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  • About Janis Brugis

    - 10Y+ in email deliverability

    - Ramp ($1.4B in funding), part of Martal

    - ex- Pipedrive

    - Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janis-brugis-62840bb1/

    About BADideas.fund:

    BADideas.fund is an early stage angel syndicate, led by helpful founders & operators, that provides €50K-€200K funding for CEE startups. Since launching at TechChill '22, we have invested over €3M in 25+, startups, and our global member pool keeps growing, spanning 200+ members from 20 countries and counting.

    Our members are founders and operators, who’ve been building such companies as Vimeo ($450M funding), Printify ($54M), Pandadoc ($51M), Pipedrive ($90M), Bolt ($1.3B funding), Apollo ($151M), Bird ($783M funding), Shopify ($122M), Whimsical ($30M), Lokalise ($56M), Deel ($679M), Printful ($130M), Twilio ($614M), Veriff ($192.3M), Wise ($1.3B raised), Interactio ($30M raised), Vinted ($562.3M), NordVPN ($100M), Hubspot ($100.5M).

  • About Suhas Ghante

    - 2x 500 Startups alum, 3x COO, and 4x advisor to high-growth startups

    - Early executive at Innovaccer ($3.2B valuation)

    - Former advisor at Shef (YC W19 $74M Series B)

    - 8 years in Silicon Valley

    - Featured mentor at Swissnex, Spain Tech Center, Founder Institute

    - Currently COO at ChatWith.io and Partner at SVethos

    - Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suhasghante/

    About BADideas.fund:

    BADideas.fund is an early stage angel syndicate, led by helpful founders & operators, that provides €50K-€200K funding for CEE startups. Since launching at TechChill '22, we have invested over €2M, and our global member pool keeps growing, spanning 200+ members from 20 countries and counting.

    Our members are founders and operators, who’ve been building such companies as Vimeo ($450M funding), Printify ($54M), Pandadoc ($51M), Pipedrive ($90M), Bolt ($1.3B funding), Apollo ($151M), Bird ($783M funding), Shopify ($122M), Whimsical ($30M), Lokalise ($56M), Deel ($679M), Printful ($130M), Twilio ($614M), Veriff ($192.3M), Wise ($1.3B raised), Interactio ($30M raised), Vinted ($562.3M), NordVPN ($100M), Hubspot ($100.5M).

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  • 00:00 Marijus' background

    03:25 What is easier - to be a founder or an investor?

    05:30 How the founder mindset helps Marijus be a better investor

    08:00 5 non-negotiables to make an investment decision

    11:25 Founders - the one thing that matters

    17:05 What makes Baltic founders stand out

    21:35 Signal vs noise in startup building

    22:55 Building in stealth vs public

    23:50 Marijus' take on the bigger picture

    About Marijus Andrijauskas:

    - Partner at FIRSTPICK, an early stage venture capital fund focused on Baltic tech founders

    - Serial founder, including Teamgate (acquired by Xenon Partners), Ventury.app

    - 15Y experience in tech strategy, sales, marketing, business development and operations

    - Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marijus-andrijauskas/

    About BADideas.fund:

    BADideas.fund is an early stage angel syndicate, led by helpful founders & operators, that provides €50K-€200K funding for CEE startups. Since launching at TechChill '22, we have invested over €2M, and our global member pool keeps growing, spanning 200+ members from 20 countries and counting.

    Our members are founders and operators, who’ve been building such companies as Vimeo ($450M funding), Printify ($54M), Pandadoc ($51M), Pipedrive ($90M), Bolt ($1.3B funding), Apollo ($151M), Bird ($783M funding), Shopify ($122M), Whimsical ($30M), Lokalise ($56M), Deel ($679M), Printful ($130M), Twilio ($614M), Veriff ($192.3M), Wise ($1.3B raised), Interactio ($30M raised), Vinted ($562.3M), NordVPN ($100M), Hubspot ($100.5M).

