Founder, ex-Founder, future Founder! Are you building a global business? Or maybe you have already completed a startup project or are an experienced manager and would like to share your know-how with young entrepreneurs? Join us on September 26 in Warsaw at Founders Connect! Meet founders who have successfully developed their businesses on international markets. Get inspired by the experiences of other founders and managers. Find out how they solved their biggest business challenges. The event is hosted byTar Heel Capital Pathfinder.
Who is Founders Connect for?
✅ startup founders at every stage of development, ✅ ex-founders open to new startup projects, ✅ managers with many years of experience in the business world, especially interested in career development in a startup organization.
The speakers include Edyta Kocyk, CEO of SiDLY , Michał Sadowski, CEO of Brand 24 and Mateusz Tarczyński, CEO of Woodpecker.co . The workshops for participants will be led by Greg Albrecht, creator of the podcast "Greg Albrecht Podcast - All Faces of Business" and Adrian Migoń, president of the management board of the Technology Incubator Foundation, manager of the Youth Business Poland mentoring program .
💡 Program
🔹 16:30-17:00 - Registration
🔹 17:00-17:10 - Welcome
🔹 17:10-17:35 - 4 good practices for building an online business - Michał Sadowski , Brand24
Compilation of good practices based on the path from 0 to 4000+ customers and 27M revenue. Aspects that I had no idea about when starting my business, and in hindsight I regret this ignorance very much.
🔹 17:35-18:00 - How training Indian elephants helped us raise 5,000. clients from 100 countries - Mateusz Tarczyński , Woodpecker.co
My approach to global sales, which allowed us to enter the American market. What lessons have I learned from the successes and mistakes of the last 13 years of selling around the world. What should a Polish company that wants to start acquiring foreign customers pay attention to?
🔹 18:00-18:25 - From one wristband to over PLN 1 million MRR. How to develop a product that is ahead of its time? - Edyta Kocyk , SiDLY
Milestones in the history of SiDLY, or how we initiated the development of the telecare services market in Poland, how we survived with PLN 0 on the company account and what you need to know when planning the expansion of Polish technology to European markets.
🔹 18:25-18:30 - Blood, sweat and tears, or the overnight success of Polish, global startups - Krzysztof Domaradzki , Artur Kurasiński , authors of the book Startupowcy - how Polish startups conquer the world
🔹 18:45-19:45 - Bulletproof your startup - experience exchange workshop moderated by Albrecht&Partners, conducted by: Greg Albrecht , Adrian Migoń , Natalia Suska
🔹 19:45-21:30 - Networking with snacks and wine
💬 Speakers
✅ Michał Sadowski - founder of Brand24 , a tool for monitoring brands on the Internet, used by thousands of customers from over 150 countries. Mentor at the New York edition of the Founder Institute. Startup Founder of the Year in The Next Web Startup Awards. In his free time, he is a humble musician and photographer.
✅ Mateusz Tarczyński - entrepreneur who has been building and developing IT companies for 17 years. Co-founder and CEO of Woodpecker.co SA, providing SaaS for sales automation to over 4,000. customers from 100+ countries. He co-created and sold the Chop-Chop.org software house to an industry investor. 12 years of experience in sales on global B2B markets. Passionate about original marketing, modern management and the SaaS model.
✅ Edyta Kocyk - president and founder of SiDLY , one of the fastest scaling telecare companies in the deep tech segment in Poland. Over 50,000 people use SiDLY technology. users. The company generated PLN 17 million in revenue in 2022, achieving over 1,000% growth over the last 4 years. Edyta is also an expert in team management and organization management, winner of 30+ awards for creating modern technologies in the area of social and health services and the title of CEO of the Year in the European Leadership Awards competition (2018).
✅ Greg Albrecht - entrepreneur, mentor and advisor. Founder of Albrecht&Partners - a company supporting business owners and management teams in optimizing business strategies and developing leadership competences. He implements global mentoring projects, including: for Google for Startups. He is a certified ICC coach and Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach. Publishes a newsletter - Business Unlimited. Creator of "Greg Albrecht Podcast - All Faces of Business" .
✅ Adrian Migoń - he can be called the "father" of many significant business projects that have already benefited over 5,000 beginner entrepreneurs. He is a social entrepreneur and an expert in innovation, entrepreneurship and mentoring. Since 2008, he has been involved in the development of the Youth Business Poland Incubator and the Polish startup scene.
✅ Natalia Suska - psychologist, expert in emotions and communication. For over 4 years, she managed a research and technology company introducing innovative market research solutions. For over 14 years she has cooperated with the largest brands in Poland and abroad, including: from the retail, finance, pharmaceutical and technology industries. At Albrecht&Partners, he runs strategic projects for company owners and management boards.
✅ Krzysztof Domaradzki - journalist and writer. Since 2013, he has been associated with Forbes, where he tells the stories of technology entrepreneurs. Creator of the Polish edition of the "30 under 30" list. Author of crime stories and thrillers ("Detoks", "Trans", "Reset", "Seller" and "Przełęcz"), as well as business books ("Why it worked. Philosophy and strategies of the creator of Comarch", "Patent for e-commerce" ).
✅ Artur Kurasiński - entrepreneur, observer and critic of digital phenomena and new technologies. Creator of educational games and comics about science and technology from the "Rose, what do you want to know?" series. Author of one of the most widely read Polish blogs about new technologies - kurasinski.com. Co-creator of Aula Polska, the oldest series of meetings for startups in Poland, and the Aulery awards.
➡️ The meeting will take place on September 26, 2023 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Google for Startups Campus Warsaw .
➡️ Participation in the meeting is free of charge. The event will be held in Polish.
➡️ the number of places is limited - the condition for participation is to receive e-mail confirmation of participation in the event.
➡️ Please take your ID with you.
Tar Heel Capital Pathfinder invites you to the event . The partner supporting the event is Google for Startups . The content partner is Albrecht&Partners . Media support is provided by MamStartup .
🔵 Organizer
✅ Tar Heel Capital Pathfinder : We are a venture capital and venture building fund. We co-create global technology businesses. In addition to financing, we offer our startups technical, business and marketing competences and a network of contacts that allow them to accelerate and get ahead of the competition. Our portfolio includes, among others: GAMIVO, Wellbee, Selmo.io, PerfectBot. We are supported in building businesses by RedSky , a startup studio with 17 years of experience that gave rise to startups such as RemoteMyApp and PlumResearch. https://thcpathfinder.com/
🔵 Partners
✅ Google for Startups : Startups solve problems. And when they succeed, the world takes the next step. And another one. That's why Google for Startups has created campuses to support a global network of top technology hubs, accelerators and diversity-focused organizations in 125 countries. We connect our community with the best of Google. https://startup.google.com/
✅ Albrecht&Partners: We support company owners and management boards in entering the next level of development and improving the organization's operating model. We specialize in growth strategy, transformation and leadership. Based on over 20 years of experience with hundreds of companies, we have created our own Business Unlimited method. Our team of experienced experts uses, among others: in-depth needs diagnosis, strategic workshops, coaching and mentoring. https://albrechtpartners.com/