Too Long; Don’t Listen

E37 From Mathematics to Entrepreneurship

Julia, originally from Vienna, is a former researcher at ETH Zurich and has several years of experience investing in research-based early-stage startups. As a founder, she led an edtech startup for six years and recently held the position of Director of Growth at a pharma tech startup in Berlin. She is a mathematician by training and holds a PhD in applied mathematics.Join me and Julia in this episode to discuss her entrepreneurial journey!
00:00 Welcome & Introduction01:45 Finding a field of choice
03:40 Why Entrepreneurship?
05:13 Deep dive: first business idea
08:09 Building consistency over time
10:33 Tangible impact
12:36 Entrepreneur First
17:00 Separating Professional and Personal Feelings
20:30 Personality Test & ClosingResources:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/toolongdontlisten/Other links: https://linktr.ee/toolongdontlisten

E36 Starting a B2B Content Marketing Agency

Marina is a Content Marketing Specialist & Founder of the B2B Content Marketing agency Retold. With an extensive background in marketing, including content, social media, branding, and more, Marina opted for the agency approach after working in marketing leadership roles with companies in different verticals. Today, she is passionate about bringing the power of storytelling and innovation into content marketing to help companies solidify strategies that get results.
00:00 Welcome & Introduction
02:20 - Why B2B Marketing?
05:00 What is Marketing?
08:10 B2B vs. B2C
 
09:00 Starting a B2B Agency
 
12:50 Growing a LinkedIn Sommunity
 
15:00 The Fear of Moving Jobs
 
17:00 Personality Test
20:55 Final Tips
 
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E35 Women In Femtech: Launching Luna for Health

Ines graduated with degrees in Engineering from Les Mines, and Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship from EM Lyon. During her engineering degree, she worked as a Data Scientist with a tech startup based in San Francisco for three years. Her academic path has always been driven by the willingness to start a business in order to “build things and help others”.
Ines’ path is full of proactiveness, which led her to meet her co-founder, Dr. Jean Philippe Estrade, and become the CEO of Luna for Health, a femtech startup based in Paris. Luna is on a mission to democratise the endometriosis care path to help millions of women improve their daily lives. Ines is leading the path of revolutionising the femtech industry. Tune in to learn more about  Ines and Luna for Health.00:00 Welcome & Introduction 07:18 What is Endometriosis?10:43 The Idea of Luna Health12:09 The Solution21:00 Luna’s Team & Growth27:40 Personality Test30:00 Final Tips & Closing
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E34 From Finance to UX Design

In this episode, I speak to Khadija, a UX design and analytics lover. Khadija graduated from CASS Business School in London, and IE Business School in Madrid. She then moved to Paris to work at EY, and then joined Accenture as a Business & Integration Analyst in London. In this role, she is currently following her passion for UX design. Khadija’s journey showcases the challenge of having to specialise in one field while navigating through different interests. If you want to learn about design or shifting career paths, this episode is for you!
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00:00 Welcome & Intro01:35 Academic Journey06:25 Passion Over Career09:49 Building Credibility as a UX Designer14:25 What’s Next?15:25 Imposter Syndrome19:25 Personality Test & Closing
 

E33 Women In Femtech: Launching Matrix

Stiliyana is a Healthcare & Designer Architect, CEO & Founder of Matrix, a digitally enabled AI-supported pelvic assessment device. In this episode, Stiliyana and I discuss her experience as a female founder navigating the world of women's health and care. We also touch on topics such as the sex tech industry, sexual health, and entrepreneurship in the femtech industry. Tune in to hear Stiliyana's story and how she is disrupting the femtech industry.
 
