Exit or Die

Welcome to Exit or Die – the unfiltered podcast for founders who know there’s no Plan B.Hosted by FoundersToday, this show goes behind the pitch decks, press releases, and polished LinkedIn posts to uncover what really happens when you're building a startup that has to scale – or die trying.Each week, we talk to the people in the arena: funded founders, operators, and investors who’ve made the hard calls, burned the boats, and pushed past the breaking point.If you’re here for buzzwords and tech-bro platitudes, you’re in the wrong feed.🚀 Real stories. 💥 Brutal lessons. 🎯 No BS.

Exit or Die is a business podcast hosted by FoundersToday, with 16 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

FoundersToday hosts Exit or Die, a business show with 16 episodes published.

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  Episode #16

  Secure or Die: Why Startups Can’t Ignore Compliance Anymore

  May 7, 202632 minS0

  <p>Security isn’t optional anymore.<br>But most startups still treat it like a problem for “later.”</p><p>⁠⁠⁠Peter Oberlik⁠⁠⁠ speaks with ⁠Fabiola Munguia⁠, Co-Founder of ⁠Secfix⁠, about why security and compliance have become critical for every modern startup — and how founders can automate the process before it becomes a blocker.</p><p>From SOC 2 and ISO certifications to enterprise security reviews and cybersecurity risks, Secfix is helping startups build trust without slowing down growth.</p><p>After speaking with hundreds of CTOs and founders, Fabiola realized a clear pattern:<br>Most companies only think about security when they’re about to lose a deal...

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  Episode #15

  Pixun Technologies: Building Sunlight as Infrastructure

  Apr 29, 202643 minS0

  <p>We spend over 90% of our lives indoors.<br>But what if the light we live under is fundamentally broken? </p><p>⁠⁠Peter Oberlik⁠⁠ speaks with Liliana Lettieri and Peter Veto, Co-Founders of Pixun Technologies, about why artificial light is one of the most underestimated health problems of modern life — and how they’re building a solution that sounds almost futuristic:</p><p>Bringing real, full-spectrum sunlight indoors.</p><p>Instead of optimizing LEDs, Pixun is rethinking light from the ground up — combining hardware, fiber optics, and AI to deliver natural sunlight into any indoor space.</p><p>From circadian rhythms and he...

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  Episode #14

  Mattias Protzmann & Blockbrain: Why AI Fails in Most Companies

  Apr 13, 202631 minS0

  <p>Most companies think AI will fix their problems.<br>It won’t.</p><p>⁠⁠Peter Oberlik⁠⁠ speaks with Mattias Protzmann, Co-Founder of Statista and now building Blockbrain, about why AI is failing in most organizations — and what companies get fundamentally wrong before they even start.</p><p>After building one of Europe’s leading data platforms and multiple successful companies, Mattias is now tackling a problem almost every company has:</p><p><br>Internal knowledge chaos. </p><p><br></p><p>From data silos and broken processes to cultural resistance and knowledge drain, this episode dives deep into why AI doesn’t fix...

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  Episode #13

  Move Faster or Lose: How Seva Ustinov Built Plurio to Reinvent Marketing

  Mar 27, 202644 minS0

  <p>Speed isn’t a nice-to-have in marketing anymore — it’s the only advantage left.</p><p>⁠⁠Peter Oberlik⁠⁠ speaks with Seva Ustinov, founder of Plurio, about why most marketing teams are fundamentally broken — and how AI agents are about to replace the entire execution layer.</p><p>After building a performance marketing agency with 100+ employees and managing over $50M in ad spend, Seva realized a hard truth:<br>Even with perfect data, teams still move too slow. </p><p>From dashboards and manual workflows to fully automated AI-driven execution, this episode dives deep into what it really takes to build AI-first o...

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  Episode #12

  Alexander Kölpin, seed + speed Ventures: What Investors Really Want in AI Startups

  Mar 18, 202638 minS0

  <p>Raising €90M in today’s market isn’t luck — it’s a signal.</p><p><br></p><p>⁠Peter Oberlik⁠ speaks with ⁠Alexander Kölpin⁠, Managing Director at Seed + Speed Ventures, about what it really takes to build and fund the next generation of AI startups in Europe. </p><p><br></p><p>After tripling their original fund target, Alexander shares a behind-the-scenes look at early-stage investing — and why trust, execution, and resilience matter more than hype.</p><p>From backing AI-driven B2B and enterprise startups to helping founders scale beyond local markets, this episode dives deep into the realities of buil...

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