Startup Adventures

29/01/2025

Let’s talk about the power of marketing, shall we?! 📈

What do you think are the key differences between working with massive, worldwide brands versus helping early stage startups get their first publicity?

Let us introduce you to Simon Vincent – a creative and curious marketer with more than 15 years of experience working with big brands on ideating and executing their marketing strategies.

Driven by a vision of using his experience differently, Simon became interested in applying his big brand marketing expertise to the exciting new world of startups and scaleup companies.

In the last two years, he also co-founded KAIAKO AI – a software that applies the principles of human psychology to AI prompt engineering to empower small companies to create charismatic marketing content swiftly and efficiently.

🎙️ We have a very interesting char in this episode – we spoke about all things marketing and, of course, we had to ask him all about his startup life and adventures.

🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6D74wzxuz0gFXFfTkIW9SI?si=OlYZCEHGTuSlAdO1AVGLzg

Enjoy!

02/12/2024

Here we go – the very first session of Copywriters Unite event in Tallinn is happening already tomorrow! 🗞️

What is this event all about, you ask?

Well, it’s nothing more than a hangout session with other copywriters (or people who want to be copywriters) for drinks in a bar. No tickets, no speakers, no agenda – just hanging out, getting to know each other, and having a good time.

How does this sound?

Let’s meet at Noku Bar in the Old Town Tallinn on the 3rd of December at 19:00, and kick off this tradition of Tallinn-based copywriters finally getting to know each other.

👉 More info about the event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1150192653131962

Can’t wait to see what this initiative will bring:)

See you there!

28/11/2024

Can you imagine building an app that makes it easier to meditate? 🧘‍♂️

Meet Markus Pesonen – the founder and CEO at Olo, which is a science-backed audio journey application designed for instant relief from stress, anxiety, and mental fatigue.

Markus has 20+ years of experience as a music artist, composer, and producer. He has always enjoyed bringing people together and organizing events in a cozy and welcoming environments.

Being a creator and entrepreneur at heart has pushed him to step into the startup world and solve the problem that he himself was bothered by – that's how the Olo App was born.

🎙️ In this episode we talked about his startup journey, challenges along the way of sustainable growth, and connecting the dots between his music and startup careers.

🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Q5x3KCQpIlYpcEYSdIftR?si=1jCljhU1QU-3rff9WonRtw

✒️ About Startup Blender: https://medium.com/startup-adventures-international/interesting-stories-to-hear-introducing-the-startup-blender-podcast-f1bbb2e15b00

25/11/2024

What happens at Slush, definitely doesn't stay at Slush 🚀

Last week, we had a fabulous trip to Helsinki to attend the most founder-focused tech event on the planet, Slush 2024.

Imagine over 13,000 attendees, including 3,300 VCs and 5,500 startup minds wandering around this massive venue to find their next golden collaboration opportunities.

A lot happened throughout those 3 days, and we can't wait to share these exciting news and stories with you on our publication in the upcoming days ⭐️

Thanks to the organizing team for this wonderful experience!

See you next year 🫶

04/11/2024

Aaaand here they are – Europe's Top 100 hottest startups from WIRED Magazine 🔥

Which one of these companies would you say have the biggest potential for becoming a unicorn & why?

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From AI in Amsterdam to brain-zapping in Zurich, these are the European innovators set to have an outsize impact across the globe.

14/10/2024

Finding your product-market fit is without a doubt one of the challenging aspects of getting your startup up and running.

While some founders take the "gut feeling" approach to overcome this challenge, most experts agree that constantly analyzing and measuring data is the only way to get tangible results.

Seems logical, doesn't it?

👉 Let's take a look at this in-depth overview on PostHog to see the exact steps and actions founders need to take for properly measuring the Product-market fit.

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Startups can't succeed without achieving product-market fit – it's one of the few things startup gurus agree on. It's often described as a feeling…

04/09/2024

🚀 The brand new event season has officially kicked off this week!

We are back in action after a looong summer break, getting caught up with everything that has happened in tech throughout these past months.

Let's revisit – AI is still the hottest topic (of course), especially after the introduction of the new AI Act from the EU.

What does this news mean for businesses that serve people in Europe? And more importantly, how will new rules affect the development and deployment of AI systems across different sectors?

Well, the basic idea is that this legislation aims to ensure that the benefits of AI are fully realized, while protecting fundamental rights and user safety.

But anyway, we are excited for the new event season to dive deeper into important topics like this and connect with like-minded individuals from different fields.

👀 Stay tuned for more updates from us!

25/06/2024

🌻 We had a fabulous time exploring the Dutch startup ecosystem at The Next Web conference in Amsterdam last week!

Imagine 3,500 startups, 600 investors, 2,000 tech ecosystem representatives, and 100 journalists to mingle and get to know with each other in a fun and inspiring environment.

