153 Global accelerator funds for passionate B2B startup founders | Podcast with Cristobal Alonso - Startup Wise Guys

Startup Wise Guys is a startup accelerator like no other, their optimized approach puts early-stage startups on the map and catapults them into worldwide success. Startup Wise Guy's origins began in Europe's tech-savvy startup capital, Estonia. Since 2012, they have used our carefully curated expertise, skills, and funding to skyrocket hundreds of emerging early-stage startups into upward growth. Startup Wise Guys is the most experienced accelerator fund in the region, with over 35+ programs, an international community of founders from over 60 countries, and an established market in CEE and CIS countries. Connect with Cristobal 👇 Startup Wise Guys: http://www.startupwiseguys.com LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/cristobalalonso Tekpon is a SaaS marketplace born out of the genuine desire to help people change how they consume and purchase software products and services. Tekpon has behind a team of enthusiastic tech lovers whose main goal is to help users boost their lives and businesses with the right software. Connect with Tekpon ⚡ Website: https://tekpon.com SaaS Entrepreneurs & Startups: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tekpon Listen to the podcast 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0sf7X3sC8Pg8gzpphTYxgi Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tekpon-saas-podcast/id1637493062 The topics we've discussed 🕐 00:00 Intro 00:14 What is Startup Wise Guys? 01:30 Regions & verticals 04:15 Why did you start with the Baltics? 06:30 100 investments a year 10:15 Why should investors choose Startup Wise Guys? 12:12 What investors should know before joining a fund 15:28 Why should founders join SWG? 19:10 What's the most important trait of a founder? 23:10 Top 3 most common mistakes founders make 26:37 What are your most successful investments? 29:30 Why did you invest in Bolt? 30:20 How big is your team, and how did you build it? 33:15 What is the SWG culture? 34:45 How do you choose who to trust and give more responsibilities? 36:35 How did you choose your right hand? 40:25 How big is your network, and how important is it? 43:45 How to build your network from scratch 47:10 PERFORM book 48:25 What is your story, Cristobal? 51:25 Advice for starting 20 year olds 54:55 Outro