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James Berdigans

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The Pursuit of Scrappiness

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Marija Rucevska

Cristobal Alonso

There are now hundreds of these cohort-based programs — which usually give mentoring and support over a few weeks or months, plus potentially a cash injection — around the world. But are accelerators really a stepping stone to startup success? And how much equity are founders giving away to join them? What do VC’s expect from accelerations and their graduating teams?Speakers:🔸Cristobal Alonso, CEO and General Partner at Startup Wise Guys🔸James Berdigans, Executive Chairman at Printify🔸Donatas Keras, Partner at Practica CapitalModerator:🔸Marija Rucevska, Founding Partner at HelveThe panel discussion was a part of TechChill 2023TechChill is the leading Baltic tech and startup event, held on April 26-28, 2023. The event brought together aspiring startups, international investors, innovative corporations, tech enthusiasts, and inspirational minds from around the world to share their stories and insights. Find out more:  📍Riga https://www.techchill.co/  📍Milano https://www.techchillmilano.co/

There are now hundreds of these cohort-based programs — which usually give mentoring and support over a few weeks or months, plus potentially a cash injection — around the world. But are accelerators really a stepping stone to startup success? And how much equity are founders giving away to join them? What do VC’s expect from accelerations and their graduating teams? Speakers: 🔸Cristobal Alonso, CEO and General Partner at Startup Wise Guys 🔸James Berdigans, Executive Chairman at Printify 🔸Donatas Keras, Partner at Practica Capital Moderator: 🔸Marija Rucevska, Founding Partner at Helve The panel discussion was a part of TechChill 2023 TechChill is the leading Baltic tech and startup event, held on April 26-28, 2023. The event brought together aspiring startups, international investors, innovative corporations, tech enthusiasts, and inspirational minds from around the world to share their stories and insights. Find out more: 📍Riga <a href="https://www.techchill.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.techchill.co/</a> 📍Milano <a href="https://www.techchillmilano.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.techchillmilano.co/</a>

Accelerator Value Proposition w/ Cristobal Alonso, James Berdigans, Donatas Keras & Marija Rucevska | TechChill Riga'23

In today’s episode, listen to an interview with James Berdigans, CEO and founder at Printify, a Latvian print-on-demand service that has raised $45 million in its Series A funding round. We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions to podcast@tech.eu or tweet at us @tech_eu.

In today’s episode, listen to an interview with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/berdigans/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">James Berdigans</a>, CEO and founder at <a href="https://printify.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Printify</a>, a Latvian print-on-demand service that has raised $45 million in its Series A funding round. We hope you enjoy(ed) the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions to podcast@tech.eu or tweet at us <a href="http://twitter.com/tech_eu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@tech_eu</a>.

What’s a print-on-demand platform — with James Berdigans, Printify

James Berdigans is the CEO and Co-founder of Printify - a print-on-demand platform that helps you create and sell custom products. An alumnus of 500 startups and one of the leaders of the Latvian startup community, Printify just raised a whopping 45mUSD series A round to build on their growth in the US and expand in other markets.In this episode, we talk about the origins of Printify and the rise of the on-demand printing industry as well as starting a business in the US from Latvia. James also shares his scrappy stories of partnering with Shopify, meeting his co-founders, and getting into 500 startups. Finally, we discuss the Silicon Valley investor community and the timing of your series A round.The topics covered in this episode with Timestamps[01:50] - THE ORIGINS OF PRINTIFYBuilding on previous venture successes and failuresLearning from painful mistakesWhat does Printify do[05:20] - WHY ON-DEMAND PRINTING INDUSTRY IS HOTDemocratization of content creation and product design[07:15] - ON STARTING A COMPANY ON THE US MARKET FROM LATVIAThe attractiveness of the US marketBenefits of building a US company from LatviaRunning a lean and efficient digital sales organizationSupporting sales with content marketingFinding one channel to acquire customers without a budget[12:40] -STORY HOW JAMES PITCHED TO SHOPIFYHustle in Canada leads to a fruitful partnership[16:45] -  ON GETTING ACCESS TO THE SILICON VALLEY INVESTOR COMMUNITYUsing 3F’s to kickstart the companyRaising your first investment from your accountant!Getting into 500 startupsFinding your investor-champion[22:10] ON BEING BE SCRAPPY &amp; EARNING YOUR LUCKBe scrappy! Doing more with less capitalStory of meeting co-foundersDefinition of luckYou will get a lot of ‘No’s. but you only need one ‘Yes’Bonus: story how Pursuit of Scrappiness got its name[30:20] - ON TIMING YOUR SERIES AMarshmallow test for founders - are companies raising too much too early?Having Richard Branson and Will Smith among investorsHow to select the right investors[36:40] - ON ANGEL INVESTINGA busy Founder/CEO must have priorities straightAngel investors will introduce you to their networkTo reach out to James use:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/berdigans/Website: https://printify.com Find out more on https://www.pursuitofscrappiness.co/ Support for this episode comes from Nexpay &gt; https://paynexpay.com/===See the video content exclusively on Linkedin &gt; https://www.linkedin.com/company/pursuit-of-scrappiness/ Questions/suggestions? Join our Telegram group &gt; https://t.me/pursuitofscrappiness The full interview with James is available NOW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts Find out more on https://www.pursuitofscrappiness.co/ 