🚀 You could attend sessions from top-notch speakers talking about the critical role of AI in shaping tomorrow’s world, the evolution of tech, and how to learn from mistakes as a startup founder.

We can't wait to share all about it in the article next week. Stay tuned! 👀

19/06/2024

🚀 Bikes? Canals? Tulips? Stroopwafels? What are the reasons to visit Amsterdam in the middle of June?

Ahh, yes, the legendary The Next Web conference is happening this week, and we are super excited to be part of it!

As always, we'll be reporting directly from the event and exploring the uniqueness of this 2-day-long startup conference that is bringing together 10,000+ tech enthusiasts to uncover the next big ideas in tech. 🙌

So, expect some quality updates from us, directly from the heart of European tech.

It's always adventurous to visit this wild and energetic, yet peaceful and historical city – let's go! ⚡️

03/06/2024

🚀 Here we go – let's rewind back to April 2024 and check the main highlights of TechChill conference this year!

🙌 We are honestly still buzzing from the level of energy and innovation that startups showcased at this year's event.

With massive participation, innovative startups, and cutting-edge solutions all around, TechChill 2024 celebrated the best of Baltic Startup community by bringing together fastest-growing startups, active investors, and talented tech enthusiasts.

💡 Have a look at the article to see the full story of impact that TechChill is making on the Baltic startup ecosystem.

This event has an immense impact on local ecosystem

30/04/2024

💭 We all know why you’re building the business you’re building — to solve a particular problem that your audience has, right?

🤔 But what made you solve this problem? Why does it matter to you?

🚀 Well, that’s exactly the question that your Brand Story should be answering – have a look at our new article to see what makes the brand story captivating and how it can help your company stand out.

Inspired by the book, Story Brand, by Donald Miller

22/04/2024

🚀 Here we go – another founder networking event is just around the corner!

👀 Together with Tenity, Startup Adventures is organizing a Founder Story session where they will share their insightful stories, experiences, and lessons learned along their entrepreneurial path.

🎙️ Speakers for this event will be Antonio Tinto (CEO and Founder of Lambdai Space Tenity portfolio company) and Mihkel Vetemaa (CEO and Founder of Bilance).

🙌 During the event, you will also have a chance to connect with like-minded individuals, fellow entrepreneurs, and industry experts!

📅 Date: Thursday 25th April
🕖 Time: 16:00 - 19:00
📍 Location: SEB Innovation Centre - Tallinn

🎟️ Reserve your spot and check more info about the event through this link: https://fienta.com/apero-with-tenity-founder-stories-and-networking

See you there!

19/04/2024

🌟 Let's celebrate the gran TechChill 2024 together!

Europe's most vibey tech event salutes the best of the Baltic startup community by bringing together thousands of attendees together in a (tech)chill environment.

Here you can find fastest-growing startups, fascinating speakers, and talented tech enthusiasts – so, literally everyone from the local startup ecosystem.

TechChill's main focus in 2024 expands of three main themes:

🚀 Frontier Technologies – all about Artificial Intelligence, cybersecurity, defence tech, space tech, etc.

🚀 Startup Foundations – obviously, Europe's most vibey tech event could not go without proper founder stories.

🚀 New Rules for Navigating the New Normal – it is important to empower diversity and bring out some fresh metrics for success.

For us, this year's edition of TechChill is full of interesting talks and insightful conversations with global founders 🙌

We can't wait to share all about it in the article next week. Stay tuned! 👀

20/03/2024

🚀 A new season of the Startup Blender Podcast is just around the corner! 🚀

Yes, yes... Starting next week, we'll be back with some fresh episodes with fascinating guests sharing their startup adventures with us.

🔥 In fact, the next episode is gonna be the 50th episode of this podcast. Can you believe that? We're really excited that we went this far, tbh.

🙌 So, now it's the perfect time to revisit one of our older articles and review all the learning we gained from starting this project in the first place.

Have a look 👇

Last week, I started a new season of The Startup Blender Podcast

06/03/2024

🚀 Our second Open Mic Session last week at Workland Offices was a total blast!

🙌 Thank you everyone for joining the event. The session was full of insightful talks from our international superstar speakers.

💡 From the step-by-step guide to becoming a successful marketer to the tips & tricks of investing – we had all types of speeches in this session.

See you all next time!

27/02/2024

🎙️ Mic check, one, two... We are excited to announce the speakers of our Open Mic session happening tomorrow at 17:30 in Workland Vabaduse.

🍿 The theme for the event is Founder Stories, so you can expect speakers to share all about their career journeys and startup adventures.

So, here they are – the speakers of the second edition of our Open Mic sessions:

🌟 Alex Vorozhun – Product Owner at Adcatch
🌟 Anjali Menon – Author & Content Strategist
🌟 Pedro Alvarado – CTO at Shuffle Up
🌟 Nicolas Blanco – Technology Expert

🚀 Are you excited to join event?

🙌 Confirm your participation through our Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1028848311545530

See you there!