HelloGrow Podcast
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HelloGrow PodcastApr 09, 2021
#15 Ecotree 🌳 Offrir des arbres ? Parlons gestion foresière durable avec Annabelle Le Corfec !
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In this episode, Annabelle Le Corfec, innovation manager at Ecotree, speaks about how you can nurtures sustainable timber forests of trees you owned! 🪴<br />
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We hope that this episode will inspire you and make you want to take action at your own level 🌿<br />
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Stay tuned 😎
#14 Open Mind - The Art of Coaching 🧘🏻♀️ with Clarisse Pamies, CEO at Open Mind Neurotechnologies
Welcome back to another episode of HelloGrow Podcast! 👋
Today, we receive Clarisse Pamies, the CEO of Open Mind Neurotechnologies, a French company developing innovating solutions to improve well-being and efficiency at work using neurotechnologies.
They aim to train people to deal with stress and with their biggest challenges in the "Future of Work".
In the first 11 minutes of the episode you will hear Lessons from CEO Joining Founders at Open Mind Technologies. In the second half, we deep dive into the OpenMind product and use cases of how it takes coaching to the next level !
See you soon 😎
Let's talk about Fintech : María Silvia Scetta, CEO & Co-Founder at DeltaBlock 💡
You think you know about the stock market? You’re only looking at Twitter 👀
Our guest Maria has 10 years experience in capital markets. Former trader & Portfolio Manager specialized in illiquid markets among which Frontier and Emerging Markets in Latin-American has been her main focus.
Their cutting edge research in mathematics allow them to sustainably boost the liquidity of listed securities by improving its key indicators (market quality); engaging traders, reducing the trading friction & risk perception and enhancing the visibility of the company behind the asset to investors.
#12 Green Got ? Green Bank 🌳 Maud Caillaux, co-founder of Green Got
This week week we are more than happy to receive Maud Caillaux for our HelloGrow Podcast hosted by our new French host Mara Palis 🌟
In this episode, Maud Caillaux the co-founder of Green-Got, speaks about a new way to to use our money in a responsible and sustainable way. 🪴
We hope that this episode will inspire you and make you want to take action at your own level 🌿
#11 Engineering plants ? 🌿 Ying Shao, Co-Founder & CEO of Plantik
In this episode, Ying Shao speaks about shaping the future of plant breeding!
For thousands of years, plants feed, clothe, and heal us. Today, faced with the most pressing challenges such as decreasing food security and climate change, we need, more than ever, to innovate in the way we make new plants.
Back to School Blockchain Special : Lee W. McKnight
In this episode we talk about blockchain with Lee McKnight professor at Syracuse University.
He gives us all his expertise starting with the origine of bitcoin to help business using blockchain today.
#9 Founders Focus: Lara Khanafer Co-Founder and CEO Kara.ai
Shownotes:
In this episode, Laura Khanafer, co-founder and CEO of Kara.ai talks about her experience as a sales person and how it formed the idea for Kara.ai. We dive into how sales people should think like a developer, and why confidence, courage, and believing are so important.
00:56 - Lara intro & origins of the idea for Kara.ai
05:50 - Thinking like a developer: agile, sprints, OKR for sales
09:22 - Designing & researching: seeing your peers as clients
14:42 - Confidence is a muscle linked to courage
20:00 - Healthy doubts are pointing you forward
23:24 - Trust and hiring for your startup
CRM manages the deal flow Kara manages the people
27:38 - Getting people to believe in your idea and vision
32:15 - leading an all male team
37:10 - Kara.ai and how the team has FUN
Kara.ai's mission is to make working as sales professionals easy and fun.
They built a tool that allows their sales users and their managers to focus only on what’s important and/or urgent. With the support of the Kara’s intelligence, they get a clearer vision on the sales team’s situations and organize their CRM like never before.
Learn more: https://kara.ai/
Grow by SAP Powering tomorrow, today
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Learn more: https://growbysap.webflow.io/
#8 Founders Focus: Sissel Hansen Founder & CEO StartUp Guide
In this episode, Sissel Hansen, founder and CEO of Startup Guides discusses the origins StartUp Guide as a guide to support entrepreneurs and how they've evolved into a media company in over 40 countries.
00:40 Sissel - Building StartUp Guide, founded 2014
10:20 Physical objects in the Digital World
14:00 How to expand into cities with a new team
18:55 Impact the Future Partnerships
Startup Guide’s Impact Index: https://impactindex.startupguide.com/
20:50 Keeping a consistent brand across locations and channels
24:40 Methodology for evaluating startups
30:55 Changing the narrative on what a valuable company is
36:35 Demand from Consumers and Investors on clear sense of purpose
41:20 StartUp Guide Pivot to Media Group
Startup Guide is a publishing and media company that produces guidebooks and online content to help entrepreneurs navigate and connect with different startup scenes across the world. As the world of work changes, its mission is to guide, empower and inspire people to start their own business anywhere. https://startupguide.com/
Grow by SAP Powering tomorrow, today
A special cloud offering for startup and scale-up companies designed to provide the tools to help the businesses of tomorrow reach their maximum growth potential.
