac From the US. #60Welcome to the Startup Blender Podcast! Our today's guest is a science writer at Gizmodo, Isaac Schultz. In this episode, we investigate the trend of online creators massively producing AI-generated content and sharing them with their audiences. We talk about how AI tools have changed the way folks produce content on the internet, the biggest problems and challenges we’re facing because of the mass adoption of LLMs, and key differences between human-written authentic content vs AI-generated articles. Enjoy! PS. This episode is a special Startup Investigation series from the Iceland In...
2025-06-1017 min
The Startup BlenderPromoting an Innovative Spirit of Icelandic Startup Ecosystem – Meet Melkorka From Iceland. #59Welcome to the Startup Blender Podcast! Our today's guest if the co-founder and Creative Director of Iceland Innovation Week, Melkorka Sigríour. This week, we’ll be going to the Reykjavik-based startup festival that stands out with its unique program, interesting concepts, and cherry-picked group of people that come together to celebrate innovation in the country. To tell you more about the festival and its unique vibes, we sat down with Melkorka, who shared all about the expectations from this year’s event. Enjoy!
2025-05-1231 min
The Startup BlenderExploring the New Ways of Achieving Location Independence – Meet Niluka From the UK. #58Welcome to the Startup Blender Podcast! Our today's guest is Niluka Kavanagh, the Founder of ImagineThat - The Business School for Nomadic Entrepreneurs.After graduating from Oxford University, Niluka started her career in consulting at KPMG UK in London, working with global brands including Tesco, Mastercard and The London Stock Exchange. Nearly 5 years later, she wanted more and decided to embark on an experiment - is it possible to work for yourself and work from anywhere?During this time, Niluka worked on 2 of her own businesses fully remote while living across the...
2025-03-0443 min
The Startup BlenderBringing the Big-Brand Marketing Knowledge to the Little Guys – Meet Simon From the UK. #57Welcome to the Startup Blender Podcast!
Our today's guest is Simon Vincent, a creative and curious marketer with more than 15 years of experience working with big brands on ideating and executing their marketing strategies. Founder of X-CMO & KAIAKO.AI
In today's episode, we spoke about all things marketing, key differences between working with big brands and startups, and of course I had to ask him all about his startup life and adventures.
Enjoy & let us know what you think!
2025-01-2959 min
The Startup BlenderAssisting Founders and VCs to Tap Into the Right Audiences – Meet Ivelina From the US. #56Welcome to the Startup Blender Podcast!
Our today's guest Ivelina Dineva, the founder of everythingstartups.com, which aims to help founders and VCs build brand authority and attract the right opportunities.
In today's episode we spoke about Ivelina's startup story, challenges of building a media agency from scratch, tips for founders to get started with content marketing.
2024-12-1621 min
The Startup BlenderBuilding an App for Reducing Stress Levels as Much as Deep Meditation – Meet Markus From Finland. #55Welcome to the Startup Blender Podcast!
Our today's guest is Markus Pesonen, the founder and CEO of Olo App, which is a science-backed audio journey application designed for instant relief from stress, anxiety, and mental fatigue.
In today's episode, we spoke about the founder story of Olo, challenges along the way of sustainable growth, and how he implements his music background into the art of building a startup.
Enjoy & let us know what you think!
2024-11-2838 min
The Startup BlenderAssisting Startups to Get Recognition They Deserve – Meet Julija From Lithuania. #54Welcome to the Startup Blender Podcast!
Our today's guest is Julija (JJ) Jegorova, founder of London-based Black Unicorn PR, brings 14 years of international PR experience to late seed-Series B European tech startups and VCs to elevate their visibility in the media.
In today's episode, we spoke about the early days of her career, challenges that came with building the Black Unicorn PR from scratch, and lessons about PR she learned along the way.
Enjoy & let us know what you think!
2024-09-1748 min
The Startup BlenderExploring the Heart of Tech at TNW – Insights to the Dutch Startup Ecosystem. Bonus EpisodeI attended The Next Web conference in the Netherlands as a media representative a couple of weeks ago! 🇳🇱
Imagine tons of inspiring sessions and panel discussions going together throughout those 2 days – more than 10,000 attendees, 3,500 startups, and 600 investors wandering all around the venue to find their next business partners. 🚀
All in all, the vibe was magical, and I wanted to tell you all about it in this podcast episode. 🙌
So, I went around the venue and interviewed different people, asking about their experience at TNW 2024. Enjoy! 🎙️
Our goal is to interview different people who have work...
2024-07-1721 min
The Startup BlenderDeveloping Partnerships and Expanding e-Residency Program Worldwide – Meet Ülane From Estonia. #53Welcome to the 53rd episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest, this time, Ülane Vilumets from Estonia 🇪🇪
Ülane leads the team that is responsible for ecosystem development and partnerships at the e-Residency of Estonia. 🚀
What’s e-Residency you ask? It’s a government-issued digital identity that allows entrepreneurs from anywhere to start and manage a paperless EU-based company fully online. 🛜
Before joining the e-Residency team, Ülane was an entrepreneur and a startup founder herself. 💪
More specifically, she spent 10 years building a travel platform called “Like A Local,” which as the name suggests, helps travelers to ex...