James Berdigans is the CEO and Co-founder of Printify - a print-on-demand platform that helps you create and sell custom products. An alumnus of 500 startups and one of the leaders of the Latvian startup community, Printify just raised a whopping 45mUSD series A round to build on their growth in the US and expand in other markets.In this episode, we talk about the origins of Printify and the rise of the on-demand printing industry as well as starting a business in the US from Latvia. James also shares his scrappy stories of partnering with Shopify, meeting his co-founders, and getting into 500 startups. Finally, we discuss the Silicon Valley investor community and the timing of your series A round.The topics covered in this episode with Timestamps[01:50] - THE ORIGINS OF PRINTIFY<ul><li>Building on previous venture successes and failures</li><li>Learning from painful mistakes</li><li>What does Printify do</li></ul>[05:20] - WHY ON-DEMAND PRINTING INDUSTRY IS HOT<ul><li>Democratization of content creation and product design</li></ul>[07:15] - ON STARTING A COMPANY ON THE US MARKET FROM LATVIA<ul><li>The attractiveness of the US market</li><li>Benefits of building a US company from Latvia</li><li>Running a lean and efficient digital sales organization</li><li>Supporting sales with content marketing</li><li>Finding one channel to acquire customers without a budget</li></ul>[12:40] -STORY HOW JAMES PITCHED TO SHOPIFY<ul><li>Hustle in Canada leads to a fruitful partnership</li></ul>[16:45] -  ON GETTING ACCESS TO THE SILICON VALLEY INVESTOR COMMUNITY<ul><li>Using 3F’s to kickstart the company</li><li>Raising your first investment from your accountant!</li><li>Getting into 500 startups</li><li>Finding your investor-champion</li></ul>[22:10] ON BEING BE SCRAPPY &amp; EARNING YOUR LUCK<ul><li>Be scrappy! Doing more with less capital</li><li>Story of meeting co-founders</li><li>Definition of luck</li><li>You will get a lot of ‘No’s. but you only need one ‘Yes’</li><li>Bonus: story how Pursuit of Scrappiness got its name</li></ul>[30:20] - ON TIMING YOUR SERIES A<ul><li>Marshmallow test for founders - are companies raising too much too early?</li><li>Having Richard Branson and Will Smith among investors</li><li>How to select the right investors</li></ul>[36:40] - ON ANGEL INVESTING<ul><li>A busy Founder/CEO must have priorities straight</li><li>Angel investors will introduce you to their network</li></ul>To reach out to James use:Linkedin: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/berdigans/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/berdigans/</a>Website: <a href="https://printify.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://printify.com</a> Find out more on<a href="https://www.pursuitofscrappiness.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.pursuitofscrappiness.co/</a> Support for this episode comes from Nexpay &gt; <a href="https://paynexpay.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://paynexpay.com/</a>===See the video content exclusively on Linkedin &gt;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/pursuit-of-scrappiness/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.linkedin.com/company/pursuit-of-scrappiness/</a> Questions/suggestions? Join our Telegram group &gt;<a href="https://t.me/pursuitofscrappiness" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://t.me/pursuitofscrappiness</a> The full interview with James is available NOW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts Find out more on <a href="https://www.pursuitofscrappiness.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.pursuitofscrappiness.co/</a>

#36 James Berdigans 🇱🇻 (Printify) on record Series A, conquering the US, making connections that enable life-changing opportunities & impressing investors with scrappiness