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  • From Vision to Action: Olio’s Bold Goals & Cofounder Dynamics | Saasha Celestial-One
    2024/11/05

    Saasha Celestial-One is the cofounder of a rapidly growing consumer scale-up called Olio (4m users in the UK, 8m users globally).

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    Saasha and I have been friends for years so this was a very real and educational deep dive into cofounder relationships, scaling challenges, and juggling personal life struggles with the demands of a scale-up.

    📖 Episode Chapters

    00:00 - Intro

    01:44 - What Does 'Getting Old' Mean To You?

    03:28 - How Does That Impact Your Leadership?

    06:17- ABF (Always Be Fundraising)

    08:54 - Weaving Values Into Everyday Life

    15:31 - Top Of Funnel Experiments

    17:40 - Impacts on User Experience (UX)

    20:40 - Olio's Community

    23:52 - How To Test Cofounder Relationships

    29:53 - How To Nurture Cofounder Relationships

    35:50 - Staying Aligned With Cofounders

    42:49 - Company Vision Iteration

    49:06 - What Feels Ambitious For Olio?

    53:08 - Founder-Led Brand

    56:30 - Transparency With The Team

    01:00:19 - Managing A Divorce & Running A Startup

    01:05:10 - Saasha's Husband Mat

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    1 時間 14 分
  • Mastering Leadership - Growing Teams & Growing Yourself | James Grant
    2024/11/05

    James Grant is the cofounder of My Tutor, an online tutoring startup, and in our interview he shares the highs and lows of startup hiring, structuring of rapid team growth, and how leaders must evolve as the business grows.

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    📖 Video Chapters

    00:00 - Intro

    02:58 - Lessons From Pole Vaulting

    06:17 - Scientific Hiring Process

    15:58 - Hiring Failure Story

    18:53 - How To Nurture Employees

    23:17 - Evangelist Employees

    26:48 - Different Leadership Stages

    30:28 - James' Progression Plan

    32:28 - Invest In Your Network

    34:14 - Covid Journey

    40:27 - Growing Pains

    45:00 - Investing In Your Leadership Team

    50:25 - Cofounder Relationship

    56:47 - The Step Into Parenthood

    59:17 - What Is Balancing To You?

    01:03:38 - Marriage Teamwork 🍿

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    1 時間 9 分
  • How To Hire Elite Talent For Your Startup | Rachel Carrell
    2024/10/30

    Rachel Carrell is one of the most methodical, and intuitive hiring experts. She's CEO of the highly acclaimed Kora Kids, where they're building the world's best childcare service.

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    Rachel and I have been friends for years and this was a very real and educational deep dive into culture, hiring and the nuanced challenges that CEOs face.

    📖 Chapters

    00:00 - Intro

    03:00 - Effective Teams

    08:00 - Culture of Feedback

    20:00 - 3-Word Check Ins

    26:00 - Decision Systems

    30:40 - Assessing for Values

    34:00 - Hiring Process

    48:15 - Getting Lots Of Candidates

    51:00 - Our Biggest Unsolved Mystery

    01:03:35 - What Is Success For You?

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    If we haven’t met before - Hey 👋 I’m AJ, a serial entrepreneur and community expert who believes that company building should be viewed more through the lens of relationship building.

    Through my videos here on this channel, my podcast and my writing on Linkedin, I share stories of successful entrepreneurs and evidence-based strategies and tools to help you create the most sustainable and fulfilling business - giving you a life of freedom!

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    1 時間 11 分
  • Dangerous (But Common) Startup Myths | Sho Sugihara
    2024/10/30

    Discover some of the common startup myths, and a deep insight into the life of a founder in this raw interview with Sho Sugihara.

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    Sho Sugihara is a serial founder who has through both Entrepreneur First and Y Combinator. He's raised millions in funding, he's had a cofounder divorce and he's smoothly transitioned out of his first business.

    Our interview is a deeply honest dive into:

    📖 Chapters

    00:00 - Intro

    02:47 - Stepping Down As A Founder

    12:54 - Delegation & Burnout

    26:56 - Get The Right People On The Bus

    30:34 - Navigating Cofounder Break Ups

    36:16 - Skill Of Surfacing Tension

    40:43 - How To Build Trust In Your Team

    48:00 - Purpose, Vision, Mission Setting

    56:24 - How To Get The Best Talent

    59:39 - Product Market Fit Definition

    01:04:35 - Is The Chip On Your Shoulder Yours?

    01:11:58 - Connecting With Our Fun Side

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    🙋‍♂️ WHO AM I?

    If we haven’t met before - Hey 👋 I’m AJ, a serial entrepreneur and community expert who believes that company building should be viewed more through the lens of relationship building.

    Through my videos here on this channel, my podcast and my writing on Linkedin, I share stories of successful entrepreneurs and evidence-based strategies and tools to help you create the most sustainable and fulfilling business - giving you a life of freedom!