2024-06-0632 min
The Startup BlenderAssisting Early-Stage Fintech Founders Take Their Startups to the Next Level – Meet Kevin From France. #52Welcome to the 52nd episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest, this time, Kevin Chavanne from France 🇫🇷
Kevin Chavanne is an investment manager at Tenity, which is an early-stage VC firm that makes innovation work and advances the future of finance 🚀
Originally from France, Kevin has studied at the University of Tartu Institute of Political Sciences and got his Master’s degree from there 🎓
We had a very interesting conversation in this episode – we talked about his international life in Tartu, getting into the startup world, and everyday life at Tenity 🙌
Our goal is to intervi...
2024-05-0839 min
The Startup BlenderHelping Founders Get Publicity All Across Europe – Meet Eleanor From the United States. #51Welcome to the 51st episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest, this time, Eleanor Warnock from the United States 🇺🇸
Eleanor is a journalist and writer with more than 10 years experience in news and communications. Most recently, she was deputy editor at the Financial Times-backed publication Sifted, where she led a team of 15 journalists covering startup and tech news across Europe. 🚀
Besides her experience as a journalist, Eleanor has also worked at a large VC Firm, Atomico, where she had an opportunity to experience startup life by assisting their portfolio companies with various tasks. 💡
We had a very in...
2024-04-0444 min
The Startup BlenderReflecting on the Learnings From Recording 50 Episodes of the Startup Blender. #50Write a description here 🚀
Our goal is to show you how startups work by interviewing different people from this industry.
Follow us on LinkedIn and check out the Startup Adventures blog :)
2024-03-2513 min
The Startup BlenderExperiencing Startup Life as a Founder and a VC at the Same Time – Meet Brett From the United States. #49Welcome to the 49th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest, this time, Brett Martin from the United States 🇺🇸
Brett is a co-founder of Kumospace, which is the top provider of digital offices connecting distributed teams across the globe. Having raised $24 million in funding from Lightspeed, their vision is to make connecting online more human and more fun. 🚀
In addition to building this company, Brett is also a General Partner at Charge Ventures. With 60+ portfolio companies in hand, he invests in cross-sector startups in pre-seed and seed rounds. 🙌🏼
As you can see, Brett is one of the few pe...
2023-12-2830 min
The Startup BlenderOrganizing World’s Leading Startup Event and the Largest Gathering of VC – Meet Eerika From Finland. #48Welcome to the 48th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest, this time, is Eerika Savolainen from Finland 🇫🇮
Eerika is a CEO at Slush, a non-profit organization that is building the world's leading startup event and the largest gathering of VC – it is truly the most founder focused event on earth. 🌐
The Slush team strongly believes that entrepreneurship is the most efficient way to create human progress – that’s why their mission is to create and help founders change the world, which they have been successfully embracing since 2008. 🚀
Eerika, started her journey with Slush in 2014 as a vol...
2023-11-2326 min
The Startup BlenderMastering the Art of Creative Content Marketing – Meet Mizhgon From Tajikistan. #47Welcome to the 47th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest, this time, is Mizhgon Bakhti from Tajikistan 🇹🇯
Mizhgon is a Content Strategist and Creator, helping B2B brands bring in more customers and revenue through the content she creates. Throughout the years, she has mastered the art of crafting content that helps her power different companies to reach their business goals. 🚀
Originally from Tajikistan, Mizhgon moved to Indonesia a couple of years ago for studies. She enjoyed the lifestyle and environment so much that she decided to stay in Indonesia and pursue her career goals from th...
2023-11-0731 min
TechChill PodcastHow to Build Your Brand Like an Artist w/ Ucha Vekua | TechChill Riga'23Speaker:
🔸Ucha Vekua, Founder & Creator at Startup Adventures International
The keynote was a part of TechChill 2023 the leading Baltic tech and startup event, held on April 26-28, 2023. The event brought together aspiring startups, international investors, innovative corporations, tech enthusiasts, and inspirational minds from around the world to share their stories and insights.
Find out more:
📍Riga https://www.techchill.co/
📍Milano https://www.techchillmilano.co/
2023-09-1516 min
The Startup BlenderMaking B2B Content More Fun and Enjoyable With Growth Moves – Meet Marie From Ukraine. #46Welcome to the 46th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest, this time, is Marie Skachko from Ukraine 🇺🇦
Marie is a Founder of Growth Moves, a content studio for B2B companies that specializes in the social media field. Their focus is to create engaging and memorable content that humanizes B2B brands to connect with their audience on a deeper level. Helping brands master their growth strategy and creating content that sparks interest in their audience’s eyes is what motivates her to keep going in this field. 🚀
Originally from Ukraine, Marie is an active traveler...
