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Today, we are bringing you a special sample episode of the Founders Forum podcast — a fantastic show for senior marketers and DTC media buyers, discussing what's working in the e-commerce and digital ad space.✅ Learn more about the Foxwell Founders Community [affiliate link]It's hosted by Edwin Hermawan, Owner of Snappic and Tristram Dyer, CEO of Webtopia. Together they meet with entrepreneurs and innovators from with-in the Foxwell Founders Membership to share on trending topics and ideas that are moving the e-commerce and media buying community forward.In this episode, Andrew Foxwell sits down post-Founders meet-up with Edwin and Tris to talk through his thoughts about Q4/BFCM along with a few trends he's seeing in the media buying community.The guys share some of their favorite learnings from the Founders meet-up held in Amsterdam on August 29, 2024. They move on to discussing BFCM offers and the value of having the right offer for success. (IE 20% off might not cut it this year).They round out the episode with a few hot takes and while Andrew doesn't quite call them "X (Twitter) beefs" he shares on what might be truly holding the community back when it comes to learning and growing in the DTC space.

Send us a textIn this episode, I speak with Daniel Glazer, founding partner of Wilson Sonsini's London office and a leading expert on helping UK and European tech and life sciences companies expand into the U.S. Daniel has advised numerous high-growth companies on U.S. market entry, fundraising, and M&A. He is a recognized leader in transatlantic innovation and has partnered with major organizations like Founders Forum and SelectUSA to support U.S. expansion efforts. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I enjoyed sitting down with him!You can learn more about Daniel and his incredibly impressive background here Daniel Glazer | Wilson SonsiniThis season is dedicated Tahmina's dearest mentor, and immigration lawyer extraordinaire Joel Paget who passed away. You can read about his incredible life story here. May his legacy continue for generations. Special thanks to our season sponsor, Pinnacle Plan Writing for making these episodes possible. You can visit their website at https://www.pinnacleplanwriting.com/The Startup Visa podcast series is produced and edited by Tamanna Jahan and Sana Dawa. The startup visa series is intended to be your toolbox for the success of your immigration journey.  Together with this podcast, we invite you to read Tahmina's The Startup Visa Book series.Here is a link to her bestselling visa guide book: The Startup Visa: U.S. Immigration Visa Guide for Startups and Founders: Watson, Tahmina, Doughty, Caroline, Buhain, Venice, Vos, Troy: 9781735758572: Amazon.com: BooksHere is her policy book: The Startup Visa: Key to Job Growth & Economic Prosperity in America: Watson, Tahmina, Turnbull, Lornet, Feld, Brad: 9781735758534: Amazon.com: BooksBe sure to follow us on our website www.watsonimmigrationlaw.com and Tahmina's author page on Amazon Amazon Author page and her author website www.tahminawatson.com. Sign to our blog- and connect with us on on social media:LinkedIn - Watson Immigration Law and Tahmina WatsonTwitter - @TahminaTalksInstagram - @TahminaTalksFacebook - Find us at watsonimmigrationlaw.com

Brent Hoberman, the visionary co-founder of Lastminute.com and Made.com, is a true force in the world of entrepreneurship. From building multi-million- dollar businesses to founding the renowned Founders Forum, Brent is now a key player in supporting the next wave of innovators. He's an advisor to governments on tech, a board member tackling issues from cyberbullying to education and a relentless advocate for startups. In this lively and insightful conversation, Brent opens up about his journey through the highs and lows of the dot-com boom, the lessons he's learned, and the unique challenges of being a pioneer in the digital age. Packed with energy, hilarious anecdotes and reflections, this episode offers invaluable advice for aspiring entrepreneurs and a rare glimpse into the mind of a serial innovator.

Renowned author and spiritual leader, Deepak Chopra joins Jake and Damian at the Founders Forum event to explore how we can enhance our lives and find greater fulfilment. Known for his work on medicine and mindfulness, Deepak explains how these practices can help us enter a state of flow, where we are fully immersed and engaged in our activities. He emphasises the paradox of doing less to achieve more, highlighting how many bodily functions occur effortlessly, suggesting that high performance can be achieved with less conscious effort.While acknowledging the potential risks of AI, he sees it as a tool for positive change, enhancing creativity and addressing global issues. Deepak also shares his perspective on happiness, arguing that success should be measured by joy rather than achievements. Throughout this episode, Deepak offers insights into living a more conscious and joyful life, advocating for a balanced approach to technology and a deeper understanding of our inner selves.

