21:25Urska Srsen Speaks at Y Combinator Female Founder Conference 2016
From Y Combinator · Published Jul 22, 2016 · Watch on YouTube
TL;DR
Urska Srsen, co-founder of Bellabeat (a women’s health technology company), recounts her journey from studying sculpture in Finland to building a 60+ person, profitable hardware startup with offices in Croatia, London, San Francisco, and China.
Key insights
- Her background as an artist (sculpture) heavily influenced her approach to product design and to being a founder, despite not having a business or technical degree.
- Nobody is truly qualified to start a startup; the feeling of not belonging or being inadequate is common and can fuel an underdog mentality.
- European founders face systemic disadvantages: fragmented markets, bureaucracy, lack of concentrated capital with deep knowledge, and a scarcity of highly accomplished talent and role models.
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