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šØ Itās here: The Fundraising Playbook for Startups in Greece šØ
50 pages of insights from founders, VCs, angels & syndicates. Real stories, data, and tips on how fundraising actually works.
Free to download herešnow.byborrn.substack.com/p/rā¦
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šØ This Tuesday, Sept 30th: The Fundraising Playbook for Startups in Greece goes live.
55 pages of insights from VCs, angels & foundersābuilt for the community.
Subscribe to get it first: bit.ly/3IsjWej
š Until then, we couldnāt resist giving you another taste:
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What makes a founder fundable?
Nick Kalliagkopoulos (Big Pi Ventures) answers in EUROPEBUILDS S2.
Discussions like these shaped the thinking behind our Fundraising Playbook, launching this September. Consider this as a sneak peek š
Full episodeš bit.ly/41Y8qOm
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Something big is dropping this September: the BORRN's Fundraising Playbook for Greece.
Until then, weāre leaking the good stuffālike Elena Pantaziās (Northzone) take on what really matters when choosing a VC.
Here's a sneak peekš bit.ly/4goeLbJ
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Two investors. Global careers. Back in š¬š·, reshaping angel investing
Remember this episode of EUROPE BUILDS Podcast with Ariadne & Marina?
Spoiler alert: theyāre also contributors to our upcoming Fundraising Playbook, launching this September š¤«
šļøbit.ly/3Jv6pTt
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šØ Greek founders: Fundraising isnāt guesswork
Itās math. Itās FOMO. Itās the partners you choose.
Weāve been collecting the sharpest insightsāstraight from VCs, angels & syndicates.
Full Playbook launches September. See how you can get it: bit.ly/3UKKhGY
TLDR hereš
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šļø Our season finale of EUROPE BUILDS is hereāand itās all about what comes next.
In the final episode of Season 2, we spotlight 3 emerging founders shaping the future of Europeās startup scene from the ground up.
Listen on Spotify: bit.ly/4lGAE7z
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This season was recorded live at Doers Summit.
Being on the ground, with mics open in front of real crowds, reminded us how powerful in-person conversations still are. Over 13 episodes, we heard honest takes on failure, timing, culture, trust, conviction, how startups grow.
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What makes a founder worth betting on?
In this weekās EUROPE BUILDS, we talk to Alex Vamvakas of Evercurious VC about why deep tech is Europeās next big edgeāand why outliers beat consensus.
This oneās for anyone building the futureāor betting on it.
š§ bit.ly/43SuFqp
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š What does it take to build a borderless startupāfrom the Balkans?
20' with @jackthoro, CEO of @NativeTeams, on a story of global scale, remote roots & building a company people donāt want to leave.
New EUROPE BUILDS is out.
š§ bit.ly/45Gz94r
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Missed the latest #EUROPEBUILDS?
With Oleks Yaroshenko from Headway Incā150M users, no outside funding, all built from wartime Ukraine. Key topics:
-Bootstrapped scale
-A/B testing as strategy
-Building through crisis
A story of resilience growth: bit.ly/4kpGjyK
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šļø Your weekend listen by EUROPE BUILDS
How Evercurious VC backs deep tech before itās coolāwith George Georgiadis
šFrom Volkswagen to VC, George shares why conviction beats hype, and what Europe gets wrong about commercializing innovation.
š§ bit.ly/43KKy1G
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What does it take to build a tech-driven insurer during a financial crisis?
In this episode of #EUROPEBUILDS, @apantazis of @hellasdirect shares how timing, trust & grit helped turn a āboringā industry into a startup success.
š§ Your weekend listen: spoti.fi/4jazgIT
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š§New #EUROPEBUILDS episode is live!
What makes a great VC? Timing, humility, and long-term conviction.
We talk to Nick Kalliagopoulos of @bigpivc on how to back the right ideasāand the right founders.
Your weekend listen is here: bit.ly/438sRrE
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You donāt need a budget to grow fast. You need a product people care aboutā& a team that listens.
@michcparsons (ex-Netflix, Spotify, Hinge, now CPO at Lex) breaks it down on this weekās #EUROPEBUILDS
A bite-sized episode full of great insights
š§: bit.ly/43bWfyi
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How do you build a global EV companyāwithout outside fundingāand make it a force for impact?
This week on #EUROPEBUILDS: @onemotoEV CEO Adam Ridgway on scaling with purpose, rider welfare & legacy.
š§ Deep insights, calm voice, big story:
bit.ly/430gBKH
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Your weekend listen by EUROPE BUILDSšļø
Two seasoned investors, one big shift: why they left global markets to invest back in Greece.
They share what makes founders stand outā and they do it in 20'.
Because great insights can hit faster than your morning coffee ā
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