All Episodes

E135: He Left JPMorgan at 22 to Build in Latvia. Then Sold the Company with Glebs Kiselovs

[paradox bytes] Everybody Can Create Content Now. So What Actually Matters? with Dani Markovits

E134: Why Nobody Likes Your Posts — But They Might Still Buy From You with Dani Markovits

E133: Women Build — Why Don’t They Get Funded?

[paradox bytes] You’re In The Wrong Room (from E132 with Marcus McDowell )

E132: Go Where You’re Celebrated, Not Tolerated — Identity, Access & Self-Expression with Marcus McDowell

[paradox bytes] This Is Why You Feel Exhausted (It’s Not What You Think)

E131: What Nobody Tells Women About Burnout, Hormones & Performance with Ale Wiecek Rojo

[paradox bytes] What Jakob Storå Looks for in Founders | Superhero Capital

E130: Why the Best Investors Think Like Scientists - Jakob Storå Superhero Capital

[paradox bytes] Most Founders Fail at Content (And AI Won’t Save You) with Chris Cunningham (ClickUp)

E129: “Most People Give Up Too Early” — Chris Cunningham (ClickUp)

[paradox bytes] No One Knows What AI Will Become - And That’s the Problem with Tomas de Souza

E128: Are We Running Out of Entrepreneurs? With Tomas De Souza

[paradox bytes] 1-PERSON BILLION DOLLAR COMPANY with Petter Made (EWOR)

E127: The 0.1% Founder: What Actually Separates Outliers with Petter Made

E126: Stop Waiting to Be Ready. You Never Will Be — Birthday Special with Zivile Eini

E125: The Rise of the Individual Empire - Why Personal Content Wins

[paradox bytes] You Are Not Your Ranking — with Pro Tennis Athlete Sem Verbeek

E124: Would They Fly for You? — Community, Curiosity & an Indian Wedding

[paradox bytes] Europe’s Next Renaissance: AI, Institutions, and the Rebirth of Leadership with Vincent Weir

E123: Building a Better Europe: Power, Responsibility, and the Founder We Need Now with Vincent Weir

[paradox bytes] AI Prompting Is the New Business Literacy with Ethan Pierse

E122: The End of Headcount: Building Companies in an AI-First World with Ethan Pierse

[paradox bytes] Why Nerves Are a Superpower with Sem Verbeek

[paradox bytes] How AI Is Actually Used in Sales (And What Still Stays Human) in 2026 with Simon McDermott

E121: Selling in the Age of AI: Why Tech Still Needs Taste with Simon McDermott

[paradox bytes] The AI Boom Has a Bottleneck - And It’s Not What You Think

[paradox bytes] How do you stay calm in a high-pressure world? With Oisin Lunny

E121: Can AI replace the feeling of a real human connection? Oisin Lunny says no.

[paradox bytes] Where are startups really heading in 2026? with Egita Polanska

E119: Outlasting the Hype: Building Real Startups in 2026 with Egita Polanska (Outlast Fund)

[paradox bytes] The 5 Pillars of Longevity (E118 with Erika)

E118: Longevity Isn’t a Hack — It’s a Lifestyle | Live from Slush with Erika Paule

E117: Sem Verbeek: The Late-Bloomer Logic and the Underdog’s Path to the ATP Top 50

[paradox bytes] The Storytelling Framework Every Creator Should Master (Kayvan Nikjou)

[Replay] Goal Setting That Actually Works — with Dan Tyre

[paradox bytes] Our Attention Is Broken - Here’s How Great Stories Still Cut Through

[paradox bytes] AI Won’t Fix Events Until the Revenue Stack Does with Ben Costantini

E116: Why Most Events Don’t Work (And What “Event Architecture” Really Means) with Ben Costantini from Sesamers

[paradox bytes] Why Resilience Is Really About Recovery (Not Motivation) and How to Set Your Goals

[paradox bytes] Europe Once Built the Tech. Now It Rents It.

