Episodes
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Some people didnât want us to make this episode. But we did.
Jeaneth Johansson shares the science behind unconscious gender bias with facts from her study on VCâs evaluations of male vs. female entrepreneurs, published in the Harvard Business Review this spring.
Startup veterans, editors of the co-pour and CEO-coaches Melissa and Johnathan Nightingale talk about the #metoo effect and its potential backlash. A bunch of random people at tech events answer the question âDo we need this episode?â and Christine has a painful realization.
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Jeaneth Johansson is a professor of accounting and control at Halmstad University and LuleÄ University of Technology in Sweden. She was part of a team that published a study on gender stereotypes and venture support decisions that made headlines in the spring of 2017.
Melissa and Johnathan Nightingale have backgrounds from tech companies like Hubba, Edmodo and Mozilla, and now support tech company managers, executives and investors in building better companies. Their new book "How F*cked Up Is Your Management?: An uncomfortable conversation about modern leadership" should top your reading list in 2018.
Special thanks to #ShesGotThis founders Marie Louise Sunde and Isabelle Ringnes, for their advisement in developing the content of this episode. ShesGotThis is a global movement, currently focused on revealing unconscious gender bias in the workplace. Help build awareness and get involved!
Music in this episode includes "Girls" by The Hall Monitors and "Girls Like You" by the Spin Wires. Check them out!
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6 Months to start a startup is a Shifter Media podcast, and is produced by Benjamin Ulstein. It is made possible by communication and technology company Itera. Itera is named one the most innovative companies in Norway â across all industries. If youâre looking for a career in a tech company that thinks differently and moves quickly, go to itera.no.
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Christine struggles with guilt and being broke while bootstrapping. She confronts the Norwegian Government's Innovation Office about why they rejected Listfully's grant application. She then turns to the head of a Nordic angel investor network to explore looking for investors.
Time is running out to get an app as Christine debates her options, and is it selfish to make her son sacrifice for her dream?
(Listener note - we recommend that you hear the first three episodes before this one!)
Innovation Norway is the Norwegian Government's agency for innovation and development of enterprises and industry. Among other things, they offer very early stage grants to startups. PĂ„l Thorvik NĂŠss is Director of Entrepreneurs and Startups, and Joachim Thorsen is a Senior Advisor in the department that evaluates grant applications like Listfully's. They were gracious enough to sit down with a "reject" and face some tough questions on air.
Claes Mikko Nilsen is a Finnish-Norwegian, quick-witted character, well-known for his pitch moderator skills. Heâs the Managing Director of Nordic Business Angel Network (NordicBAN) and previously co-founded Finnish Business Angels Network (FiBAN). Claes Mikko is also a steering board member at the Rising North Fund and actively developed the concept of Slushâs Investor Day.
6 Months to start a startup is a Shifter Media podcast, and is produced by Benjamin Ulstein. It is made possible by communication and technology company Itera. Itera is named one the most innovative companies in Norway â across all industries. If youâre looking for a career in a tech company that thinks differently and moves quickly, go to itera.no.
Special thanks to Joyful Noise Recordings and Surfer Blood for letting us use their song âSix Flags in F or Gâ You can subscribe to us on iTunes or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Starting a startup means facing an array of catch-22's in a race against time. Christine looks for help developing her product and the business side of her company, Listfully. She talks to Nir Eyal, bestselling author of Hooked, How to Make Habit-Forming Products to find out how to make a âstickyâ app, and explores joining the London-based Founders Factory accelerator in a conversation with Co-founder and Head of Business Development, George Northcott. Will Christine find a way to get an app in the hands of users in time for launch?
Follow Nir's blog or join him at the next Habit Summit event in San Franscisco this spring.
Learn more about Founders Factory and opportunities for startups in their incubator or accelerator program.
6 Months to start a startup is a Shifter Media podcast, and is produced by Benjamin Ulstein. It is made possible by communication and technology company Itera. Itera is named one the most innovative companies in Norway â across all industries. If youâre looking for a career in a tech company that thinks differently and moves quickly, go to itera.no.
Special thanks to Joyful Noise Recordings and Surfer Blood for letting us use their song âSix Flags in F or Gâ You can subscribe to us on iTunes or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Note - we recommend that you hear the first two episodes before this one, so that the storyline makes sense!
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Christine shares moments of bliss, gratitude, joy, frustration and impatience while starting Listfully (warning: strong language), as well as a dating experiment. She talks to Wrapp founder Aurore Belfrage about founding a startup where she experienced both high fives and disasters daily.
Investor Sean Percival, formerly of 500 Startups and Myspace, gives Christine advice on how to deal and how to build a healthy lifestyle. And the story behind that Inc. article that every potential founder should read.
6 Months to start a startup is a Shifter Media podcast, and is produced by Benjamin Ulstein. It is made possible by communication and technology company Itera. Itera is named one the most innovative companies in Norway â across all industries. If youâre looking for a career in a tech company that thinks differently and moves quickly, go to itera.no.
Special thanks to Joyful Noise Recordings and Surfer Blood for letting us use their song âSix Flags in F or Gâ You can subscribe to us on iTunes or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Christine wonders if her startup idea for Listfully, a digital wishlist platform, is âgood enoughâ in the eyes of Swedish angel investor Hampus Jakobsson, a successful founder who has invested in dozens of companies. He tells Christine what makes a good startup idea and why starting a startup is like jumping off a cliff.
After getting a reality check in a meeting with an angel investor, Christine seeks a confidence boost from Cindy Gallop. Cindy is the founder of Make Love, Not Porn and believes that fear of what people think is BS. Will Christine just get over it and be able to really own her idea and ambition?
6 Months to start a startup is a Shifter Media podcast, and is produced by Benjamin Ulstein. It is made possible by communication and technology company Itera. Itera is named one the most innovative companies in Norway â across all industries. If youâre looking for a career in a tech company that thinks differently and moves quickly, go to itera.no.
Special thanks to Joyful Noise Recordings and Surfer Blood for letting us use their song âSix Flags in F or Gâ You can subscribe to us on iTunes or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Join Christine Steinsholt, a single American mom living in Norway and first-time entrepreneur, on her search for answers to the critical questions and challenges that first-time founders face.
An angel investor has said that if Christine's company Listfully gains 10.000 users by January 2018, she will be able to raise enough funding to build a team and expand globally. If not, she will have to revise her plans and go back to normal life.
Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes to hear Christine search for answers in conversations with founders, investors and experts, and follow her personal journey as she strives to reach her goal.
This is a Shifter Media podcast.
Produced by Benjamin Ulstein.
This podcast is made possible by our sponsor Itera, committed to making a difference by supporting innovation from within.
