Do you think trust in a startup company should be earned over time or granted right away? This question has been on Tom and Yana’s minds for the last few weeks, and as usual, they both have opinions on it. Listen as they each share their thoughts and insights on Read more…
When should a new startup become profitable? Listen as Tom and Yana discuss 4 key steps to profitability in this episode of the Hole in the Whole podcast. Their views on this are different as usual but entertaining nevertheless. Yana lays out a 4-phase pricing ascension model for new startups, Read more…
Welcome to episode 19 of The Hole in the Whole. Your hosts Yana and Tom with a guest Nina Portier Reinhart talk about how kids being exposed to entrepreneurship early in their lives can make a difference. If you enjoy this episode, please share it with friends, leave comments, and Read more…
In episode 18, Yana and Tom continue talking about their lessons from 2019. Today, the focus is on being more introspective, how to make better decisions by looking in the mirror, and the main reasons for parting ways with clients, partners or team members. Yana and Tom also look back Read more…
Welcome to episode 17 of the Hole in The Whole Podcast. Today Yana and Tom discuss the lessons they learned in 2019. They focus on what’s been going on in the industry, and talk about the ever-present entrepreneurial challenge of being judged and compared to others. Next week in episode Read more…
Welcome to episode 15 of the Hole in The Whole Podcast. Tom and Yana discuss how emotions can affect us in our business life. Even though we try to master our emotions, we still somehow end up being ruled by them. It’s been suggested that about 80% of commercial decisions Read more…
In this episode Yana speaks with Varun Mittal, head of EY FinTech practice and a co-founder of the Singapore FinTech Association, about what happened in 2019 and what he sees happening in 2020. Varun is the Global FinTech leader at EY, covering technology and business models in financial services across Read more…
Today we talk about the startup Bermuda triangle: Many startups vanish in the confusing storm of speed, disruption, and scale. A lot of times, when we meet courageous young founders or developers that try to make it with their baby startup, they want to know what is the most important Read more…
Today we talk about comebacks of ex-corporate executives as startup founders after they swapped their chauffeurs and ties for sneakers and scooters. Seasoned experienced teams may have better chances of raising money and securing initial partnerships, thanks to their credibility and networks, but is it really enough to make it Read more…