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    1 時間 20 分
  • Painful CEO Decisions; Firing, Fundraising, Culture | Tugce Bulut (Ep.6)
    2024/10/15
    • 👉 Subscribe to my newsletter to get exclusive content and timeless frameworks for company and community building.Tugce Bulut is a serial founder, NED, speaker and AI expert. She founded and exited Streetbees. She was a Tech Pioneer for the World Economic Forum, advisor to the Bank of England, studied poverty alleviation in India and is now founder and 'Chief Excitement Officer' at Luna, an AI matchmaker.
    • In this episode we deep dive into:📖 Chapters
    • 00:00 - Intro
    • 03:12 - Streetbees Journey
    • 13:00 - How CEO Roles Change
    • 22:27 - Prioritisation
    • 27:00 - Hiring & Firing
    • 33:45 - Supporting Early Employees
    • 37:55 - Measuring Culture
    • 51:54 - Cultural Diversity
    • 01:02:17 - Fundraising Masterclass
    • 01:17:56 - Mental Health
    • 01:30:00 - What's unique about you?👉 Follow me on Linkedin for daily posts🤷‍♂️ Who Am I?If we haven’t met before - Hey 👋 I’m AJ, a serial entrepreneur and community expert who believes that company building should be viewed more through the lens of relationship building.Through my videos here on this channel, my podcast and my writing on Linkedin, I share stories and strategies of successful entrepreneurs to help you to connect, and create the most sustainable and fulfilling business - giving you a life of freedom!
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    1 時間 38 分
  • Why 93% of Entrepreneurs Fail At Content Creation | Dan Murray-Serter (Ep.5)
    2024/10/14

    Dan is a serial entrepreneur, content creator, and community builder. He's started a number of businesses, has over 50m downloads on his own podcast (Secret Leaders) and has >500k followers across socials.

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    In this episode we deep dive into:

    📖 Chapters

    00:00 - Intro

    01:20 - How much money?

    08:13 - Personal Brand Process

    22:00 - Content Goals

    25:20 - Balancing Inputs and Outputs

    29:20 - How much should you invest?

    36:15 - My Foundrs Chapter

    53:20 - 10X Your Investment Potential

    59:00 - Who Are You As A Father?

    01:04:30 - Managing Priorities Changing

    01:10:20 - The Awareness Parents Need

    01:12:00 - Losing His Dad & Fatherhood

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    Through my videos here on this channel, my podcast and my writing on Linkedin, I share stories of successful entrepreneurs and evidence-based strategies and tools to help you create the most sustainable and fulfilling business - giving you a life of freedom!

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    1 時間 17 分
  • Create Networks Of Power | Sharmadean Reid MBE (Ep.4)
    2024/09/22

    Sharmadean Reid MBE is a serial entrepreneur and founder of The Stack World - a global community of ambitious, mission driven women. This is a powerful, deep dive conversation into:

    📖 Chapters

    00:00 - Intro

    02:20 - Relationship With Control

    06:45 - Impact of Covid

    08:15 - George Floyd Murder

    14:20 - Support Spreadsheet

    16:20 - Support As A Leader

    20:40 - How To Ask For Help

    24:23 - Short & Long Run Balance

    29:40 - Female Founders & VC

    38:08 - Women's Socialisation

    47:30 - Creative vs Commercial

    51:00 - Networks Of Power

    01:02:25 - No Therapy

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    🙋‍♂️ Who am I?

    If we haven’t met before - Hey 👋 I’m AJ, a serial entrepreneur and community expert who believes that company building should be viewed more through the lens of relationship building. Through my videos here on this channel, my podcast and my writing on Linkedin, I share stories of successful entrepreneurs and evidence-based strategies and tools to help you create the most sustainable and fulfilling business - giving you a life of freedom!

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    1 時間 12 分
  • Hard Startup Truths: Funding, Team Design, Skills | James Routledge (Ep.3)
    2024/09/22

    James Routledge is a serial entrepreneur, Chief Product Officer and Venture Capitalist who says it how it is. This is a deep dive conversation into:

    📖 Chapters

    00:00 - Intro

    04:00 - Mentorship

    06:50 - Doing Startup Things Well

    07:53 - VC-Backable Business

    15:00 - US / UK Differences

    18:40 - What To Do With $250m?

    21:45 - Product Market Fit

    27:45 - Founder & Investor Market Fit

    35:18 - Scaling

    39:05 - Work/Life Harmony

    43:30 - Org Chart Design

    49:00 - Skill of Decisiveness

    53:40 - Rockstars & Superstars

    01:02:10 - People As Revenue Centres

    01:05:30 - Managing Superstars

    01:16:10 - What does failure mean?

    01:18:30 - Principles For Enjoying Failure

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    🙋‍♂️ WHO AM I?

    If we haven’t met before - Hey 👋 I’m AJ, a serial entrepreneur and community expert who believes that company building should be viewed more through the lens of relationship building. Through my videos here on this channel, my podcast and my writing on Linkedin, I share stories of successful entrepreneurs and evidence-based strategies and tools to help you create the most sustainable and fulfilling business - giving you a life of freedom!

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    1 時間 22 分