Katy coaches and advises CEOs and founders at Series B and beyond. She helps them become more effective leaders and navigate the challenges of scaling people and operations.   Her clients include some of the fastest-growing companies in the US and UK tech ecosystem, backed by leading investors, including SoftBank, First Round, Felix, Octopus, Inflexion, and more.   Katy is also a coach and judge for Tech Nation Future Fifty and Upscale, Octopus Ventures, Founders Forum, Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs, PwC Fintech, the Mayor of London Mentoring Program, and a member of the board of advisors for various startups.   Her work has been featured in publications such as Forbes, Success Magazine, The Org, and Thrive Global. She shares her insights on CEO leadership, developing high-performing executive teams, and building healthy organizations at scale.   Born and raised in Germany, Katy spent four years traveling the world before moving to New York City. After multiple years in the US startup ecosystem, she expanded her business to the UK, bringing a global perspective to her work with innovative and purpose-driven organizations.   LinkedIn Instagram   Quick recap Next steps • CEOs should focus on maintaining a human approach to leadership, especially during challenging times like layoffs. • Executives cultivate a problem-solving mindset and view daily challenges as opportunities for growth. Tech Ecosystem Advisor Role and Approach A tech ecosystem advisor, Katy shared her role and approach with Michael. She works with CEOs and executive teams, focusing on leadership, branding, operations, and scaling organizations. She differentiated her role from that of a consultant, emphasizing the importance of creating buy-in and seeing the pain points for solutions. She also highlighted her background in executive coaching. Michael acknowledged her deep understanding of an organization and the importance of her approach in integrating with the system's flow. He agreed with her that advisors should be a crucial part of the organization's DNA. Tech Industry Impact and CEO Behavior Amid Pandemic Katy and Michael discussed the impact of the pandemic on the tech industry. Katy noted that many companies, especially those with large tech spikes, had little substance behind their valuations and were ultimately forced to cut costs and let people go. Katy emphasized this as a daily challenge that CEOs face, but the pandemic accelerated it significantly. Michael agreed and asked Katy for her perspective on the behavior of CEOs and leadership during this time. Impact of Pandemic on Startups, VC Katy and Michael discussed the impact of the pandemic on startups and the venture capital landscape. The pandemic led many companies to overhire and pursue products without market fit. Katy emphasized bootstrapping, validating products before scaling, and using cost-effective marketing channels. Due to a slowdown in the VC ecosystem, many companies now face difficulties raising funds and need to shift toward profitability. This poses challenges for founders who have given up significant equity but cannot achieve desired growth. Katy highlighted the need to keep teams motivated despite lacking a potential "big exit." Attracting Talent Amidst Competitor Pressure Michael highlighted the tendency for companies to lose key personnel to competitors like Google and Facebook when their stock underperforms. He shared a personal experience where a potential partnership with a company ended prematurely, hinting at the challenges of maintaining long-term business relationships. Katy agreed, noting that when organizations face numerous options and distractions, it can be challenging to navigate through them effectively. She emphasized that simply adding more people to a company does not increase efficiency, implying that a change in approach is needed when a company grows. Managing Growth, Strategic Exits, and Contingencies Katy discussed the challenges and strategies of managing a growing company. She emphasized that while there are opportunities for increased revenue through product launches in new markets, it's essential to maintain focus and consider creating separate business units to manage these endeavors. Katy also highlighted the need for a strategic exit plan, suggesting that founders should be prepared to sell when the company is in a strong position rather than holding on for a potentially lower valuation later. She also advised that founders should have contingency plans if the desired valuation is not reached, such as buying out investors or seeking secondary funding. Focusing on Process for Successful Strategy Katy and Michael discussed the importance of focusing on the process and journey in executing a successful strategy rather than solely on the end goal. Michael emphasized the value of being present and navigating through challenges and stressed the need for setting targets to ensure progress towards the desired outcome. He also believed that adapting and persevering through difficult times is a crucial characteristic of successful executives and companies. Strategies for Executive Leadership in Turbulent Times Michael and Katy discussed strategies for executive leadership in turbulent times. Katy emphasized taking one day at a time, approaching challenges as new opportunities, and maintaining a human-centric leadership style. She also stressed the need for transparency, understanding decision-making processes, and communicating effectively, particularly during layoffs. Michael agreed, highlighting that a robust support system, including a sound board and team, was crucial to avoid executive burnout. Both underscored the significance of reputation, noting it can take years to build but can be quickly damaged. Navigating Public Life, Social Media, and Layoffs Michael and Katy had an insightful conversation about navigating public life and social media, with Michael advising Katy on how to handle different situations. Katy shared details about her work, and Michael praised her work. They also discussed the importance of understanding and respecting leaders' decision-making process during layoffs. Michael shared his personal experience with layoffs and emphasized the importance of maintaining a professional attitude. 

