About the show
Make European business impossible to ignore
White Box Rodeo is a casual, living-room-style podcast about the latest in business and tech, from a European perspective. Video-first, weekly, in English, hosted by Robert Valentine and Kayvan Nikjou.
The white-box difference
We go beyond the polished origin story and open the machinery: the human journey, the decisions, the numbers, the failures and the uncomfortable trade-offs most interviews avoid.
We are curious, eager to learn and determined to share what we discover with our audience.
We are not journalists chasing balance or trying to catch anyone out. These are the conversations we would have over drinks in our living room: real, candid and unscripted.
The format
Episodes alternate between interviews and market talks with Robert & Kayvan.
01
Interviews
Tech founders, business leaders, entertainers and extraordinary people shaping our world.
02
Market Talk
Robert and Kayvan debate the latest stories in business and technology.
03
Event Specials
Live episodes from the world’s most interesting conferences and events.
Audience
“We exist to inform, entertain and inspire action.”
We speak to a new generation of entrepreneurs, investors and builders who want to understand what is happening next in business and technology, with humour and energy.
Your hosts
Robert Valentine
Host · Entrepreneur
Robert is a respected podcaster who has spent more than seven years hosting one of the Netherlands’ leading political podcasts, asking difficult questions, challenging conventional thinking and building a fiercely engaged audience.
Kayvan Nikjou
Startups · Tech · Events
Kayvan has spent more than 15 years at the centre of Europe’s startup, technology and events scene: organising major conferences, advising unicorn founders, angel investing and working with global names including Tomorrowland, Porsche, Miro and will.i.am.
Mission
To make Europe’s best entrepreneurs and companies famous
We do it by revealing how they were built, what they know and what they are building next.
The why
Make European business impossible to ignore
And inform our audience of the latest in tech, so they do not get left behind.
Got a story worth cracking open?
Founders, operators and investors with real internals to show: come ride. Brands who want to reach them: buy the season.