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Sharing truly is caring! A massive shoutout to all our incredible speakers — startup founders, investors, designers, engineers and straight-up legends — who shared their knowledge, struggles, and successes. Your keynotes, workshops, mentoring and pitching sessions have left the community inspired and ready to tackle the next challenge. 🎅🧑🎄 Happy holidays, everyone! Recharge your batteries, refuel your ambition, and gear up for 2025 — it’s going to be wild. Fasten your seatbelts, community. Big plans are on the horizon🌪️ Gene Kamenez Alexander Nevedovsky Daria Reutovich Jacek Migdał Natallia Miranchuk Rad Dembkowski 🌈 Borys Musielak Natalia Podoliak Anastasiia Sysoeva Lizaveta Zhernavaya Lena Dorogenskaya Aleksey Cherenkevich Egor Khvoinitsky Alex Bavdey Lech Kaniuk  Anton Kraminkin Yury Shlahanau Rafał Trzeciak Sergey Fedyushchenko Szymon Kubiak Fedor Shepelenko Colet Castaño Kostiantyn Hladkov Alexandra Pisarik Sasha Asterman Ola Dobrzyńska Marta Shurpakova Alexey Vorobey Dmitry Ivanouski Nikita Krivelevich Nick Mikulich Kiryl Valoshyn  Inga Lindarenka Anna Protsenko

🌟 Looking for a Christmas miracle this winter? You may have just found one! If you’re a bootstrapped or early-stage startup with a working product and some revenue traction, don’t miss your chance to shine at the SG Global Pitch Battle in Warsaw on January 16th! Hosted by our friends at Startup Grind, this is your moment to elevate your startup journey. What’s in it for you? — Global Champion (1st Place): Wins the coveted Scaleup Program ($4,999 value), a premium exhibit, and a chance to pitch on the main stage at the SG Conference. — Exciting perks and surprises for the runner-up and all finalists! Think you’ve got what it takes? Apply now and step into the spotlight: https://lnkd.in/e8WMknKj 🎤 Chapter Battle Details: Winners move on to the Semi-Final round on January 21, 2025.

During this holiday season, we've prepared something special for you — a video about the importance of empathy, kindness, and building meaningful connections🌟 Ever wondered how to build stronger co-founder relationships and handle conflicts like a pro? Rafał Trzeciak, CEO of SmartDust - Device Clouds, is here to share his lessons from the rollercoaster journey of launching a startup — twice! In his talk at FuckUPs Night at Google for Startups Campus Warsaw, Rafał gets real about the power of open conversations, the importance of tackling tough issues, and how learning from failure can lead to success. 👀 Don’t miss these invaluable insights for entrepreneurs and dreamers alike. Tap the link to watch the full video 🎥 — https://lnkd.in/e47WWwxa

2024 wrapped 📸 This year, over 1,300 founders, innovators, and dreamers joined our events. From sharing lessons to building connections, we’re proud of the impact we’ve made together. Let’s keep pushing boundaries and shaping the future in 2025 🐍🍭

Startups aren’t just success stories — they’re filled with tough lessons. Join Szymon Kubiak, co-founder and CRO of inStreamly, as he shares the unfiltered side of entrepreneurship at FuckUPs Night in Warsaw at Google for Startups Campus. From bad decisions to scaling inStreamly from $0 to $2M ARR and connecting 150,000 streamers with 250+ global brands, Szymon gets real about product, marketing, and HR. Watch now for insights every founder needs 🔗 — https://lnkd.in/e7P39C8b Fasten your seatbelts and learn from others' mistakes 👽

Exciting opportunity for women-led startups in Europe and Israel 👩💻 Google for Startups Accelerator: Women Founders is a 10-week hybrid program for Seed to Series A startups leveraging AI. It offers equity-free support, mentorship, workshops on scaling and leadership, cloud credits, and access to Google’s experts and network. If you’re building something innovative and AI-driven, this is a chance to accelerate your growth. Learn more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/dG-BmSG9 🌊 Agata Krajewska #WomenInTech #AIStartups #Innovation #Google

Thank you so much for joining us at our winter holiday FuckUPs Night! We also really appreciate your enthusiastic participation in our experimental networking with cards. We hope it gave you a chance to connect with new people 🤝🏽 Catch all the event vibes here: https://lnkd.in/eMnTRnS4 Don’t forget to tag us on Inst🎞️ 📸 photos by Kate Ignashevich

FuckUPs Night: That’s a Wrap! On December 10th, we brought together 80 founders, investors and entrepreneurs for an unforgettable evening of lessons and laughs. A huge thank you to our brave speakers who courageously shared their mistakes — and the valuable wisdom they gained along the way: ⚽ Alexey Vorobey, Co-founder of Alstats 🥷 Dmitry Ivanouski, Co-founder of Community Sprints and Oxi; 🦬 Nikita Krivelevich, Investment Director at Zubr Capital Investment Company. A special shoutout to Tomasz Kolinko for hosting us in a space brimming with creativity and startup energy. We’d love to hear your thoughts! Help us make future events even better by filling out the feedback form via this link: https://lnkd.in/geM2MVxc The full photo report will be available tomorrow! Fasten your seatbelts. We’ve got big plans for next year. 📸 Photos by Kate Ignashevich

On December 10, we hosted another FuckUPs Night meetup for 80 and founders and investors — an evening packed with lessons and, yes, fuckups. While we’re getting the photos ready, here’s a video from the previous FuckUPs Night at Google for Startups Campus to tide you over! Meet Anton Kraminkin the visionary founder of Sleepagotchi — the app that gamifies good sleeping habits. With $6.1M in funding and a global launch on the way, Anton shares his journey: from his experiences at Duolingo and earning a Harvard MBA to starting own company. In the video, Anton talks about: — Building a successful startup from the ground up — Lessons learned while raising millions in funding — Turning challenges into opportunities Watch now 📺 — https://lnkd.in/etC7Wh97 Enjoy the show!

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