
The Founders Lounge
What starting a €2M+ tech business teaches you about life - Antti Virolainen (Sharetribe) | E42
Apr 10, 2022
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Antti Virolainen describes himself as an adventurous entrepreneur. He’s the co-founder of a Helsinki-based startup Sharetribe, often described as “the Shopify for marketplace businesses”. Over the years Sharetribe became a well-known brand among entrepreneurs. What makes Shartribe especially interesting is that the founders are not afraid of taking unconventional approaches to funding and culture-building, in order to build a transparent, profitable, and purpose-driven business.
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Intro
00:03:30 How Sharetribe started
00:13:20 Sharetribe's funding structure
00:23:30 SaaS branding
00:29:00 Advice for marketplace start-ups
00:33:40 Transparency in business
00:44:40 Personal growth as a founder
00:53:00 Potential business ideas
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RECORDED: 17.3.2022
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/3DBXLXMsOGQ
Marketing: Tom Zorman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-zorman/)
Postproduction: Jon Razinger (https://www.instagram.com/jonrazinger/)
YouTube thumbnail: Filip Urek (filip.urek@gmail.com)
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