A Perspective Shift
At 18, I was diagnosed with leukemia. The kind of moment that forces you to look at everything differently. Months of treatment, uncertainty, and the slow process of recovery taught me something that no business school ever could.
“Time is the most valuable thing you have. Don't waste it on things that don't matter.”
I recovered. And I came out of it with an urgency that's never left me. If I'm going to spend my time on something, it better be worth it. It better create value. It better make a difference.
The Entrepreneurial Path
That urgency drove me into entrepreneurship. I've built companies in e-commerce, manufacturing systems, education, and professional services. Some succeeded. Some taught expensive lessons. All of them shaped how I think about products and markets.
“The best products aren't the most technically sophisticated — they're the ones that truly understand their users.”
Why AI Excites Me
We're at an inflection point. AI isn't a future thing anymore — it's reshaping how businesses operate today. I see it in my own work: AI companions helping me move faster, think deeper, and execute at a level that would have taken a team of ten just a few years ago.
“The gap between what AI can do and what businesses actually use it for is where the real opportunity lives.”
The Baltic region — my home market — has the technical talent, EU regulatory alignment, and enterprises ready to adopt. Three unicorns didn't happen by accident. But most global AI companies still have zero dedicated coverage here. They need someone embedded in the ecosystem — who knows the founders, speaks the language, and can translate capability into adoption.
That's where I come in.