Interview with Lari Numminen (Zilta)
Episode description
Lari's Startup Story (Interview Highlights):
- Intertwined startup project keeping the Finnish entrepreneur busy in Finland, London and Dublin
- Lari utilising his Google ad skills helping other startups advance while working on his own startup baby Zilta.co
- The Zilta Smartphone (inspired by baby boomers) meeting the target audiences feature request through innovative approaches
- Using landing page pre-order model as the first point of contact with the customer for market validation for Zilta phones
- Lari compares Dublin's Silicon Quay and Digital Hub centres to the Shoreditch London startup tech centre scene.
- Lari discusses the culture of dealing with Chinese manufacturers and shares his unique insights on global outsourcing
- Lari's view on the internet of everything, wearable technology and Zilta's support from the NDRC Launchpad Accelerator