Finding Your True North and Going Global with Maxim Chereshnev

In this episode, Tommy talks with Maxim Chereshnev, Chairman of the Board of Russian Trade and Economic Development Council.

Maxim is the mastermind of one of the few Russian venture capital tech funds, MAXCAPITAL. Before he set off on a mission to help digital companies in Russia accelerate their business growth, Maxim was already excelling in the fields of politics, real estate, and entrepreneurship.

Maxim attributes his success to finding his “true north”, which allowed him to find his passion and create a roadmap to reach his goals.

Tommy and Maxim talk about accelerating global expansion for new startups, Maxim’s lifelong mission of helping Russian companies get funding, and how to build connections locally and abroad.

"In Russia, it’s kind of difficult to create a global startup—first of all, because of language, and then secondly, because of the mentality in the market. Only if you create a startup to be global, then it is going to be global.” ~ Maxim Chereshnev

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