Learn more: https://growbysap.webflow.io/
#7 VC Focus: Janneke Niessen, Co-Founder & VC CapitalT
In this episode, Janneke Niessen discusses her journey from founder to investor. She explains the investment thesis and values of CapitalT, how they are experts at building great teams and why diversity is key to building a better world.
Show notes:
00:45 Introduction and background of Janneke Niessen
01:45 How CapitalT investors enable entrepreneurs to do what they do best
05:25 Maintaining mental health
08:11 How CapitalT uses creativity to get the best deal flow & what they look for in team members
10:22 Science based investing model at CapitalT and what they look for in a portfolio company
15:30 Diversity: how to have it in your portfolio and examples why it is important to solve diverse problems
24:04 The very early days of CapitalT - starting with the “blank piece of paper”
26:40 CapitalT’s investment thesis & portfolio
- 27:30 WizeNoze: Internet for education https://www.capitaltvc.com/teams/wizenoze
- 28:50 Block Party: give people control of their online experience - tackling online harassment first https://www.capitaltvc.com/teams/block-party
32:45 Biggest challenge for startups is hiring the right people
CapitalT VC: We back brilliant teams
We believe that great people make great companies. By investing early and collaborating deeply, we help exceptional teams developing groundbreaking ideas to grow better, scale faster and spark change across their industries. Learn more: https://www.capitaltvc.com/
Grow by SAP Powering tomorrow, today
A special cloud offering for startup and scale-up companies designed to provide the tools to help the businesses of tomorrow reach their maximum growth potential. Learn more: https://growbysap.webflow.io/
#6 Founders Focus: Laurent Laffy, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of SeedLegals
Shownotes
00:38 Intro to Laurent Laffy & the seed of the idea behind SeedLegals
04:15 “Checklist” for investors and entrepreneurs & angels
10:45 working with accelerators and incubators; roadmap for SeedLegals
12:46 Collaborating with lawyers and their expertise; experience curve for SeedLegals customer service
17:44 Near standards in each region and how to organize SeedLegals for expansion
19:00 What do lawyers think of SeedLegals ? Hint - it’s the future ;)
21:00 Education
23:40 How to build a trusted brand
26:00 2 ways for Hiring managers and employees in new regions; hire, organize and motivate the people
28:50 Retaining culture as your organization grows
- For SeedLegals: dedicated to customer, being accurate
33:35 Key observations from Laurent’s experience as investor and entrepreneur
36:37 What is fair for both parties across the table? VCs and Entrepreneurs
43:36 Funding and scaling across borders in Europe vs. US
Learn more about SeedLegals: https://seedlegals.com/
Learn more about Grow by SAP: https://growbysap.webflow.io/
#5 European Ecosystem: Roland da Silva, Tech Veteran and Founder of Strategy ARX
Shownotes:
02:47 Roland and Strategy ARX for startups
05:18 Startup Pitch deck: Getting to the crux of the matter
09:36 VC Industry has evolved into degrees of specialization
11:51 Why talent is important
14:30 What policy makers need to focus on and prioritize
18:30 Dematerialization: a phase of digitization
23:10 Why are EU startups incorporating in the US?
27:27 Who is responsible for the European ecosystem & what is desired outcome we want?
30:40 Europe is already ahead of the US in Blockchain
35:47 Europe lagging behind in software and hardware services
42:45 Organizational structures in scale-ups
47:00 GTM problem: How to identify your ‘secret-sauce’ to scale-Up quickly hint: it’s a business process
54:12 Diversity in startups
1:01:00 Taking a fearless attitude to broaden our mindset and enhance our individual experiences
1:08:00 How to find and hire amazing diverse talent
#4 Gamer's Delight: Michele Attisani FACEIT
In this episode, we host Michele Attisani, co-founder of FACEIT, to discuss gaming economy and data.
Episode Highlights & Shownotes:
4:25 eSports as a subset of gaming has the greatest level of engagement
7:39 2 Pillar Data Strategy: Business Intelligence & Innovation
11:05 Anti toxicity program, Minerva to analyze data points from players
13:10 30M+ Game sessions worth of data to analyze cheating detection algorithms
15:45 Freemium business model of FACEIT and using data to inform strategy
18:53 Brands want to make data driven decisions in regard to budget allocation and activities. Building integrated and supported campaigns to be able to measure tangible results
20:45 Partnering with brands: The opportunity with non-endemic brands. Need to understand how the product is relevant and integrate in organic way
23:20 Financial product partnership with Visa for gamers and eSports fan
26:20 Supporting the growth of the community of creators and curators with the right tools tech that can live on top of
30:12 What makes a 'successful' community and organizer on the FACEIT platform
32:00 Mik's take on the creator economy and FACEITs position as a driving force for gaming creators
37:00 How FACEIT promotes and facilitates opportunities for developers
40:26 The speed of game development and game publishing
42:36 Diversity in gaming. FPL (development for path to pro players)
46:36 Crypto based gaming and NFTs
48:30 eSports future: with Sports, generational cycles, and FACEIT
#3 European Ecosystem: Nils Beers
In this episode, we host Nils Beers, entrepreneur and founder of TechLeap, to discuss the European Startup Block.
