In this interview, Michael Almašy, Head of Crowdberry platform in Czechia, challenges the traditional saver mindset and makes a compelling case for direct investing as a tool not only for personal wealth creation, but for strengthening local economies across Central Europe. From mobilizing “lazy capital” to funding the next generation of scale-ups, he explains why even €1,000 can be a meaningful building block in Europe’s innovation story.
At Femme Palette, we are supporting women to be more entrepreneurial. That’s why we’re kicking off the Founder Interview series to give you the inspiration you need to pursue your dream business! The first founder spotlight goes to Tereza Gondkova, CEO of Ollies.
As a part of our Femme Palette Startup Challenge, we invite successful female founders in the Czech Republic to share their stories about entrepreneurship. First in our series is Sarka Pelikanova, the CEO of Connect Economic Group. She was only 22 when she started her business. The biggest lesson she learned was to never trust your intuition when it comes to hiring. And what advice would she give to new female founders in the Czech Republic?
Both female entrepreneurs, Maria and Eva, were inspired to start their businesses in their early years. Eva set up a company when she was 15, Marie started after she returned from her studies in the UK. They both encourage women to not be afraid when launching a startup. If you want to become an entrepreneur, join the Startup Challenge today for a chance to pitch your business idea to the leading venture capitalists and female founders in the Czech Republic.
Lucie Mairychova’s mission is to inspire a new generation of young professionals. The non-profit, Kariérko.cz, which she co-founded, is helping students with their personal and professional development. Her advice to fellow entrepreneurs would be to be flexible and avoid relying strictly on one idea. Read about Lucie’s experience with non-profits and how to help women in the Czech Republic start a business.
We are consistently impressed with the brilliance of our community and the knowledge every member has to offer. That’s why we asked our members to share their knowledge with everyone! This Member post is brought to you by Barbora Spacilova.
We are consistently impressed with the brilliance of our community and the knowledge every member has to offer. That’s why we asked our members to share their knowledge with everyone! This Member post is brought to you by Patrycja Szuscik, Co-founder at Les Goodies.
Do you have an idea to fill a gap in the market? Are you thinking of new ways to make money? Do you dream of a side gig but struggle to turn it into reality? If you long for your big idea to gain momentum, you need to be (well-) connected, committed and concentrated. Try implementing these three rules and get ready to take your side hustle to the next level.
In February, we kicked off a brand-new leadership program where you can build your skills, develop talents and reach a goal of being a great leader. To celebrate the expansion of the Femme Palette portfolio, we created a list of the most important qualities every leader should possess. Good news is that you can acquire all of these in our 6-months program.