2023-09-1331 min
The Startup BlenderHelping People Worldwide Boost Their Confidence and Become Better Public Speakers – Meet Derek From Canada. #45Welcome to the 45th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest, this time, is Derek Smith from Canada 🇨🇦
Derek is a Public Speaking Coach, Event Host, and the Master of Ceremonies. His goal is to inspire the next generation of virtual and live event speakers. He does it by working with countless aspiring speakers and helping them improve their stage presence. Building people’s confidence and improving alongside others is his way of changing how people interact in a virtual world. 🚀
Originally from Canada, Derek is an active traveler and Digital Nomad, exploring life from many different p...
2023-08-1157 min
The Startup BlenderSimplifying Financial Services All Around Europe – Meet Laurynas From Lithuania. #44Welcome to the 44th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest, this time, is Laurynas Spangevicius from Lithuania 🇱🇹
Laurynas is a Head of Operations at the Revolut Bank, which is simply a one-stop-shop financial app for all things money. His work at Revolut revolves around strategy, operations, and expansion in European markets. But long before Revolut, Laurynas started his journey as an international student in Scotland, where he studied Finance and Mathematics at the University of Glasgow. 🚀
His international student journey was fascinating and adventurous, but to make it even more interesting, he went to Singapore as a...
2023-07-2631 min
The Startup BlenderBuilding Brands and Breaking Guinness World Records as Part of a Mission – Meet Chris From the UK. #43Welcome to the 43rd episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest, this time, is Chris Shirley from the UK 🇬🇧
Chris is a Chief Brand Designer and Creative Director at Haus of Hiatus, which is a digital brand agency that has been designing exciting brands since 2002. His role there revolves around creating and enhancing the visual identity and brand perception of various organizations and communities. 🤝
But, besides his professional work, Chris has a very interesting background in breaking the Guinness World Records. Yes! You’ve read it right. He is part of the first team to cross the Atla...
2023-07-0651 min
The Startup BlenderHosting the Late Afternoon Show on Latitude59 Conference – Matt’s Experience as a Live Talk Show Host. Bonus EpisodeWelcome to the Bonus episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest, this time, is Matt C Smith (again) from South Africa 🇿🇦
Why are we doing this bonus episode? Good question! 💡
So, last week, we went to Estonia’s flagship startup and tech event, Latitude59. The experience was absolutely amazing – we attended captivating talks, met like-minded people, and interviewed interesting professionals working in a startup field. 🚀
Now, all of those interviews we did were meant for the article in the Startup Adventures publication. However, one of the interviewees was none other than the talk show host (and our o...
2023-05-3016 min
The Startup BlenderHelping Brands Thrive in an Online World – Meet Ilze From Latvia. #42Welcome to the 42nd episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest, this time, is Ilze from Latvia 🇱🇻
Izle is a co-founder of a studio called Every Good Idea, where she helps companies and professionals market themselves by offering them all sorts of services, such as growth consultancy, coming up with a brand strategy, and simplifying their messaging. 🚀
Besides that, she is also an online creator, running an interesting online audio event series on Twitter Spaces about personal branding and writing a weekly newsletter about different actionable ideas from successful entrepreneurs. 🙌🏼
We had a very interesting c...
2023-05-1728 min
The Startup BlenderBringing Startups, Investors, and Tech Enthusiasts Together at TechChill – Meet Ernests From Latvia. #41Welcome to the 41st episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest, this time, is Ernests from Latvia 🇱🇻
Ernests is the Founder and Chairman of the Board at TechChill, which is the main tech and startup event in the Baltics aiming to bridge gaps in knowledge, skills, and network. The annual tech conference hosts more than 2,000 attendees, 300+ startups, and 200+ investors every single year. 🚀
As an experienced serial entrepreneur and venture partner, Ernerts likes to share his learnings with other founders, helping them work on their solutions and push the development of the Latvian Startup Ecosystem forward. 🙌🏼
We had a ver...
2023-04-1936 min
The Startup BlenderCreating Inspirational Content for People in Their 20s – Meet Saniya From Pakistan. #40Welcome to the 40th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest, this time, is Saniya from Pakistan 🇵🇰
Saniya is the founder and creator of the project called Investing at 25. With this project, she wants to help people in their 20s learn about managing personal finances and making their dreams come true. 🚀
Originally from Pakistan, Saniya moved to Estonia a couple of years ago to start a new life. Aside from her content series, she works with multiple tech companies to develop their growth marketing strategies and helps them reach wider audiences on a global level.
We had a...