E115: The AI Infrastructure Crash - and Why Europe Must Build Its Own Stack

[paradox bytes] Why Asking the Right Questions Doesn’t Matter If You Don’t Listen

E114: The Lost Art of Listening: 35 Years Inside Media, Tech, and Truth with Allan Davidson

[paradox bytes] He Started at 14. Now He’s Building a 6-Figure Business at 17

E113: Building a 6-Figure Business at 17: The Mindset Most Founders Miss with Daniel Guest

[paradox bytes] Vibe coding can help you launch fast - but it won’t build a real company with Andra Bagdonaite (FIRSTPICK VC)

E112: Are You a Real Founder or Just a Tourist? A VC’s Reality Check with Andra Bagdonaite (FIRSTPICK VC)

[paradox bytes] Sell Before You Build - A Founder Rule We Keep Forgetting

E111: Bet on Yourself - and Sell Before You Build: What Founders Get Wrong with Arunas Vismantas

[Paradox Bytes] Why Most Startup Pitches Get Ignored

E110: Tech Media’s Reality: Layoffs, Pressure & What Founders Should Know

[paradox bytes] The Valley of Cringe & Real Networking – Web Summit Special w/ Kayvan Nikjou

E109: The Kindness Trap - Why You Must Draw a Line in the Sand (with Kayvan Nikjou) | Web Summit 2025 Special

[Paradox Bites] Everyone wants a podcast. Very few know why they’re making one.

E108: Stop Overthinking Your Podcast — with David Savage

E107: Inside Africa’s Startup Wave — with Sidi Saccoh

E106: The Sacral Yes: Building Businesses That Feel Right with Jurate Plungyte

E105: The Future Is Not to Be Predicted, But Imagined — with Carsten Beck

E104: The Human Side of Scaling: What Code Can’t Fix with Jarek Owczarek

E103: The Founder’s Timing Dilemma: Lessons from a VC Who’s Been on Both Sides with Rishabh Kaul

AI Companions: Your Best Friend or Your Biggest Risk? With AI expert Walter Pasquarelli

E101: The Multi-Million Dollar Fund Manager Betting on Underrepresented Founders Mariama Boumanjal

E100: My First Guest Returns: Love, Business & Brutal Honesty with Anisah Osman Britton

E99: Why This Investor Only Funds 'Bad Ideas' (And Beats Traditional VCs) with Raimonds Kulbergs

E98: Why This €150M CEO Waited Years to Start His Company (Best Decision Ever) with Aron Gelbard

E97: Why I Built a Business Around the Hardest Truth About Motherhood with Nanna Shultz

E96: Burnout, ADHD & the Truth About Building Companies That Don’t Kill You with Philip Wylonis

E95: Why 10 Minutes of Meditation Could Save the World (According to a Mindfulness Expert)

E94: How GoMore Made Every Car Owner an Entrepreneur (P2P Revolution) I Matias Møl Dalsgaard

E93: We Sent 1000 Cold Emails Before Getting Our First Yes - Koalo App Founders | TechBBQ

E92: I Built 500+ AI Automations Without Coding - Here's What I Learned I Vykintas Glodenis

E91: Energy Is Your Currency: How Silicon Valley CEO Soulaima Gourani Masters Entrepreneurial Mental Health

E90: How a Backpack Hustle Led to Ryte, Semrush & Europe’s Biggest Founders Festival | Andy Bruckschlöegl

E89: We're literally growing mini-brains and teaching them to compute says Fred Jordan

E88: The Woman Who Invented Eco-Fashion: Marci Zaroff's Regeneration Revolution

E87: The Data-Driven Storyteller: How Ada Mockutė Jaime Cracked Viral Marketing

E86: The Unspoken Truth: What Really Happens When Your Startups Fail I Recorded Live at Latitude59

E85: What If Failure Is the Path to Who You Really Are? | Ed Soo Hoo

E84: He Built a Million-User App to Save Gen Z From Loneliness I Joseph Perla

E83: Why Your Startup Idea Doesn’t Matter — And What Actually Does (with Pedro Santos Vieira)

E82: Fundraise as a Service: Inside the Startup Capital Shift with Jeffrey Fidelman

E81: The Portfolio Career Playbook with Eric Sim

E80: Crisis to Credibility: Mastering Your Brand's Story in Real-Time Chaos with Jessica Gioglio

