Beauty Startup is translating science with Aleksandrina Ikonomova
Can you imagine your dad giving you a spreadsheet at the age of 8?
Telling you to fill out all the chores you completed and penalizing you if you didn't include 'playing with friends'?
Why penalize?
Because her father wanted her to know that just working and hustling won't improve your mental or physical health.
Check out my conversation with Aleksandrina Ikonomova from Balli Go.
Show highlights:
0:52 – where did you grow up and how has that changed your view of the world?
2:53 – as a kid, did you want to be an entrepreneur?
***shares her dad’s unique approach to teaching her responsibility
7:01 – what was your early journey like as an entrepreneur?
**shares unique journey as a ‘circus artist’ from age 13 - 17
10:55 – what kind of income were you pulling in as a dancer at the age of 13?
11:46 – what are you working on lately? (Segway into
14:55 – was the first financing from an angel investor?
15:25 – did you take any workshops or accelerators for startups?
15:55 – where are you at now, how many customers do you have?
20:14 – was there a specific hire that really changed the company in a good way?
21:22 – what channel has been the biggest driver in terms of customers?
22:20 – how are you working with influencers?
22:50 – what is a habit you do that has served you well?
23:40 – what is the highest stakes negotiation that you have been in?
25:35 – what is a word that rhymes with date, heart, or kiss?
Do you wish to connect with our special guest?
Visit her LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aleksandrina-ikonomova-0675541b2/
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Tune in to every conversation about exciting European Startups and Innovators on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Amazon! Leave a rating and review so we can keep making amazing interviews!
Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for Innovators Can Laugh in your favorite podcast player.
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Visit his website: https://innovatorscanlaugh.com
For the Innovators Can Laugh newsletter in your inbox every week, subscribe at https://innovatorscanlaugh.substack.com
Past Guests:
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Past guests on Innovators Can Laugh include Yannik Veys, Ovi Negrean, Arnaud Belinga, Csaba Zajdó, Dagobert Renouf, Andrei Zinkevich, Viktorija Cijunskyte, Lukas Kaminskis, Pija Indriunaite, Monika Paule, PhD, Vytautas Zabulis, Leon van der Laan, Ieva Vaitkevičiūtė.
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