The Pursuit of Scrappiness

Peter Sandberg is the Managing partner at Nordic Secondary Fund - the first and only Nordic fund to invest exclusively in secondaries. The fund has invested not only in the juggernaut Klarna, but also quite a few Baltic companies like Kilo Health, Mintos, Sonarworks, Funderbeam, Transfergo and many others. Peter has also worked with such names as Startupwiseguys, Saxo Bank, Carnegie Investment Bank, Handelsbanken, Nordea, Danske Bank and more.In this episode we talk about:Secondary deal mechanics in startupsThe global banking confidence crisisTreasury management for startupsFind other episodes on >  https://www.pursuitofscrappiness.co/ Watch select full-length episodes on our YouTube channel > https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP6ueaLnjS-CQfrMCm2EoTA Connect with us on Linkedin > https://www.linkedin.com/company/pursuit-of-scrappiness/ Questions/suggestions? Join our Telegram group > https://t.me/pursuitofscrappiness Support the show

Kaarel Kuddu is a Product director at Wise. Kaarel has a long history in IT with over 10 years of experience and has participated in some of the biggest IT projects in Estonia. He spent 6 years at Wise Grew from Product Lead there to VP of Product. He then quit to start his own company, a mental health app which he then decided to close down after a year, because it was not having a significant enough impact on its users mental health. As Kaarel told - it is not so easy to make an impact on that via app, and we discuss that more on the episode. Now Kaarel has returned to Wise and is making sure your money is transferred across borders with low fees.In this episode we talk about:Leaving a unicorn to start a businessMental HealthBurnoutDifferences of being a founder vs employeeScaling a productTesting vs innovationProductivity advice - learn to say notFind other episodes on >  https://www.pursuitofscrappiness.co/ Watch select full-length episodes on our YouTube channel > https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP6ueaLnjS-CQfrMCm2EoTA Connect with us on Linkedin > https://www.linkedin.com/company/pursuit-of-scrappiness/ Questions/suggestions? Join our Telegram group > https://t.me/pursuitofscrappiness Support the show

Christoph Klink is a Partner at Antler – The world’s day zero investor. Christoph is part of Antler Berlin and also oversees operations in Central Europe. He is an investor in multiple companies himself and also spent 10+ years with McKinsey prior to joining Antler in 2020.In this episode we talk about:Super early stage investing (day zero) and the Antler experienceFounding team relationship dynamicsWhat makes a great founderEarly stage funding outlook==Find other episodes on >  https://www.pursuitofscrappiness.co/ Watch select full-length episodes on our YouTube channel > https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP6ueaLnjS-CQfrMCm2EoTA Connect with us on Linkedin > https://www.linkedin.com/company/pursuit-of-scrappiness/ Questions/suggestions? Join our Telegram group > https://t.me/pursuitofscrappiness Support the show

Maciej Markowski is the Co-founder and Co-CEO of spaceOS - the operating system for safe, flexible, and human-centric workspaces. Maciej has 10+ years of commercial real estate experience with such companies as CBRE, JLL, Cushman&Wakefield and many others.In this episode we talk about:The present and future of workspacesDoing business in proptechSustainability and ESG==Find other episodes on >  https://www.pursuitofscrappiness.co/ Watch select full-length episodes on our YouTube channel > https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP6ueaLnjS-CQfrMCm2EoTA Connect with us on Linkedin > https://www.linkedin.com/company/pursuit-of-scrappiness/ Questions/suggestions? Join our Telegram group > https://t.me/pursuitofscrappiness Support the show

Cristobal Alonso is the Managing Partner of Startup Wise Guys - one of the leading startup accelerators in Europe. Cristobal is a serial entrepreneur, serial investor with over 200 individual investments + over 300 with SWG as well as author of a book "Perform, the Unsexy Truth of (Startup) Success". He is also serving as Spain's INSEAD Alumni Association President and last but not least he is a former professional basketball player. In this episode we talk about:Secrets behind the success of SWGSurprising trends of the startup worldHow startups can stand out when pitching, positively and negativelyCristobal’s lessons described in his recent book and book writing tips==Find other episodes on >  https://www.pursuitofscrappiness.co/ Watch select full-length episodes on our YouTube channel > https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP6ueaLnjS-CQfrMCm2EoTA Connect with us on Linkedin > https://www.linkedin.com/company/pursuit-of-scrappiness/ Questions/suggestions? Join our Telegram group > https://t.me/pursuitofscrappiness Support the show

