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
The unstoppable AI and its applications, what being startup CTO really means, building business in the Americas & working on NATO missile defense w/ Audrius Zujus (Argyle) Ep.106
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 al…
2/2 Davis Siksnans (Printful) - health & productivity tips, being a founder vs investor and recommendations for books & podcasts. Ep.105
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 G…
1/2 Davis Siksnans (Printful) from printer in a garage to $300M annual revenue and unicorn status, how to validate new business viability & what to know before starting operations in the USA. Ep.104
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 G…
2/2 AI interviews us. We share our f^%kups, scrappy stories, podcasting advice & speculate when AI will replace us. Ep 103
Uldis Teraudkalns and Janis Zeps are the co-hosts of the Pursuit of Scrappiness Podcast. After recording more than 100 episodes, we step into the guest role and talk about different aspects of making…
1/2 World's first AI-Human podcast interview? We talk to AI about the origins of our podcast, what goes on behind the scenes & most memorable moments (100+ Episode Special). Ep 102
Uldis Teraudkalns and Janis Zeps are the co-hosts of the Pursuit of Scrappiness Podcast. After recording more than 100 episodes, we step into the guest role and talk about different aspects of making…
Financial crime fighter takes us behind the scenes of the 4 trillion money laundering industry + how private individuals & businesses can protect themselves against online fraud w/ Taavi Tamkivi (Salv). Ep 101
Taavi Tamkivi is the CEO and co-founder of Salv - a pioneering startup in collaborative-crime fighting approach that businesses and consumers can benefit from. Taavi has been leading Fraud, Revenue A…
Peep Laja (Wynter) on how to build competitive messaging, AI, personal brand, billion dollar difference right timing can make, and surprising way kids unlock productivity. Ep 100
Peep Laja is the CEO and Co-Founder of Wynter - B2B message testing platform. He is one of the world’s leading experts in Conversion Rate Optimisation and founder of multiple other companies such as …
Kristjan Vilosius (Katana) on managing your company as a sports team not family, hard decisions that build culture and personal life trade-offs of a founder. Ep.99
Kristjan Vilosius is the Co-Founder and CEO of Katana - manufacturing ERP software for total visibility. Kristjan is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor as well as a seasoned executive in the co…
Advantages of dropping out of university to start a business, email and meeting productivity tips & lessons from succeeding in e-commerce w/ Markus Lember (Montonio) Ep.98
Markus Lember is the CEO and Co-Founder of Montonio Finance - checkout solution for ecommerce. Markus started building Montonio while still studying at the University of Tartu. He then went on to rai…
Mikus Opelts (Giraffe360) on how “No” is a natural part of the journey, networking tactics, fundraising tips & getting geographical expansion right. Ep.97
Mikus Opelts is the Founder and CEO of Giraffe360 - the company that makes real estate listings look amazing with their camera and visual tools. Mikus has been working with virtual tours technologie…
Estonia’s least known unicorn, culture of disciplined freedom, challenges of 2nd time founders & strategy of Musk at Twitter w/ Kristian Sägi (Dynatrace, ex-Playtech) Ep.96
Kristian Sägi is ex-Founder and CTO of Playtech mobile division that he built up from 0 to 120 M USD annual revenue in his 10 years with the company. He later went on to co-found Nevercode and is now…
🎧 Morten Hansen (SSE Riga) on fighting inflation, how deep recession should we expect, energy prices & what will it take to rebuild Ukraine. Ep.95
Morten Hansen is the Head of the Economics department at the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga. Morten has been working as a lecturer for over 20 years as well as serves as vice-chairman of Fisca…
🎧 What NOT to do when raising money from investors, importance of going all-in & scrappy entrepreneurship stories w/ Gytenis Galkis (Superhero Capital) Ep.94
Gytenis Galkis is an investor at Superhero Capital and 70V and serial entrepreneur from Lithuania. He has founded several companies and has invested in more than 50 early stage companies and has acti…
🎧 2/2 Kristel Kruustük (Testlio) on ranking among Inc.'s top 100 Women Entrepreneurs globally, building personal brand on social media & how to succeed in both life and business Ep.93
Kristel Kruustük is the co-founder of Testlio - holistic software testing solutions provider. Inc magazine has selected her among the top 100 women entrepreneurs globally just recently next to such c…
🎧 1/2 Kristel Kruustük (Testlio) on building a globally recognised workplace. Practical examples how diversity, values and purpose manifests Ep.92
Kristel Kruustük is the co-founder of Testlio - holistic software testing solutions provider. Inc magazine has selected her among the top 100 women entrepreneurs globally just recently next to such c…
🎧 2/2 Secrets behind Estonia’s digital success, cybersecurity for startups, business secret theft and privacy concerns in the digital age w/ ex-CIO of Estonia, Taavi Kotka (Koos.io) Ep.91
Taavi Kotka is the CEO & co-founder of Koos - a company building a new form of ownership that recently raised 4mUSD seed round led by Plural foundation. Taavi is also a serial entrepreneur and one of…
🎧 1/2 Ex-CIO of Estonia, Taavi Kotka (Koos.io) explains why current incentive mechanisms are not enough, how to cure “founder’s amnesia” and how we can create more equal society. Ep.90
Taavi Kotka is the CEO & co-founder of Koos - a company building a new form of ownership that recently raised 4mUSD seed round led by Plural foundation. Taavi is also a serial entrepreneur and one of…
🎧 Returning to Estonia after 12 years in UK/US to start a company backed by Plural, framework for making good decisions & finding time to read 1 book per week w/ Lisett Luik (Arbonics) Ep.89
Lisett Luik is the co-founder of Arbonics - the new forest economy. With her team, Lisett is building a solution for forest owners to earn from their forests without cutting them. Having worked for s…
🎧 2/2 Is this a good time to start a company, crazy ideas being pitched, bootstrapping and funding options w/ Jone Vaituleviciute & Marijus Andrijauskas (Firstpick) Ep.88
Jone Vaituleviciute and Marijus Andrijauskas are partners at Firstpick - early stage venture capital fund backing the best tech founders across the Baltics. Jone and Marijus have spent the last coupl…
🎧 1/2 Fundraising during a recession, pricing tactics and dealing with cost growth & wage pressure w/ Jone Vaituleviciute & Marijus Andrijauskas (Firstpick) Ep.87
Jone Vaituleviciute and Marijus Andrijauskas are partners at Firstpick - early stage venture capital fund backing the best tech founders across the Baltics. Jone and Marijus have spent the last coupl…