  • 00:00 Girts' bio: Engineer to angel investor

    04:45 What Girts is looking for in a startup

    10:00 Top 3 red flags for investors

    20:40 The big startup ideas of tomorrow

    24:55 Where to find Girts

    About Girts Graudins:

    - ex-Director, Engineering at Twilio

    - Built SDK Platform org, built and launched multiple products

    - Scaled Twilio Video 10x

    - Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/girts/

    - Twitter: @girtis

    About BADideas.fund:

    BADideas.fund is an early stage angel syndicate, led by helpful founders & operators, that provides €50K-€200K funding for CEE startups. Since launching at TechChill '22, we have invested over €2M, and our global member pool keeps growing, spanning 200+ members from 20 countries and counting.

    Our members are founders and operators, who’ve been building such companies as Vimeo ($450M funding), Printify ($54M), Pandadoc ($51M), Pipedrive ($90M), Bolt ($1.3B funding), Apollo ($151M), Bird ($783M funding), Shopify ($122M), Whimsical ($30M), Lokalise ($56M), Deel ($679M), Printful ($130M), Twilio ($614M), Veriff ($192.3M), Wise ($1.3B raised), Interactio ($30M raised), Vinted ($562.3M), NordVPN ($100M), Hubspot ($100.5M).

  • 00:00 Ross' bio

    02:20 How to think about and forecast growth models

    05:50 How Vimeo scaled 4x user growth and 3x revenue growth, and how Braid

    09:15 How Braid went from 0 to $1M revenue in under 6M

    12:20 Quantitative growth model in action. Step 1 - Set up & inputs.

    23:20 Step 2 - The 1% exercise

    24:30 Step 3 - Action items

    25:10 Step 4 - Measuring impact & reiteration

    31:00 When to build the first growth model

    37:00 How to reach Ross

    Resources:

    - End-to-end growth creation plan at Braid: https://www.reforge.com/artifacts/end...

    - How to build a growth-creation plan: https://www.fishmanafnewsletter.com/p...

    About Ross Nazarenko:

    - ex-Growth PM at Vimeo (achieved 4x user and 3x revenue growth)

    - ex-Growth Manager at Bird ($783M funding)

    - ex-Senior Growth Manager at Braid (grew from 0 to $1M revenue in under 6M)

    - Top 3 Reforge contributor

    - Part of Sequoia’s 1% talent pool

    - Linkedin:  

     / ruslannazarenko  

    About BADideas.fund:

    BADideas.fund is an early stage angel syndicate, led by helpful founders & operators, that provides €50K-€200K funding for CEE startups. Since launching at TechChill '22, we have invested over €2M, and our global member pool keeps growing, spanning 200+ members from 20 countries and counting.

    Our members are founders and operators, who’ve been building such companies as Vimeo ($450M funding), Printify ($54M), Pandadoc ($51M), Pipedrive ($90M), Bolt ($1.3B funding), Apollo ($151M), Bird ($783M funding), Shopify ($122M), Whimsical ($30M), Lokalise ($56M), Deel ($679M), Printful ($130M), Twilio ($614M), Veriff ($192.3M), Wise ($1.3B raised), Interactio ($30M raised), Vinted ($562.3M), NordVPN ($100M), Hubspot ($100.5M).

  • Timestamps:

    00:00 Miranda's background

    04:20 Is startup investing an obvious thing to do?

    06:08 Passion vs financial upside in angel investing

    08:20 How to get started

    11:06 Creating an investment process and evaluating dealflow

    14:05 Two unexpected lessons from angel investing

    17:00 Investing as a startup builder - fuel or distraction?

    20:00 Portfolio construction - how to start and how that evolves.

    25:50 What makes CEE (and BADideas.fund :) special

    28:00 Where is the healthtech going

    31:45 Advice for new angel investors

    About Miranda Gottlieb:

    - Venture Partner at Pappas Capital and fractional CMO (Healthy CMO: https://www.healthycmo.com/) to Seed-Series A startups

    - 5 years in health tech corporate venture, venture capital, and Seed-Unicorn startups

    - Ex-CMO of Curative, which she helped grow from $0 to unicorn w/ 7k employees through a $25M marketing budget

    - Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mirandaegottlieb/

    About BADideas.fund:

    BADideas.fund is an early stage angel syndicate, led by helpful founders & operators, that provides €50K-€200K funding for CEE startups. Since launching at TechChill '22, we have invested over €2M, and our global member pool keeps growing, spanning 150+ members from 16 countries and counting.