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00:00 Word of Caution, Welcome, and Introduction04:35 Studying Architecture & Design06:21 Personal and Academic Experience Before Matrix09:20 Launching Matrix13:00 Redesigning the Speculum  18:15 The Importance of Raising Awareness22:00 AI In Healthcare 23:10 Next Steps for Matrix
26:00 Personality Test & Closing
 
 
 
 
 
 

E32 Launching a VC Fund

Rex Woodbury is the Founder & Managing Partner at Daybreak, a VC fund investing Pre-Seed and Seed. He's also the writer of The Digital Native, a weekly newsletter about how technology shapes humanity, and vice versa.In this episode, I invite Rex to talk about his journey getting into the world of Venture Capital and starting his own VC fund after working at Index Ventures and TBG. I also get to ask him about The Digital Native, one of my favourite newsletters for all things tech and consumer behaviors. 
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08:15 Building a Capital Fund for the Next Gen
10:00 Next Gen of Founders Explained
14:00 Describing Successful Founders
17:00 Daybreak’s Differentiator20:00 Personality Test and Closing

E31 Women In Femtech: Launching Dama Health

Paulina Cecula is a Medical Doctor and Co-Founder of Dama Health, a reproductive health startup offering innovative contraception screening for women. Dama's mission is to empower women and providers to make personalised reproductive health decisions. I met Paulina at a Women In STEM event organised by Imperial College Business School, and that's when I asked her to join me on this podcast to share her journey as a female entrepreneur. Tune in to hear about her experience, and learn more about reproductive healthtech.
 
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00:00 Welcome and Introduction01:45 Why Healthcare05:00 Talking About Startups06:30 Following Your Passion07:40 Reproductive Health12:30 Dama Health17:30 Consumer Behaviours18:50 The Female Entrepreneur Journey23:30 You vs. Your Career25:15 Personality Test: ENFJ31:00 Tips & Closing
 

E30 How To Relaunch Your Career?

In this 30th (woop!) episode, I welcome Joseph Liu, a keynote speaker, career consultant, and podcast host. Joseph has 10+ years of brand management experience and helps professionals market their personal brands, especially during career transition and reinvention. In this episode, we talk about making career changes, what it takes, and how to navigate emotional and practical challenges. I also had a chance to ask Joseph the questions you (the TLDL community!) submitted before recording the episode.
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00:00 Welcome & Introduction 02:30 Living A Career Change07:05 Practical vs. Emotional Challenges11:15 Test & Learn 14:00 Identify What Energises You20:10 Community Questions21:00 Micro Career Changes23:00 How Many Career Switches Is Too Much?29:00 What Makes A Good Consultant?31:00 The Impact of AI On The Workplace34:40 Personality Test & Closing
 
 

E29 Defining Your Life Mission

Olfa Mejri is the Founder and CEO of Edusmart, an educational consulting agency aiming to help students figure out their career paths and passion. She also founded Powerskills, a corporate training company that uses training to optimize corporate Human Resources. 
Olfa turned her passion into a business, and in this episode, she talks about ways you can do so yourself!
 
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00:00 Welcome & Introduction1:45 Developing a passion for Education03:20 How to turn a passion into a business?05:30 How to keep your commitment and focus?09:11 Not falling into the burnout trap09:50 Helping students with Edusmart13:53 Expanding a business internationally17:30 Challenges to Overcome as an entrepreneur20:00 The Female Entrepreneur Experience in MENA24:20 Personality Test & Closing

E28 From Tunis To London, The Entrepreneurial Mindset

Introducing Ezzedine Cherif, an entrepreneur who embarked on his journey at the young age of 18. He co-founded a well-known music festival that attracted renowned DJs and secured partnerships with prestigious sponsors. Following this, Ezzedine built Split, a carpooling app that raised $400,000 in a pre-seed round and garnered 60,000 users. Continuing his drive for growth, Ezzedine joined Entrepreneur First (EF) to refine his skills and build his next venture. Today, Ezzedine is the Head of Growth of Oneshot.ai, an AI Autonomous Prospecting tool, while still brainstorming his next startup idea.Tune in to hear more!
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Link to YouTube 🎥 https://www.youtube.com/@tldltoday00:00 Welcome & Introduction02:30 Learnings 04:30 Definition of Impact 08:30 Entrepreneurial Career 15:30 Creativity 18:25 Getting Out Of Your Comfort Zone21:00 Getting Tired? 23:37 Personality Test26:45 Closing & Final Tips