2023-03-2239 min
The Startup BlenderEmpowering People to Start Their Dream Careers – Meet Michelle From the UK. #39Welcome to the 39th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Michelle Coulson from the UK 🇬🇧
Michelle is the CEO and Founder of Remote Rebellion. She helps people to design their dream life with more freedom and flexibility by getting a remote job that they can do from anywhere in the world. 🌍
Originally from Manchester, Michelle moved to Bali several years ago. Starting a new life full of interesting activities made her realise how important it is to have a fulfilling job that doesn’t drain you. Everyone should have an opportunity to live their...
2022-12-2122 min
The Startup BlenderClosing High Ticket Sales While Traveling Around the World – Meet Desmond From the United States. #38Welcome to the 38th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Desmond Dixon from the United States 🇺🇸
Desmond is a true sales mastermind. He trains and leads sales teams for small businesses that want to go from 6 figures and get to 7 figures in sales. He connects sales professionals with entrepreneurs while podcasting, consulting, and building his online business.💡
As an experienced Digital Nomad, Desmond is working from different parts of the world and expanding his business along the way. 🌍
We had a very interesting chat in this episode. We talked about his digit...
2022-12-1327 min
The Startup BlenderEscaping With Nomads to Create Meaningful Experiences Together – Meet Michelle From the Netherlands. #37Welcome to the 37th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Michelle Maree from the Netherlands 🇳🇱
Michelle is a Founder of the Nomad Escape, which creates impactful experiences, events, and educational programs for digital nomads, remote workers, and online entrepreneurs. They have hosted 1000+ remote workers throughout their programs and mastermind sessions.
The work that she is doing is encouraging entrepreneurship, building a valuable network, and investing in self-development💡
Originally from the Netherlands, Michelle has been organising events on Madeira Island for three years now. She fell in love with the place, and fi...
2022-10-1926 min
The Startup BlenderEncouraging People to Have Meaningful and Intentional Communication Online – Meet Erik From Australia. #36Welcome to the 36th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Erik Bhullar from Australia 🇦🇺
Erik is a co-founder & CEO of Snacka, which aims to be ‘the’ app for communication and collaboration online. This audio & video call app can help users connect people they want to have meaningful communication with.
Before starting his startup journey, Erik worked in various corporations internationally, which gave him an opportunity to learn more about building products and running businesses. After leaving the corporate world, he decided to share his experiences with early-stage startups and help them grow. He has...
2022-09-0654 min
The Startup BlenderLiving Colourful Startup Life in Estonia and Beyond – Meet Chris From the United States. #35Welcome to the 35th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Chris Raastad from the United States 🇺🇸
Originally from Seattle, Chris moved to Estonia 11 years ago to study Cyber Security. He had a very active startup life from the beginning of his journey here. Working with various startup companies and initiatives gave him good insights on how to build a successful product that works.
Currently, he is a Software Engineer at SaferyWing. They aim to remove the role of geographical borders as a barrier to equal opportunities and freedom for everyone.
We had a...
2022-08-1840 min
The Startup BlenderLiving the Dream From Different Parts of the World – Meet Julia From the United States. #34Welcome to the 34th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Julia Guerra Slater from the United States 🇺🇸
Julia is an SEO and Social Media Marketing freelancer who has been living as a digital nomad for the last 8 years. She has lived in Argentina, Mexico, and Colombia and spent extended periods of time in the Philippines. Currently, she is based in Barcelona, where she is part of one of the fastest-growing Digital Nomad communities in Europe.
You can connect with her on her blog on Medium at @JuliaGuerraSlater.
Our conversation was very inte...
2022-08-0431 min
The Startup BlenderHelping Companies Create User-Centric Products – Meet Federico From Italy. #33Welcome to the 33rd episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Federico from Italy 🇮🇹
He is a Founder and a product designer at Design Accelerator, a UX/UI studio that combines insights based on data with beautifully simple interfaces. Federico moved to the Netherlands 8 years ago for studies. After graduating, he decided to stay there and explore more about the Dutch startup ecosystem.
He has started many interesting initiatives since then, including a global FinTech startup, Bittiq, and Design Accelerator. Both of these projects have given a lot of insights into the importance...
2022-05-2429 min
The Startup BlenderCreating Global Hackathons and Empowering Tech Talent Worldwide – Meet Mara From Italy. #32Welcome to the 32nd episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Mara from Italy 🇮🇹
She is the Head of Marketing at Junction Hack, which brings together the most ambitious creators and top-tier partners to build and learn with the latest technologies by creating hackathon events all over the world. Mara is originally from Italy, but she came to Finland for her studies and then she decided to stay there 💡
Her story is very interesting. In this episode, we talked about her international student life in Finland, Junction Hack, challenges to organise global events and m...
2022-04-2125 min
The Startup BlenderHelping Companies Engage With Their Employees With Audio – Meet Vlad From Romania. #31Welcome to the 31st episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Vlad from Romania 🇷🇴
He is the founder and CEO of Dive.fm - a private podcasting platform for companies to better manage internal communications. Vlad is originally from Romania, but he has been living in Denmark for the past 12 years and during this time he managed to work and collaborate with a lot of startup companies and organisations 💡
After years of working with multiple startup founders and initiatives, he decided to start his own initiative and create Dive.fm platform to help compani...
