Episode description

Our guest today is Bartosz Lipnicki, an entrepreneur, investor, and Managing Director at Endeavor Poland. With a background in industrial engineering, Bartosz's career trajectory has evolved to encompass sales, business development, and entrepreneurship. Bartosz is the Founder and Managing Partner at Alfabeat, a seed fund specializing in enterprise software companies from Central and Eastern Europe. Beyond his professional endeavors, Bartosz is an avid marathon and tower runner. In this episodes, he touches on: ☑️ How to escape the 'hamster wheel' ☑️ The skills of the future ☑️ The importance of collaboration within the ecosystem 00:00 - 01:42 Trailer 01:43 - 02:55 Intro 02:56 - 10:14 Running and personal development 10:15 - 15:42 Investor’s role and mentoring 15:43 - 17:24 Growth beyond the financial aspect 17:25 - 20:02 The right time for acquisition 20:03 - 26:00 Mitigating the risks in investing 26:03 - 30:22 The importance of networking 30:23 - 32:10 Lessons on mentorship 32:11 - 33:38 Getting off the “hamster wheel" 33:39 - 37:05 The purpose behind teaching 37:06 - 42:30 Valuable skills beyond formal education 42:31 - 52:27 Polish entrepreneurial ecosystem 52:28 - 55:05 The definition of success 55:06 - 01:01:39 Envisioning of the future of the Polish tech ecosystem 01:01:40 - 01:01:56 Outro