What Podim Conference Taught Us?

Is Podim actually the right conference for early-stage startups, or is it a playground built only for the tech giants? In this video, Codekido's DevOps engineer Nikola Tasić joins us to break down the brutal honesty of our experience pitching Nerbit at Podim in Maribor, Slovenia. We are sharing the exact mistakes we made, how we completely shifted our Unique Selling Point (USP), and how to pitched tech-heavy products like cybersecurity to non-technical investors! Whether you are preparing for your next tech summit or trying to figure out how to handle fast-paced investor matchmaking, make sure to watch until the very end because our post-conference fallout mistake is something you need to avoid! If you found value in this video, don't forget to smash the LIKE button, leave a COMMENT (we reply to everyone in the first 24 hours!), and SUBSCRIBE for more behind-the-scenes agency & engineering content! CONNECT WITH US Visit Our Website: https://www.codekido.com Connect on LinkedIn:   / codekidodevops   Follow us on Instagram:   / codekidodevops   Secure Your Infrastructure with Nerbit: https://www.nerbit.ai Our Previous Vlog / Tech Video:    • What It Actually Takes to Build a Tech Com...   TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Meet Nikola & Welcome to Maribor 01:15 - Living in Maribor & Real Problems (No Wine After 10 PM?) 02:38 - Our Dynamic Accommodation on Pohorje 03:41 - The Brutal Truth About Podim (Is it for early-stage startups?) 04:44 - The 1st Place Winner: DNA Data Storage Case 05:28 - What Venture Capitalists & Investors Are Actually Looking For 06:54 - Pitching Cybersecurity: How We Realized We Messed Up the Words for Nerbit 08:41 - Team Dynamics: How We Split the CEO vs. CTO Roles 09:44 - Key Business Advice: Pitching to Non-Technical Audiences 10:41 - Survival Tip: Checking Weather Forecasts & Venue Layouts 12:03 - The Fatal Mistake: Why You Need an Immediate Follow-Up Mechanism 13:00 - Wrap-Up: Next Stop, Cyprus (Doers Summit)! This video covers topics including Podim Conference 2026, tech startup pitching tips, Nerbit cybersecurity platform, Codekido team vlog, Maribor Slovenia travel for tech, fundraising for early stage startups, how to talk to venture capitalists, and post-conference follow-up strategies. podim conference, podim 2026, tech trends, startup advice, what we learned at podim, tech conference vlog, marketing strategy, software engineering, cybersecurity, codekido, nerbit, tech ecosystem, business networking, maribor slovenia, tech event recap, b2b marketing