Ilkka Paananen
4 statements across 1 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Feb 1, 2021 by Ilkka Paananen · said 7 times in 4 episodes since 2021 · across every show →
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2022 6 mentions in 3 episodes 2 per episode
- Miki Kuusi: How I Scaled Wolt to $8B; Why I Sold to DoorDash | 20VC #953 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- Sonali De Rycker | How I Became a Partner at Accel; Type 1 vs. Type 2 Mistakes | 20VC #902 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- 20VC: What Happens To Growth Rounds in this New Environment? Where is the Funding Crunch? How Does This Impact M&A and Going Public? How do Crossover Funds Respond? What Does it Mean For Early Stage and more with Eric Liaw, General Partner @ IVP
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Feb 1, 2021 positive
Paananen: Giving employees total trust automatically drives individual accountability
“And, you know, I've also noticed that the more kind of you trust people, I mean, people also, like, the way they can respond is that they get this huge sense of responsibility. Like, most people get it sort of almost automatically if they are just, if they get…”
Feb 1, 2021 negative
Paananen: Focusing on competitors prevents a company from ever leading
“If you follow competition, the risk is that you may become, like, overly reactive, like, what Happens around you, and essentially, the best you can be is just to be a fast follower, but if you're a fast follower, then by definition, you will always follow some…”
Feb 1, 2021 positive
Feb 1, 2021 neutral
Paananen: Success makes creating the next hit game harder due to pressure
“In the games industry, like, the more successful you are, the harder it becomes to Create the next hit game, I feel. Because, you know, when you're gonna start, and there are no expectations, and you kind of have nothing to lose, there's, like, no pressure as …”