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I support startups and companies of 5 technologies in testing, research and product development.Metrosert's Applied Research Center has five labs:📌Autonomous Driving lab📌Drone Technologies lab📌Biorefining lab📌Health Data lab📌Hydrogen lab🚗 Autonomous driving lab Speeding up getting autonomous vehicles type-approved and test-driving in Europe.✈️ Drone lab Developing and testing drone EMC, noise level, durability against weather, dust, wear and electronic attacks. 🧪 Biorefining lab Batch/fed batch development and experimental production of starter cultures, enzymes and proteins, functional cell biomass fractions (lipids, yeast extracts, etc.), bioplastics.🏥 Health Data lab Using secondary health data for health economics calculations and product development. ⚛️ Hydrogen lab Testing and engineering services to energy companies and developers of high and low temperature electrolyzer, fuel cells.I am a mentor at Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), because I am a super-fan of tech startup founders who want to build something massive.CDL is a global growth program for deep tech startups. Graduates of CDL have increased their equity value over €23B. CDL has a very unique 8-months program, which focuses on speeding up business building and avoiding costly mistakes.At Superangel, I was responsible for our Superangel Expedition growth program. My goal was to help pre-seed portfolio startups learn fast and reach the next level within 12 months. For me, the next level was a breakthrough in a major market, and the next round raised based on real results. 33 startups in the program have raised over €47m.I believe that⭐ Startup founders must grow faster than their startups ⭐ B2B tech startups should position themselves as leaders in customer's heads⭐ Deep tech startups are our best bet for making the world a better placePS! Give me a problem and I suggest you a book to read or a podcast to listen.
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R And D Sales ManagerAs MetrosertTallinn, Ee
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R&D Sales ManagerAs Metrosert Aug 2024 - PresentTallinn, Harju, EeMy role at Metrosert is to make it smooth for startups and companies to get measurable value from technology testing and development services. Metrosert is a world-class measurement, certification, and R&D company with over 100 years of experience. We are the National Metrology Institute, an Accredited Technical Assessment Body, and a NATO DIANA Test Centre.Our Applied Research Center's labs accelerate R&D and product development in five areas:- Autonomous Driving- Biorefining- Drones- Health Data- Hydrogen technologiesI'm eager to engage with startups and companies on topics including:- Testing- Product development- Certifications- Product economics- Scaling manufacturing
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MentorCreative Destruction Lab May 2022 - PresentToronto, Ontario, CaI am honoured to be part of CDL mentors team and to help startups in a Digital Society stream to grow fast. -
Defense LeadCreative Destruction Lab Jan 2024 - Sep 2024Toronto, Ontario, CaCreative Destruction Lab is a global non-profit accelerator helping deep-tech startups rapidly scale their businesses in 9 months. The program is built on setting and achieving objectives for the next eight weeks. Top scientists, seasoned entrepreneurs, and investors contribute their time during these sprints to help you scale.My role at CDL-Estonia is to prepare Freedom & Security track and make Creative Destruction Lab more visible in Northern and Eastern Europe and strengthen the community.
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Investor & Startup CoachSuperangel Sep 2018 - Sep 2023Tallinn, Harjumaa, EeOur team has invested in more than 100 startups worldwide, including four companies that have reached a billion-dollar valuation, such as Bolt, Rappi, Veriff and Pipedrive.A decade of investing, initiating projects, and bringing the startup ecosystem together has given us a power network. Today we're using the connections and our combined experience as serial entrepreneurs and angel investors to create the best environment for startups to grow.We generally invest €100k-500k tickets in early stage companies in AI & Robotics, Mobility & Logistics and Fintech & SaaS. A significant proportion of the fund will be invested in science-based and R&D intensive companies.My unique role at Superangel is to work with early-stage startups in our portfolio on following key topics:- help founders to grow faster than their startup- supercharge startups with visiting C-level specialists- implement from early on good habits on goal setting & KPIs, culture of accountability, and designing unrefusable offers to customersIn addition, I help founders to prepare for fundraising, put together a compelling story for next round investors, connect founders with investors, other founders, and experts. -
LeaderCenter Of Competence For Wood Processing And Furniture Manufacturing (Tsenter) Aug 2015 - Sep 2018TSENTER is created as a public-private partnership by local municipalities, companies and Võru County Vocation Training Center. The mission of TSENTER is to help Estonian wood processing and furniture companies to double their revenue. TSENTER is offering services and conducting applied research in three areas: (1) finishing technologies, (2) product and market development, (3) production management (e.g. Industry 4.0).Most exciting topics are applying plasma technology in wood processing, using emotion recognition in developing new furniture, and using augmented reality for training new employees.TSENTER opened its premises in October 2015. Each year we have had over 1000 visitors, 300 service requests. Our seminars are recorded and videos on our Youtube channel have had over 3000 viewers.In 2017 we conducted world’s first wood product hackaton Garage 48 Wood. Over 100 participants formed 18 teams and created within 48 hours prototypes of very different products.
