Keo Sar: Building Startups, AI Strategy, and The Balkan Ecosystem

Keo Sar is a seasoned startup veteran with over 12 years of deep involvement in various stages of company growth. In this conversation, we explored his experiences in startup ecosystems from Silicon Valley to Serbia, focusing on key topics like building businesses, integrating AI strategies, and the emerging opportunities in the Balkan region.

EPISODE LINKS:

• Keo's Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/keo_sar⁠
• Keo's LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/keo-sar/⁠
• JICA: ⁠https://www.jica.go.jp/english/⁠
• Info on Serbia: ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia⁠
• Info on MENA: ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East_and_North_Africa⁠

TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00:39) Intro and background

(00:01:29) Operator to advisor/investor

(00:06:39) Networking

(00:10:15) On Being Transactional

(00:11:23) San Francisco to Serbia

(00:19:50) Nascent Startup Ecosystems

(00:22:37) Eastern Europe opportunity

(00:26:56) Middle East & North Africa (MENA) startup

(00:33:07) Capital and Innovation

(00:39:44) Artificial Intelligence (AI)

(00:46:36) Founder Advice on AI

(00:51:46) Betting on yourself

(00:59:03) Experience shapes us

(01:05:40) Mindset

(01:10:00) Gratitude

(01:16:15) Closing

CONNECT:

• Website: ⁠https://hoo.be/elijahmurray⁠
• YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@elijahmurray⁠
• Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/elijahmurray⁠
• Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/elijahmurray⁠
• LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/elijahmurray/⁠
• Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-long-game-w-elijah-murray/⁠
• Spotify: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elijahmurray⁠
• RSS: ⁠https://anchor.fm/s/3e31c0c/podcast/rss⁠