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Start to scale. Startup and Scale-up Founder Stories.
BAQME founder & CEO Souren Arakelian on the future of urban mobility.
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Souren Arakelian
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Season 3
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Episode 45
Souren's career spans across esteemed institutions such as Merrill Lynch and Rabobank, where he excelled in investment banking and M&A.
Today, Souren leads the charge at BAQME, the first company globally to offer a free floating shared cargo bike service. At a young age, he moved to the Netherlands from Armenia. He currently lives in Amsterdam, but soon will return to Rotterdam.
We'll cover the following topics:
- The future of Urban Mobility;
- Bootstrapping versus venture capital;
- Making it Happen as a first time founder;
Links mentioned:
- People: Souren Arakelian, Niki Sie, Sven Velthuis, Tristan van Doorn
- Companies: BAQME, Ketel1, Merrill Lynch, OnePlanetCrowd, Juuve, MyWheels, Future Mobility Park
- Other: Schiedam, Dutch Distillers District
- Media: Miles Davis - Blue in Green
