LumoLink - My Story

Short presentation about Artem's (our founder) journey as an entrepreneur in Oulu, Finland.

Transcript

1. LumoLink - My story by Artem Daniliants @artemd
2. @artemd • 27 year old • In Finland over 15 years • Originally born in Turkmenistan • Geek since high school Artem Daniliants
4. What you will learn •How I got started •Mistakes I’ve made •Oulu is a great place for a business
5. In Oulu since 1997
6. Further Qualification for Entrepreneurs 2006
8. Until 2010
9. 16.7.2010
10. Training Online marketing Web solutions
11. I recruited first employee on Twitter :)
12. It’s all about people...and we have great ones!
13. Passion + Transparency + Fun = Our culture
14. We organize yearly event for Internet startups. More info at : www.valostartup.com ValoStartup
15. ValoStartup video podcast In our podcast we highlight cool Internet startups in Baltic region More info: http://www.valostartup.com/podcast/
16. Promote your startup even in the weirdest places
17. Mistakes I made •Started alone •Didn’t get advisers right from the start •Wasn’t wise about funding options •Didn’t charge enough •Lack of productization
19. Company boosters • “Starttiraha” funding support • Partner that re-sells our service • Networking • Russian partners • Financial partner • Public speaking • ValoStartup
20. Why Oulu is great for business?
21. • Business Oulu - Special thanks to Henry Koivukangas, Hannu Hilttunen, Antti and Petri from Vercco project • Easy to start: Takomo, Starttamo, OuluSes • IT knowledge • International students/University • Airport • A lot of great startups in Oulu
22. Thanks! Connect with me: www.daniliants.com
23. Image credits •http://www.flickr.com/photos/ptrktn/ 2133809377/ •http://www.flickr.com/photos/ 23258385@N04/2235793476/