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Before heading off for a summer break with our podcast, we wanted to talk to Vytas Paukštys of Eskimi about their business, which isn't all that usual for a Baltic or for that matter a Nordic startup. Eskimi is doing business in Nigeria and Ghana mostly, but has users from other parts of the African continent as well. And how exactly are they doing? Fantastically, in short. They have some 7.7 million registered users and they're showing more than 1 billion ad impressions a month. In the last month, they signed up a million new users to their service. This company is definitely taking off. We're also going to be taking a small summer break after this episode. We'll be back with more interviews in August. Show notes: Eskimi Eskimi on Facebook Unfair Advantage on iTunes…

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#18 - Kaspars Dancis of Cobook App 28:15

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Getting close to 20 full shows we decided to interview Kaspars Dancis, the CEO and co-founder of Cobook. The company creates an app that goes by the same name and can now be found in the App Store for download. Cobook App is the best, most simple and beautiful address book application out there. As you can see, we at ArcticStartup are quite fond of it. The app has been developed in Riga, Latvia by Kaspars and his brother. They have also joined the European startup accelerator HackFwd just recently and are looking to release a bunch of new things in the coming weeks. Show notes: Cobook App Get Cobook App Unfair Advantage on iTunes…

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#17 - Taneli Tikka 37:29

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This week we talked to one of the most well known serial entrepreneurs in Finland - Taneli Tikka. He's been part of many startups, but also built some of his own companies and also bankrupted a few. We talked to him about the ride along all the years and what he has learned, both from the success cases as well as bankruptcies. In addition to this we also discussed a little how the startup environment has changed in the 10+ years from the perspectives of investors and entrepreneurs. Did you know he got 5 million euro investment on a 20 million pre-money valuation on his first company, just based on slideware? Show notes: Taneli Tikka on LinkedIn @tanelitikka Dopplr IRC-Galleria Umbra Unfair Advantage on iTunes…

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#16 - Mike Reiner of Startup Wise Guys 40:41

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We've managed to get to 16 episodes already! This week on Unfair Advantage we talk to Mike Reiner, one of the people behind the Estonian Startup Wise Guys accelerator program. Startup Wise Guys is an early stage accelerator aimed at interesting companies who want to tap into the potential of Scandinavia as well as Russia from Estonia. The accelerator announced their first batch of companies a while ago and they're coming from all over Europe. We talk to Mike about the program, how many applications they received and where they plan to take. Join us for another exciting episode and if you like it - please tell your friends and rate it in iTunes, we appreciate it! Show notes: Startup Wise Guys Startup Wise Guys Mentors First batch of companies in Startup Wise Guys Monolith WeatherMe HackFWD Unfair Advantage on iTunes…

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#15 - Tine Thygesen of Everplaces 44:45

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In our 15th episode we talk to Tine Thygesen of Everplaces, Copenhagen, Denmark based startup. We discuss location based services and how Tine got into entrepreneurship through her first startup in the e-commerce space in Australia. After selling that to an Australian company she came back to the Nordics to take on more entrepreneurial challenges first with Venture Cup Denmark and later with 23 Video before starting her own company Everplaces. She is also one of the founders of Founder's House, a co-working space in Copenhagen that now has 17 startups and some 70 people working there. Show notes: Venture Cup Denmark 23 Video Everplaces Groupon Acquihires Ditto Danish Startup Community Unified Against The Entrepreneur Tax Unfair Advantage on iTunes…

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#14 - Antti Ylimutka & Ville Simola of Startup Sauna 39:37

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This show will crack you up! We interviewed Antti Ylimutka and Ville Simola of Startup Sauna today. We discussed the backgrounds of the incubator/accelerator as well as where it will go in the future. Startup Sauna is one of the most well known and most respected accelerators in Northern Europe that has helped companies raise more than $12 million over the couple of years it has been in existence. Quite impressive, considering how it all got started. We'd also like to thank our sponsor for this week - Kisko Labs, for supporting the show. Kisko Labs makes people happy by solving their problems with digital services. They've got a neat offering called Kisko Kickstart that will develop an idea into a minimum viable product in five weeks. This helps companies understand how the idea would work in a business environment. Show notes: Startup Sauna AaltoES AaltoVG Nearing Bankruptcy, Fruugo Burned Through €40 Million to Generate €100K Unfair Advantage on iTunes Our sponsor for this week: Kisko Labs…

