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“One of the issues with investors in the UK is they’re constantly unicorn hunting” Would you agree? 🤔 As an exited founder turned investor, Dominic McGregor knows a lot about the startup ecosystem. He co-founded Social Chain with Steven Bartlett and grew the business to a $300m annual turnover before exiting. Dom joined me on my podcast #BigRiskEnergy to share more on what investors look for in founders, tips for early-stage startups and more.
What does it take to raise $100 million in startup funding and exit two startups? Gregg Stein, founder and CEO of Triple G Ventures, knows a thing or two. #BigRiskEnergy is back and in this episode, he breaks down the strategies behind his success — from scaling startups to executing successful exits 🔝
Imagine having to bounce back from closing your business TWICE as a founder? Cameron Leslie, Co-founder of Fabric, can relate. Since it’s inception in 1999, Fabric has been home to not only some of the world’s best DJs but also upcoming ones who needed a platform to show their skills, soon becoming a rite of passage for all DJs in Europe. From hosting top talents such as Terry Francis, Craig Richards, Seth Troxler and Skream and Benga to facing the closure because of COVID and licensing issues, it’s been a hell of a journey for Cameron and team. Listen to Cameron as he shares how the community stepped up when Fabric was on the brink of closure, the lessons he gained as a founder in learning from setbacks and more in this week’s #BigRiskEnergy episode 🎙 #Founders #Startups #Investors #FabricLondon #EventManagement #FabricNightclub
If you’re a founder, you need to know who Dawn Haynes is. With over 30 years experience in business development, customer experience and building high-performing teams, she’s now helping tech startup founders in Central Florida to start and scale their business 📈 Dawn came down to the #BigRiskEnergy studios for an insightful episode on what investors look for in startups, why some founders aren’t successful and more 💻 #MiamiTech #Founders #Investors #TechStartup #Startups
🚨 Reminder for all founders: your workforce is THE most important part of your business After realising the detrimental effect his approach in management was having on his team, Joe Kaul did a 180 and rapidly changed his startup’s culture, putting employee wellbeing as the number one priority As founder of Pulse.io and ONQOR, he’s determined not only to shift how organisations value employees but also how machine learning AI tools can transform the future of marketing 👏 We caught up with Joe in this week’s #BigRiskEnergy episode to share more on life as a founder, the future of AI in marketing and more 🎙