1:00 introductions & why Nils is passionate about the startup block in Europe
3:00 Nils' tweet about Y-Combinator & Overview of Europe
6:15 Scaling in Europe is NOT difficult: Proof from successful startups and American startups
9:50 How to not compromise on your vision - raise $500M or I quit
11:43 Truths and misconceptions about funding in Europe: early vs. later stages
16:45 Europe Legislation for startups
18:00 What the UK has been doing for startups is a great example of what the "right thing" is for Europe to do
19:40 AI legislation: ethical discussions & non-productive barriers. How can you change with vision and clear goals?
22:30 Power of big tech - even if they were cut into four, they'd still be bigger than any tech company in Europe. Europe will win by opening up and having vision.
25:50 Who is responsible for startups in Europe?
32:54 Entrepreneurs who push back, are rebellious, willing to take risks and fail
39:18 What is Nils most excited to see in the next 3 years?
#2 Gamer's Delight: Powder & PandaScore - Stanislas Coppin & Flavien Guillocheau
In this episode, we host co-founders of PandaScore & Powder to discuss gaming as a new media paradigm.
Episode highlights & Show Notes:
00:52 PandaScore & Powder Intro
02:15 Gaming evolution from arcade to mobile: it hasn’t changed as much as you think
05:30 Community and social aspect of gaming is the same, what has changed is the identity of the gamer and the creator economy
10:31 Gaming as a meme. Any game can break the internet. Distribution of content has changed how developers create. There’s an intent for randomness and bugs. Developers realize good creative things come from giving powers to the players.
16:15 Business opportunities from user generated content: monetization and retention
20:00 Multiversal self: the virtual world offers an expansion of “you” and a fulfillment of desires. Quality of life in the virtual world.
26:00 “New” status and ego, which is absent of physical world, in games. Problems with bullying.
31:50 - Cross-Industry collaborations and produce placement (fashion, music). Why do brands see gaming as an opportunity to engage with a new consumer base?
39:20 – How is data being captured and used?
45:15 – E-betting strategy and data and Market perspective.
52:15 – Roadmap: PandaScore. Violent shift for businesses in the Sports Industry.
54:50 – Roadmap: Powder App’s
Powder, has been in the AppStore for only 10 months. It’s the infrastructure for sharing social gaming content. With the rise of social, investors see more and more opportunities in companies who are creating solutions for creators. The proof of this, is in Powder’s recent funding round of $14M.
PandaScore is an eSports data provider. They collect statistics on professional players and games and work with media, broadcasters, fantasy and e-betting. eSports ($20M) has a huge potential to reach, especially in comparison to the e-betting industry (~$1bn Revenue). Listen to Flavien’s perspective on how this growth will happen in the next 10 years.
#1 360 Learning & Elaia Ventures: Jean-Christophe Bourgade & Pauline Roux
In this first episode we'll discuss resilience during COVID-19, challenging the status quo, recommendations for founders for their next round of fund raising. Jean-Christophe details what is the Convexity culture at 360 Learning and how it makes 360 Learning a unique place to work. Pauline details how Elaia is assessing the viability of a business model.
To learn more about the Convexity Learning visit https://lp.360learning.com/culture/
Fore more details about Elaia visit: https://www.elaia.com/
Shownotes: Episode 1
13:25 Areas in the workplace which are accentuated that may have not been important before the pandemic
15:15 digital transformation of the corporation is a must have , need to have the payfit, and fully digitalized benefits, cannot stay with all papers.
20:40 Bad recommendations from VCs during the pandemic: Fire in the house, cut your cost
23:40 Monthly budget process at 360 Learning - how it was adapted for uncertainty
27:53 Recommendations for a founders next round of fundraising in the current climate. Go into the market now.
39:30 Convexity Culture at 360 Learning - empower, encourage, and incentives people to behave as if they are partners with autonomy
47:07 - Importance of being backed by data, what are the indicators JC relies on. It’s a mindset.
50:10 Assessing the viability of a business model.
52:23 The four KPIs Elaia monitors, scores and tracks
Elaia, Lousia Menard’s Article Where to invest post Covid? A VC take on the hottest sectors
OKR Methodology - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OKR