Ep 03: Eerik Oja

 
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CEO & Co-founder
Planet42

Eerik (EE) and his partner Marten (EE) co-founded Planet42 in 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa. They started by borrowing money from their friends to buy and rent cars to people who otherwise would not have access to credit. Talk about taking risks. Since then, Planet 42 has raised USD 20 million from both VCs as well prominent tech entrepreneurs and is on its way to expand to Mexico this year

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By listening to this episode, you will learn:

  • How to build a sustainable corporate culture through radical honesty and kindness

  • Hiring Mr. Right vs Mr. Right Now

  • Importance of having the right co-founder

  • Network effects fo hiring good people

  • Picking the right market for your product and ignoring geographical shortcuts

  • How to balance running day-to-day operations of the company with fundraising and market expansion

  • Prepare for the inevitable arrival of competition to a blue ocean by improving your own game

  • Avoiding burnout while building your startup

  • And who has a higher chance of getting murdered, Eerik in South Africa or Uldis in Latvia

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