Highlighting Finland's strengths and areas of improvement from the perspectives of tech entrepreneurs.
Joy of Finland
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Highlighting Finland's strengths and areas of improvement from the perspectives of tech entrepreneurs.
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9/21/2023
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November 5, 2024
Building Big: Finland's Future in High-Impact Startups - Jyri Engeström
<p>In the latest episode of Joy of Finland, I sit down with Jyri Engeström to explore Finland’s strengths and what the future holds for the Finnish startup ecosystem.</p> <p>Jyri, partner at Lifeline Ventures and Yes VC, brings unique insights from his journey as an early investor in companies like Oura and Iceye. He’s also the co-host of Startup-ministeriö, the podcast diving into the world of Finnish growth companies.</p> <p>In this episode, we focus on:</p> <ul> <li>Increasing Finland’s “unicorn birthing rate” and strategies to create high-impact startups.</li> <li>The importance of attracting top international talent with systematic recruitment and a tech investor visa.</li> <li>Building scalable, impactful ventures that make a meaningful difference.</li> </ul> <p>Follow Matthews Joy on LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewsjoy/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewsjoy/</a></p> <p>Follow Jyri Engeström on LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jyriengestrom/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jyriengestrom/</a></p> <p>Follow Jyri Engeström on X: <a href="https://twitter.com/jyri" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/jyri</a></p> <p>Follow Joy of Finland on Youtube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@joy_of_finland" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@joy_of_finland</a></p> <p>Follow Joy of Finland on TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@joyoffinland" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@joyoffinland</a></p> <p>Follow Joy of Finland on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/joyoffinland/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/joyoffinland/</a></p> <p>Follow Joy of Finland on LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/joy-of-finland/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/joy-of-finland/</a> </p> <p>Follow Startup-ministeriö on YouTube: <a href="https://youtube.com/@startup-ministerio" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/@startup-ministerio</a></p> <p>Follow Startup-ministeriö on Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4DJc5geASZG0LyKir2Jo6g?si=ab2ea23eb9f94e62" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/show/4DJc5geASZG0LyKir2Jo6g?si=ab2ea23eb9f94e62</a><br />Follow Startup-ministeriö on Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/fi/podcast/startup-ministeri%C3%B6/id1715265900" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/fi/podcast/startup-ministeri%C3%B6/id1715265900</a></p>
October 18, 2024
Should a Finnish entrepreneur stay or go to Silicon Valley? - Sami Inkinen
<p>Joy of Finland highlights Finland’s strengths and areas of improvement.</p> <p>Sami Inkinen has founded $2 billion companies. The first is Trulia, an online real estate marketplace. The second is Virta Health of which he is currently the CEO. Virta is the leader in type 2 diabetes reversal and creator of a new standard in medical care for people living with type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, or obesity.</p> <p>He’s also quite the athletic marvel, having broken a world record with his wife rowing from California to Hawaii to raise awareness about the dangers of sugar. He’s also a triathlon world champion for his age group.</p> <p>In this episode, we discuss:</p> <p>(0:00) Preview and introduction</p> <p>(2:14) About Sami</p> <p>(4:55) Type 2 diabetes and obesity</p> <p>(8:45) Sisu and the hardest thing Sami has done</p> <p>(12:04) Free education and healthcare</p> <p>(13:05) Infrastructure and safety</p> <p>(13:44) Finnish brand: trustworthy, reliable, quality, and design</p> <p>(16:11) Finland needs more a culture of taking risks</p> <p>(16:55) Finland needs to focus more on sales</p> <p>(18:08) How Finland can improve attitudes towards entrepreneurship</p> <p>(21:00) Should a Finnish entrepreneur stay in Finland or go to Silicon Valley?</p> <p>Follow Matthews Joy on LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewsjoy/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewsjoy/</a></p> <p>Follow Sami Inkinen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samiinkinen/</p> <p>Follow Joy of Finland on Youtube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@joy_of_finland" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@joy_of_finland</a></p> <p>Follow Joy of Finland on TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@joyoffinland" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@joyoffinland</a></p> <p>Follow Joy of Finland on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/joyoffinland/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/joyoffinland/</a><br />Follow Joy of Finland on LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/joy-of-finland/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/joy-of-finland/</a> </p>
February 22, 2024
People Told Me I’m Crazy For Moving To Finland - Jan Goetz
<p>Joy of Finland highlights Finland’s strengths and areas of improvement.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Jan Goetz is the Co-founder and CEO of IQM Quantum Computers. IQM is building world-leading quantum computers for the well-being of humankind, now and for the future and has most recently raised a €128 million Series A2 round. And like me, he also loves dogs.</p> <p><br></p> <p>In this episode, we discuss:</p> <p>(0:00) Preview and introduction</p> <p>(1:47) About Jan</p> <p>(3:41) Why Jan pursued entrepreneurship</p> <p>(5:56) Scientific community in Finland</p> <p>(8:32) Finns modestly achieve great results by pushing the limits without complaining</p> <p>(11:20) Comparing reliability of Finland and Germany; integrating to Finland as a German</p> <p>(12:44) Nature</p> <p>(12:56) Connecting design and technology</p> <p>(13:54) Under-selling what we have in Finland</p> <p>(16:12) Integration as an international</p> <p><br></p> <p>Subscribe to Joy of Finland newsletter: <a href="https://mailchi.mp/71f82ff8e623/joy-of-finland">https://mailchi.mp/71f82ff8e623/joy-of-finland</a></p> <p>Follow Matthews Joy on LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewsjoy/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewsjoy/</a></p> <p>Follow Jan Goetz on LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-goetz/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-goetz/</a> </p> <p>Follow Joy of Finland on Youtube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@joy_of_finland">https://www.youtube.com/@joy_of_finland</a></p> <p>Follow Joy of Finland on TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@joyoffinland">https://www.tiktok.com/@joyoffinland</a></p> <p>Follow Joy of Finland on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/joyoffinland/">https://www.instagram.com/joyoffinland/</a><br></p> <p>Follow Joy of Finland on LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/joy-of-finland/">https://www.linkedin.com/company/joy-of-finland/</a><strong> </strong></p>
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