Miroslav Uďan
my experience
About me
In 2009, I founded the company Shoptet and served as its CEO until 2021. Under my leadership, it became a dominant player in providing e-shop solutions in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, as well as a unicorn company (a company valued at over 1 billion CZK). In 2023 I exited Shoptet and founded (and closed) another startup – Out of Dark. I wrote a guide for entrepreneurs SvýmPánem.cz, I still write a blog and occasionally give insightful interviews (1, 2, 3, 4).
Apart from funding, I offer my experiences with both successes and failures, which can help turn your promising startup into a successful company.
Who is an Angel Investor?
An angel investor provides their personal financial resources to startups or early-stage businesses in exchange for equity ownership or convertible debt (a loan that can be repaid with interest or converted into equity in the company). In addition to capital, they also offer their experience, knowledge, and contacts to support the growth and success of the invested company. Their support can be crucial for the survival and growth of new businesses.
What can I bring to you?
Mentoring – I will share my experience in building companies at all stages of growth -> from family businesses to corporations.
Product – I am a product enthusiast -> we will fine-tune your product to perfection.
Strategy – Together, we will find the best way to plan your marketing campaigns and grow your brand -> I simply enjoy doing it.
Capital – I will provide you with investment -> helping you in the early stages of financing your company’s growth.
Planning – I will assist you in setting up financial models, cash flow, and cost optimization -> to help you manage your finances effectively.
Refinancing – I will help you “groom the bride” -> connecting you with investment funds and preparing everything so that you secure the best possible position in further investment rounds.
Contacts – I know important people, and they know others -> I will do my best to help you open as many doors as possible.
Employees – I will assist you in finding key employees for your company -> together, we will identify those you should let go.
Lovebrand – We will build a people-centered company -> employees will work for you because they want to, and customers will buy from you even when they don’t have to.
Support – I understand what you are going through because I’ve faced all your fears on my own journey too -> I’ll help you find a way to work with your concerns.
Fairness – We will communicate honestly -> without any nonsense or words you don’t yet understand.
Patience – I understand that achieving success takes time and that you’ll face challenges and complications along the way -> I’ve been through it too.
What do I expect from you?
You are a company preferably in the so-called pre-seed or seed phase. That means you have a basic service/product, proven interest in it, ideally your first customers, and are seeking investment and experience to build a viable company and further grow your customer base.
Strong Team & Enthusiasm
You are a group determined to achieve the greatest success.
Vision & Plan
You have a realistic business plan with defined goals and strategies—or are at least trying to create one.
Courage & Flexibility
You have the courage to face challenges, discomfort, and change.
Transparency & Honesty
We will openly discuss your progress, challenges, and financial situation.
References
We decided to collaborate with Miroslav primarily because of his extensive experience. Since Flowlance is a SaaS platform aimed at small entrepreneurs, we believed that his experience from Shoptet would be invaluable—and we were right.
What we value most is that Miroslav works systematically, but at the same time, he takes action without unnecessary delay. From the very beginning of our collaboration, he helped us in the first weeks with “cleaning up” processes, communication, branding, and defining user personas. Together, we created a solid foundation for our future work.
As an investor, Miroslav is very accessible, and working with him is quick and straightforward. He adheres to a gentleman’s agreement, which is a big plus if you don’t want to get lost in legal complexities when closing an investment.
I wholeheartedly recommend working with Miroslav to anyone seeking not just investment but also valuable advice.
I must admit, at first it was just a wish: “Wow, working with someone like that to shape our Bagind ❤️, that would be something!”
How nice it is to see that, after some time, this wish came true and became a reality. 😊 Especially in today’s world!
We had been eyeing investors for several months, but only with Míra did it happen that right after our first contact, we wanted him on our side—even if we had to pay for it. This goes against the principle of investing but emphasizes that from the very first moment, we saw the added value mainly in him: his empathy, decisive thinking, and immense experience, which are further proven by the results of his work.
As soon as we started working on the specific elements that make up our business, we also experienced these feelings firsthand and could say that our intuition did not fail us again.
We made no mistake with Míra, and we are incredibly grateful for him. 🙏
