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Welco­me to Goril­la Capi­tal Insights, your go-to source for sharp gui­dance that mat­ters to foun­ders and inves­tors alike. 

Whet­her you’­re an ear­ly-sta­ge begin­ner or a sea­so­ned pro­fes­sio­nal, we’­re here to deli­ver straight-up insights on buil­ding resi­lient companies.

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GorillaCast

Goril­laCast is a podcast crea­ted with one pur­po­se: to get you the real, unfil­te­red insights you need on your star­tup jour­ney. This is a space for foun­ders to hear direct­ly from expe­rienced inves­tors, fel­low ent­repre­neurs, and industry experts about what tru­ly mat­ters in the star­tup world. 

Our goal? To make sure you never find your­self thin­king, “I wish I’d known that years ago.” Goril­laCast brings you valuable les­sons on eve­ryt­hing from hit­ting pro­duct-mar­ket fit to unders­tan­ding the fun­da­men­tal “why” behind your business. 

Each epi­so­de dives deep into the grit­ty rea­li­ties of buil­ding a star­tup, fea­tu­ring aut­hen­tic con­ver­sa­tions that go bey­ond the super­ficial to give you actio­nable insights that will help you on your path to success. 

New epi­so­des will be avai­lable bi-weekly apart from holi­day periods.

    1: Learning Before Earning


    In the debut epi­so­de of Goril­laCast, host Ami Rubins­tein has a discus­sion with Ris­to Rau­ta­kor­pi, a foun­ding part­ner at Goril­la Capital. 

    Toget­her, they del­ve into the hard-ear­ned les­sons of buil­ding success­ful startups. 

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    2: Early On You Have Just One Focus

    Host Ami Rubins­tein chats with Sam­po Park­ki­nen, foun­der of Revie­ve and Ven­tu­re Part­ner at Goril­la Capi­tal, about the impor­tance of ear­ly-sta­ge focus, especial­ly pre-pro­duct-mar­ket fit. The key takeaway: ear­ly foun­ders should prio­ri­tize unders­tan­ding their cus­to­mers and achie­ving PMF swift­ly and efficient­ly to set up for long-term success.

    3: Find a Problem Worth Solving

    Goril­la Capi­tal co-foun­der Pet­ri Leh­mus­kos­ki discus­ses about the impor­tance of achie­ving a “problem-solu­tion fit” befo­re moving on to pro­duct-mar­ket fit. Pet­ri sha­res insights on unders­tan­ding cus­to­mer needs, ite­ra­ting based on feed­back, and the chal­len­ges of sca­ling pre­ma­tu­re­ly. He also reflects on les­sons lear­ned as an inves­tor, high­ligh­ting patience and the value of lear­ning from expe­rienced men­tors in the industry.

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