    Our members are founders and operators, who’ve been building such companies as Vimeo ($450M funding), Printify ($54M), Pandadoc ($51M), Pipedrive ($90M), Bolt ($1.3B funding), Apollo ($151M), Bird ($783M funding), Shopify ($122M), Whimsical ($30M), Lokalise ($56M), Deel ($679M), Printful ($130M), Twilio ($614M), Veriff ($192.3M), Wise ($1.3B raised), Interactio ($30M raised), Vinted ($562.3M), NordVPN ($100M), Hubspot ($100.5M).

  • Timestamps

    00:00 Intros

    02:35 How Hyperjob leveraged personal networks for fundraising

    03:55 How WasteHero built the investor target list

    07:25 The first investor meeting

    10:20 Derisking the investment

    14:00 How to make the No's hurt less

    17:50 Nurturing long-term investor relationships

    22:10 Investor targeting by geography

    23:30 What makes an investor say Yes

    28:05 Fundraising at different stages, what's different and what's the same

    About Janis Kreilis

    - CEO & Co-founder at Hyperjob (Antler alum)

    - Serial entrepreneur (YourMove, tella)

    - Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kreilis/

    About Hussam Mansour

    - CEO & Founder at WasteHero (InnoFounder Batch of September 2018)

    - Serial entrepreneur (Nicetrends, Rose Essence)

    - Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hussam-ma...

    About Suhas Ghante

    - 2x 500 Startups alum, 3x COO, and 4x advisor to high-growth startups

    - Early executive at Innovaccer ($3.2B valuation)

    - Former advisor at Shef (YC W19 $74M Series B)

    - 8 years in Silicon Valley

    - Featured mentor at Swissnex, Spain Tech Center, Founder Institute

    - Currently COO at ChatWith.io and Partner at SVethos

    - Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suhasghante/

    About BADideas.fund:

    BADideas.fund is an early stage angel syndicate, led by helpful founders & operators, that provides €50K-€200K funding for CEE startups. Since launching at TechChill '22, we have invested over €1M, and our global member pool keeps growing, spanning 150+ members from 16 countries and counting.

    Our members are founders and operators, who’ve been building such companies as Vimeo ($450M funding), Printify ($54M), Pandadoc ($51M), Pipedrive ($90M), Bolt ($1.3B funding), Apollo ($151M), Bird ($783M funding), Shopify ($122M), Whimsical ($30M), Lokalise ($56M), Deel ($679M), Printful ($130M), Twilio ($614M), Veriff ($192.3M), Wise ($1.3B raised), Interactio ($30M raised), Vinted ($562.3M), NordVPN ($100M), Hubspot ($100.5M).

  • Timestamps:

    1:05 Anda's background and the road to art investing

    3:38 How art investments work

    7:10 Criteria for art investment - author, artwork, gallery track record or aesthetic?

    13:40 Create and they will come, or not.

    16:50 Unlikely winners and bad ideas that turned out to be great

    21:00 Returns

    23:50 Anda's take on AI-generated art

    28:15 What the future holds for art investment

    About Anda Klavina

    - Art curator and critic with 20+ year experience in art investing:

    - Co founder of Corinthian Contemporary Art Partnership, an invitation-only partnership to support emerging art talent: https://corinthiancontemporary.art/

    - MA Philosophy of Art, Middlesex University

    - Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/anda-klavina-85155137/

    - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anda.klavin...

    About BADideas.fund:

    BADideas.fund is an early stage angel syndicate, led by helpful founders & operators, that provides €50K-€250K funding for CEE startups. Since launching at TechChill '22, we have invested over $2M, and our global member pool keeps growing, spanning 150+ members from 16 countries and counting.

