About Richard Voda

With a proven track record in entrepreneurship spanning diverse industries, I am a hands-on entrepreneur who has successfully built self-sustaining businesses, including ventures in SaaS, Obstacle Course Runs, and Wild Adventure Hiking.

Drawing from my extensive experience, I am now dedicated to helping individuals enhance their capabilities by cultivating new habits across physical, mental, relationship, and spiritual dimensions.

My approach is deeply rooted in my own entrepreneurial journey, making my guidance authentic and impactful.

🤠 Experience Episodes (USA, EU):

• Entrepreneur: 10+ years (building global & local startups)
• Startup advisor, mentor, coach: 10+ years (helping startups)
• Corporate experience: 10+ years in telco, health-care, software, venture capital industries
• Private investor: 6+ years (startups with deep tech)
• Corporate governance: 6+ years (Board of directors, Supervisory board)
• Non-for profit: 6+ years (establishing NGO to support entrepreneurship & sport)

💗 Startups

• 2011 Vezma.com SaaS cloud-based mobile GPS vehicle tracking service 250 000 users
• 2013 Tvrdak.sk, obstacle running race
• 2017 Yogalamac.sk, local yoga studio
• 2018 Karpatyrun.sk, running trail festival
• 2021 Cestahrdinov.sk, self-development adventure platform
• 2022 IronCurtainMuseum.com - Life behind the iron curtain museum exposition for hire

🏆 Awards

• Won several startup awards (Startup awards Slovakia, SAP Big data, EU seal of excellence ...)
• Incubated innovative global startup in Plug & Play incubator in California
• Featured by Microsoft @ worldwide developer conference

💪 Specialties:

• Idea, market validation, mvp development, market launch
• Lean startup method of starting new projects
• Vision, business strategy, planning & budgeting
• Product definition, development
• Digital marketing & growth management
• Equity & grant fundraising