Jack Mardack: Co-founder @Oyster & Annu Nieminen: Founder @The Upright Project | Slush 2024
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Behind every thriving startup is a founder wrestling with the untold challenges of their role. The path to building a company is paved with moments of isolation, long hours that come at the expense of relationships, and the struggle to maintain a sense of self outside the business. In this brutally honest conversation, Jack Mardack, co-founder of Oyster, and Annu Nieminen, founder of The Upright Project, sit down with Amy Lewin from Sifted to dig into the personal sacrifices and complex truths of being a founder. From the loneliness that comes with 'being everything for everyone' to the ‘selfish’ choice of prioritizing a venture over close relationships, and the delicate balancing act of parenting amidst high-stakes growth—get ready for an unfiltered, and hopefully relatable, take on what it really means to lead a startup. -- Slush is the most founder-focused event on Earth, delivering actionable company-building advice while bringing together the who’s who in startups and tech. Slush will be back on Nov 19–20, 2025 in Helsinki, Finland. Stay in the loop: slush.org linkedin.com/company/slush instagram.com/slushhq x.com/slushhq
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