Yotewo™ Podcast #13 Founder True to Self – Ana Maria Pricop (Human Institutes, Wired Leaders, Outdid, Sigma Squared Society, EWOR)

Yotewo™ Podcast #13 Founder True to Self – Ana Maria Pricop (Human Institutes, Wired Leaders, Outdid, Sigma Squared Society, EWOR)

In this episode, Yotewo CEO Aliaksandr sits down with Ana, a multi-time founder and community builder, to talk about her journey of founding multiple companies and communities, tackling misconceptions about female entrepreneurs, and the concept of building vision-led products.

Highlights from the Episode

  • How Ana came up with her first EdTech startup idea
  • The inspiration and vision behind Outdid
  • Clarifying her role as COO and how it shaped the company’s growth
  • Building a tech product without a tech background
  • Fundraising £2.5m — including one wild Web3 conference story
  • The value of founder communities and how Ana became part of so many
  • Why founders often struggle to hire tech talent — and how to overcome it
  • What’s next for Ana, both personally and professionally
  • The founder instincts she now trusts without hesitation
  • Common misconceptions about female founders
  • What she would do differently if she relaunched any of her past projects

Listeners can access the full episode on Yotewo’s official Youtube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts channels.

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