“Well, actually we met in the kitchen while I was trying to reach for some food. I had to be polite and introduce myself and that’s how we got to talk about Catering Joy.” Chilu and Roope are working together on the startup Catering Joy. They met back in December, just before christmas at an event…
Do you know that an exciting event in the Helsinki startup and tech calendar is just around the corner? Don’t miss out, sign up for The Shortcut School of Startups 2018 now! Elisabet Miheludaki, Sharbel Dahlan and Anjana Sinha attended previous School of Startups workshops. After the workshops, they began working on their own startups. Sharbel began…
This weekend I joined something different. An event with no agenda, no speaker or person that people had come to see. Just one person to facilitate the process. Around 40 people were there and the theme that had attracted everyone was “Hacking Modern Work life”. You might wonder what the purpose is of gathering a…
We at The Shortcut are continually working hard on our vision of getting more international talents with under-utilised skills primed for employment opportunities in Finnish startups (as well as inspiring them to start their own!) We launched our new talent programme in November last year which has been gaining momentum ever since. Originally designed for…
Get ready for The Shortcut’s newest event: The Unconference — Hack modern working life! Usually, when you attend a conference you know the main theme, the speakers and the schedule beforehand. It’s all set when you arrive. And there is nothing wrong with that. But let’s be honest, quite often the most interesting discussions happen in the…
Spanish-native marketing extraordinaire for Finnish health ‘business augmentor’ Vertical Ana-Belén Abundio Femenìa took some time out to chat to The Shortcut about her startup journey, how to thrive in the community as an immigrant, her big passions in life and the importance of pacing yourself in a demanding and fast-paced environment. “I have never been afraid…
Everyone today is fighting for attention. Some would even argue that especially in the world of startups, entrepreneurs and the next big thing, having the attention of people is crucial to succeeding. Getting people’s attention for just a moment though is very hard work and takes a lot of strategizing and resources. So what chance…
Do you know the feeling, that empowering moment, when you get totally sucked in by a good workshop and ideas start pouring out of you that you never thought you were cable of and you spark away with your team in a great discussion? That is what a workshop should be about, personnel development at…
I often find myself jealous of those people who ”got it all”. Who dared, who went for it and who succeeded. I keep wishing it could be me. Especially at the start of the year when everything seems possible because we are all busy with our 2018 resolutions, I think many of us are wondering…
Kayla is from the United States and has been living in Finland for three years. She came here to study her masters in business and has a degree in mechanical engineering from back home. Kayla started volunteering in The Shortcut earlier this year as a Coding Coach. Now she has gotten a job in a…