    Our members are founders and operators, who’ve been building the kinds of companies that have collectively raised $13B+ in funding, such as Vimeo ($450M funding), Printify ($54M), Pandadoc ($51M), Pipedrive ($90M), Bolt ($1.3B funding), Apollo ($151M), Bird ($783M funding), Shopify ($122M), Whimsical ($30M), Lokalise ($56M), Deel ($679M), Printful ($130M), Twilio ($614M), Veriff ($192.3M), Wise ($1.3B raised), Interactio ($30M raised), Vinted ($562.3M), NordVPN ($100M), Hubspot ($100.5M).

    https://badideas.fund/

  • Timestamps:

    00:00 Intro and Marvin's track record

    02:15 How has the tech and investing scene changed over years

    03:55 Why angel investing?

    05:20 Mistakes when angel investing

    06:08 What makes CEE founders stand out?

    07:00 Local vs. global maximum, and how to spot the latter

    10:26 Marvin's biggest miss and what he learned from it

    11:35 How to get started

    15:05 How to think about risk & reward

    16:35 Evaluating pre-seed vs seed deals

    17:10 A few words of wisdom and advice

    About Marvin Liao

    - Invested in & worked with 463+ pre-seed & seed stage startups

    - Previously a Partner at the most active global VC Fund 500 Startups

    - Among investments: Aircall, ManyChat, Shippo, Eaze, Printify, Embroker, Indio (Acquired), Backlot Cars (Acquired)

    - He serves on inv.committees and boards of several VC funds and mentors startups

    - https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvinliao/

    About BADideas.fund:

    - We are an angel syndicate, providing early stage funding for CEE startups led by helpful founders and operators

    - Since launching at TechChill '22, we have invested over €1.8M in 15 startups, and our global member pool keeps growing, spanning 150+ members from 16 countries and counting.

    - Our members are founders and operators who’ve been building such companies as Vimeo ($450M), Printify ($54M), Pandadoc ($51M funding), Pipedrive ($90M), Bolt ($1.3B funding), Apollo ($151M funding), Bird ($783M funding), Shopify ($122M), Printful ($130M), Twilio ($614M), Veriff ($192.3M), Wise ($1.3B raised), Interactio ($30M), Vinted ($562.3M), NordVPN ($100M), Hubspot ($100.5M).

  • Timestamps

    00:30 Intro and how it all started

    07:05 Gerri's biggest miss (and what it taught him)

    11:25 What made Bolt & Veriff stand out at the time

    16:00 Two things that matter most for investment decisions

    17:15 The best advice Gerri received when starting angel investing

    19:10 Who really is in the driving seat

    21:55 How to get into angel investing (without dropping your full time gig)

    24:07 The bottom line

    About Gerri Kodres

    - Founding Partner at Specialist VC, a €50m fund that's backed over 45 teams and is an early investor in Bolt, Veriff, Monese, CoModule, Starship, NFTPort, etc.

    - One of the most prominent VCs in the region, voted #1 startup investor in Jan 2020 by Estonian tech founders

    - 15+ year experience in strategy and general management of early & growth stage tech teams

    - Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerrikodres/

    About BADideas.fund:

    BADideas.fund is an early stage angel syndicate, led by helpful founders & operators, that provides €50K-€200K funding for CEE startups. Since launching at TechChill '22, we have invested over €1M, and our global member pool keeps growing, spanning 150+ members from 16 countries and counting.

    Our members are founders and operators, who’ve been building such companies as Vimeo ($450M funding), Printify ($54M), Pandadoc ($51M), Pipedrive ($90M), Bolt ($1.3B funding), Apollo ($151M), Bird ($783M funding), Shopify ($122M), Whimsical ($30M), Lokalise ($56M), Deel ($679M), Printful ($130M), Twilio ($614M), Veriff ($192.3M), Wise ($1.3B raised), Interactio ($30M raised), Vinted ($562.3M), NordVPN ($100M), Hubspot ($100.5M).