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Business Model CoachConstraint Management Ltd. 2013 - Sep 2018In 2012 started to use Business Model Canvas (A. Osterwalder) and Steve Blank approach for helping start-uppers and seasoned managers to analyze and upgrade their business models. Later I have shifted towards using Lean Canvas (A. Mauyra). For last three years have added 10x, jobs-to-be-done, and design thinking approaches to my toolbox. I have also combined a business model analysis with a smart SWOT analysis. SWOT is the most abused analysis tool, but using concepts from prof. N. F. Piercy I have upgraded widely known SWOT to much more insightful smart SWOT.
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Visiting ScholarArizona State University Jan 2015 - Dec 2015Tempe, Az, UsResearch grant from Baltic-American Freedom Foundation allowed to study how to nudge entrepreneurial behaviour and support internationalization of companies. I was hosted by Center of Policy Informatics led by prof. Eric Johnston.During my stay in ASU I wrote a research report together with data analyst from Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs. The report was titled "Innovative mindset of Estonian companies and possibilities for supporting innovativeness" (in Estonian). The report got positive feedback from Estonian public sector. (see "Publications" section for more details about the report). -
Lead TrainerProject Smart-Up Georgia Oct 2013 - Dec 2014Helped to launch business plan competition Smart-up Georgia in Georgia. Was member of team to bring Estonian experiences to Georgia by launching a replica of Estonian Brainhunt business plan competition. Pilot program in Tbilisi university (spring 2014) was considered a success and the program was expanded to 24 universities in Georgia. My role was to develop training program for ideating and developing business ideas, and coaching teams in finals.
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Manager Of Idea LabUniversity Of Tartu Jan 2012 - Dec 2014Tartu, Tartu Maakond, EeThe purpose of Idea Lab is to help students from all faculties to tackle interesting challenges, identify and develop ideas and bring them into reality. Compered to most start-up programs in universities I tested out an alternative concept. Each semester 20 interesting ideas or challenges were collected from students, companies, and faculty. Teams were formed based on pre-collected ideas. Teams had to develop concepts, prototypes, and services or conduct experiments. Idea Lab teams got rooms, access to equipment, financial support and mentoring. Idea Lab was launched in spring 2012. By the end of 2014 over 1500 participants had been on Idea Lab events, over 200 students and scientists had formed 54 teams. I was able to get 150 000€ funding from SEB bank in order to launch a early stage grant fund named Vega for university startup teams. I was also an initiator for launching international entrepreneurship program NGAL (Network Globally, Act Locally) in cooperation with College of Charleston and Nebraska Wesleyan University. The purpose of NGAL was to bring togethers students from these different universities, conduct hackatons and launch startups. During these years I tested a lot of ideas how to improve entrepreneurship programs in universities. -
Lead TrainerKalev Chocolate Factory Nov 2014 - Nov 2014Internal training program on neuro marketing to AS Kalev. Together with Andres Kuusik from University of Tartu we developed and conducted an internal training for marketing and sales team of sweets manufacturing company AS Kalev. Training covered global trends impact on industry, cutting edge knowledge from psychology and neural sciences. We also conducted eye tracking and emotion recognition experiments for testing attractiveness of new packaging for a new product.
