Communicate or Die
Your Product Owner needs to treat your team as a squad in the army (and be a part of it). Period. Spoiler 1: it’s not the constant shouting of orders or a stiff chain of command. Spoiler 2: It is the internal…
Mastering the Art of Planning as a Founder
“Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now.” ― Alan Lakein, author When I do work with founders I often hear something in the lines of: “But Stoyan I don’t have…
Meet the next 11 startup superstars from our B2B SaaS Batch 16
For our third batch of the year we have selected 11 international teams from all over the world to receive investment and take part in a 3 month long acceleration program in Tallinn, Estonia. For the SaaS Batch 16 startups…
James S. York: the US market specifics for startups, tips from an insider
James is a very special person at SWG Mafia – not only has he been with us as a mentor since the first batch, but currently he is also a connection point between Estonia and the US working as Enterprise…
Startup Wise Guys have just been announced the Top VC fund of the year in CEE...
We are excited to share that during the 5th annual CEE X-Tech Awards Gala we have been announced the Top VC fund of the year in CEE! CEE X-Tech Awards distinguishes fast-growing VC-backed X-Tech companies in Central Eastern Europe and this year…
User VS Person: Have We Gotten Technology Wrong?
SWG Mafia Guest blog post by Rafael Gerardo Any Star Wars fan would know the Podracer – while it’s built to reach extreme speed, in reality it is not really that great, if you actually want to enjoy the ride…
Swedbank, Google and Sorainen our partners for Wise Guys Fintech 3 program
Swedbank, Google Developers Launchpad and Sorainen have joined as official partners to the Wise Guys Fintech 3 accelerator program starting in October in Vilnius, Lithuania, hosted by ROCKIT. International startups accepted to the program will have access to high level…
SWG portfolio company StepShot gets acquired by UiPath
Startup Wise Guys family is celebrating an exit from the portfolio! UiPath, the largest and fastest growing Enterprise B2B AI startup in the world and leading enterprise Robotic Process Automation (RPA) software company, has announced the acquisition of StepShot, a…
Patrick Campbell: Pricing is much more than just a number
Patrick Campbell is probably one of the best SaaS pricing gurus out there and a long term Startup Wise Guys mentor, dedicated enough to cross the ocean for us twice a year. Fascination with “subscription truth” as he himself puts…
Summer reading list from Startup Wise Guys Mafia
Summer is in full swing and we’ve some extra good reads to add to your summer reading list! Every month in our Newsletter (btw, you can sign up for it here if you haven’t already!) we share three good books…