Juha Vartiainen. Co-Founder IQM on How to build the hardware company and if quantum computers kill the humanity
It started with IQM closing the biggest seed round in Finland's history and now IQM is on a mission to build world-leading quantum computers for the well-being of humankind. Juha shares his experience and knowledge about quantum computers and building a remarkable company in our age. IQM has closed over €200M in investments and is now expanding to the US, with market-ready quantum computers already in place. While it's not yet clear the full range of applications for these computers, it's undoubtedly the technology of the future. Connect with guest: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/vartiainen/ IQM - https://www.meetiqm.com/ Your host - Roman: On the self-improvement journey, building and scaling things. Connect: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/romanhelsinki/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/romanhelsinki/ About: Get Cracking podcast is - knowledge on what to do and where to start from people who have done it. Our mission is to accelerate each one of us to happiness. We are growing towards being the biggest podcast in Finland and the next step is the most prominent English-speaking podcast in Finland, we invite you to join our mission by clicking the “Follow” button and joining forces. In this episode: Intro to the pod Biggest seed round in the history of Finland (11.5 M€ ) From where do IQM Quantum computers come from What is Quantum Computer What is the potential application - Pharmacy, Ai, Decryption, Encryption Can Quantum computers and AI bring harm to humanity? Do we even need this technology? What is the potential application of this technology Hardware VS Software as a startup Lessons learned from building a hardware company IQM expansion to the US How to start a business? Learn to tell stories How to build teams How to build a culture Is IQM hiring? If it is not too much press the subscribe button, so you do not miss new episodes. Have an awesome day ✌️ Our all-time favourite episodes you might enjoy: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6f79Wdze5MP5UIl1ijZa6T?si=95454e134844410f