Karolina Pelc: There is no work-life balance as a founder

🎙 NEXT.io Podcast #197 with Karolina Pelc, VP at BEyondPlay, FanDuel 🎧 𝗛𝗼𝘄'𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸-𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲? Karolina Pelc shares how she balanced intense workloads at a startup and being an entrepreneur while trying to have a personal life.   Karolina gives us the lowdown on the inspiring journey from founding Beyond Play to its acquisition by FanDuel. Don't miss this inspiring interview with Pierre Lindh and Karolina Pelc! ⏰ Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction  00:36 - Sponsors 01:32 - Karolina's Journey 02:55 - Entrepreneurial Journey & the First Major Exit 06:09 - The process of Selling BeyondPlay 10:10 - Life After the Entrepreneurial Exit 16:09 - Challenges of an Intense Workload 20:39 - The Responsibility as an Entrepreneur  25:01 - The Realities on Mental Health. 31:55 - Adjusting to New Roles and Motherhood 35:55 - Reflections on Productivity and Work-Life Balance 39:06 - Different Scenarios at Entrepreneurship to Be Productive 45:39 - Coping Mechanisms for Efficiency  55:07 - Shadow work vs. Deep-Focus Work Concept 58:00 - Looking to the Future & Investing in Female Founders 01:02:07 - Advice for New Founders 01:09:11 - Investor Perspective and Building Credibility 01:16:10 - The Next Steps for Karolina  01:18:28 - Closing Marks 🔗 CONNECT WITH NEXT.IO ✩ Website - https://next.io/  ✩ Instagram - @next.io ✩ Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/next... _____ This episode is brought to you by: Pragmatic Play – Industry-leading content provider. https://www.pragmaticplay.com/en/ Pragmatic Solutions – Leading iGaming platform technology. https://pragmatic.solutions/ Episode sponsored by: https://www.betconstruct.com/