Risto Holappa
Founder & CTO · Oulu, Finland
Founder & CTO, AI Solutions Architect and full-stack developer from Oulu. 10+ years of technical leadership, currently building custom AI assistants with on-premise deployment for Nordic B2B companies.
Articles
Solving the Cold-Start Problem in Marketplaces
A practical playbook for getting a two-sided marketplace off zero — atomic networks, supply-first sequencing, liquidity as the north star, and the marketing tactics that actually compound.
Market Validation from Oulu
How to validate your startup idea from Oulu using Jobs to Be Done interviews, Outcome-Driven Innovation, and GenAI — for markets bigger than Finland.