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GSA Stars Podcast: Down the Rabbit Hole
Hosted by Global Startup Awards · EN
Welcome to Down the Rabbit Hole, the official podcast of the Global Startup Awards. Hosted by GSA Founder Kim Balle, this series dives deep into the minds of extraordinary founders, ecosystem builders, and innovators from the GSA Star Network.
Each episode explores the untold stories behind their bold decisions, mindset shifts, and defining moments. Expect real talk, unexpected insights, and inspiring takeaways—from scaling startups and facing failure to shaping the future through entrepreneurship.
Whether you're a founder, investor, or dreamer—this is your portal into the raw, unfiltered world of the global startup ecosystem.
Produced by DROBE.media.
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Episode 3 - Stine Mølgaard partner at Alliance VC
Sep 900:43:35Tap to summarizeFrom Tech & AI to the Investor’s Seat: The Journey of Stine MølgaardWhat does it take to move from building a healthtech startup to backing the next generation of founders? In this episode, we’re going Down the rabbit hole with Stine Mølgaard Sørensen – entrepreneur, board member, and partner at Alliance VC.Stine made her mark as co-founder of Radiobotics, a Copenhagen-based company using AI to transform X-ray diagnostics, which gained recognition as part of the Global Startup Awards community. Today, she brings that founder’s perspective into the world of venture capital as a partner at Alliance VC, while remaining an active member of the GSA alumni network.From her experiences navigating the highs and lows of entrepreneurship to her current role supporting ambitious founders as an investor, Stine shares a unique perspective on innovation, leadership, and the evolving role of AI in shaping the future of business.If you want to understand what it’s like to go from founder to investor, how tech and AI are transforming industries, and what it takes to support bold ideas, this conversation is your inside look.Learn more about the Global Startup Awards on: www.globalstartupawards.com
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Episode 2 - Peter Torstensen from Accelerace
Aug 1200:51:28Tap to summarizeFrom Unpolished Diamonds to Data-Driven Acceleration: The Vision of Peter Torstensen. What does it take to build an ecosystem where first-time founders can win big? In this episode, we’re going down the rabbit hole with Peter Torstensen, CEO of Danish Accelerace, who pulls back the curtain on 14 years of accelerating over 1,500 startups - and collecting more than 100,000 data points along the way.From early conversations with Y Combinator’s Paul Graham to betting on founders with nothing more than a slide deck, Peter shares the systematic, data-informed, and deeply human approach that’s made Accelerace the success that it is today.If you want to understand how to spot “founder DNA,” why momentum beats gut feeling, and how AI could become the ultimate co-pilot for startups, this is your inside look.Learn more about the Global Startup Awards on: www.globalstartupawards.com.
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Episode 1 - Jeppe Rindom from Pleo
Jul 400:48:08Tap to summarizeFrom Corporate Comfort to Unicorn Grit: The Unfiltered Journey of Jeppe RindomWhat’s the price of not settling? In this premiere episode of GSA Stars Podcast, Jeppe Rindom, CEO & Co-founder of Pleo, takes us through the overlooked choices, chaotic launches, and deeply personal lessons that shaped one of Denmark’s few unicorns.If you're a founder, aspiring entrepreneur, or just curious how a unicorn really gets built (beyond the headlines), this is your front-row seat. Jeppe doesn’t hold back, this is real, vulnerable, and radically honest storytelling.Learn more about Global Startup Awards here:www.globalstartupawards.com
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