Talks with Petri

Daniel Lacalle talks about bubbles and central bank traps, practical tips for individuals, why we are not learning from history and what's the role of human ingenuity.

See the full episode notes: https://www.talkswithpetri.com/long-run-is-here/...

Per Bylund talks about the role of entrepreneurship in society, what's wrong with economics, why prices are always rising and how to spend a year in Hawaii.

See the full episode notes: https://www.talkswithpetri.com/consumer-is-sovereign/.

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Per Bylund is a Swede in Oklahoma, USA, where he works as assistant professor of entrepreneurship in the Spears School of Business...

Tero Mennander talks about missing the perfect exit window and life as a VC in France and the Nordics. He also reveals his connection to Leningrad.

See the full episode notes: https://www.talkswithpetri.com/mixing-startups-and-vc-with-french-seasoning/.

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Tero has been General Partner with Ventech since 2016 and brings operational, entrepreneurial and investment experience in innovation...

Tom Mayr talks about audio as the last medium without a big platform, how to approach two-sided markets as a startup and why not all likes are the same.

See the full episode notes: https://www.talkswithpetri.com/context-brings-content-to-audio/.

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Tom Mayr is an entrepreneur who has been fascinated by sound all his life. He started with music and later moved on founding companies with his old music band members...

Razeen Sally talks about the threat of China, the role of Singapore in the new volatile world, what’s ahead of us in geopolitics and what he discovered in Sri Lanka.

See the full episode notes: https://www.petrikajander.com/serendipitous-journey/.

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Razeen Sally is a Sri Lankan-British writer. His new book, a travel memoir, is Return to Sri Lanka: Travels in a Paradoxical Island (Juggernaut)...

Tomi Grönfors talks about challenges in building a consumer brand, how to price your products and wrestle with your personal issues without shame. He also reveals why a road trip may last only a few kilometres with empty bottles.

See the full episode notes: https://www.talkswithpetri.com/branded-water-with-a-square-meter-of-art/

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Tomi Grönfors is the CEO and co-founder of Sniffie, a pricing automation growth company...

Venture capitalist Sakari Pihlava talks about the future of the SaaS business model, how to make a career in VC, the dangers of pricing and what to do with YouTube.

See the full episode notes: https://www.talkswithpetri.com/passionate-people-build-products/.

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Sakari Pihlava is a General Partner at Vendep Capital that invests in early-stage B2B software companies...

Elias Aalto talks about the early days of Wolt, how to win an Apple Design Award and why startups are overhyped as a career path and what not to do when you have an audience of millions of people.

See the full episode notes: https://www.talkswithpetri.com/check-your-odds/
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Elias Aalto is a co-founder and the original product lead of Wolt – one of the fastest growing food delivery companies in Europe...

Stefan Björkman explains the investment climate ahead of us, reveals his management secret, talks about a good company board, and what’s the purpose of glue in business. 

See the full episode notes: https://www.talkswithpetri.com/hai-and-thank-you-says-it-all/.

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After 30 years of managing growth companies, international industrials and financial institutions Stefan Björkman heads a cultural endowment since two years...

Hampus Jakobsson talks about living in the moment, the biggest challenges for humanity, who are the most interesting people and why hearing is important while cooking. 

See the episode notes: https://www.talkswithpetri.com/curious-angel-seeks-happiness-by-learning/.

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Hampus Jakobsson is an investor focused on climate. Earlier he was at Blueyard, and before that he co-founded Brisk (folded) and TAT (acquired by Blackberry)...