#7 - Elviss Straupenieks (Airboard) on flying a man on a drone, going to Silicon Valley, blowing up his first 50K in a test flight and taking company full cycle before the age of 22

Elviss, a prodigy entrepreneur started Airboard at the age of 16 and takes us through his amazing story of following his dream of putting a man on a drone. Having raised initial funds in Latvia, Elviss shares his experience in the Silicon Valley over two accelerator programs, being mentored by Tim Draper and raising funds from angels from different parts of the world. He also shares his pivot from civil transport to agriculture, making first sales and getting outrun by huge US competitors. A story of ultimate scrappiness awaits!

By listening to this episode you will learn:

• How to build a business when the technology for your business doesn’t exist
• How to transition from the only engineer/product person to a CEO
• The value of going to Silicon Valley and the US accelerators
• Advice Elviss received from Tim Draper - always go for the market with the most money
• How to set up shop in the US and stick around
• How to transition from fundraising to sales mentality
• That being a CEO means eating last every day

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