Startup Milestones – European Start Up Podcast

Build-to-Sell: Optimize your exit value while you build your business, with Juergen Graner, Globalator

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2019 54:30

Juergen Graner is a European entrepreneur and advisor. He specializes in "Transaction Based Growth Management", and has tons of experience about how to build a company to optimize its exit value. He is also one of several top speakers at this year's High-Growth Technology Business Conference (November 4+5, 2019 in Dublin, Ireland), where he'll share even more knowledge about how to build your company around intellectual property and towards success and a potential exit. Thanks to the European Patent Office, tickets are only €150. In this episode, Juergen shares: Why so many exit negotiations fail Why an exit ins NOT for everyone How to prepare for an exit The biggest mistakes that can kill your exit The 3 phases of your company leading up to a potential exit The 3 key strategies towards an exit The 5 strategic types of transactions that boost your company value And he shares several first-hand case-studies of successful, and failed exit negotiations. You will get an amazing inside view! And at the end he’ll also share how he and the event-team have innovated the High-Growth Technology Business Conference to make it the most practical, hands-on business and intellectual property conference you’ll ever visit.

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How to pick the right Accelerator or Incubator - with Cedric Maloux, StartupYard CEO

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2018 30:36

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How to grow 400% p.a. and beat Rocket Internet - with Mariano Kostelec, Uniplaces Cofounder

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2018 13:56

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VC insights to Earlybird Ventures - with Hendrik Brandis, Founder & Partner

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2018 11:39

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VC insights to Northzone VC - with Christopher Steinau, Investor

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2018 17:53

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Leave the country to find investors who understand you; why being a solo-founder sucks - with Mergim Cahani, Gjiraf Cofounder&CEO

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2018 36:23

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Grow to 800 employees with only €1.5m Funding, Oliver Dlouhy, kiwi.com Cofounder&CEO

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2018 42:59

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Product-market fit & early adopters - with Maarten Verwaest, Limecraft Founder&CEO

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2018 36:01

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Misconceptions about angel investors, and strategies to find great angels - with Marco Bicocchi Pichi, Italian Startup President

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2018 23:56

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Self-sabotage or success - what's outside the comfort zone? - with Valentina Kasperova, Head of FutureNow Conference

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2018 44:27

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Trends in deep tech; and success factors of startup ecosystems - Ton van t'Noordende, Deeptech investor & CEO at 01 Ventures

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2018 33:51

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From university spin-off to leading tech company - with Matteo Faggin, GiPStech Cofounder & Head of BizDev

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2018 27:07

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Why founders must do sales and create expert visibility; and hiring for cultural match - with Martin Koppel, Fortumo Cofounder&CEO

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2018 32:41

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What "Smart Money" really looks like - with Luciano Buratti, Business Angel & Open Innovation Lead at BacktoWork24

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2018 12:01

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How to find a scalable paid sales model for SaaS - with Morten Elk, SimpleSite Founder&CEO

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2018 39:09

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Investor insights to Deutsche Börse Venture Network - with Peter Fricke

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2018 13:28

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Failing & relaunching; and building a community brand that grows organically - with Matias Dalsgaard, GoMore Cofounder&CEO

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2018 33:36

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Can a technical founder become a good CEO? - with David Kofoed Wind, Peergrade Cofounder&CEO

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2018 22:54

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How to talk with investors; and the journey from founder to investor - with Augusto Coppola, Investor & Entrepreneur

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2018 19:20

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Hiring mistakes; and company culture for tough times - with Jorge Schnura, source{d} Cofounder&CEO

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2018 31:24

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Why technical cofounders and developer are keys to success - with Ben Ruschin, WeAreDevelopers Managing Director

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2018 37:44

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How to invent your own market; and the importance of timing . with Sampo Hietanen, Maas Cofounder&CEO

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2018 25:02

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How to validate ideas by talking to experts; how to get clients to finance your product development - with Dan Brett, Countercraft Cofounder&CEO

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2018 28:12

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Investor insights to Holtzbrinck Ventures - with Christian Saller, General Partner

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2018 18:33

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Guerilla VC tactics; and having too many cofounders - with Felix Häusler, Grape Cofounder&CEO

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2018 48:26

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How to manage design and user experience in small teams - with Ingrid Haug, designmatters.io Cofounder

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2018 39:14

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How to get attention in a crowded industry; and how to focus on your core value proposition - with Alexandre Pinto, JiTT.travel Cofounder/CEO

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2017 29:24

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How to scale up B2B sales; and why Dublin is top for B2B startups - with Luca Boschin, LogoGrab Cofounder&CEO

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2017 23:43

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Mistake of over-investing in product v1.0; and how to user first customers to find better market opportunities - with Roope Heinilä, Smarp Cofounder&CEO

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2017 21:21

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Why entrepreneurs the better investors - with József Nyíri, Entrepreneur & Investor

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2017 20:57

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Why/how to break up with cofounders; and reason to take the lower valuation - with Helmut Lehner, MAVOCO Cofounder&CEO

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2017 34:40

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Disrupting the construction industry; how to do big innovation with a small team - with Francesco Tassone, Personal Factory Cofounder&CEO

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2017 26:07

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Investor insights to High-Tech Gründerfonds - with Tobias Schulz, Investment Manager

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2017 19:10

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Being too early and die as a pioneer; and avoiding the wrong kind of investors - with Udesh Jadnanansing, Mopinion Cofounder

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2017 28:37

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From Olympic medal winner to software engineer to founder - with Heidi Rakels, GuardSquare Cofounder&CEO

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2017 26:22

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How to do a late pivot after €2m of funding; and how to compete with giants like WhatsApp - with Riku Salminen, Jongla CEO

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2017 27:38

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Strategic investors better or worse than Angel or VCs; and validating the biz model early on - with Peter Morawitz, Dynamic Perspective Cofounder&CEO

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2017 35:42

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No sales guy, no success; and the benefit of industry experience - with Paulo Gomes, Wizdee Cofounder&CEO

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2017 25:33

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Growth Hacking tips by Italy's top growth hacker - Raffaele Gaito

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2017 20:09

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How to define market and product - with Mika Skarp, CloudStreet Cofounder&CTO

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2017 18:41

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How to get top advisors; why you shouldn't boostrap too long - with Travis Pittman, TourRadar Cofounder&CEO

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2017 39:25

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How to get top mentors for your startup; "vertical people"; and creting visibility - with Simone Casciaro, QOOWEAR Founder&CEO

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2017 23:34

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Working only 40 hours per week; how to get funding for a pivot - with Juho Makkonen, Sharetribe Cofounder&CEO

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2017 28:32

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Why CEE is better for startups than Western Europe - Armin Konjalic, East-West Digital News

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2017 17:59

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Leading a team through tough times; why researchers are great founders - with Amin Shokrollahi, Kandou Bus Founder&CEO

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2017 32:39

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How to build team trust and alignment; why Angels are better than VCs - with Francisco Webber, cortical.io Founder&GM

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2017 22:52

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Startups and Corporates - can this work? - with Tapio Siik, Angel and Business Mentor

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2017 18:29

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The perfect product demo; how to get VC meetings - with Oskari "Ozz" Häkkinen, Futurefly Cofounder&CPO

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2017 41:59

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B2B software startup launch strategies - with Ronald Scholz, Sherpa.Dresden (incubator)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2017 28:41

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Why to hire senior people first; Berlin public funds - with Simon Staib - Blogfoster Cofounder&CPO

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2017 26:50

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How Techstars and business angels boosted Eversports - with Hanno Lippitsch, Eversports Cofounder&CEO

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2017 48:14

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