2022-04-0644 min
The Startup BlenderTurning International Experiences Into Art Pieces – Meet Marguerite From France. #30Welcome to the 30th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Marguerite from France 🇫🇷
She is an artist and NFT creator with an extensive background in working with international startups worldwide🔥Marguerite has been a venture capitalist, helping startups to grow and scale in VC firms such as E.Ventures and Cheery Ventures. Her startup journey started in London when she was an international student there 💡
After years of working with multiple startup founders and initiatives worldwide, she decided to start a new journey as an artist and create her own NFT collection. As...
2022-03-2336 min
The Startup BlenderSharing Digital Nomad Experiences to the Local Communities – Meet Steve from the United States. #29Welcome to the 29th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Steve from the United States 🇺🇸
He is passionate about visual communication and storytelling. He works with various companies as a copywriter most of the time to help them spread the word and reach more people 🔥
Steve has been active on the video production side as well. He has contributed as a producer, director, editor, cinematographer, photographer, and writer in that field ✒️
Other than that, he likes travelling and exploring new places. That’s why he became a Digital Nomad earlier this year...
2021-12-2353 min
The Startup BlenderHelping founders find their way to success – Meet Neil from the United States. #28Welcome to the 28th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Neil from the United States 🇺🇸
He is a serial entrepreneur and technology expert running an entrepreneurial software development agency to help startups grow 🔥Neil works as acting CTO for many startups through his company ThinkNimble, where he helps founders build products and plan their fundraising strategy. Other than that, he has started countless initiatives from an early age, including a student-led entrepreneurship incubator in Georgetown university💡We had a very interesting conversation about his entrepreneurial journey - make sure you tune in! 🎙
Our goal is to i...
2021-12-1641 min
The Startup BlenderCollecting Moments From Different Parts of the World as a Digital Nomad – Meet Anna Maria From Poland. #27Welcome to the 27th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Anna Maria from Poland 🇵🇱
She is a Business Developer with 15 years of experience in this field 🔥She is very passionate about travelling and meeting new people, and that's the main reason why she is a full-time Digital Nomad. Her lifestyle is full of international experiences and adventures. Currently, Anna Maria is a Digital Nomad Ambassador in Zagreb, Croatia. Sharing her experience, knowledge, and insights with the local communities here. 💡Our conversation was very interesting. In this episode, we talked about her story, Location Independent lif...
2021-12-0945 min
The Startup BlenderMaking Impact on European Startup Ecosystem – Meet Naveen From India. #26Welcome to the 26th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Naveen from India 🇮🇳
He is a Founder & Managing Partner of Groups Agilis, where he is managing a mandated portfolio of $4Billion, and the firm is operating in 10+ markets🔥 Naveen moved to France for studies in 2011 - living there for a couple of years gave him great insights into international student life and experience as a professional. After that, he moved to Germany, where he learned about startup culture more in-depth 🙌🏼 Naveen has built his ventures from scratch, scaling them to seven-digit sales in the first year. Be...
2021-11-0438 min
The Startup BlenderHelping Blockchain Companies Spread the Word – Meet Luiza From Brazil. #25Welcome to the 25th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Luiza from Brazil 🇧🇷
She is a Content Creator working with multiple Blockchain companies around Europe 🔥Luiza left Brazil a couple of years ago to do her Master studies at London College of Fashion. After graduating, she moved to Paris to find a job, and that’s she discovered her secret talent - she got into writing and content creation with a tech company that was built on Blockchain technology. After several months of working with them, she mastered this skill and now she works with mul...
2021-10-1535 min
The Startup BlenderBuilding Decentralised Infrastructure for Crypto Apps – Meet Jacques From New York. #24Welcome to the 24th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Jacques from the U.S 🇺🇸
He is a Strategic Partnerships Manager at Ramp Network, which aims to empower everyone to participate in open networks🔥 They build a decentralised, robust infrastructure to make crypto apps delightful. Jacques has been involved in the Crypto world for many years now. It all started with one 'Bitcoin Talk' event on wall street, where he first learned about Blockchain and Crypto. After that, his interest grew and he has been developing his initiatives in this field ever since 💡We had a very i...
2021-10-0139 min
The Startup BlenderEmpowering Professional Athletes Through the NFT Platform – Meet Fred From Portugal. #23Welcome to the 23rd episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Fred from Portugal 🇵🇹
He is a Founder, Dreamshaper & CEO of RealFevr - The First-Ever Football Video NFTs Marketpalce, fully backed by IP 🔥 Their app already has more than 2.5 million downloads, and 1.2 million users worldwide. RealFevr team truly believes in giving back power to their users. Other than running this innovative project, Fred is also a president of the Portuguese Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies Association, which has a growing community and makes a huge impact on the overall market 💡 Our conversation was very interesting! In this episode, w...
