On this episode of Launch Stories, Yoram Wijngaarde, founder & CEO of global startup data platform Dealroom.co, shares how the “Flywheel Effect” has accelerated startup growth in top-tier European ecosystems like London, Berlin, Paris and Estonia. You’ll hear about what differentiates the European and US startup investment environments, and how the lack of credible data on startups inspired Yoram to launch his company.

Links:

https://dealroom.co/

https://www.rocket-internet.com/

https://en.zalando.de/

https://www.skype.com/

https://wise.com/

https://bolt.eu/

https://atomico.com/

https://noah-advisors.com/

https://angel.co/

Nenad Marovac is co-founder and managing partner of DN Capital, a leading venture capital and growth investor with 58 exits under his belt, including six IPOs on the London or Frankfurt stock exchanges. He was recently named to Forbes’ “Midas List” – the definite ranking of the top 25 VC investors in Europe and the Middle East. In this episode, you’ll learn the one key skill that leads founders from concept all the way to IPO, why the most successful startups lean on both a strong team and rigorous analysis and what role Nenad’s mother played in his first breakout success – his seed investment in Shazam.

Links:

https://www.dncapital.com/

https://www.shazam.com/gb

https://www.gostudent.org/en

https://www.hometogo.com/

https://www.quandoo.com/

https://www.cherry.vc/

https://www.londonstockexchange.com/

https://www.boerse-frankfurt.de/en

https://www.forbes.com/midas/

On this episode of Launch Stories, my guest is Stoyan Yankov, productivity and performance coach and co-author of "PERFORM: The Unsexy Truth about (Startup) Success". You’ll learn how having structures in place helps you build momentum, and why as a founder you need to focus not only on your own performance but on the productivity of your team.. You’ll also hear why good planning is like taking a shower, and building positive habits is a key to success.

Links:

https://stoyanyankov.com/

https://gettingthingsdone.com/

https://startupwiseguys.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristobalalonso/

https://www.ziglar.com/