Project A is a European venture capital investor. With €500m under management, the company focuses on early-stage startups. In addition to capital, Project A provides its portfolio companies operational support from over 100 experts across the startup building stack. The Project A Podcast is the place to go for entrepreneurs and founders looking for expert advice and actionable tips to take their startup to the next level. We know it can be a long, difficult journey. Challenges are infinite and resources limited. In this podcast, you’ll learn from our experience as an Operational VC working with 100+ early-stage startups and find the inspiration you need to get going. Featuring our in-house Marketing, BI, and Organizational Building experts, as well as fellow founders from our broad portfolio of companies, we give you valuable insights on what it takes to build a successful company.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 4 days 12 hours 50 minutes
The journey from 0 to 1 billion: Meet Project A Fund IV | PAP#135
Project A just raised its 375m USD fourth fund to continue investing in early-stage European tech companies. With 1 billion USD assets under management now, it's time to talk more about what we like to invest in, our operational model and what's next...
42 answers: Hans Scheffer from Helloprint | PAP#134
In our new episode, Hans Scheffer, CEO & Founder of Helloprint, the #1 marketplace for customised print products in Europe, shares his enthusiasm for company culture. Hans explains to Rainer Berak, Operating Partner at Project A, why he believes...
42 answers: Sophie Chung from Qunomedical | PAP#133
In our latest episode, Sophie Chung, CEO & Founder of Qunomedical, a digital health platform making healthcare accessible and effortless worldwide, deep dives into why she believes that data is the basis of success. Together with Rainer Berak,...
Scaling your organisation successfully: Learnings from Zalando, N26, and Uber | PAP#132
In our new episode, Anna Brandt, Founder of Invested and Global Talent Leader, shares her learnings from scaling ventures from seed through hypergrowth. With 15+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition at Zalando, N26, and Uber, Anna brings a wealth...
42 answers: Lubomila Jordanova from Plan A ???? | PAP#131
In our new episode, Rainer Break, Operating partner at Project A, welcomes Lubomila Jordanova, CEO & Co-founder at Plan A, a science-driven SaaS platform for carbon accounting, carbon reduction and ESG reporting. Lubomila gets to the bottom of why...
42 answers: Philipp Glöckler from Lollipod ???????? | PAP#130
In this episode, Philipp Glöckler, Co-host of Doppelgänger TechTalk Podcast and Co-founder of Lollipod, shares insights on his recent journey in founding Lollipod, a marketplace for podcast advertising. Philipp explains to Rainer Berak, Operating...
Fail Faster - Running Experiments with your digital product | PAP#129
In this episode, Markus Müller, ex Head of Product at N26, Circ, Lector and Coach shares his learnings about running experiments that help us to evaluate digital product ideas before they were built.
42 answers: Benedict Kurz | PAP#128
Rainer Berak, Operating Partner at Project A has worked with plenty of founders over the past years. And thanks to Project A’s network, he’s in touch with hundreds more. Every founder and every company is different, but all startups have to tackle...
42 answers: Markus Wübben | PAP#127
Rainer Berak, Operating Partner at Project A has worked with plenty of founders over the past years. And thanks to Project A’s network, he’s in touch with hundreds more. Every founder and every company is different, but all startups have to tackle...
Pricing as a validation for product-market-fit | PAP#126
In this episode, Jakob Knutzen, CEO at Butter, shares his learnings of introducing pricing for his community-led workshop platform. Charlotte picks his brain on the do’s and don’ts and what Jakob would do differently next time. A mandatory listen...