Juha Lehikoinen

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About Juha Lehikoinen

Are you an entrepreneur or executive seeking to boost your business? Let me lend a hand. I am a growth entrepreneur with a successful exit behind me, ready to share my real-world business experiences, do’s & don’ts, and field-tested practices to help you succeed.Need support in decision-making or focusing? Want to explore new opportunities? Need tactics to manage growth? Want to get more value from the board? Drop me a line. I can help. By sparring, coaching, co-creating, or joining your board. The choice is yours.I was co-founder and chairman of Leadin, a service design agency. In 8 years, we grew Leadin from a two-man consultancy into an international 100-person company with clients across the globe. My duties included strategy, internationalisation, finance and company structure among others. I was in charge of developing acclaimed board processes and practices. I made a successful exit in 2017.Prior to Leadin, I worked over a decade with mobile user experience R&D in Nokia. My duties included creating strategies, conducting and steering research and innovation, mentoring and coaching, setting up new R&D functions, and seeking disruptions.I am a coaching entrepreneur but also an academic, holding a PhD in Computer Science. Combining extremely practical entrepreneurial mindset with scientific accuracy and curiosity, I am at my best when navigating a misty business landscape with high uncertainty.As an investor, I am seeking revenue-stage companies with an inspiring team, great business idea and a lot of ambition combined with common sense.