E79: Inside Deep Tech VC: Founders, Moats & The AI Question

E78: Cognitive Offloading: Why Critical Thinking Still Wins in the Age of AI with Paris de l'Etraz

E77: Building in Stealth, Leading with Insight — Product Lessons from Dennis Green-Lieber

E76: What Founders Get Wrong — Angel Investor Nicolaj Nielsen Tells All

E75: The Man Who Should Have Failed - And Didn’t. With Noa Khamallah, Founder of Don’t Quit Ventures

E74: Caleb Maru (Tech Safari) on Africa’s Tech Rise - This is Where the World Is Headed

E73: What Founders Get Wrong About PR — and How to Fix It (with Julija (JJ) Jegorova)

E72: The Long Game: Bootstrapping and Innovation in E-Commerce with Paulius Nagys

E71: Designing a Life That Works: Beauty, Sabbaticals & Meaning with Stefan Sagmeister

E70: The Power of Saying No and Building with Purpose with Vlada Musvydaite

E69: Life Beyond Definitions: Identity, Perception & the Cosmic Dance with Professor Algis Mickunas

E68: Vagus Nerve Unlocked - Pulsetto’s Approach to Everyday Stress Relief with Povilas Sabaliauskas

E67: Investing in Lithuania: Hackathons, Startups & the European VC Game with Viktorija Trimbel

E66: Stop Waiting for Your Purpose – Build It Like a Business with Bill Liao - Live from GITEX Africa 2025

E65: What They Don’t Tell You About Reinventing Yourself - Dr. V’s Journey from Judgment to Power

E64: Unlock Your Potential: How Imagination Sets You Free (with Yoad Mick)

E63: How to Build Startup Ecosystems That Actually Work — with Christopher Locke (South Summit)

E62: Mastering Brand Narratives: Park Howell's Guide to the StoryCycle Genie and ABT Framework

E61: The Power of Visual Storytelling with Jessica Gioglio

E60: Life, Unfiltered – 33 Reminders on Success, Happiness & Living Authentically w/ Zivile (Zivi) Ein

E59: The Power of Bad Ideas: Innovation, Resilience & Corporate Startup Secrets with Dirk Ploss

E58: Tech Exec Turned CEO – How Prashant Søegaard is Changing Food Delivery

E57: How Founders & Investors Win—Unlocking Secondary Funds, Smart Networking & Startup Growth with Peter Sandberg

E56: The Venture Capital Playbook – Inside Deep Tech & Startup Success with Gabriele Poteliunaite

E55: The Human Distribution Problem: Jack Mardack on Building Oyster and the Future of Remote Work

E54: Justina Klyviene on Mindset, Health, and Game-Changing Ideas: Path to Empowerment

E53: Rewriting Healthcare: John Klepper’s Journey from Film to Fighting Delirium

E52: Funding the Future of Biotech: A Conversation with Capital Cell Founder, Daniel Oliver

E51: The Future of Women’s Health: AI, Hormones, and Resilience with Dora Jambor

E50: How to Make 2025 Your Best Year Ever with Dan Tyre

E49: Driving Systemic Change: Sustainability and Innovation with Nina Shariati

E48: Pursuing Passion: A Journey of Discovery with Antonio Fuček

E47: Jorge Monteiro: Ethical Hacking, Startup Hustle, and Building a Safer Digital World I recorded at Slush 2024

E46: How HULO.ai Is Solving the Water Waste Problem with Robbert Lodewijks I from Slush 2024

E45: All You Need Is Love – Redefining Modern Dating with Zaahirah Adams, Founder of Hati App I Exclusive from Slush 2024

E44: Saving Humanity: Craig Leeson on the Truth Behind Climate Change

E43: Parkour, Zen, and the Art of Being Present with Marcus Udsen Grandjean

E42: Redefining Success: Breaking Silicon Valley Myths, Web3's Real Future, and the Rise of Impactful Collaboration with Stewart Rogers & Ksenia Stark

E41: Hacking Your Health: A Blueprint for Optimal Performance with Mads Misiak Friis

E40: Beyond the Finish Line: The Balancing Act of Entrepreneurship with Jone Vaituleviciute

E39: Burning Man as a Social Experiment: Evolution, Gender, and Human Behavior with Oxford’s Dr. Tamás Dávid-Barrett

