
Henri Nordström: “I was full-time salesperson and CEO in the evenings”
Henri Nordström, CEO of Jobilla talked about his experience of growing company from 15 to 150 people.

.Cocoon Training Days at entrepreneurship village ended with a riot against the Bank!
Startup founders and mentors all over Europe gathered in February 10-11 in Tartu to play entrepreneurship game and learn about themselves.

#9 .Cocoon Podcast - Rein Lemberpuu - Can you dream your success into reality?
Is everybody responsible for their own success or does luck play a part in it?

.Cocoon February newsletter
Why do you want what you want? How do you know?

Yes is also No
By saying Yes to "Nice", we might miss "Great".

Sure way to kill a business
Place big bets based on unverified assumptions and make sure that if any one of those bets turns out to be wrong, you hit the wall.

#8 .Cocoon Podcast - Rein Lemberpuu - Do what brings you joy
But if work gets difficult, should I escape and do something easier? But if there is no hardship, it's very difficult to have joy.

.Cocoon January newsletter: Where is your focus?
Where are you trying to turn around every stone while a simple change in perspective would help instead?

#7 .Cocoon Podcast - Fears that are actually illusions
Fear is one of the most common emotions that affect behaviour - it stops people from saying and doing what they want.

#6 .Cocoon Podcast - Approval Seeking
If all my decisions are based on wanting to be liked by others, what will happen?

Two unexpected ways how love can create tensions at the workplace
As a CEO you want to understand why weird stuff starts to happen. Perhaps you see that some tensions are up, but the reasons don’t feel real

.Cocoon December newsletter: You are not a mistake. You are light
Who are you? We believe we want to succeed because we are entrepreneurs and leaders. That's what we are supposed to want. On a deeper...

.Cocoon Podcast #5 - Are you leading your company or is the company leading your life?
The company is doing good, growing but the founders feel stressed, overwhelmed. It’s an outcome of decisions based only on business needs.

Aleksander Tõnnisson │ .Cocoon Workshop: Invisible traits needed for raising a VC round
The question is how to stop the invisible traits, which are stopping you from raising the investment. So what is the real challenge?

Plan for founders' strategy offsite
We now had a half-week long offsite with cofounder Hristo. It felt good and gave excellent outcomes. I want to share how we approached it.

5 Health Warning Signs Founders Ignore (But Shouldn't)
The problem is that we ignore signs bodies give us, or don’t even recognize them. It could lead to bigger health problems in the future.

Sam Teden │ .Cocoon Workshop: Invisible traits needed for raising a VC round
Getting a VC investment seems nearly impossible. But thousands have done it. So, what holds you back from getting the investment?
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How a man transforms. [Lead yourself, then others]
Highlights from the book "Transformation: Understanding the three levels of masculine consciousness" by Jungian analyst Robert A. Johnson.

Aleksander Tõnnisson - Three In Bed │ sTARTUp Day 2021
What I speak here has a very personal meaning for me - in order to understand the importance of relationships firstly with myself, but also

Productivity hack for depressive mood
Use this simple hack to regain your productivity when depressed or stuck

.Cocoon November newsletter: How are you?
What is your state of being?

Mark Ashton: Can you be constructively selfish? It could save your life…
My beloved sister Jo took her own life. She was a beautiful soul - kind, compassionate and wonderfully talented and loved by dozens.

.Cocoon October newsletter: Founder = King
A king* has certain responsibilities. Same as a (co)founder. A true king maintains an objective position with all stakeholders.

Ansis Līpenītis - How To Attract The Best Talent By Knowing Your Purpose │ sTARTUp Day 2021
When scaling, founders compete for the best talent and investors. One thing impossible to compete against is your sense of purpose.