Hedi Mardisoo and Kalle Palling are the co-founders of Cachet - a company building the future of insurance. Hedi is a seasoned communications executive with leadership roles at such companies as Swedbank, Starman and Hansaworld while Kalle has been a long time member of the Estonian Parliament and has served on supervisory boards of several corporations. Cachet has started its journey by solving painful problems for the gig economy  & platform workers so we go down the rabbit hole on everything related to this growing industry.In this episode we talk about:Cachet and starting a businessBuilding products for the gig economyPersonal productivity tipsThis episode is brought to you in cooperation with sTARTUp day business festival where Remo is also one of the  speakers. Make sure you get your pass for March 15-17, 2023 here https://www.startupday.ee/===Find other episodes on >  https://www.pursuitofscrappiness.co/ Watch select full-length episodes on our YouTube channel > https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP6ueaLnjS-CQfrMCm2EoTA Connect with us on Linkedin > https://www.linkedin.com/company/pursuit-of-scrappiness/ Questions/suggestions? Join our Telegram group > https://t.me/pursuitofscrappiness Support the show

In this episode we’re talking to Remo Ojaste, Co-founder of Combat Ready leadership training company. Remo has spent more than 8 years in Estonian Special Forces that are known for their elite training and selection process. Combat Ready is the only leadership training in Europe based on US Navy SEALs Jocko Willink and Leif Babin’s approach of extreme ownership.This episode is brought to you in cooperation with sTARTUp day business festival where Remo is also one of the  speakers. Make sure you get your pass for March 15-17, 2023 here https://www.startupday.ee/Expect to learn:The leadership principles Combat Ready teaches to other businessesDecision making and handling of pressureSituation in UkraineWhat level of preparedness for unexpected situations one should haveRoutines and discipline===Find other episodes on >  https://www.pursuitofscrappiness.co/ Watch select full-length episodes on our YouTube channel > https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP6ueaLnjS-CQfrMCm2EoTA Connect with us on Linkedin > https://www.linkedin.com/company/pursuit-of-scrappiness/ Questions/suggestions? Join our Telegram group > https://t.me/pursuitofscrappiness Support the show

Audrius Zujus is Founder and CTO of Argyle, a leading employment data platform that provides companies with access to employment records in real time. They raised $55M Series B in 2022. Audrius is also a former President of the Lithuanian AI association. Hence we ask a lot of questions that are on all our minds about AI, its current applications and potential.Expect to learn:The story of Argyle and its originsHow to find talent diamonds in the dirtWhat does it mean to be a CTOAI and the trajectory of technology===Find other episodes on >  https://www.pursuitofscrappiness.co/ Watch select full-length episodes on our YouTube channel > https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP6ueaLnjS-CQfrMCm2EoTA Connect with us on Linkedin > https://www.linkedin.com/company/pursuit-of-scrappiness/ Questions/suggestions? Join our Telegram group > https://t.me/pursuitofscrappiness Support the show

Davis Siksnans is the co-founder of the first Latvian unicorn - Printful. Davis has recently stepped down from operating management of the business and is now acting as a senior advisor to Draugiem Group focusing on building the Draugiem Capital initiative.In the Part 2 of this episode we talk about:Differences between being a founder vs investorHealth and productivity tipsHow to practically apply learnings from books & podcastsContent suggestions from Davis:David Allen - Getting things done method https://gettingthingsdone.com/Basecamp founders - 3 good books https://37signals.com/books/ Scaling up https://scalingup.com/book/ Blitzscaling by Reid Hoffman https://www.blitzscaling.com Tim Ferriss Podcast https://tim.blog/podcast/ NPR Planet money https://www.npr.org/sections/money/Michael Pollan - Real food, not too much, mostly plantsBryan Johnson (Braintree founder) - biohacker https://blueprint.bryanjohnson.co/ Dr. Andrew Huberman Podcast https://hubermanlab.com/  CXL Blog by one of our previous guests Peep Laja (Ep#100) https://cxl.com/blog/ You can find Part 1 of this conversation here > https://www.pursuitofscrappiness.co/episodes/104-davis-siksnans ===Find other episodes on >  https://www.pursuitofscrappiness.co/ Watch select full-length episodes on our YouTube channel > https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP6ueaLnjS-CQfrMCm2EoTA Connect with us on Linkedin > https://www.linkedin.com/company/pursuit-of-scrappiness/ Questions/suggestions? Join our Telegram group > https://t.me/pursuitofscrappiness Support the show

Davis Siksnans is the co-founder of the first Latvian unicorn - Printful. Davis has recently stepped down from operating management of the business and is now acting as a senior advisor to Draugiem Group focusing on building the Draugiem Capital initiative.In the Part 1 of this episode we talk about:The story of PrintfulBuilding a business in the USDraugiem group unique serial entrepreneurship development modelYou can find Part 2 of this conversation here > https://www.pursuitofscrappiness.co/episodes/104-davis-siksnans ===Find other episodes on >  https://www.pursuitofscrappiness.co/ Watch select full-length episodes on our YouTube channel > https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP6ueaLnjS-CQfrMCm2EoTA Connect with us on Linkedin > https://www.linkedin.com/company/pursuit-of-scrappiness/ Questions/suggestions? Join our Telegram group > https://t.me/pursuitofscrappiness Support the show