In this episode, we are talking to Avi Meir, CEO of TravelPerk. Based in Barcelona, TravelPerk was the fastest growing SaaS start up in Europe in 2019. Then the pandemic hit us globally, and Avi only had a couple of weeks to reassess his company’s situation. Or as Ben Horowitz refers to it, Avi had to transform from a peacetime CEO to a wartime CEO. In this episode, Avi shares his insight into and experiences from the past year, and how he managed to keep his ship afloat and thrive. Expect to le...
Apr 01, 2021•41 min
Hi dear humans, long time no podcast. The Soaked by Slush-podcast has returned 🤩🚀 In our first episode of the new season we talk to John Lindfors, Managing Partner at DST Global. There are not many Finns, if any, who have as unique an insight into both the global and Asian economies as John does. Having been an investor in many global giants such as Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Airbnb, Spotify, Alibaba, Slack (you get the gist), as well as having worked with the massive tech sector in China, J...
Mar 25, 2021•1 hr 2 min
Yep, this one has to do with Bitcoin. Pavel Matveev is the Founder and CEO of Wirex, a London-based global cryptocurrency payment platform, that is also the largest of its kind. In 2020, they launched a wait-list for a multicurrency (crypto and fiat currency) card with support from Mastercard, marking a big step in the evolution of cryptocurrencies from the margins to the mainstream. Pavel Matveev has been around to witness the evolution, as well as to navigate in and contribute to the field as ...
Dec 17, 2020•41 min
If you can, go grab a notebook or open up a notes-app. You might not need to use it, but you might want to. In this episode, we had the honor of getting to pick the brain of a product-market fit master, the Founder and CEO of Superhuman, Rahul Vohra. Superhuman has reimagined the way in which we experience and use email by applying many of the principles that Rahul explained to us. This episode is jam packed with knowledge for fresh and seasoned entrepreneurs, especially but not limited to the S...
Dec 11, 2020•46 min
The internet would not be the same without Wikipedia. In this episode, we had the honor of hosting its Founder, Jimmy Wales. Even in the modern age of the internet, Wikipedia still remains among the 15 largest web sites, whilst still holding on to its philosophy from the early days. It stands apart because of its unique business model compared to the other, more modern tech giants. Where did Wikipedia come from and how was it built? How has it been able to become what we all know it f...
Dec 03, 2020•35 min
Why do some founders succeed again and again? Jessica Rolph co-founded and successfully sold Happy Family to Danone. Now, in just three years, her new company, Lovevery, is growing twice as fast as Happy Family. In this heart to heart episode Jessica shares her views on everything from entrepreneurship to leadership, raising capital and managing her work-life balance. Expect to learn: How Lovevery has managed to go from zero to tens of millions in revenue and exponential growth in ju...
Nov 26, 2020•59 min
If you live in a major city, chances are you’ve seen an electric scooter standing around or being driven. Chances are you might’ve tried one yourself. Chances are you have seen a post on social media about them, and chances are that you have an opinion about them yourself. But where did they come from, and how? This episode tells one e-scooter company’s story, namely Tier’s. Our guest is Tier’s Founder, Lawrence Leuschner, an entrepreneurial veteran behind the European e-scooter market leader. E...
Nov 19, 2020•51 min
Most of us like new stuff better than used stuff, but not all new stuff is good for the planet. Sami is a guy who, with his team, figured out how to make used stuff into really good stuff. Refurbished stuff, as he calls it. Well, he might prefer to say refurbished iPhones, specifically. Sami is the Co-Founder and CEO of Swappie, an exponentially growing Finnish startup selling, you remember it, refurbished iPhones. Want to learn more about how to build a product and service that satisfies custom...
Nov 05, 2020•37 min
Some things just work like they’re supposed to, and for a moment the world feels flawless. Sometimes it’s the universe handing you a full house out of nowhere because it was your turn, but often it’s because someone carefully designed the thing you are using with diligence, precision and integrity. For many of you, Google Drive might be one of those many things, and Jonathan Rochelle is the man behind it. In this episode, we will hear about Jonathan’s principles on product design and quality - h...
Oct 22, 2020•1 hr 2 min
There’s no such thing as a free brunch. That’s the saying, right? For some founders, the worry and uncertainty over the cost of a loss in autonomy after a VC deal makes the option seem less attractive. What should founders know about the nature of venture capital and its overall business model, in order to clarify some of the open ends about what the VC lunch is all about? Oh, we’re actually pretty sure it’s “lunch”. Jyri Engeström is a Finnish Silicon Valley sage, who co-founded Yes VC with his...
Oct 08, 2020•57 min
Katelin Holloway is one of the sharpest 21st century voices on people and culture in the business world. In this podcast, she shares her insights on the subject, based on her experience at companies such as Pixar and Reddit, to illustrate how fundamental culture is for companies. Culture is not easy to define. For someone it might’ve meant eating fresh grapes on the steps of the hanging gardens of Babylon, while pondering the Epic of Gilgamesh with your fellow Akkadians. For someone else i...
Oct 01, 2020•59 min
In the very first Soaked by Slush conversation, our guest is the Global Creative Director of Oatly, John Schoolcraft. Oatly has gone a long, long way from being an obscure Swedish oat milk start-up to becoming one of the global leaders in sustainable business. Along the way, Oatly has been wrestling with the trials and tribulations of becoming mainstream and working inside the system it has sought to make a change in. One example of this is their recent, highly publicized deal with Blackstone. T...
Sep 28, 2020•58 min
