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MenuValto Loikkanen Founder & Senior Partner at Grow VC Group
A serial entrepreneur in global crowdfunding and crowdinvesting markets, democratizing access to capital, developing startup services and implementing metrics for cities innovation ecosystems. He also advises for three EC Horizon 2020 programs.
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VL$3.33/min per minuteNew ArrivalEquity CrowdfundingValto Loikkanen • Helsinki, FinlandCreated 11 years ago in Funding / Crowdfundingco-founded global equity crowdfunding platform growvc, before we knew there was term called "crowdfunding" to describe for what we started. Since then have been actively executing the original model successfully and also expanded to multiple entities & ventures.Valto Loikkanen Helsinki, FinlandNew Arrival
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VL$3.33/min per minuteNew ArrivalStartup EcosystemsValto Loikkanen • Helsinki, FinlandCreated 11 years ago in Technology / MobileCreating new startups require nurturing ecosystems around them. Just like startups, even if it may seem so sometimes, ecosystems do not develop by accident, but by decision, systematic approach and commitment by multiple parties. I have been part of applying these from the ground up and know what is relevant and why, based on real measured data.Valto Loikkanen Helsinki, FinlandNew Arrival
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Its great to work with Valto. I found him a strategic thinker but also very pragmatic in his approach. Happy to recommend him and GrowVC
Source: LinkedIn Ajit Jaokar Dec 20, 2012Valto is a visionary, who excels at seeing where the market is going. Due to his ability to see what the market needs, people are prone to follow him, making him a natural leader. Valto's hard work, coupled with his attention for detail has afforded him much success. Not only was it a pleasure to work with Valto, I learned a lot of invaluable information early on in my career.
Source: LinkedIn Julie Roskowski Dec 20, 2012As a serial entrepreneur, Valto has extensive experience in all stages of starting a new business, from planning, looking for clients to growth strategies and company policies.
Valto has provided Perfomo Consulting with valuable advice on how to approach our clients and position our service offering.
I highly recommend connecting with Valto if you are thinking about starting a business to get early feedback and confirm your strategy.
It was a great pleasure to discuss with Valto. His detailed knowledge and understanding of the tech startup world makes him a great entrepreneurs advisor. At the same time he manages to keep it fun and interesting so the consultation isn’t boring. He is an excellent person to work with.
Source: LinkedIn Jouko Keränen Dec 20, 2012Valto has great strategic visions and is able to plan and execute the agreed actions succesfully and manage the contractors
Source: LinkedIn Timo Onnela Dec 20, 2012Valto is an excellent client who knows precisely what he is looking for and communicates very clearly. Working with him is always a pleasure.
Source: LinkedIn Jessica Ordonez Dec 20, 2012I’ve been privileged, as I’ve had the honour to work with Valto Loikkanen.
He’s the most innovative and resourceful person I’ve ever met. He’s excellent at personal skills and outshines most people in logical thinking. Where there’s a problem, Valto can solve it.
Valto is very good in finding innovative solutions. I am convinced by his expertise.
Source: LinkedIn Anu Mänttäri (os. Kalliala) Dec 20, 2012Valto is a classic start up specialist. He has tenacity, smarts, and street experience. If you want a soldier in the trenches then Valto's your guy,
Source: LinkedIn Michael Lubitz Dec 20, 2012I have worked together with Valto many years between 1998- 2004. Valto operated as CEO of VTG Worldwide and Newolution Oy where I worked as charge of sales&marketing activities / export and Sales Manger. We made together many business trips to meet customers, potential partner and collected lot ideas to prepare and launch new products and business concepts. The business areas we worked related IT and Telecom services and products. With Valto's support and ideas many companies got new value added products and services to their product range and other business purposes.
I like to recommend Valto for all kind business develop and management positions as he has long experience all functions needes on business life.
Jouni Vierto, Sales Manager, Tamtron Solutions Oy
Source: LinkedIn Jouni Vierto Dec 20, 2012Assuming it's a startup with high growth ambition with real potential, the most common thing to offer is equity from the company (or company to be registered later).
The amount of the equity you should offer depends on the stage at the startup development http://www.startupcommons.org/startup-key-stages.html
The earlier it is the higher is the risk of that equity to have any real value, as well as the time that it would materialize.
The other factor is naturally for how long and how much of time usage would you be expecting from the mentor, as well as how valuable you consider that mentoring to be on the success of the company.
The good thing about equity arrangement is that if both party see the value on doing this, also the reward to benefit from the relationship is aligned via equity arrangement.
Generally in startup mentoring, many serial entrepreneurs are quite happy to offer some general advise for free as part of their "giving back", this they will typically like to do as part of their own networking or presentations in a startup events. I would say that if they are in the event, they are available, so just be brave enough to ask.
However, beyond simple one off advises, if you feel you need to build a longer relationship, it's better to not expect the availability of the good mentors to have time available without some arrangement either directly or via some accelerator program or similar.
For short term need you can naturally always opt in for a simple cash transaction and even use same model over period of time "as needed" bases. Now clearly something like Clarity offers as easy as it can get solution for this. Optionally you could setup a simple "monthly fixed fee" as well.
In case it's for something else than startup that basically have these generic models available, then you may think of something similar, where you share some of the upside (what ever that is) with the mentor.
If it's totally something out of "traditional business" like life coaching, you could simple offer you own skills, contact network and time in return, assuming the would be a match in what the mentor (or his/her business, network etc.) would have use for. Something that is easy for you, but not so for the mentor.
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