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Public event

Build Together with Customers

Tampere University
LocationKalevantie 4, 33100 Tampere
Cafe Toivo, Main Building: 2nd floor, City Center Campus
Date23.4.2026 16.30–18.30 (UTC+3)
LanguageEnglish
Entrance feeFree of charge
Speaker Valtteri Korkiakoski, event Build Together with Customers
​It’s time to let go of this outdated way of building startups and turn the whole process upside down: customers first, then the product and solution. ​But how do you actually do this in practice?

One of the most common pitfalls keeps repeating itself in the startup world. First, months, sometimes even years, are spent building a product or solution. Then comes the confusion when customers don’t come flooding in. The result is a solution with no real demand.

​It’s time to let go of this outdated way of building startups and turn the whole process upside down: customers first, then the product and solution.

​But how do you actually do this in practice?

​On Thursday, April 23rd at 16:30–18:30 at Café Toivo (City Centre Campus), Valtteri Korkiakoski will share lessons from building two startups (Medified and Solace) and explain how to start selling before a finished product.

​16:30-17:00 Doors open & snacks
17:00-17:45 Key note + Q&A
17:45-18:30 Networking

​Real-world insights, good discussions and snacks provided!🤩

Register HERE!

WHEN: Thu 23.4. klo 16:30-18:30
WHERE: Cafe Toivo, Main Building: 2nd floor, City Center Campus, Tampere University
WHY: To build better solutions, that customers are willing to buy!

Organiser

Innovation Services & Redstone VC

Further information

ida.tynjala@tuni.fi