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Founder of the Week, chosen by you
This week
Elise Marchetti, founder of Verrio Atelier
She took a six-person leather workshop in Bologna and built a direct-to-consumer brand doing €9.4M a year — without discounting once.
“Every founder I admire says no far more often than they say yes. That is the whole strategy. The rest is logistics.”
- Revenue
- €9.4M
- Team
- 34
- Outside capital
- None
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Tobias Lindqvist
Norda FreightTurned a two-truck haulier into a €14M logistics network.
Amara Osei
Fold StudioBootstrapped a design studio to 22 people without an outside cheque.
Rafael Duarte
Cinta FoodsRebuilt margins after a supplier collapse — in eleven weeks.
Hana Křížová
Bright LedgerBookkeeping software for solo traders, profitable in year one.
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