2021-09-2246 min
The Startup BlenderA Guide to Turning Words Into Dollars – Meet Kari From California. #22Welcome to the 22nd episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Kari from California 🇺🇸
She is the CEO & Founder of The Content Factory - one of the top SEO agencies in the English-speaking world🔥Their portfolio is full of purpose-driven brands, and the team has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, and other media outlets for their digital marketing expertise and work culture. Kari loves travelling and constantly experiencing new things. Currently, she is based in Amsterdam and living her Digital Nomad life from there. Other than managing her business, she is also a co-host of the Worka...
2021-07-0144 min
The Startup BlenderEmpowering People to Share Failure & Learn From Each Other – Meet Carlos From Mexico. #21Welcome to the 21st episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Carlos from Mexico 🇲🇽
He is the CEO & Co-founder of one of the most successful international event series Fuckup Nights - a global movement that helps people share stories of professional failure. It all started in 2012 when five friends from Mexico got drunk on Mezcal. There they came up with the idea of making fun social gathering event where people would share their fail stories and be transparent with each other 🔥They quickly got global attention and started building a movement, which would empower people to sh...
2021-06-1650 min
The Startup BlenderHelping Startups to Accelerate Their Growth – Meet Cristobal From Spain. #20Welcome to the 20th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Cristobal from Spain 🇪🇸
He is a Global CEO of the Startup Wise Guys - Europe's leading B2B Startup Accelerator 🔥They have an intense, high-energy, and straightforward approach to coaching their startups. Cristobal currently lives in Latvia and works on various exciting projects in his field. Other than leading the Startup Wise Guys team, he is a co-author of a book called "the Unsexy Truth about (Startup) Success", where he talks about different strategies and hands-on tools that successful founders used on their journey of b...
2021-05-3046 min
The Startup BlenderDelivering Engaging Content for an Impactful Tech Company – Meet Patrick From the UK. #19Welcome to the 19th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Patrick from the UK🇬🇧
He takes care of the voice of Veriff - the AI-powered identity verification platform🔥Patrick moved to Estonia in 2013 and started his Startup journey from here. Being part of the Wise and Xolo teams gave him an insightful experience in Content Management, and now he is successfully making sure that Veriff is constantly delivering engaging and excellent content💡Before that, he studied in London acting school, which gave him a chance to explore more about this industry⛰In this episode, we talke...
2021-05-111h 49
The Startup BlenderSharing Stories on YouTube Daily About Startup Ecosystem and Lifestyle – Meet Matt From South Africa. #18Welcome to the 18th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Matt from South Africa🇿🇦
He is Youtuber and Content Creator building his own channel - the Lunicorn, where he brings you the innovation stories that everyone is talking about🔥The channel is growing fast thanks to the diverse content and a 100-day video challenge - a fantastic reason to publish the new video every single day😱
Matt is currently based in Lisbon, Portugal, and he is absolutely in love with the place! His location independent lifestyle gives him a chance to create lots of...
2021-05-0551 min
The Startup BlenderTalking Cyber Security With an Expert – Meet Kieren Form the UK. #17Welcome to the 17th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Kieren from the UK🇬🇧
He is a Cyber Security expert working in multiple international tech companies🔥Joined Pipedrive recently as a Head of Cyber Security to make sure that this Estonian unicorn continues massive growth in its direction🦄Kieren has a huge academic background as well - he was teaching at the University of Cambridge for a couple of years and then switched to Tallinn University of Technology in recent years💡But, still, the most interesting part of his journey was when he joined the Navy an...
2021-04-151h 28
The Startup BlenderDisrupting the Influencer Industry With One Click – Meet Paul From France. #16Welcome to the 16th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Paul from France🇫🇷
He is a Founder and CEO of Click Digital - a complete and affordable influencer search tool 🔥Their platform helps companies to connect with various influencers and start doing campaigns successfully 🙌🏼 Other than running a startup, he also has an international student experience from London and New York 🌃 He met lot's of amazing people there and learned valuable skills, which are really useful to run a company 🚀In this episode, we talked about Click Digital, working with influencers, plans, international student life and more!💥...
2021-03-2443 min
The Startup BlenderVolunteering Mindset Is Essential in Entrepreneurship – Meet Niclas From Denmark. #15Welcome to the 15th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Niclas from Denmark🇩🇰
He is a Project Manager at Venture Cup Denmark, where he helps international students from different parts of the world to showcase their startups, improve entrepreneurial skills and expand the network🔥Other than work, he is a National President of ESN Denmark and works on his incredibly interesting startup in Food-Tech industry, where he tries to come up with new ways to produce the ice cream🍨In this episode, we had a nice chat about student entrepreneurship, volunteering, startup life in Denmark, Ban...
