Growcast #21: Martin Ďuriš & Michal Táborský – How to Plan an Exit?
Two successful exits worth hundreds of millions of crowns over the past five years. Martin Ďuriš (Macaly, Avocode) knows how to build a product that global players want to buy—Avocode was acquired by the American company Ceros, and he sold the AI platform Macaly to the Belgian company team.blue after just nine months. Sitting next to him is Michal Táborský from Reflex Capital, who has exits under his belt such as […]
Growcast #20: Jake Dluhy-Smith – The Role of AI in Product Development
AI is reshaping how products are built—but what does that actually mean for startups with small tech teams? Our guest Jake Dluhy-Smith, CEO and founder of OAK’S LAB, knows the high-growth playbook better than most: his Prague-based team of about 100 top engineers and product builders works almost exclusively with U.S. scale-ups and […]
Growcast #19: Štefan Šurina & Jan Čurn – ESOP for Dummies
“Almost everyone in the startup world has heard of an ”ESOP,” but few know how to implement it properly. That’s why, in this episode, we’ll explain it from the ground up. We’ll be guided through it by Štefan Šurina, founder of the legal-tech firm ELDISON, who has been helping startups and scaleups with investments, ESOPs, and international expansion for years, and Jan Čurn, founder and CEO of Apify and EY Entrepreneur […]
Growcast #18: Alexandra Mamrillová & Petr Soukeník – Partnership Sales
Imagine that your best salesperson works at another company—and yet is still selling on your behalf. 👀 Do partnership sales sound like a growth hack, or are they just a Band-Aid for weak sales? In this episode, we get to the heart of the matter: – when partnerships really work (and when it’s just an illusion) – how to identify a partner, […]
Growcast #17: Matěj Trubač – How to Manage Global Growth, or „Expand Like a Pro“
How did he go from Sokolov to leading the international expansion of one of the fastest-growing startups in Central Europe? 🚀 Matěj Trubač, the first member of the ADAM startup team, is now driving the global growth of the company, which already operates in 11 countries. In this interview, he shares practical tips on how to select new markets, manage a rapidly growing team, and handle expansion even without […]
Growcast #16: Matěj Matolín & Tomáš Sakál – How to Set Up Hiring Processes That Support Company Growth
In this episode, we looked at how to approach hiring with regard to a company’s maturity, setting up processes, and building teams. With Matěj Matolín, an experienced HR leader with 20 years of experience in corporations, startups, and the venture capital environment, and Tomáš Sakál, VP of People at the successful Czech-Slovak startup CloudTalk, we discussed how different approaches worked […]
Growcast #15: Tomáš Záruba and Vladimír Staněk – The Key to Success for B2B Products
In this episode, we spoke with Tomáš Záruba, former Chief Product and Technology Officer at Pilulka, and Vladimír Staňek, who not only has years of experience with startups but is now building digital products at Generali. Together, we focused on key topics for B2B startups—finding product-market fit, gathering customer feedback, and measuring success […]
Growcast #14: James Church – Perfect Pitch
In this episode of GrowCast, we take an in-depth look at the art of crafting the perfect pitch for investors. Our guest shares invaluable insights on fundraising strategies, emphasizing the importance of building relationships with investors well before you need their money. Learn about the “50-10-2-1 rule” for investor outreach, and discover why a multi-channel approach is […]
Growcast #13: Riva Karo & Vít Horký – What the Czech Republic Must Do to Become the Startup Nation of Central and Eastern Europe
Jak jsme na tom v porovnání s ostatními evropskými zeměmi, jak je na tom Evropa v globálním kontextu a co se musí změnit pro to, aby se Česko stalo startupovým národem CEE. O tom jsme si v dnešním díle povídali s Rivou Karo , šéfkou akcelerátoru Ment2Grow a Vítem Horkým, zakladatelem Czech Founders. V epizodě […]
Growcast #12: Šimon Srp & Tomáš Vnuk – How to Build a Sales Team at a Startup
Sales is one of the key topics at Growcast. Today, we took a deeper look at the topic of setting up a sales organization. Our guests were Šimon Srp (founder of Simon Says) and Tomáš Vnuk (Engineering-led Growth at Better Stack). In this episode, we discuss what the structure of a sales team should look like, what the key processes are, and how to set them up […]