Venture Skipper by Karoly Szanto

Venture Skipper is a journey across the seas of innovation, investment, and leadership.
Hosted by Karoly Szanto, a lifelong sailor turned venture builder, this series blends storytelling, strategy, and straight talk.

Expect short, punchy reflections on navigating chaos, alongside deeper dialogues with founders, investors, and thinkers reshaping how ventures are built. Whether you’re steering your first startup or managing a fund, Venture Skipper helps you stay calm in high winds, make better course calls, and build ventures and people that thrive under pressure. Because you can’t control the wind, but you can constantly adjust your sails.

Available on Spotify, YouTube, and Apple Podcast.

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EP03- Becoming the Chaos Coordinator: Turning Early Stage Disorder into Direction

Karoly Szanto explores how early-stage founders can turn chaos into clarity by focusing on customer pain, using scarce resources wisely, and trusting intuition. A deep dive into truth seeking, responsibility, and real venture building.