2021-03-0446 min
The Startup BlenderTransforming the Education Industry – Meet Karen From Brazil. #14Welcome to the 14th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧This time, our guest is Karen from Brazil 🇧🇷
She is the founder and CEO of Tutor.id - a private tutoring platform that connects students searching for a tutor with tutors looking to generate additional income🔥First, she came to Estonia to do her Masters in Tartu University in 2010 and experienced international student life in Tartu🙌🏼 Then she went back home for some time and came back to Estonia, this time, as a founder with e-Residency programme 🚀Her adventures are very interesting! In this episode, she shares her inspiring story, and...
2021-02-1037 min
The Startup BlenderEmpowering People to Create Content With the Help of AI – Meet Przemek From Poland. #13Welcome to the 13th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Przemek from Poland 🇵🇱
He is a founder and CEO of Contentyze - a platform that helps people to turn ideas into content effortlessly with the help of AI 🔥Before jumping into the startup industry, he was an international student in Paris and Oxford to study Math for 7 years🎲 He has founded multiple startups throughout his journey and is a member of the Forbes 30 under 30 list in Poland 🚀 In this episode, we had a chat about his international life, interest in the startup world, challenges, future...
2021-02-0533 min
Found in Estonia#19 Ucha Vekua from Georgia to Estonia: I was 15 years old and I decided I want to organise a huge hip-hop partyListen to our very bubbly chat with Ucha from Georgia. Ucha is passionate about startups, has contributed a lot to Garage48 and ESN networks, and focuses on building his own platform under the name Startup Ventures!
He is a true activist, though at the same time a total introvert as he says. He shares how Eminem and hip-hop world kickstarted his journey to the startup world and living abroad. You’ll hear the inspiring story about how one project and opportunity took him to another! Today he’s lived in Estonia for 5 years and totally appreciates this oppo...
2021-01-291h 31
The Startup BlenderSharing International Stories Through Podcast – Meet Tiina & Kaisa From Estonia. #12Welcome to the 12th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 This time our guests are Tiina & Kaisa from Estonia 🇪🇪
They are the creators and hosts of the Found in Estonia Podcast, which is a great place to hear about stories from people who have made Estonia their home!⚡️They started this project in August 2020 and already managed to have 18 guests for now! Their guests are international people from different countries. They discuss interesting stories and observations that many foreigners with their fresh eyes can offer 🔥In our podcast, we talked about their startup experiences, projects, challenges, and plans. So tune in - it...
2021-01-261h 22
The Startup BlenderOne Year of Our Startup Adventures! Recap of 2020 – The Bonus EpisodeStartup Adventures, as an initiative, started generating content from the 14th of January in 2020. There have been lots of challenges, crazy moments, adventures, and fun memories since then 🚀
In order to celebrate our first birthday today, we are dropping a Bonus Episode, which is a recap of the highlights from the whole year 🙌🏼This has been an amazing adventure for us and we are glad that we made it this far! But, there's much more to come! New plans, new projects, new faces, and new content is on the way of 2021💥
Sooo, check out the Bonus Episod...
2021-01-1434 min
The Startup BlenderImproving the Process of Content Creation – Meet Ana From Cyprus. #11Welcome to the eleventh episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Ana from Cyprus🇨🇾
She is a Marketing Executive at Subly - a tool for content creators and businesses to subtitle their videos automatically 🔥 She moved in London a couple of years ago and started an international student life there ⚡️Last summer, she joined Subly as a Marketing intern and now she works there with an international team spread all over the world🌍 In this episode, we had a nice chat about the company, startup life, content creation, and challenges in the Marketing field💡Definitely make sure y...
2021-01-1232 min
The Startup BlenderIssuing Digital Signatures to Increase Transparency – Meet Edilson From Brazil. #10Welcome to the 10th episode of the Startup Blender 🎧Our guest this time is Edilson from Brazil 🇧🇷
He is a founder and CEO of the OriginalMy - e-Governance platform using Blockchain technology to authenticate people and digital signatures ✌🏼He started his business back in Brazil to make systems more transparent using his technology. Then he decided to move to Estonia with the e-Residency programme in 2018 and manage his team from here 🦄During this time, he was very active in the startup scene and took his project on an international level ⚡️In this episode, we had a nice chat about this revol...
2020-12-2854 min
The Startup BlenderMaking Impact in the Healthcare Technology Field – Meet Rob From the Netherlands. #9Welcome to the ninth episode of the Startup Blender 🎧Our guest this time is Rob from the Netherlands 🇳🇱
He is an international student at the Tallinn University of Technology doing Masters in Healthcare Technology course. Rob started building the startup company with his international classmates from last year. The idea started from one of the courses in TalTech, and they have won lots of competitions since then. Their startup VocDec develops a cry-based non-invasive tool for early screening of autism spectrum disorder in newborns⚡️In this episode, we had a nice chat about their revolutionary idea, product development...
