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Diego Calligaro of ICEO Technologies interviews Roland Austrup, the Chairman and Co-founder of a $1.7 Billion hedge fund, and Chief Growth Officer of Innventure, a public conglomerate listed on NASDAQ that creates billion-dollar companies by using the uncommercialized technologies of multinationals. He discusses the systemic process to identify opportunities and build billion-dollar companies, the unused R&D assets of multinationals and how to leverage them, the differeces with the Venture Capital model, and the strategic reasons for going public. He also offers valuable insights about the hedge fund industry, his past experiences and advice for aspiring entrepreneurs.
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Diego Calligaro of ICEO Technologies interviews Andriy Burkov, one of the most influential AI experts in the world. He is the author of several AI best-selling books like The Hundred-Page Machine Learning Book, and has over 1 million AI enthusiasts who follow his insights in his LinkedIn newsletter and social media platforms. In this conversation Andriy discusses the limitations of Large Language Models like ChatGPT, including the challenge of "hallucinations" in AI responses, the importance of data in AI development, copyright issues, the implications of AI agents, and the future of Artificial General Intelligence.
Diego Calligaro, CEO of ICEO Technologies, interviews Xavier Castellana, the CFO of Amenitiz, and former CFO of Typeform (almost $1 billion valuation), and Travelperk ($2.7 billions valuation). Xavier has raised more than $350 million in equity investments and financing for his startups and has managed 3 exits in his career. In this episode, Xavier shares his valuable insights on leadership, fundraising strategies, the real challenges startups face, what business metrics to use and how, the balance between equity and debt financing, market dynamics, and the role of a CFO. He also discusses the impact of AI on business management and the significance of maintaining company culture during tough times. A must-listen for CEOs and entrepreneurs seeking practical advice on investment and growth!
Diego Calligaro interviews Antonio Avitabile, the Managing Director Europe of Sony Innovation Fund, the Venture Capital arm of Sony. In this conversation, Antonio discusses the importance of responsible investing, particularly in the context of venture capital. He emphasizes the need for investors to consider the impact of their investments on future generations and the world at large. Antonio outlines the investment strategies employed by Sony Innovation Fund, focusing on early-stage and growth-stage startups, and highlights the significance of team dynamics in successful investments. He shares insights on ethical investing, the role of AI in shaping the future, and offers advice for startups seeking investment.
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How to Find and Invest in the Next $1 Billion Startup | Secrets from the world's most active VC fund
Thomas Bigagli has invested in 200+ startups from pre-seed to Series A as venture capitalists and angel investors, helping them scale and achieve key milestones. Thomas is a Partner at Plug and Play, one of the world’s most active Venture Capital funds with 2% of global unicorns in its portfolio and the largest Open Innovation Platform. He oversees investments and empowers teams across 30+ Plug and Play locations in EMEA.
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Stephane Nasser is the founder of the investment platform OpenVC. The startups using OpenVC have raised over $1 billion from major investors such as Google, Sequoia, and NASA. In this interview we delve into the structure of Venture Capital funding, psychological triggers, ROI expectations, how to win VCs, the role of AI in VCs, harsh realities, poverty and investment scams.
Diego Calligaro interviews Serap Zel. Serap Zel has been the HR Director of Maersk, BIC, and HR Partner of Meta in Europe, US and Middle East. She is now CEO of Uplift People Consulting which has hired top talent across 50 countries and 27 industries. Serap has run many leadership programs within major multinationals and she has personally hired over 700+ employees and 100+ C-level executives.
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What investors want and CEOs need to focus on | Multi-billion $ investments in the energy transition
Diego Calligaro interviews David Adams. David drives the energy transition by leading multi-billion-dollar investments in the energy supply chain for Gotion, one of the world’s largest energy storage companies with over $5 billions in revenue. Over his career, David has also founded 3 successful companies, raised $90 million in venture capital, early investor of 2 public companies, involved in 20 M&As, and achieved a remarkable personal investment IRR of 568%.
Diego Calligaro interviews Enrico Milovan, the Scaleup Acceleration Head of the incubator dedicated to helping PIF's companies launch and scale in their first year of life. The PIF is the 925 Billions dollars public investment fund of Saudi Arabia and one of the largest funds in the world.
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Diego Calligaro interviews Kevin Henshaw, our first guest on the Accelerating Returns podcast. In today's episode we're going to talk about his experience in business, what it was like to scale the world's largest web3 metaverse to 300M users. How he scaled the company from start-up to over 400 employees, generating over 1 billion dollars in revenue, raising over 70 million dollars in funding and managing 4 mergers and acquisitions in the process.
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In this episode I will present you why we are launching Accelerating Returns and what you can expect from this.
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