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#13 - Carl Waldekranz of Tictail 55:34

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In our thirteenth show we talk to Carl Waldekranz, the CEO and co-founder of Tictail. Tictail positions themselves as the easiest, prettiest and most social way to sell stuff online. In the show we talk to Carl about what led them to start Tictail and how they actually went about building the team. There are a lot of great small stories there, we strongly suggest you listen to them. In addition, the company has also worked with Spotify and Wrapp, designing their typeface for both of the companies. We'd also like to thank our sponsor for this week - Kisko Labs, for supporting the show. Kisko Labs makes people happy by solving their problems with digital services. They've got a neat offering called Kisko Kickstart that will develop an idea into a minimum viable product in five weeks. This helps companies understand how the idea would work in a business environment. Show notes: Tictail Spotify Wrapp Keyflow Tictail's Startup store Danish Startup Community Unified Against The Entrepreneur Tax Unfair Advantage on iTunes Our sponsor for this week: Kisko Labs…

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#12 - Tommi Holmgren of Cabforce 41:55

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Tommi Holmgren of Cabforce is our guest this week. Cabforce is an online service for booking a cab and pre-paying it before the ride. This is an obvious advantage to business travelers as they can pay the ride with their credit cards and get all the receipts electronically. The service is out in 14 cities in Europe at the moment, but it will be going live in tens of cities during this year. We'd also like to thank our sponsor for this week - Kisko Labs, for supporting the show. Kisko Labs makes people happy by solving their problems with digital services. They've got a neat offering called Kisko Kickstart that will develop an idea into a minimum viable product in five weeks. This helps companies understand how the idea would work in a business environment. Show notes: Cabforce Our story on the ICT strategy group in Finland Our story on the Muxlim debate Unfair Advantage on iTunes Our sponsor for this week: Kisko Labs…

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#11 - Instinct And Acting Fast On Problems 54:43

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We missed last week due to some scheduling challenges, but we're back this week a little earlier with our talk show. This week we talk to Petteri Koponen, the co-founder of Lifeline Ventures as well as the former co-founder of Jaiku and First Hop. He's got a colorful past with this companies and in living through them, built up an enormous amount of experience. Lifeline Ventures has also become one of the prominent early stage investors in Finland through their 19 investments. We'd also like to thank our sponsor for this week - Kisko Labs, for supporting the show. Kisko Labs makes people happy by solving their problems with digital services. They've got a neat offering called Kisko Kickstart that will develop an idea into a minimum viable product in five weeks. This helps companies understand how the idea would work in a business environment. Show notes: Airwide acquires First Hop Exove Lifeline Ventures The Vigo program Tinkercad Applifier Supercell Unfair Advantage on iTunes Our sponsor for this week: Kisko Labs…

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#10 - Interviewing the Interviewer 50:13

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This week, well, this week was different on Unfair Advantage. Our guest on the show is Antti Vilpponen, the Co-Founder and CEO of ArcticStartup. We work in the same office, but haven't talked in detail how ArcticStartup got started and why it does what it does. Instead of having this discussion over lunch or beer, we decided to record it and make it into an episode of Unfair Advantage. We discuss the backgrounds of ArcticStartup, the role of media and also what are some of the ways ArcticStartup sees itself going forward. Fully experimental, so do give us your feedback in the comments! Show notes: The first post on ArcticStartup Our events (at the top of the page) Unfair Advantage on iTunes We're getting around 500 full downloads for each episode - want to promote your services to the early adopter crowd? E-mail us.…

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#9 - The Amount Of Time Put Into That Blackhole 52:12

