FuckUp Night Tallinn: honest stories of business mistakes

We often hear how to build a successful business. Much less often do we hear what did not work, what mistakes cost, and which decisions we would not repeat today.

At FuckUp Night entrepreneurs share exactly such stories: without polished packaging, universal recipes or an attempt to show only the strong side of the business.

This is an evening from entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, where you can hear what happened beyond the usual success stories: failed projects, expensive decisions, failed hypotheses, mistakes in partnerships and moments when everything went completely off plan.

What awaits you:

1. Honest stories without retouching: what happened, where the mistake was made and what it cost.

2. The experience of entrepreneurs with very different backgrounds: start-ups, technology, international business, production, HoReCa and the management of large projects.

3. Conclusions you can take into your own business: not how never to make mistakes, but how to make decisions when reality turns out to be very different from the plan.

4. Networking among entrepreneurs: meet the participants, exchange experience and continue the conversation after the talks.

Speakers:

Eduard Zolotukhin: technology entrepreneur and co-founder of DiscoverCars.com, one of the world’s largest car-rental marketplaces, which grew without external financing. Co-owner of the European insurance company Sincera Insurance, business angel and investor in more than 20 start-ups, architect of the international Innovators Club community. For more than 20 years he has built technology companies from scratch.

Jörg Jova: entrepreneur, dental technician and expert with more than 20 years in the dental industry. Founder of Fibonacci Dental Studio, which combines diagnostics, a dental laboratory, a clinic and an education centre. Co-founder of Meerhof Hambaravi, opinion leader for international dental brands and expert in digital dentistry.

Andrei Sinyavin: entrepreneur, inventor and one of the creators of the REDMOND brand, which reached a turnover of $350 million and took about 50% of the multicooker market in the CIS. Over 15 million multicookers were sold under his leadership. He created a smart home-appliance platform with more than 3 million devices sold. He is the author of dozens of registered inventions. He also lived through losses of about $70 million from a currency crisis, tax claims of $60 million and the loss of control over REDMOND. Afterwards he took part in launching Red Solution, which attracted $50 million of investment and reached a turnover of about $80 million in its first year.

Host of the evening: Andrei Faleev, experienced entrepreneur and restaurateur, founder of The Nautilus restaurant, which in its six years has served more than 1 million oysters to residents and guests of Tallinn.

Programme:

18:30 guests arrive, drinks and networking

19:00 FuckUp Night begins

After the talks: questions for the speakers and free conversation.

You can order snacks and drinks during the evening.

We look forward to seeing you at FuckUp Night. It will be honest, at times painful, and certainly useful for those who make decisions in business.

Time and place: 3 December 2026, 18:30, Ratas & Kohv (Rattaosad), Paldiski maantee 67, Tallinn.