When I first started making League of Legends videos, I never imagined it would lead me to Silicon Valley. Yet here I am, living in San Francisco with a house full of promising entrepreneurs. As an introverted gamer from Finland, I am way out of my comfort zone here—and

For many batches over, SILTA has pushed and inspired founders towards great successes and bridged the gap between our ecosystem in Finland and the more senior ecosystem of San Francisco. There’s still a lot to do in general for the ecosystem, but lately, more and more people are getting

I remember seeing the stickers of Golden Gate Bridge in Otaniemi toilets since my first arrival there, expressing my sincere thanks to whoever has put those there. We left for San Francisco with Onni Eriksson to explore the opportunities of the US healthcare system and establish partnerships as well as

I stumbled across SILTA by accident, which now in hindsight couldn’t have felt more right. In November 2023, when I had roughly hit my one-year mark of working on my MedTech startup, ReMinded, I received an email about an introduction session to the SILTA program through my university email

Assessing the present, reflecting on the past, and unpacking the reasons for Europe's tech lag. In my previous article, I touched on the question that keeps coming back to me: why is Europe falling behind in adopting new technologies, especially compared to Silicon Valley? This isn't

Having arrived into the SF Bay Area a month ago as a founder of a small AI start-up, I've been receiving questions from curious friends and family eager to hear about the differences and lessons learned at this stage of the experience. Now as easter is approaching, with

As the SILTA S23 cohort comes to an end, it’s time to reflect on my experience in our beloved San Francisco. I ended up building an amazing in-depth network in the Bay Area simply through authentically connecting with people, for which I was crowned as the “social queen” of

How to Survive in San Francisco As A Founder - The Complete Survival Guide ‍ You might have a vision of what San Francisco is like for an entrepreneur: taking self-driving cars from meeting to meeting in a sunny backdrop with a Red Hot Chilli Peppers soundtrack – I will not comment

Starting a company while dropping med school was not the turn I was expecting in my life. In the Fall of 2021, I started medical school in Helsinki, the most prestigious med school in Finland. Last wishes of becoming an entrepreneur were from my Aaltoes board year in 2017. Now,

When I arrived in SF Bay Area at the beginning of this March, I only knew a handful of people there. Luckily, I found meeting amazing people in the SF Bay Area relatively easy. Firstly, the area is full of incredibly optimistic, driven, and open-minded people. Secondly, SF’s event

Staying active in San Francisco can be a challenge, but it doesn't have to be expensive. As a founder, you don't have to sacrifice your health for your business - in fact, staying active can help you be more productive and focused! Here, I have gathered

As there are only a few days left of the SILTA S22 batch, it is a good time to reflect on the experiences from our time here in the SF Bay Area. The last three months at the SILTA house have been an intense experience consisting of building our program

What to do when SVB is collapsing, recession is raging, and even AI hype doesn’t help? My startup Pandatron.ai raised $550k in March when the SVB bank was collapsing and the timing was the worst in the past few years. Pandatron lowers the cost and deployment time of