The Pursuit of Scrappiness
Whether you are building a business, running a team or just starting out in your career we are here to bring you scrappy and actionable insights to help you become more productive.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 44 minutes
- Episodes
- 226
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
166. Can you combine kids with a career in Tech? Challenges women face at work after pregnancy, FemTech potential & what founders should put in their shareholder agreements w/ Anna Strubel (CARA Health)
Anna Strubel is the founder of CARA Health, a FemTech startup supporting women in their journey to motherhood. The company recently raised a seed round and is part of a burgeoning wave of FemTech sta…
165. Kaspar Korjus (Pactum) on building an AI-powered product, outsourcing negotiations to AI, selling to Fortune 500 companies & do brothers make good co-founders
Kaspar Korjus is the Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Pactum AI - a tech startup that is revolutionizing the world of business negotiations with chat and AI. Walmart, Maersk and other Fortune …
164. Everything you need to know about VCs. When to raise, trade-offs of taking VC money, is there truth behind VC memes & how to tell if you are not performing w/ Jone Vaituleviciute (FIRSTPICK)
Jone Vaituleviciute is the managing partner and co-founder of Firstpick, an early-stage VC and accelerator program based in Lithuania and operating across the Baltics. In this episode we decided to f…
163. Do’s and Don'ts of Content Creation & Personal Brand, Tips for entering German market, What can other cities learn from Berlin & Silicon Valley w/ Germany’s top Tech podcaster Fabian Tausch (Unicorn Bakery)
Fabian started podcasting in 2016 when most people didn't know what a podcast was (including 4 out of 5 of his guests). Since then has built the largest platform for tech and startup discussions in G…
162. Listen to this if you want to accelerate your career in tech & startups. How StartSchool aims to bring free world-class coding & business education to most ambitious new founders w/ Anna Andersone & Kristofs Blaus
Anna Andersone and Kristofs Blaus are co-founders of StartSchool, a brand new transformative IT and business education program in Latvia, aimed at nurturing future technology leaders. With a unique c…
161. Slush CEO Aino Bergius shares tips how you can get the most out of the event + behind the scenes story how Slush went from 250 attendees to a global movement gathering investors with 3 trillion USD in assets under management under 1 roof
Aino Bergius is the CEO of Slush. Having started as a volunteer and working her way up the organization, she is perfectly positioned to share with us what makes Slush the global success we know and l…
160. Taavet Hinrikus on taking Wise from 0 to an £8bn Direct Listing, his Investment Principles, the importance of building a 10x better Product, managing Stress & Motivation
Taavet Hinrikus is a partner at Plural, a VC investing in founders on a mission to change the world through technology.
He co-founded the legendary Estonian unicorn Wise (initially TransferWise) in 2…
159. Productivity & Security in the Age of AI: Elviss Strazdins Reveals Tips on How to Become More Productive & What to Avoid Unless You Want to Get Scammed
Elviss Strazdins is an experienced software engineer and digital security expert. Over the last few years Elviss has built a significant following and influence on various security related topics on …
158. How to raise money and succeed as a startup in Dual-use tech (civilian & military) + How spies target tech workers & Vulnerability in space w/ Edvinas Kerza, ex-Deputy Defence Minister of Lithuania turned VC (ScaleWolf)
Edvinas Kerza is the Managing partner at Scalewolf, a VC fund and accelerator program for dual-use startups in DefenseTech. He has a decorated career of public service, having held senior positions i…
157. Anastasija Oleinika (Printify) on CFO-to-CEO role transition, expectations from a venture-backed startup, playbook for starting a new senior role, eCommerce post Covid & growing demand for meaning at work
Anastasija Oleinika is the CEO of Printify, a platform revolutionizing the print-on-demand market that raised more than 50mUSD in VC funding. Her leadership journey includes her previous CEO role at …
156. Allan Martinson on entrepreneurship in the 90s, building Starship Technologies, objectivity in journalism & his investment principles
Allan Martinson is a well-known Estonian entrepreneur and investor with a rich experience in technology and media. Starting his entrepreneurial journey in the early '90s, he founded the Baltic News S…
155. Rahul Vohra (Superhuman) shares his Playbook for finding Product-market fit, Fundraising lessons from $125M raised & Why taking on incumbents is a great startup strategy
Rahul Vohra, the CEO and founder of Superhuman, has revolutionized the email experience by creating the world's fastest email service with a cult following. A seasoned entrepreneur, Rahul sold his fi…
154. From frontlines in Ukraine to startup success: lessons in leadership and decision making. How to build communities online & why founders need to be a bit delusional w/ Dana Sydorenko (GameTree)
Dana Sydorenko is the CEO and Founder of GameTree, a social network to bring together like-minded gamers and reduce toxicity in the gaming space. Leveraging her unique background as a former frontlin…
153. “Sustainability already is profitable”, people recognise & hate greenwashing + did Nokia Snake kickstart the Finnish startup success? w/ Tuomo Laine (Twice Commerce)
Tuomo Laine is the Co-founder and Managing director of Twice Commerce. He brings his expertise in digital service design and his commitment to the circular economy to the ecommerce tech industry.
Hav…
152. Tricks hackers use to target you, cyber security as business advantage vs cost + real-life proven tips on selling ANY product from 2nd time founders Aurimas Bakas & Andrius Minkevicius (CyberUpgrade)
Aurimas Bakas and Andrius Minkevicius are the co-founders of CyberUpgrade. They have a proven track record in the tech industry, having built and successfully exited banking core software company Pay…
151. Military veteran turned tech-CEO Marko Kaseleht (SensusQ) on improving Baltic defense via technology, how to become mentally tough, importance of challenges, risks of surveillance & Ukraine war
Marko Kaseleht is the Co-founder and CEO of SensusQ. He successfully transitioned from an illustrious career in the Estonian Defense Forces to leading innovation in defense tech. With six combat tour…
150. Father of ‘Mobility as a Service’ concept: "People use their car 4% of the time but still pay for it 100%" + User-centric service design & subtle art of balancing stakeholder interests w/ Sampo Hietanen (MaaS Global)
Sampo Hietanen is the founder and CEO of MaaS Global. A civil engineer turned entrepreneur he is recognised as the father of 'Mobility as a Service' concept.
MaaS Global, runs and operates the award …
Learn how low-budget growth hacks helped Italian startup WeRoad to raise €36M and become a cult travel site among millennials + lessons in community building w/ Fabio Bin & Erika De Santi. Ep 149
Fabio Bin and Erika De Santi are the co-founders of WeRoad. They are redefining group travel for millennials by blending unique travel experiences with local culture and social opportunities. Since i…
Kaarel Kotkas (Veriff 🦄) on making tough decisions, building resilience & navigating your company through the storm with confidence + Recap of sTARTUp Day 2024. Ep 148
As promised during some of the previous episodes, we went to Tartu for sTARTUp Day 2024 and brought back a recording of a fireside chat with Kaarel Kotkas.
Kaarel is the founder and CEO of Veriff, one…
Dainis Kruze (Aerones) on pulling off a massive pivot, raising $30M, lessons from Y Combinator, practical tips for pitching investors & teaching maths as road to country’s prosperity. Ep 147
Dainis Kruze is the CEO and Co-Founder of Aerones. With a deep passion for innovation, he and his co-founder Janis Putrams started Aerones in 2015. Originating from university projects, their ambitio…