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Public SpeakerTedxtartu Oct 2013 - Nov 2013Tartu, EeI gave a speech on TEDxTartu event "Who Has the Right to Thing Awesome Thoughts?". My main message was that in order to come up with great solutions, one has to learn to ask great questions. There are four obstacles that stop most of us from asking great questions. I also presented four steps to overcome these obstacles and become a person who can ask great questions and make your dreams happen. The audience voted my speech among the top 2 speeches of this TEDx event. -
Lead Trainer For Olvi AcademyOlvi Oyj Oct 2012 - Mar 2013Iisalmi, FiTogether with University of Tartu professor Urmas Varblane we developed and conducted an internal training program on innovation for Finnish beverage company Olvi Group. Training program was carried out from October 2012 to March 2013. Participants were top and middle managers from Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Belorussia. As a result of the program Olvi Group launched an innovation year for collecting new ideas from their employees. -
Lecturer, Researcher And AdvisorCentre For Entrepreneurship, University Of Tartu Jan 2011 - Dec 2012Helping entrepreneurs and managers to identify and exploit new business opportunities.Researching international growth pathways of knowledge intensive companies. Educating Bachelor and Master students, and company managers in management tools, project management, product development, new approaches in marketing, and growing a start-up company (e.g. LEAN Start-up). Average rating 4,2 out of 5. Supervising Bachelor and Master students.
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Lead TrainerNational Businessplan Competition Ajujaht (Brainhunt) 2007 - 2012Brainhunt is Estonian national business plan competition for teams of young entrepreneurs. I was a member of core team launching the program in 2007. My responsibility was the training program for 20 selected teams. Each year 20 teams out of hundreds were selected in order to advance their idea within 6 months. During this period 20 teams got intensive training and mentoring from practitioners and specialists. In 2011 three teams from Brainhunt competition made it to MIT Global Startup finals in South Korea. In 2018 Taxify, who was one of the finalists of Brainhunt in 2013, became a unicorn with an evaluation of 1 billion dollars.
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Co-FounderSmartfid Ltd Feb 2007 - Sep 2011Together with colleagues we launched a startup for developing long range RFID reading applications for industrial and logistics companies. We managed to implement one solution in a major bus terminal in Estonian capital Tallinn. In 2011 the startup was officially shut down. I learned a lot about how not to do part-time startup development and market-product non-fit.
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Senior ConsultantInvent Baltics Jan 2007 - Dec 2010Tallinn, EeTogether with former colleagues launched a consulting company Invent Baltics, which became Estonian leading innovation consulting company for complete product development and applied research life cycle management. Main focus was on helping to assure funding from EU and Estonian funds. My work focused on conducting market research, developing export plans, and scenario analysis. I consulted both high-tech companies (e.g. electronics, biotech, nanotech, ICT) and more traditional companies (e.g. retail, food, machine building). Worked for such successful start-ups as GrabCAD and Modesat Communications. Budgets of product development and applied research projects I helped to launch totaled over 2,5 million Euros. -
LecturerUniversity Of Tartu 2002 - 2010Tartu, Tartu Maakond, EeGiving lectures on marketing, Constraints Management, Critical Chain Project Management, entrepreneurship and innovation. Developed story-based teaching style for making theoretical models practical.
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Technology Transfer Consultant For Irc NetworkFoundation Archimedes 2002 - 2006Working as a technology transfer consultant in Archimedes Foundation. I was responsible for providing IRC services to Estonian companies and consulting their technology transfer and export projects.
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Kalev Kaarna Education Details
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University Of TartuStartups -
Arizona State University
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Project Cb Entreint
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3Ep Entrepreneurship Training Program
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EpflVisiting Scholar
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Washington State University Vancouver
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University Of TartuEconomics
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Zernike Group In Netherlands
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Creax
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University Of TartuBusiness Administration
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Washington State University Vancouver
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Oglethorpe University
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Kalev Kaarna works for As Metrosert
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Kalev Kaarna attended University Of Tartu, Arizona State University, Project Cb Entreint, 3ep Entrepreneurship Training Program, Epfl, Washington State University Vancouver, University Of Tartu, Zernike Group In Netherlands, Creax, University Of Tartu, Washington State University Vancouver, Oglethorpe University.
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