Ep 42 & 43: Year in Review
2021 Fundraising Boom, Comparing Best & Worst Government Decisions towards Startups in Baltics, Life & Markets after Covid, Metaverse and Tech Predictions for 2022 with Jone Vaituleviciute 🇱🇹,
Toms Niparts 🇱🇻 and Eerik Oja 🇪🇪
Welcome to the 1st part of the Pursuit of Scrappiness 2 episode Christmas Special. Janis and Uldis are joined by previous star guests Toms Niparts from Jeff app (full interview in Episode #1), Eerik Oja from Planet42 (Episode #3) and Jone Vaituleviciute from Startup Wise Guys (Episode #20) to discuss the events in 2021 and make predictions about 2022.
Ep 42. Part 1/2
Dec 21, 2021
In this episode we talk about the Baltic fundraising boom of 2021 and the most impactful stories that we witnessed. We also discuss the sustainability of the pandemic increase in digital adoption and it’s biggest benefactors. Finally we talk about the metaverse and why major global brands are rushing to embrace it.
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The topics covered in this episode (with Timestamps)
🔈 [04:10] - ON THE BALTIC FUNDRAISING BOOM
Global investors joining the hunt for Baltic startups
Foreign founders moving to the Baltics and building successful companies
Cross investments between founders and Baltic countries
Cash-outs on Series A for founders and team
How do active founders do angel investments
Impactful rounds besides the biggest ones
🔈 [21:10] - ON PANDEMIC BOOMS & BUSTS AND LIFE AFTER COVID
Why are big pandemic boom stocks busting
Last-mile/food delivery startups bubble
Market overreaction during the pandemic
Under-reaction of the air travel industry - why is it not innovating?
AI note-takers
Digital adoption during the pandemic - is it permanent increase?
🔈 [31:30] - ON THE METAVERSE AND CRYPTOIZATION OF BIG TECH
What is the Metaverse?
Facebook using the Metaverse as a distraction from its problems
Why are the big brands jumping on the Metaverse and NFTs?
Hands on NFT buying experience
Players in the Baltics that are well positioned to make it in the Metaverse
Ep 43. Part 2/2
Dec 28, 2021
In this episode we talk about the relationship between governments, politicians and the startup ecosystem - what has been done right and what is still lacking? We also look into the crystal ball and try to see what the Baltic startup world looks like in 2022.
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The topics covered in this episode (with Timestamps)
🔈 [02:30] - GOVERNMENT vs TECH, BEST & WORST FROM LV, LT AND EE
What Estonian govt has done right in tech support policy
Importance of immigration laws
Lithuanian government relationship with the startup ecosystem
Latvian government relationship with the startup ecosystem
How to get governments more involved in supporting startups
How easy is it to bring foreigners to the Baltics to work at your startup
🔈 [25:00] - PREDICTIONS FOR 2022
Challenges for startups - inflation and talent shortages
Lithuanian IPO
New Estonian unicorns
End of he pandemic?
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