#59: What it takes to build a successful startup – with Antler GP Jussi Kallasvuo

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#59: What it takes to build a successful startup – with Antler GP Jussi Kallasvuo

The Growth Pod

1 hour 2 minutes 24 seconds

7 months ago

#59: What it takes to build a successful startup – with Antler GP Jussi Kallasvuo

Jussi Kallasvuo is a General Partner at Antler, a global early-stage investor and the world’s most active investor in AI. We talk about what makes a great startup, common founder mistakes, the importance of grit, how AI is fundamentally changing how companies are built, and more.

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https://generogrowth.com/

https://www.antler.co/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jussi-kallasvuo-9748953/

(0:00) Introduction

(0:45) What is Antler and how it’s different from traditional VC

(9:52) How Antler finds top talent from 180,000+ applicants

(19:07) Common founder mistakes, problem-first thinking, and business models

(36:30) Building startups in Finland vs Sweden and Estonia

(45:57) How AI has changed company building