Juhana Peltomaa @JuhanaPeltomaa
building & investing @ https://t.co/ycLP9auOXT GTM @gopigment scout / investing @a16z happy ex-@slushhq operatorsandfriends.com Paris Joined January 2022-
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You made it obvious from the first minute @arlanrakh - can’t wait to build with you. We are building Operators & Friends to be the pre-seed fund every founder dreamed about. The only one you ever need to win. Global talent > everything else Let’s do it 🫡
You made it obvious from the first minute @arlanrakh - can’t wait to build with you. We are building Operators & Friends to be the pre-seed fund every founder dreamed about. The only one you ever need to win. Global talent > everything else Let’s do it 🫡
i met @Ninjaturtle_VC when he first came to SF to start raising his fund, and a couple of days later we had dinner with @rauchg. i promised him on the spot that I’d let him know when I was raising my seed, and today I’m glad to be backed by them! you guys should permanently…
i met @Ninjaturtle_VC when he first came to SF to start raising his fund, and a couple of days later we had dinner with @rauchg. i promised him on the spot that I’d let him know when I was raising my seed, and today I’m glad to be backed by them! you guys should permanently…
and absurdly how many dismissed what was cooking at @shipfr8 early on - now they are late @Nanttearmand , @AnetteH71017, @ErnestiSario are built different - building different
and absurdly how many dismissed what was cooking at @shipfr8 early on - now they are late @Nanttearmand , @AnetteH71017, @ErnestiSario are built different - building different
future of early venture top builders can fill rounds with the best technical / operational angels and leave institutionals out who are not dialed in
future of early venture top builders can fill rounds with the best technical / operational angels and leave institutionals out who are not dialed in
we lived in the US with my family (I was seven) and got hella looks going to other families homes when all of us took our shoes off 😭 "no-shoes" - is the reality in every Nordic home (and startup)
we lived in the US with my family (I was seven) and got hella looks going to other families homes when all of us took our shoes off 😭 "no-shoes" - is the reality in every Nordic home (and startup)
Yesterday in Helsinki, @OliverMolander & @karrisaarinen shared some interesting insights. One that stuck with me: build for the US market from day one. Thanks to @JuhanaPeltomaa & @LifelineVC for an awesome event 🙌
Awesome event in Helsinki by @JuhanaPeltomaa and @LifelineVC 🔥 Wisdom dropped in the conversation between @karrisaarinen and @OliverMolander - The users aren’t the chefs of the restaurant. They just want food. You are the chef. - Business school is education to become a…
@karrisaarinen @OliverMolander @OskariSaarenmaa and @Ruben_Bryon at Lifeline and Operator & Friends excellent event :)
ok - don't sleep on Helsinki 🇫🇮 evening with @karrisaarinen - full house on a Tuesday evening guests include: - founder(s) with ~300-500m exits & unicorn valuations - serial founders with pre-seeds from tier-1 investors - handful of stealth founders and operators Finland is…

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