Where to Launch Your Next Tech Startup & Why? with Dom Einhorn | #81 SaaS Podcast

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Dom Einhorn is a serial entrepreneur, his expertise lies in assisting startup entrepreneurs as well as startup investors in selecting the right business model and/or the right startup(s) to invest in, he’s currently the founder & CEO of Uniqorn Incubator, the largest rural incubator-accelerator of its kind in the world. Located in southwestern France.

Dom created the first online art auction back in March 1996, which was acquired by one of the largest auction sites in the world five months later. He then created Powerclick, a digital marketing agency with 500+ advertisers as clients.

The agency merged with a publicly listed company in the spring of 2001 in an eight-figure M&A transaction. Today, he advises and invests in a wide range of technology startups.

Dom is also the Founder of the Startup Supercup, a leading tech conference that unites 1000 carefully vetted angel investors, VCs, private equity funds, technology startups and leading media outlets from around the world. The three-day conference takes place in medieval Sarlat France, hub of the French tech ecosystem in the Dordogne Valley.

During this interview we cover:

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:42 - Dom’s Background, Past Ventures & Expertise
• 03:14 - How Many Startups Has Dom Invested In So Far & Typical Check Size?
• 04:39 - Founding Uniqorn
• 06:25 - The Do’s & Don'ts of Startup Investment
• 13:01 - The French Ecosystem is the Most Promising Tech Landscape?
• 16:44 - How Does the Landscape Look Like in the Near Future (Post-COVID)
• 19:13 - Markets Dom’d Avoid the Tech Space
• 20:57 - Markets Dom’s Excited & Bullish on
• 23:07 - What Uniqorn Can Do For You as Accelerator & Incubator
• 26:18 - How Does The Effective & Successful Founder Look?
• 29:25 - From 0 to 1 Million in 6 Months, How to Grow a Mobile App's User Base
• 32:55 - What Does Success Mean to Dom Today?
• 34:00 - What Advice Dom Would Tell to Any New SaaS Entrepreneur
• 34:58 - Top Resources Instrumental for Dom’s Success
• 39:52 - Future for Dom Einhorn, Uniqorn & Where to Get in Touch

Mentions:

• Uniqorn
• Startup Supercup

Terms:

• AR/VR

People:

• Jules Verne
• Normand Doidge

Books:

• The brain That Changes Itself

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