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Talks & appearances.

Keynotes, workshops, and podcast conversations on unit economics, angel investing, and building momentum. For speaking enquiries, see the Speaking page.

Talks & Keynotes

Unit Economics for Founders: The Two Numbers That Matter

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InfoShare 2025 · Gdańsk, Poland · May 2025

45-minute keynote on LTV, CAC, and how to calculate and present unit economics in a way that passes investor diligence. Based on the book.

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How to Pitch an Angel Investor in Poland

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Warsaw Startup Weekend · Warsaw, Poland · March 2025

3-hour workshop on what Polish angel investors actually look for, how to structure a pitch, and the most common mistakes that kill deals before the first meeting.

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Building Momentum in Uncertain Times

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Wolves Summit 2024 · Warsaw, Poland · October 2024

Keynote on the concept of startup momentum — why some companies keep accelerating and others stall, and what founders can do about it.

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Angel Investing in CEE: What I've Learned from 40+ Deals

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EEC Startup Summit · Katowice, Poland · May 2024

Panel discussion on the state of angel investing in Central and Eastern Europe, with lessons from 40+ early-stage investments.

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Contribution Margin vs Revenue: Why Your Investors Care About a Number You're Ignoring

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European SaaS Summit · Berlin, Germany · February 2024

Deep dive into why early-stage founders confuse revenue growth with business health — and the single number that separates the two.

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What the First €500K Gets You (And What It Doesn't)

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Tech Warsaw Conference · Warsaw, Poland · November 2023

A frank retrospective on the most common mistakes founders make with their first institutional capital — from hiring ahead of product-market fit to building too much infrastructure too soon.

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Podcast Appearances

Dlaczego Founderzy Mylą Wzrost z Pędem

Startup Mapa Podcast · Kacper Rucki · February 2025 · 58 min PL

Rozmowa o różnicy między wzrostem a pędem, i dlaczego founderzy często nie wiedzą co tracą zanim jest za późno.

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What Angel Investors Actually Think During Your Pitch

The European Founder Podcast · Marcus Hallberg · November 2024 · 72 min

An honest look at how angel investors evaluate founders in the room — the signals, the red flags, and what founders can do differently.

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Unit Economics Explained for Non-Finance Founders

Founders vs Investors · Tomasz Bigaj · September 2024 · 45 min PL

Making LTV and CAC understandable for founders who didn't grow up in finance.

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SunRoof, PizzaPortal, and What I Learned Losing Money

Central European Startup Stories · Jan Kowalski · June 2024 · 64 min

A retrospective on the companies I've built and invested in — what worked, what didn't, and the lessons that don't fit in a tweet.

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Jak Zbudować Fundament Pod Fundraising

Inwestuj w Startup · Marek Wiśniewski · March 2024 · 51 min PL

Konkretna rozmowa o tym, co founder powinien przygotować przed rozmową z aniołem — od deck'u, przez due diligence, aż po strukturę prawną.

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The CEE Ecosystem: Where Are the Opportunities Nobody's Talking About?

Startup Geography · Elina Sokolova · January 2024 · 55 min

On the state of startup ecosystems in Poland, Czech Republic, and the Baltics — what's changed in the last five years, where the underserved markets are, and how founders in CEE should think about international expansion.

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Full-length talks, founder breakdowns, and investing frameworks — in English and Polish.

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Two Numbers Every Founder Must Know Before Their Next Pitch

March 2025 · 18:42

Full walkthrough of the LTV:CAC framework — what the numbers mean, how investors use them, and how to improve yours before you walk into a funding conversation.

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How I Evaluate Founders in the First 30 Minutes

January 2025 · 12:15

The signals I'm actually looking for in a first meeting — not the deck, not the market size slide, but the founder's relationship with uncertainty and their own numbers.

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Reading a Term Sheet Without a Lawyer (The Important Bits)

November 2024 · 24:08

The clauses that matter, the ones that don't, and how to think about valuation vs. control in your first institutional deal.

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Startup Momentum: Why Some Teams Accelerate and Others Stall

September 2024 · 21:33

The physics metaphor is more useful than it looks. A deep dive into what creates momentum, what destroys it, and what founders can do about it in the first 18 months.

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PizzaPortal: The Mistakes That Built a Business

July 2024 · 35:47

A retrospective on building Poland's leading food delivery platform — what actually worked, what was luck, and the decisions I'd make differently.

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Angel Investing in Poland: What I've Learned from 40+ Bets

May 2024 · 28:19

Pattern recognition from over 40 early-stage investments in CEE — the consistent mistakes founders make, the signals that predict success, and why the ecosystem is more interesting than it looks from the outside.

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