Rich Idea Poor Idea

May 18 2023
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If you've ever come across a startup and thought to yourself, "how did they come up with such a good idea?", this one is for you. I interview founders about the inception phase of their successful startup by going deep into how they discovered the problem, generated their idea, and validated it.

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Million Dollar Ideas: How Jiří Psota Came Up With The Idea For His Pricing Startup Yieldigo

May 18 2023 25 mins  
Episode #6 with the co-founder and CTO of Yieldigo which was launched in 2016 and offers a SaaS platform that empowers retailers to obtain key insights in real-time based on their data, whenever they need it. They have grown to over 43 employees and raised €2M in funding.Topics covered:• How Jiří and his co-founder came up with the idea• How they validated it with potential

Million Dollar Ideas: How Richard Malovič Came Up With The Idea For His Cybersecurity Startup Whalebone

Feb 06 2023 18 mins  
Episode #5 with the co-founder and CEO of cybersecurity startup Whalebone which was launched in 2016 to help enterprises and internet service providers protect their network and machine portfolio from malware and infected websites. They have grown to over 50 employees and raised $3.7M in funding.Topics covered:• How Richard Malovič and his co-founder came up with the idea• How

How Andrej Hano Got and Validated The Idea For His FinTech Startup Birdwingo

Jan 12 2023 29 mins  
Episode #4 with the co-founder and CEO of investment startup Birdwingo which was launched in 2021 to make it easy and convenient for young Europeans to get into investing. They have grown to 15 employees in the span of one year and raised $0.5M in funding.Topics covered:• How Andrej and his co-founder came up with the idea• How they validated it with potential customers and mar

Million Dollar Ideas: How Peter Maslik Came Up With The Idea For His FinTech Startup Investown

Dec 22 2022 29 mins  
Episode #3 with the co-founder and COO of multi-million dollar startup Investown. Investown was launched in 2021 to make real estate investing accessible to everyone. Starting with just €20, you can invest in properties that have been selected and vetted by Investown, and you receive a monthly proportional portion of the rental income based on how much you invested in the propert

Million Dollar Ideas: How Lukas Krcil Came Up With The Idea For His Mental Health Startup Hedepy

Dec 12 2022 29 mins  
Episode #2 with the co-founder and CEO of mental health startup Hedepy. Hedepy was founded in 2020 to make online therapy convenient and accessible and has raised over $1.8M in funding to date. They are expanding very fast with over 600% YoY growth and now have a customer base in the Czech Republic, Italy, Slovakia, and Romania.Topics covered:• How Lukas and his co-founders came

Million Dollar Ideas: How Tomas Janu Came Up With The Idea For His E-Commerce Startup Digismoothe

Dec 03 2022 27 mins  
I sat down with Tomas Janu to discuss how he got the idea for his startup Digismoothie which develops apps for Shopify stores. We also touched on topics such as marketing and pricing.

Rich Idea Poor Idea with Rawan Tafech: Intro

Nov 15 2022
Welcome to my podcast! Stay tuned for upcoming episodes as we interview founders and deep-dive into the idea generation and validation stage of their successful startups.