FounderNV Presents Grow Into It: How Founders Can Start Before They Feel Ready

In this session, Rafael shares practical, hard-won lessons on starting before you feel ready: how to make progress without perfect resources, how to move from idea to execution without a flawless roadmap, and what it actually takes to grow a company from nothing.

Who it's for: Early-stage founders who don't have investors, a big team, or a perfect plan yet — and are wondering if that means they shouldn't start.

About the Speaker

Rafael Kartaszynski is a serial entrepreneur, mentor, and investor who has built companies across Europe and the U.S. — from a med-tech company he co-founded with his father in Poland that now operates in over 110 countries, to ventures spanning healthcare, gaming, food, and education. He's the founder of TechEdge Dynamics, a growth studio helping startups and SMEs scale with AI and technology, and of Visionaries NV, a platform helping international founders establish operations in the U.S. Rafael works with early-stage founders on market entry, product-market fit, and scaling and is the author of Grow Into It, a book on building without a perfect plan.