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Anne-maria Salmela
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Jul 26, 2026
[paradox byte] How to Create Opportunities Before You Need Them with Anne-Maria Salmela
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Anne-Maria SalmelaGUEST
After I decided to study in the Middle East, I ended up launching the UAE's largest youth startup community called Violet Ventures.

Anne-Maria SalmelaGUEST
And so my big pain point that I was solving there was that I wanted to find entrepreneurial people that wanted to solve problems bigger than themselves.

Anne-Maria SalmelaGUEST
And I ended up having a team of 30 volunteers where we brought Slush to the Middle East.
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Zivile EinHOST
And so resolve, why resolve and why the team you're working right now with, what really caught you? Oh yeah, that's the chapter where I really want, as you said, to work as a dog, to learn, to bring the value and to thrive.
E145: How to Design a Life That Creates Opportunities with Anne-Maria Salmela
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Zivile EinHOST
How did you end up taking the leap and making again the change from the place which seems to be for you a very grounded environment where you can learn a lot?

Anne-Maria SalmelaGUEST
So after I decided to study in the Middle East, I ended up launching the UAE's largest youth startup community called Violet Ventures.

Anne-Maria SalmelaGUEST
And so my big pain point that I was solving there was that I wanted to find entrepreneurial people that wanted to solve problems bigger than themselves.
5 MINS LATER

Zivile EinHOST
And so resolve, why resolve and why the team you're working right now with, what really caught you? Oh yeah, that's the chapter where I really want, as you said, to work as a dog, to learn, to bring the value and to thrive.