2020-12-1639 min
The Startup BlenderExperiencing Life From Different Parts of the World – Meet Vinit From India. #8Welcome to the eighth episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Vinit from India 🇮🇳
He is a Back-end developer at Pipedrive since April 2019. Before that, he spent a couple of years of his life studying IT at the University of Cincinnati based in Ohio, U.S ⚡️In this episode, we had a nice chat about how books can inspire you to change your life, how to put yourself outside your comfort zone, how is student life in the U.S and working in Pipedrive as a foreigner 🔥 Definitely make sure you tune in! It was very interes...
2020-12-091h 29
The Startup BlenderThe Importance of a Vibrant Startup Community – Meet Kazuki From Japan. #7Welcome to the seventh episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Kazuki from Japan 🇯🇵
Kazuki is working at LIFT99 co-working space in Tallinn Hub. He is very helpful and supportive to other community members there⚡️He arrived in Estonia around one year ago, and during this time, he expanded his knowledge in Tech & Startup ecosystem. Before coming here, he was studying in California and had a very vibrant international life there too🔥In this episode, he is sharing different stories from his life, fun facts and startup adventures with us, so tune in! It's very interesting...
2020-11-2532 min
The Startup BlenderMaking an Impact on Education Systems – Meet Bouya From Morocco. #6Welcome to the sixth episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Bouya from Morocco 🇲🇦
He is a Founder and CEO of Isachamp - they crowdfund scholarships for high potential African youth to enable them to get quality higher education⚡️He arrived in Estonia more than 2 years ago, and in this time, he managed to work in Trasferwise, be a volunteer at Garage48, actively attend different startup events around the region and start his own ed-tech startup initiative🔥In this episode, he is sharing different stories from his life, opinions, fun facts and startup adventures with us, so tune...
2020-11-181h 13
The Startup BlenderMastering the Principles of Coaching – Meet Daryl From the UK. #5Welcome to another episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Daryl from the UK 🇬🇧
He is an Associate Certified Coach through the International Coach Federation with the huge experience of positively making an impact on different companies and organisations globally ⚡️He moved in Estonia last August and has lived in many different countries around the world🌟He has a very interesting story to share with us 👀In this episode, we mostly talked about his international experiences, life in Estonia, coaching and his thoughts about different topics - he gave us very interesting insights about the overall industr...
2020-11-1035 min
The Startup BlenderDesign Effects on the Brand Identity – Meet David From Colombia. #4Welcome to another episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is David from Colombia 🇨🇴
He is a Designer working at Veriff and has lived in Estonia over the last couple of years⚡️He joined Veriff in January 2019 as a Designer and has a very interesting story to share 🔥Other than that, he has been mentoring in Garage48 hackathons and helping people to enter to the design field🥁In this episode, we had a chat about his international experience, environment, facts and startup adventures. So tune in! It's very interesting 🙌🏼
Our goal is to interview different people...
2020-11-0455 min
The Startup BlenderThe Importance of a Good Product Design – Meet Jonathan From Malta. #3Welcome to another episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Jonathan from Malta 🇲🇹
He is a Designer and has lived in many different places over the last couple of years⚡️He's been working for an Estonian Startup Lingvist for the last 6 years as a Head of Product and Design 🔥In this episode, he is sharing his stories, facts and startup adventures with us, so tune in! It's very interesting 🙌🏼
Our goal is to interview different people who have a working experience in startups to show you about the different aspects of startup life🥁
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2020-10-2755 min
The Startup BlenderFrom International Student to the Corporate Life – Meet Daniel From Pipedrive. #2Welcome to the second episode of the Startup Blender 🎧 Our guest this time is Daniel from Venezuela🇻🇪
He is a Marketplace Partnership Manager at Pipedrive and has been living in Estonia for 6 years now! ⚡️He's been studying at Tallinn University, has done Erasmus in Germany and has been working in many different companies in Estonia 🔥In this episode, he is sharing his stories, fun facts and startup adventures with us, so tune in! It's very interesting 🙌🏼
Our goal is to interview different people who have a working experience in startups to show you about the different aspects of s...
2020-10-201h 02
The Startup BlenderThe Startup Blender – Meet Your Host Ucha. Episode #1Hello everyone! and Welcome to the very first episode of the Startup Blender 🙌🏼
On this episode, you will hear from the hosts. Ucha and Hardik. As this is the first one, we decided to just introduce ourselves and talk about our startup experiences 🚀
We have been living in Estonia for some time now and we are happy to talk about our journey 🎙
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Check out the other episodes too ⚡️ Cheers 🍷
2020-10-1537 min
The Startup BlenderPublic Service Announcement From Startup Adventures. Welcome to the Startup Blender PodcastThis is a Public Service Announcement from Startup Adventures. Welcome to the Startup Blender. Here you’ll hear a lot of cool stuff! Yaaay!
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