Thomas Plantenga is the CEO of Vinted. He was born and raised in the Netherlands. Thomas was previously … Continue reading “Episode 30: A Conversation with Thomas Plantenga”

In episode 27, I took a stab at which categories investors and entrepreneurs should focus on for the … Continue reading “Episode 29: The Latest Marketplace Trends”

When Satoshi Nakamoto famously wrote the Bitcoin white paper on November 13, 2008, it proposed to solve the … Continue reading “Episode 28: What’s the deal with crypto?”

In a way I live in your future. By virtue of receiving 150 startup pitches per week, I … Continue reading “Episode 27: The Tech of Tomorrow”

Jeff Wald is a serial entrepreneur, board Member, bestselling author, keynote speaker, and investor. Jeff’s most recent company, … Continue reading “Episode 26: Jeff Wald & The End of Jobs”

As most of you know, I want to empower people to work on the things they love. As … Continue reading “Episode 25: Clearco & The Future of Finance”

One of our main theses at FJ Labs is to focus on vertical marketplaces. Slice is a great … Continue reading “Episode 24: How Slice is helping mom and pop pizzerias compete with Dominos”

The education system has not evolved since the industrial era. New tools have been introduced over the years, … Continue reading “Episode 23: Synthesis: The startup scaling up the most innovative ideas from Elon Musk’s school”

9 out of 10 startups fail. This is a gloomy number. However, it has never stopped entrepreneurs from … Continue reading “Ep 22: Why Startups Fail with Tom Eisenmann”

This is one of the most requested questions I’ve received since starting Playing with Unicorns. People want to … Continue reading “Episode 21: How to Build the Perfect Pitch Deck?”

Last week Alpha Capital, a SPAC company that FJ Labs co-sponsored, went public. We rang the bell and … Continue reading “Episode 20: So you want to launch a SPAC ?”

Brian Requarth is the Co-Founder of Latitud and former CEO of Viva Real. Through Latitud, he now dedicates … Continue reading “Episode 19: Reinvesting in the Latam Tech Ecosystem with Brian Requarth”

Tim Jackson is a fellow entrepreneur, venture capitalist and author. He has lived an interesting life from a … Continue reading “Episode 18: Thirty-Six Lessons from Company Founders & CEOs with Tim Jackson”

This week Kerim Baran shares where we stand in the world of solar. He covers: If you prefer, … Continue reading “Episode 17: The State of Solar”

I often pondered the makeup of successful founders and founding teams. At FJ Labs we spend a disproportionate … Continue reading “Episode 16: Startup Talent & Trends”