  • About Roberts Bernans

    - Co-founder, CPO of Nordigen (open banking API connecting 2300 banks in Europe, acquired by the unicorn GoCardless)

    - Built a product for thousands of active B2B customers in a regulated industry

    - Can help with everything related to product and building teams

    - [Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/roberts-b...)

    About BADideas.fund:

    - We are an angel syndicate, providing early stage funding for CEE startups led by helpful founders and operators

    - Since launching at TechChill '22, we have invested over €1M in 14 startups, and our global member pool keeps growing, spanning 150+ members from 16 countries and counting.

    - Our members are founders and operators who’ve been building such companies as Vimeo ($450M), Printify ($54M), Pandadoc ($51M funding), Pipedrive ($90M), Bolt ($1.3B funding), Apollo ($151M funding), Bird ($783M funding), Shopify ($122M), Printful ($130M), Twilio ($614M), Veriff ($192.3M), Wise ($1.3B raised), Interactio ($30M), Vinted ($562.3M), NordVPN ($100M), Hubspot ($100.5M).

  • About Daniel Dippold

    - 3x founder, 1x exit, serial investor and a self-professed math nerd turned entrepreneur

    - Initiated Sigma Squared Society, the world's largest organisation of young impact-driven entrepreneurs under 26.

    - Linkedin: https://de.linkedin.com/in/danieldippold

    About BADideas.fund:

    - We are an angel syndicate, providing early stage funding for CEE startups led by helpful founders and operators

    - Since launching at TechChill '22, we have invested over €1M in 12 startups, and our global member pool keeps growing, spanning 150+ members from 16 countries and counting.

    - Our members are founders and operators who’ve been building such companies as Vimeo ($450M), Printify ($54M), Pandadoc ($51M funding), Pipedrive ($90M), Bolt ($1.3B funding), Apollo ($151M).

    Daniel asked for a correction to please refer to him as "Founding President and Initiator" of Sigma Squared Society.

  • About Diana Lace Davidova

    Head of People at Whimsical ($30M funding)5 years in VC at Superangel & Overkill Ventures, helping to invest in 40+ startupsCo-Founder of Global Shapers Riga, a youth network powered by World Economic ForumCan help with: ops, finance, VC fundraising strategiesLinkedin

    About BADideas.fund:

    BADideas.fund is an early stage angel syndicate, providing €50K-€200K funding for CEE startups, led by helpful founders & operators. Among members/investors - founders and operators, who’ve been building such companies as Vimeo ($450M funding), Printify ($54M), Pandadoc ($51M), Pipedrive ($90M), Bolt ($1.3B funding), Apollo ($151M), Bird ($783M funding), Shopify ($122M), Whimsical ($30M), Lokalise ($56M), Deel ($679M), Printful ($130M), Twilio ($614M), Veriff ($192.3M), Wise ($1.3B raised), Interactio ($30M raised), Vinted ($562.3M), NordVPN ($100M), Hubspot ($100.5M).

  • About Ben Leblois, BADideas.fund Founding Member and Investment Committee member:

    - Co-Founder at Zeitec VC Fund, focused on high-growth markets (Africa, CEE, Latin America)

    - 3x founder, 1 exit, EdTech w/ Bricks4Schoolz, B2C EdTech

    - Scaled from $0 to $XM (exited) - 35+ investments

    - Can help transition from founder-led to scaling revops, sales engine, product

    - [Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-leblois-7a416654/)

    About BADideas.fund:

    BADideas.fund is an early stage angel syndicate, providing €50K-€200K funding for CEE startups, led by helpful founders & operators. Among members/investors - founders and operators, who’ve been building such companies as Vimeo ($450M funding), Printify ($54M), Pandadoc ($51M), Pipedrive ($90M), Bolt ($1.3B funding), Apollo ($151M), Bird ($783M funding), Shopify ($122M), Whimsical ($30M), Lokalise ($56M), Deel ($679M), Printful ($130M), Twilio ($614M), Veriff ($192.3M), Wise ($1.3B raised), Interactio ($30M raised), Vinted ($562.3M), NordVPN ($100M), Hubspot ($100.5M).