Welcome to this new episode of Explore! 😎 For those of you that have been here since the beginning, 1000 thanks, and welcome to the newcomers who have joined us in recent weeks. I receive a lot of encouragement on LinkedIn, the best way to send me some love is to follow this podcast and give it 5 stars. It will allow others to discover it. 🙏 In this episode I sat down with Tuomo Laine, the founder and CEO of Twice Commerce, a commerce platform for the circular economy, where you can sell, rent, and resell your products. We discussed Tuomo's journey from being a founder in a corporation to failing in his first startups and pivoting to a new idea. We talked about financing the company, teaching to students to become a better CEO, founding a company with 3 tech co-founders, providing solutions to solve for climate change, his vision for the next 5-years, how he raised 8M€ and much more!🚀 Have a great episode!  *****  Thanks to our sponsor ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠OpenVC.app⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! 🔥 Use the code "EXPLORE" to get a lifetime 20% discount on their premium membership. Learn more about Explore: ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Website⁠⁠.  Learn more about ⁠⁠⁠Tuomo ⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠Twice Commerce. ***** Timestamps:  00:00 Introduction and Background 05:38 Learnings from Corporate Experience 09:13 Lessons from Failed Startup 12:37 Starting Twice Commerce 21:30 Skills and Expertise for Building Twice Commerce 24:46 Financing the Company 26:35 Early Product Development and Customer Feedback 31:19 Challenges of Subscription and Rental Models 33:23 Contributing to Sustainability and Impact 36:42 Examples of Customers Leveraging the Platform 44:00 Going Global from Day One 45:33 Business Model and Key Metrics 49:17 Future Vision and Advice for Entrepreneurs This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit explorepodcast.substack.com