In this episode, Jani-Mikael Kuusisto describes his career path in the corporate world and how he switched over to founding and running his own startup. We discuss:
His current role:
- 0:27: Overview of his current role as CEO
- 1:26: His schedule balancing being CEO and a Director of another company
- 2:14: What a typical day or week in his role as CEO entails
- 3:49: His process of acquiring funding for a startup
- 5:18: What he does around proof of concept for his product
- 6:28: How social his role is
- 7:05: What he likes and finds challenging about his role
- 8:01: The signs of success for a startup
- 9:00: His role in recruiting talent
His career path:
- 10:26: The major steps of his career path
- 14:08: How he became CEO
- 15:53: What he learned he did and didn't want in a job
- 18:15: Opportunities to grow as a CEO
Career advice:
- 19:52: Advice on how to be resilient
- 21:10: Advice on when to attempt entrepreneurship
- 23:19: Advice on how to balance practicality with passion in one's career
- 24:46: Advice on how to develop interpersonal skills
- 26:06: How to find job opportunities
- 27:17: Why everyone should think of themselves as an entrepreneur regardless of their career
