HFL Podcast

Michal Bohanes and I talk about content marketing, his company Kontent360. Content marketing is a concept that's been around since the latter part of the 19th century and has had a tremendous resurgence over the course of the past two decades. It has exploded since the end of the 00s. Will it keep growing moving forward? What platforms will emerge and how should companies and individuals use content marketing to drive their brands and sales? Tune in to this episode of the HFL Podcast to learn more! Reach out to Kontent360 if you need help with your content marketing at Michal@kontent360.com

What funding rounds do you engage in as a startup founder? What do you need to know about what round you should get into; what to expect and how it all goes together. Tune in to get my tips on how to proceed based on my own experiences handling funding from steps 1.-4. and from engaging with people and founders around the world whom have done the same and even taken companies public at $Bn valuations.

In this episode Giovanni Mulè of Jhotivation talk about serial entrepreneurship, time management and the art of delegation. What does it take to handle multiple projects at a time and how can we train the skills needed to maximize our hustle? Tune in to find to get the scoop.

In this episode I talk to REVOLUTs Asia Pacific growth launcher, Chester Sarveen and REVOLUTs Norwegian country manager, Espen Myklebust. We talk about REVOLUT to-date, some of the challenges they're facing in the Asia Pacific-region and North America. Discussion regarding their current status with their newly granted UK banking license and what this means for the future expansion of REVOLUT. Why growth hacking is great for startups, blitz-scaling for rapid international expansion and FinTech in Norway. Lastly, Espen and I talk about how to get involved with disruptive startups and how he got into REVOLUT as a young graduate; how you can get involved moving forward. Follow REVOLUT in Norway on Facebook.

In this episode I talk to Giancarlo and Niklas from Nana Caregivers, a startup in the Hult Founders Lab spring '19 cohort. Nana Caregivers is a digital marketplace for caregivers and those needing care, in form of nurses; nanny's; caregivers; and companions. They are planning to launch an MVP in London in September/October. We discuss the origin of the idea, challenges they will face in the next stage of ideation and what will make them succeed. It's all about people!

In this episode I talk to Stas Kulminski, founder of the PartyMakerApp. We discuss the startup, different pivots they've done and how the company has evolved since Stas and his co-founder Aliona started it two years ago. What challenges lay ahead, and how to view and interpret challenges and pivots along the way. Having a bootstrapping mindset and getting things done! Check out https://www.partymakerapp.com/ and @partymakerapp_official on here!

In this episode, Cara Regier and Lars Størseth discuss her new social impact venture; Ufolo. Ufolo is a CleanTech startup that empowers youth in Angola by giving them jobs picking up plastic bottles that are recycled into consumer products using 3-D printing.

In this episode I go through my list of 10 thing to do to increase your chances of success as tech entrepreneurs in 2019! Find me on LinkedIn. 1. The Idea; 2. The Founders; 3. Do Your Research; 4. Make Your Prototype; 5. Identify Your First Customer/Partnership; 6. Create Your Team; 7. Incorporate; 8. Fundraising; 9. Iterate often --> MVP Throughout the episode I mention a few services and they can be found here: https://www.invisionapp.com/ (for InVision Studios (Screens) and InVision prototype-making) https://www.sketch.com/ (for Graphic Design (Screens)) https://www.rapidformations.co.uk/ (for UK incorporation) https://www.seedlegals.co.uk/ (for UK contracts and legal documents) https://www.businessinabox.com/ (for US contracts and legal documents)

Lars Størseth and Slava Baranovskiy sit down to talk about his new project, Eligent Club, which is a community, club and accelerator for tech entrepreneurs and startups in London and globally. The community part focuses on engaging with like-minded individuals and is open for all. The member part focuses on giving back, and growing the ecosystem of entrepreneurs. The accelerator gives structured support and growth for early-stage startups over two months. Learn more on at Eligent Club's website, here. Find Slava, here.

Lars Størseth & Joe Welstead talk about his startup Motion Nutrition, what they're doing, how it started and how they went about bringing a unique supplement brand into a market with lots of big players. Joe & Lars talk about challenges they faced and Motion Nutrition's new visual identity. Listeners to the HFL Podcast can go to www.motionnutrition.com and get heavily discounted prices on their old collection, and starting February 1st, pre-order their new collection featuring their innovative new packaging.

Lars Størseth & Eirik Nerdal from Startup Norway talk about the Angel Challenge, what it takes to push through barriers, and give perspective on what happens when we go and and try, what happens when we fail... Startup Norway has two new cohorts for their Growth Challenge, applications open January 14th, and applications for the spring cohorts of the Angel Challenge also open on January 14th. Find it all on AngelChallenge.com Connect with Eirik on LinkedIn.

Lars Størseth and Frida Rustøen talk about her company, Mingl, and how it started, what they’ve been doing, how Frida got into entrepreneurship and what the future of the company looks like. Mingl.no is offering an exclusive giveaway and promotion to all HFL Podcast listeners. You can get the app here: Mingl.no by Mingl AS https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/mingl-no/id1276639898?mt=8

Lars Størseth & Marcin Sarnecki talk about his path to entrepreneurship, and what got him into his newest endeavor; Cognition Forge (cognitionforge.com). They also talk about what the company does.

Lars Størseth, Marc Watum, and Ian Zaqeue talk about marketing, WeWork, market-entry, leveraging experience and network and much, much more... Tune in.

Lars Størseth and Professor Georgio Georgiades talk about the nature of change and management, how do we approach it to minimize risk?

Lars Størseth and Vera Ortega talk about life in consulting, business, how to get into it, and what made Vera get into business at all... What she wants moving forward and entrepreneurship and hard work.

Lars Størseth talks about growth hacking. What is growth hacking - and how can you use it to make your business more successful? It's all about leveraging incentives and having a scarcity mindset!

Lars Størseth and Marc Watum from the Vertex talk about business, entrepreneurship and how to get started.. You can find Marc on LinkedIn, and thevertex.org

Lars Størseth and Dea Balaj talk about life, mindset, philosophy, psychology, and the big paradoxes of existence.

Lars Stoerseth, Taylor Zdruli, and Keita Eriawan talking about life, business, entrepreneurs, and entrepreneurship.