The Startup Discovery School Podcast
Starting a business can be exhausting and overwhelming. The Startup Discovery School Podcast helps you avoid the pitfalls that some of our favourite entrepreneurs have made and make your entrepreneurial journey that much easier.Each week we'll be analysing our guest's biggest business lessons, mistakes, and the routines that have helped them find success in business.
Episodes
9 episodes
#9 The Rise of the Market Fund - The Startup Discovery School Predictions for 2022
Join SDS as they give their perspective on the entrepreneurship landscape for 2022. They discuss creative ways to raise money, exits happening a lot earlier than in the past, the rise of the digital creator, emerging markets, African based star...
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Episode 9
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#8 The Year of the Becoming - The Startup Discovery School 2021 Round-up
How would you summarise the entrepreneurial ecosystem in 2021?As we wind down for the holiday season, we wanted to take this time to reflect on some of the amazing guests we have spoken to this year, what have we learned, that can help ...
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Episode 8
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28:18
#7 Frances Odera Matthews “Having a world view is important when you are building your products”
Episode Description; We are joined by Frances Odera Matthews, founder of The Notion Bar and Notion Consultant. She explains the potential of Notion for businesses and creators, when she knew she was ready to leave her 9-5 to focus on her Notion...
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Episode 7
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31:52
#6 Philip Edmondson-Jones “Your business might not be the right fit for all Venture Capitalist’s”
We are joined by Principle at Oxx VC, Philip Edmondson-Jones. Phil walks us through the world of Venture Capitalists, what they do, what they are looking for in business and the importance of crisis management after working for a busin...
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Episode 6
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40:50
#5 Farhan Lalji “As an entrepreneur you shouldn’t get frightened by No”
we are joined by Principal at Anthemis Group, Farhan Lalji. Farhan talks us through, the art of building a company, but also how to exit a business, he gives us a history lesson on Watsapp, Flickr, Yahoo, Slack, Shazam, Linkedin, the importance...
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Episode 5
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51:54
#4 Dama Sathianathan “People want to work for ethical and sustainable businesses”
We are joined by Partner at Bethnal Green Ventures, Dama Sathianathan talking all things Impact Investing. What’s the difference between impact investing and ‘normal investing’. What are the main misconceptions about impact investors a...
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Episode 4
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38:00
#3 Kieza Silveira De Sousa “Six figures in business, is not a lot of money”
We are joined by the CEO of Merch Masters Ltd, Kieza Silveira De Sousa. Kieza talks to us about how he started his business, why six figures is not a lot of money in business, the challenges with finding and nurturing the right talent,...
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Episode 3
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#2: Saloni Bhojwani “Not every business needs external funding”
We are joined by an investor at Founders Factory, Saloni Bhojwani, discussing the challenges female entrepreneurs face when raising capital and why not all businesses need external funding or give away equity in their business.<...
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Episode 2
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#1: Carlton Cummins “It’s not enough to be right, you also need to be effective”
For our launch episode, we are joined by co-founder of Aceleron Energy Carlton Cummins, discussing the challenges of building a business, selling physical products, building a team, and learning how to absorb USEFUL criticism while putting USEL...
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Episode 1
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