Inside the Network

Perspectives on company building, fundraising, go-to-market, and global scaling from the founders, operators, investors, and mentors shaping the Future Unicorns community.

Inside the 11th Future Unicorns Cohort: What Founders Are Building Next

The 11th Future Unicorns cohort brings together eight companies operating across AI, infrastructure, logistics, sports, and media, each moving from early validation toward global market entry.

July 13, 2026

Why Startup Ecosystems Are Built Together

What does it take for a region to produce globally competitive companies consistently? Elica Mollov and Monika Velkova from Sofia Tech Park discuss ecosystem collaboration, founder infrastructure, and the partnerships that help startups scale.

July 7, 2026

Interview with Rika Nakazawa - On Showing Up Prepared and Being Committed to a Vision

Rika Nakazawa shares lessons from a career spanning global technology companies, venture investing, and innovation leadership, reflecting on why emerging ecosystems like Central and Eastern Europe have a unique opportunity to build globally significant companies.

July 7, 2026

Legal as Strategic Infrastructure: Structuring Startups for Cross-Border Scale

Radoslav Ivanov explores the legal decisions that shape a company's ability to scale. From founder agreements and international structuring to fundraising readiness and cross-border expansion, he shares practical insights into treating legal as a strategic advantage rather than a compliance exercise.

July 7, 2026

Why Founder Visibility Still Matters Most in Early-Stage Growth

Drawing from experience across Europe, the UK, and the US, Future Unicorns mentor Kameliya Galibardova discusses founder-led personal branding, positioning, email automation, and why sustainable traction depends much more on relationships and nurturing than on short-term marketing tactics.

June 24, 2026

The Discipline Behind B2B Sales: Jim MacDonald on Building Repeatable Customer Acquisition

A conversation with Jim MacDonald, co-founder of Spinnaker Sales Group, on why early-stage B2B sales success depends less on pitching and more on process discipline, customer understanding, and founder-led execution.

June 24, 2026

90-Day Growth Cycles: Patterns of Founders Who Scale Faster

Sonya Trivedi draws on two decades of global GTM experience to show how early-stage founders gain traction.

June 24, 2026

Building with Conviction: A Conversation with Dimitar Dimitrov on Technology, Scale, and Decision-Making

Dimitar Dimitrov combines engineering, company building, and teaching to shape how teams scale and how the next generation of founders approaches building technology companies.

June 24, 2026

Operationalizing Safety: Decisions, Feedback, and Growth

James Aspden works with founders on how team dynamics: decision-making, feedback, and accountability directly shape execution as companies grow and operate under pressure.

June 24, 2026
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