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This week we talk to the CEO and Co-founder of Flattr, Linus Olsson. Flattr is a social micro payment system that has recently received a €1.6 million investment that values the company at €10 million. We talked to Olsson about the investment as well as their philosophy behind Flattr. The company has also recently announced partnerships with 5by5 Network as well as Instacast, both working in the space of podcasts. Carrying with the interview, we decided to implement flattring to our podcast as well. If you're using Instacast on the iOS platform to listen to podcasts - you can now flattr us through the arrow link at the bottom of the window. This week we are supported by Gapps.fi - a Helsinki-based company that brings the Google productivity tools to your workplace. They've got a special offer for all those who ping them and say they came from ArcticStartup. Also, they are looking for talented people to work with them in the area of sales and technical implementation. Big thanks to Gapps for supporting the show. Show notes: Flattr Flattr investment news on ArcticStartup 5by5 Networks Instacast Powered by the Estonian Mafia Unfair Advantage on iTunes Our sponsor: Gapps.fi - a Helsinki-based company that brings the Google productivity tools to your workplace. We're getting around 500 full downloads for each episode - want to promote your services to the early adopter crowd? E-mail us.…

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#8 - Wrapp with two P's 46:13

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In our eighth episode we dive into discuss the new rising star of Sweden - Wrapp. We've reported on the company in the past, especially in them raising two rounds of financing worth more than $10 million. The rounds were raised from Atomico Ventures as well as Greylock Partners, both highly acclaimed investors. We talk to Carl Fritjoffson, the COO of Wrapp on how exactly the company got setup and what they are really after. Believe us, there is so much more to the company than simply gift cards. After listening to the show, you're going to understand exactly why the $10+ million makes a lot of sense. This week we are supported by Gapps.fi - a Helsinki-based company that brings the Google productivity tools to your workplace. They've got a special offer for all those who ping them and say they came from ArcticStartup. Also, they are looking for talented people to work with them in the area of sales and technical implementation. Big thanks to Gapps for supporting the show. Show notes: Wrapp Wrapp in iTunes Store Wrapp closes investment from Atomico and Greylock Wrapp is hiring! Unfair Advantage on iTunes Our sponsor: Gapps.fi - a Helsinki-based company that brings the Google productivity tools to your workplace. Want to promote your services to the early adopter crowd? E-mail us.…

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#7 - Space artifacts 50:58

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In our seventh episode of Unfair Advantage we talk to Christoph Thur of Ovelin. Ovelin has created a game called Wildchords that has attracted a lot of interest both from consumers, but also from investors. Recently they closed a €1.1 million investment from True Ventures. We talked to Christoph to understand how Ovelin went about creating Wildchords, but also how the game has been distributed and what were the steps leading up to the closing of the investment from one of the top-tier investors in the US. Our sponsor for this week is Gapps.fi - a Helsinki-based company that brings the Google productivity tools to your workplace. They've got a special offer for all those who ping them and say they came from ArcticStartup. Big thanks to Gapps for supporting the show. Show notes: Ovelin Wildchords demo True Ventures on their Ovelin investment Startup Sauna Midem TechCity UK festival WildChords in the iTunes App Store News: Nest New York To Help Finnish Startups Establish Themselves Stateside Unfair Advantage on iTunes Our sponsor: Gapps.fi - a Helsinki-based company that brings the Google productivity tools to your workplace. Want to promote your services to the early adopter crowd? E-mail us.…

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#6 - I try not to play Minecraft at home 41:48

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Unfair Advantage has reached its sixth episode and on the show we talk to Daniel Kaplan of Mojang. We've covered Mojang many times in the past and they are the creators of Minecraft, the hugely popular game where you...err.. listen to the show to hear how it's pitched. Daniel joined the company back in 2010 already and he was the first employee. It was only Markus Persson and him back then, so Daniel has enjoyed the company ride quite sometime. Our sponsor for this week is Gapps.fi - a Helsinki-based company that brings the Google productivity tools to your workplace. They've got a special offer for all those who ping them and say they came from ArcticStartup. Show notes: Mojang Minecraft Daniel Kaplan on twitter: @kappische Rebtel Hits 15 Million Users Unfair Advantage on iTunes How have we done so far? Give us feedback by e-mailing us editor@arcticstartup.com or by telling it in the comments below. We'd appreciate it! Our sponsor: Gapps.fi - a Helsinki-based company that brings the Google productivity tools to your workplace.…

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005 - Operating Systems Of Our lives 46:09

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