Taking calculated risks can often lead to great rewards if done correctly. In this chat with Alexandru Anghel, co-founder of Solo, Alexandru shares remarkable advice on how to fundraise for the first time when you’re a startup.
What I love about this conversation is that Alex shares wonderful advice when seeking fundraising for the first time, his approach to creating a winning culture, and why bootstrapping for as long as you can has its advantages.
Show highlights:
0:50 – when was the first time you got your first taste of entrepreneurship?
2:35 – you didn’t think of another profession like being a lockpicker?
6:33 – is there a lockpicking community in Romania? 😆
7:00 – what was your experience like living in Austria?
9:58 – what do customers get excited about when they discover Solo?
13:05 – who was the first investor and what was that experience like?
14:40 – what advice would you give to anyone who wants to launch a startup?
19:58 – what is something that you do that has contributed to your success?
21: 40 – a favorite tv show that you can watch again and again?
23:05 – instead of stock options, you give your new employees ____________
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Past Guests:
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Past guests on Innovators Can Laugh include Irina Obushtarova, 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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