Experienced founders know this already: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨. @SlushHQ delivers that every single year. Earlier this week, EWOR Fellows, Partners, and community members validated this again in Helsinki. Highlights included: 𝟬𝟬𝟭 Co-hosting the EWOR × @MerantixCapital side event at Slush. A select group of cracked founders and investors met for direct and valuable conversations. A big thank you to Noora Saksa, @AdrianLocher and @perlberg for making it happen. 𝟬𝟬𝟮 Co-hosting a dinner with several Nordic VCs with the theme “Building a Better Europe.” Several EWOR Fellows met top-tier investors for clear, high-quality discussions. Shoutout to Growth minds, Pinecone, Nordic Science Capital and @stripe for bringing everyone together. 𝟬𝟬𝟯 EWOR Fellows totally slushed it: @LajmiRihab spoke about @asendia_ai. Ashkan (AMARA), Mo (@EpimindsAI) and @jbgilmore (@DeepFlowAI) pitched at five.degrees to an audience of 150 talents. 𝟬𝟬𝟰 EWOR Partners Paul and Petter led packed sessions on navigating co-founder breakups and what the 'Zero to Unicorn' journey looks like in reality. The momentum continued all over the city. Meetings. Introductions. Follow-ups. Spontaneous gatherings that moved work forward and connected the right people at the right time. The conversations that matter. The ones that only happen in person. See you next year in Helsinki!