Since Poland joined the European Union and a Polish passport thus became an EU passport, which guarantees its holder a number of rights in all member states, the value and strength of Polish citizenship has increased significantly. The criteria for acquiring Polish citizenship have been tightened. For example, the possibility of acquiring citizenship by marrying…
Welcome to StartUP with Poland hosted by Tessa McIver. Today we are going to talk to a startup founder who is not from Poland, but from Latvia. However, my guest, Edgars Stafeckis, is currently expanding his business to the Polish market. Egdars is the co-founder and CEO of TrustLynx. TrustLynx is an API platform that…
The project “Ukrainian woman in Poland” was created in March 2022 by Julia Boguslavska, a Ukrainian from Donetsk who has lived in Poland for 10 years. She tells Poland Weekly’s Sylwia Ziemacka about the project and how she got involved. “There is a saying in both Poland and Ukraine that life is a path we…
Welcome to startUP with Poland – the show where we take a deep dive into the Polish startup ecosystem. In this episode, Tessa McIver speaks with Adam Komarnicki, Chief Revenue Officer at Appsilon. Adam is an experienced C-level executive and advisor who works with technology companies to help them grow. He has worked as a…
Hello and welcome to another episode of StartUP with Poland – where we continue to get to grips with Poland’s startUP ecosystem – through the eyes of key players. Today, Tessa McIver talks to Maryla Wojcieszek, who works at the accelerator Huge Thing. As an Innovation Shaper she supports large organizations in processes related to…
Welcome to StartUP with Poland, hosted by Tessa McIver, Executive MBA McIver, where we dive into the nuts and bolts of the Polish startup ecosystem. Today our guest is Kamil Folkert, PhD, CEO of startup Occubee. Occubee is a SaaS solution for retailers that uses AI and ML to help users effectively manage their supply…
Welcome to the Ambassadors’ Debate during Circular Week 2023, which aims to promote the concept of circular economy, support sustainable business models and foster cooperation between stakeholders. Sylwia Ziemacka talks to the representatives of 5 embassies in Poland that have sustainable development and circular economy at the top of their agenda: Ambassador Andreas Stadler from…
Sylwia Ziemacka talks to dr n. med. Robert Jarema, Medical Director at theLongevity Center and Aubrey de Grey, PhD, President and CSO, LEV Foundation. Robert is a physician with more than 25 years of clinical experience, specializing in urology, andrology, infertility treatment and male hormone therapy. His work focuses on assessing the biological age of…
Welcome to the next episode of StartUP with Poland. This time,Tessa McIver talks to Joanna Pruszynska-Witkowska. Joanna is co-founder of Future Collars, a digital platform that empowers individuals to upskill and reskill for tech jobs. With over 20 years of experience in communications, Joanna began her career as an executive at Leo Burnett and Havas…
IT workers in Poland are still focused on above-average salaries, especially those in programming. Salary is the leading factor determining a change of employer, as confirmed by the Talent Trends 2023 study by PageGroup. However, for IT professionals and programmers, salary is increasingly not enough to drive talent to change jobs. Poland Weekly talked to…
Disputes over mortgages denominated in Swiss francs have long dominated a certain type of court case in Poland, placing a significant burden on the judiciary, which often struggles to cope with lawsuits filed by law firms specializing in such disputes. In Poland, a popular mortgage now is a PLN-denominated loan with a variable interest rate…
Welcome to StartUP with Poland, where we zoom in on what’s currently hot in the Polish startup ecosystem by speaking with key players. In this episode Tessa McIver talks to Wojeciech Ratymirski, General Partner at Radix Ventures. Radix is a new Venture Capital fund on the CEE scene that plans to have its first close…