E38: Visionary Founders: Healing Generational Trauma & Embracing Uncertainty with Barbara van Lodensteijn

E37: Work From Anywhere? The Shocking Truth About the Digital Nomad Life (with Eli from StartupBlink)

E36: Breaking Boundaries: Vinthujah Bala on Empowering Women, Embracing Identity, and Building Inclusive Tech

E35: Beyond TechCrunch: Mike Butcher on Mentorship, Branding, and Tech for Good

E34: Networking Your Way to Success: Insights from TechBBQ's COO Sam Eshrati

E33: Making Business Human Again: Serial Entrepreneur Manuel Koelman on Bringing Love Back to Entrepreneurship

E32: Why She Left Netflix Production to Chase Her Artistic Dreams I Iveta Smidt

E31: The Founder’s Reality: Rockstart CEO Rune Theill on Resilience, Network, and Sustainable Impact

E30: What They Don't Teach You in Business School: Secrets of Rasa Strumskyte

E29: Is Gig Work the Future? Paul Vezelis Weighs In on the Next Workforce Revolution

E28: Scaling Startups with Design: Insights from Vytas Butkevicius' Journey

E27: The Art of Resilience: Kotryna Kurt on Building Startups, Confidence, and Achieving Work-Life Balance

E26.2: Riding the Creative Wave: Forest Bakker on the Power of Adventure & Authenticity in Business (Part 2)

E26.1: Riding the Creative Wave: Forest Bakker on the Power of Adventure and Authenticity in Business (Part 1)

E25: Franziska Gonder: Leadership That Heals the World

E24: Business, Adventure, and Sustainability – The Journey of Malcolm Wood

E23: From Saturation Diving to Startups: Michael Chaffe's Journey of Self-Discovery and Healing

E22: Mastering Productivity: Stoyan Yankov's (Un)sexy Secrets to Success

E21: The Heart of Nordic Startups: Kay Michelsen’s Insights on TechBBQ, Community Building, and Leading with Kindness

E20: From Venture Capital to Full-Time Artist: James Song on Thriving in the Creator Economy

E19 Navigating the Digital Landscape: Elena's Journey through Art, Data, and AI Ethics I Elena Poughia

E18: From City Cappuccinos Girl to Alpine Peaks: The Story of Josine Bakkes

E17: Venturing Beyond Borders: Florent's Innovation Journey in the African Startup Scene I Florent Nduwayezu

E16: Mastering the Fine Art of Quitting: Journeys in ADHD, Motherhood, Entrepreneurship, and Beyond with Chiara Renée Podbielski

E15: Robin Wauters - Curiosity is What Got Us to the Moon: Live Insights from a Leading European Tech Journalist Before TechChill

E14: Michelle's Mindful Blueprint: Navigating Resilient Entrepreneurship and IKIGAI

E13: Unveiling the Nomadpreneur: Daniel's Sustainability Adventure with AtlasZero I Daniel Lösch

E12: Building a Team for Tomorrow: A Dive into TeamEQ with Francesca Gabetti

E11: Capturing Dreams: Dominyka's Corporate Career Shift to Full-time Photography I Dominyka Grucyte

E10: Redefining Sportswear: Dominic Hammann's Path from Corporate to Founder with portance

E9.2: Proud and Unapologetic Generalist: Alex Berger (Part 2)

E9.1: Proud and Unapologetic Generalist: Alex Berger (Part 1)

E8: Dreaming Big: Carlo Charles' Mission to Redefine Batteries with Flint

E7: Reflections and Resolutions for 2024 with Zivile Einikyte

E6: Crafting a Life by Design with Toma Molerov

E5: Kevad Belle Saarapera: Brewing Life into Superfood Coffee, Biohacking and Beyond

E4: A Life Worth Living with Ana Maria Jipa | Exclusive from Web Summit 2023

E3: Embracing ADHD: Theo's Secrets to Thriving in a Neurodiverse World I Theodor Zätterström

E2: From Riding Waves to Riding Startup Challenges I Jerome Cloetens

E1: Breaking Barriers with Anisah: A Dive into Tech, Intimacy and Diversity I  ⁠Anisah Osman Britton