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CEO Insights - Matthes speaks with Doreen, CEO and President of Derdack Corp., to discuss the strategies and approaches that have helped Derdack become a respected player in critical alerting and incident management within the US market. Doreen shares insights on how the company has managed to maintain a customer-centric culture while also dealing with industry challenges and a highly competitive environment. This conversation offers valuable lessons for anyone looking to build a successful business in a rapidly evolving industry.

Join Michael Dargie on RebelRebel as he converses with the dynamic Nathan Flim of Fort Distillery. Dive deep into Nathan's intriguing chemistry background and how it fuelled his entrepreneurial spirit to birth a distillery. From the inception of Fort Distillery to the innovative ready-to-serve cocktails, 'Tumblr and Rocks', Nathan recount the thrilling journey, challenges, and exhilarating plunge into the US market.

As they navigate the terrains of business, from working with sales teams to embracing failures, Nathan's love for hunting and relaxation rituals offers a breather. With valuable insights from "Atomic Habits" and "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People", this episode encapsulates the essence of creative entrepreneurship, the power of habits, and the indispensability of mentors in today's fast-paced world. A must-listen for all those looking to carve their unique path in a saturated market.

WHERE TO FIND NATHAN AND THE FORT DISTILLERY

• The Fort Distillery (Instagram)
• The Fort Distillery (Website)
• Tumbler & Rocks (Instagram)
• Tumbler & Rocks (Website)

This week’s podcast has a very international setup with two guests joining us from different sides of the world: Sarah Cannon is dialing in from New York City and Martin Mignot from his home in London. They are both partners at Index Ventures, one of the biggest Venture Capital firms that invested in Dropbox, Deliveroo, Skype and Slack - just to name a few. With over 10 billion euro under the current management, their fund oversees a portfolio of 160 companies from the US and Europe. Started as a European based firm themselves Index Ventures has been in the US for almost a decade now and successfully operates with dual headquarters located in San Francisco and London. Sarah and Martin have helped numerous companies make that move as well and gathered enough knowledge on expanding a business across the Atlantic. They share how the mentality of founders has changed over the last couple of years in regard to expanding to the US market and why a lot of European startups are choosing to win the US remotely. And with a lot of experience helping startups all over the world grow and expand, they both had a few advices up their sleeve for founders: from 1) how to build a reliable communication and maintain a culture within an international team to 2) how to navigate different regulation across the world and 3) how the landscape of investment changed during Covid-19 as well as how founders can benefit. More to explore: Stay updated on news & insights from us about founders, startups in Bavaria, Austria & Switzerland at www.bitsandpretzels.com. Signup for our media newsletter to get the next episode of this podcast delivered right to your inbox: www.bitsandpretzels.com/media-signup. Hosts: Britta Weddeling (@bweddeling), Editor-in-Chief of Bits & Pretzels (@bitsandpretzels) Featuring: Sarah Cannon (@SarahRCannon) & Martin Mignot (@martinmignot), Partners at Index Ventures. Follow us: Twitter: @bitsandpretzels Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bits-&-pretzels If you like the show, please let us know by leaving a review. You can also send us feedback at podcast@bitsandpretzels.com. Production: professional-podcasts.com (Regina Körner, Migo Fecke) & Dina Zhakupova.

Eric and Martin sit down at the show and give us a brief review of the exhibitiors, the cars that were unveiled and the show in general.