Samuli Salonen
Follow my journey as a start-up founder. Failures, learnings & much more.

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Jul
12
First-year as an entrepreneur - Here are my top 10 successes.

First-year as an entrepreneur - Here are my top 10 successes.

I am leaving for the summer holidays tomorrow. 1 month of full relaxation and no work. We officially launched TalentBee
6 min read
Jul
06
First-year as an entrepreneur - Here are my top 10 favorite fuck-ups

First-year as an entrepreneur - Here are my top 10 favorite fuck-ups

I am leaving for the summer holidays next week. 1 month of full relaxation and no work. We officially launched
5 min read
Jun
22
My growth plan

My growth plan

We create a growth plan for everyone at TalentBee every 6 months. The idea is to go through the following
3 min read
Jun
15
It's not about talent acquisition. It's about leading customers.

It's not about talent acquisition. It's about leading customers.

When we started TalentBee, I thought we need highly skilled recruiters & employer branding professionals. I have changed my mind a
2 min read
Jun
09
Our salary-model 2.0

Our salary-model 2.0

We believe in Transparency at TalentBee, so we have always shared our salaries and the numbers behind there. We created
7 min read
Jun
01

My first pilot project - Finding a Head of Sales for SaaS company

I was scared of starting my first own project. I am doing everything else, from sales to marketing to finances
5 min read
May
25
How to get our experts to sell our services?

How to get our experts to sell our services?

For us to grow, we need new customers. In the long term, we have two options: 1. To build an
4 min read
May
11
From hourly pricing to value-based pricing

From hourly pricing to value-based pricing

Buyers in the recruitment industry have been mainly buying recruitment services in two ways: 1. Recruitment projects - E.g.
5 min read
May
04
Our first summer as Entrepreneurs - How to have summer holidays?

Our first summer as Entrepreneurs - How to have summer holidays?

We already decided to have full summer holidays before launching TalentBee last August. Most entrepreneurs I know are not having
3 min read
Apr
27
I paid 795€ for one person dinner in a two Michelin star restaurant - Here are 10 things I learned about running a business

I paid 795€ for one person dinner in a two Michelin star restaurant - Here are 10 things I learned about running a business

I participated SaaSiest (A great event by the way.). After that, I was enjoying Copenhagen for two days just by
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