The Truth About Being a Serial Entrepreneur | Alex Novozhenov!
In this episode of Founders Unchained, host Darius Kraucionis sits down with Alex Novozhenov, co-founder of Crassula and founder of Nodu, for a deep dive into building fintech infrastructure from the ground up. Alex started his career inside one of the biggest Baltic banking groups before launching his first startup, a web development studio, and later building Amber Games, a browser-game distribution company that gave him his first real experience with cross-border payments.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8_j3Lzfv3I
In this episode of Founders Unchained, host Darius Kraucionis sits down with Alex Novozhenov, co-founder of Crassula and founder of Nodu, for a deep dive into building fintech infrastructure from the ground up. Alex started his career inside one of the biggest Baltic banking groups before launching his first startup, a web development studio, and later building Amber Games, a browser-game distribution company that gave him his first real experience with cross-border payments.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8_j3Lzfv3I
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The truth about being a Serial Entrepreneur | Alex Novozhenov
The Truth About Being a Serial Entrepreneur | Alex Novozhenov!
He walked away from the fintech company and he spent years building - right as it was thriving - because he saw where payments were heading next.
In this episode of Founders Unchained, host…
He walked away from the fintech company and he spent years building - right as it was thriving - because he saw where payments were heading next.
In this episode of Founders Unchained, host…
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From burned savings to 40m Eur venture capital: Real story
What if the strongest pitch you can make to an investor has nothing to do with your product? In this episode, Darius Kraucionis sits down with Gytenis Galkis, partner at Superhero Capital, to unpack what actually gets a startup funded in 2026.
Gytenis walks…
Gytenis walks…
FOUNDERS FOR FOUNDERS (fff-Hub): The accelerator scale-up founders actually mentor!
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FOUNDERS FOR FOUNDERS: The accelerator scale-up founders actually mentor!
Ellipsis Ventures found a gap most accelerators ignore: founders sh...
Expanding our BCCS cluster across Europe!
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Align with investors on exit strategy!
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AI layoffs: the new excuse to fire people?
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/61HtYTuOD1o
Every week another company cuts jobs and blames AI. But is AI really replacing those people, or has it become the easiest excuse to fire without taking the heat?
In this episode of Founders Unchained, I share my honest take on the AI layoff trend. When a company lets go of 30% of its workforce and announces an AI strategy in the same breath, nobody asks the obvious question: show us how the AI actually replaced those roles. I don't know exactly what is behind it, but I know how convenient the story is.
For founders, this matters more than it seems. How you talk about your team, your tools and your decisions shapes your culture, your reputation and how investors see you. Hiding behind a trend is a short-term shield and a long-term risk. Real leaders explain the decision, own it, and build a company where AI amplifies people instead of serving as a cover story.
What you will take away from this episode:
Why "it's AI" has become a popular excuse for layoffs
The questions founders and investors should ask when a company cites AI
How to think about AI, hiring and team size while scaling
Why honest leadership beats trend-driven messaging
What this shift means for startups, VC and the future of work
This is founder-grade thinking for startup founders, operators, accelerator teams and investors building from the EU and Baltic ecosystem to global markets.
Subscribe to Founders Unchained and hit the bell so you never miss a founder conversation. Tell me in the comments: is AI really taking these jobs, or is it the new excuse?
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https://www.youtube.com/shorts/61HtYTuOD1o
Every week another company cuts jobs and blames AI. But is AI really replacing those people, or has it become the easiest excuse to fire without taking the heat?
In this episode of Founders Unchained, I share my honest take on the AI layoff trend. When a company lets go of 30% of its workforce and announces an AI strategy in the same breath, nobody asks the obvious question: show us how the AI actually replaced those roles. I don't know exactly what is behind it, but I know how convenient the story is.
For founders, this matters more than it seems. How you talk about your team, your tools and your decisions shapes your culture, your reputation and how investors see you. Hiding behind a trend is a short-term shield and a long-term risk. Real leaders explain the decision, own it, and build a company where AI amplifies people instead of serving as a cover story.
What you will take away from this episode:
Why "it's AI" has become a popular excuse for layoffs
The questions founders and investors should ask when a company cites AI
How to think about AI, hiring and team size while scaling
Why honest leadership beats trend-driven messaging
What this shift means for startups, VC and the future of work
This is founder-grade thinking for startup founders, operators, accelerator teams and investors building from the EU and Baltic ecosystem to global markets.
Subscribe to Founders Unchained and hit the bell so you never miss a founder conversation. Tell me in the comments: is AI really taking these jobs, or is it the new excuse?
#foundersunchained #ailayoffs #aiwashing #futureofwork #aiandjobs #layoffs #techlayoffs #startups #founders #startupmindset #leadership #venturecapital #vc #scalingstartups #accelerator #entrepreneurship #eustartups
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AI layoffs: the new excuse to fire people?
Every week another company cuts jobs and blames AI. But is AI reall...
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How to get into a16z speedrun: the $1m pre seed playbook?
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How to get into a16z speedrun: the $1m pre seed playbook?
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How to get into a16z speedrun: the $1m pre seed playbook?
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The AI-Native Shift: What founders need to know?
In this episode of Founders Unchained, Darius Kraucionis sits down with Vytenis Sakalas, CEO of Moterra AI, an agency that helps mid-size and large companies automate manual processes with AI. A physicist by degree who ended up in IT, Vytenis has spent his…
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STOP OVERTHINKING. Why join a startup accelerator?
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STOP OVERTHINKING
Why join a startup accelerator?Most founders don't fail because o...
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