As part of our 10 year anniversary celebration at Startuplifers, we are sharing inspirational alumni stories from the past decade. In today’s post we get to know Emma Lundin, Startuplifers alumna currently working as a Product Designer at Twitter. Originally from Sweden, Emma studied Media technology at KTH University in
In the new episode of LEAP, we hear Federico’s exciting journey with Startuplifers. Read on to find out how he ended up moving to San Francisco, working for two different startups and later shifted into a digital nomad lifestyle while travelling around the world. Today, Federico lives in Finland and
In the third episode of LEAP’s new season, we hear an interesting story from Antonio Chiappetta, who works as an iOS software engineer at Elevate Labs. Elevate Labs is a startup developing a brain training tool designed to build communication and analytical skills. The company’s meditation app, Balance, has made
In the second episode of LEAP‘s new season we get to hear an exciting story from Emmi Linkola, who works as a frontend developer at a wholly remote company called SafetyWing. Emmi first heard about Startuplifers while she was studying Information Networks at Aalto University. While still a student at
In the first episode of the second season of LEAP Podcast, we get to hear an inspirational story from Joakim Isoaho. Joakim currently works as a Customer Success Lead at Matchmade in Los Angeles. Matchmade is a Finnish company shaping the future of influencer marketing with a platform that enables
In the final episode of Series 1 of the Leap-podcast, we meet Kate Dorrer, a Software Developer with an edge. After working for two amazing startups in California, Kate is now back in Helsinki working for ZenRobotics as a Software Generalist. Here is a preview of her story. Pivot from
In the third episode of Leap, a warm and cozy career podcast series by Startuplifers, we meet Lauri Hynynen. Lauri is a born entrepreneur, currently leading the product team at a startup called Matchmade. Here are some highlights from his story with Startuplifers to living in San Francisco and life
In the second episode of Leap, a brand new podcast series by Startuplifers, we caught up with Ilari Niitamo. Ilari is a triple threat – developer, designer, and illustrator, specialized in educational content for kids. He is the partner and founder of two companies developing apps and games for kids
This autumn, we released the first episode of our brand new podcast series Leap by Startuplifers. In this podcast, Startuplifers alumni share stories about working at some of the most exciting startups, how the experience changed their life, and where they are today. The show is hosted by one of
Many companies are riding out the COVID-19 crisis by adopting a remote first policy. Employees around the world are rolling out of bed straight into Zoom meetings, as we speak. However, there is still some uncertainty around remote work. For instance how productive can you be when working from your