In Conversation With Sami Marttinen, Co-founder & CEO of Swappie | The Secret Behind Exponential Growth

Most of us like new stuff better than used stuff, but not all new stuff is good for the planet. Sami is a guy who, with his team, figured out how to make used stuff into really good stuff. Refurbished stuff, as he calls it. Well, he might prefer to say refurbished iPhones, specifically.

Sami is the Co-Founder and CEO of Swappie, an exponentially growing Finnish startup selling, you remember it, refurbished iPhones. Want to learn more about how to build a product and service that satisfies customers and makes the economy one step more circular? Sami knows a thing or two about that.

Expect to learn:

• How Swappie approaches internationalization

• What is Swappie’s philosophy when it comes to VC money and external funding

• How Swappie has integrated a customer-centric approach to every step of their business model

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This episode is sponsored by Business Finland and this time we’re promoting two things we really love: Finland and entrepreneurship.

Business Finland has a very interesting service called Start-up kit which is aimed at helping entrepreneurs interested in Finland with all the nitty-gritty stuff such as permits, moving to Finland and establishing a company.

Finland can offer this and so much more. For anyone interested in Finland, check out: https://www.businessfinland.com/startupkit

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