In this special episode, I join Gregory and Kayla on the Founders Forum Podcast to discuss my entrepreneurial journey. We delve into the origins of my career, exploring the pivotal moments that shaped my path and sharing insights into the challenges and triumphs along the way. About the GrowWise Agency GrowWise Agency is committed to empowering small businesses through targeted Google Ads solutions. Our mission is to help clients achieve their growth objectives by leveraging the power of Google Ads to increase visibility, drive traffic, and maximize ROI. We focus on strategic planning, data-driven insights, and personalized campaigns to deliver measurable results that propel our clients toward sustainable success in the digital landscape. We pride ourselves on providing unparalleled service tailored to the unique needs and aspirations of each small business we partner with, ensuring their journey to online success is both efficient and rewarding. Website: growwise.agency Instagram: @Growwise.Agency Founders Forum Podcast: YouTube Channel Tune in to hear the full conversation and gain valuable insights into the world of entrepreneurship!

Episode #360: In this episode of the "Let's Go Win" podcast, we are joined by leadership expert and coach, Katy Trost. We explore various aspects of leadership with a particular focus on scaling businesses. Katy illuminates her journey from the corporate world of New York City to specializing in helping CEOs and founders of fast-growing tech companies to become more effective leaders. We delve deeper into the challenges encountered when growing a medium-sized organization and how to engage and motivate employees to fit their personal vision within the larger company's vision. Katy sheds light on the distinction between management and leadership, the three pillars of CEO coaching, dealing with investor influence, and the tricky transition from startup to corporate CEO. We also dive deep into the potentially destructive power of unchecked ego and the importance of defining the company's culture. Towards the end, Katy discusses the reward of a CEO stepping back at a certain company growth point. This episode is packed with valuable insights and practical tools to improve leadership and company culture.Timestamps(00:00:00) Introduction: Katy Trost on Leadership(00:01:04) Entry into Tech and CEO Leadership(00:02:36) Importance of Vision in CEOs(00:05:15) Power of Repetition(00:06:05) Communication Strategies for Scaling Businesses(00:11:16) Management Vs. Leadership(00:14:16) Three Pillars of CEO coaching(00:21:41) Hiring a Chair: Investor Influence(00:23:22) Addressing Fears in Business(00:27:12) Ego Management in Start-ups(00:31:26) Success through Strong Culture(00:38:39) Revenue Growth Impact(00:41:06) Keeping Ego in Check for Business SuccessBio:Katy Trost is a coach and advisor to CEOs and founders at Series B and beyond. She helps them become more effective leaders and navigate the challenges of scaling people and operations.Her clients include some of the fastest-growing companies in both the US and UK tech ecosystem, backed by leading investors, including SoftBank, First Round, Felix, Octopus, Inflexion, and more.Katy is also a coach and judge to Tech Nation Future Fifty and Upscale, Octopus Ventures, Founders Forum, Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs, PwC Fintech, and the Mayor of London Mentoring Program as well as a member of the board of advisors for various startups.Contact Katy:Website:https://katytrost.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katytrostInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/katy_trost#EffectiveLeadership#ScalingBusinesses#CEOMindset#Founder#OrganizationalGrowth#LeadershipChallenges#CultureBuilding

10 years in hotel industry. Founders of the Future Fellow (part of Founders Forum). Part of a global hotelier alumni. Graduate of the Shannon College of Hotel Management, worked at Sofitel & NH Hotels.

SEON Technologies was founded by Bence Jendruszak and Tamas Kadar. The Budapest based tech company uses software to comb through hundreds of data points across social media and IP address activity to flag suspicious email and phone numbers tied to a user. The digital detective software has raised more than $100 million to date, including a $94 million, Series B round led by IVP last April. SEON currently has about 250 employees across offices in London, Budapest, Singapore and Austin.Bence Jendruszak, Cofounder and COO. speaks with Alex York at Founders Forum to discuss the founding of SEON, his Under 30 Alumni status, and what's next for the fraud-protection tech company.Stay ConnectedForbes newsletters: https://newsletters.editorial.forbes.comForbes on Facebook: http://fb.com/forbesForbes Video on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/forbesForbes Video on Instagram: http://instagram.com/forbesMore From Forbes: http://forbes.comForbes covers the intersection of entrepreneurship, wealth, technology, business and lifestyle with a focus on people and success.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this special episode of Edtech Insiders, Sarah Morin interviews seven founders of AI education companies at the AI Founders Forum held earlier last month in San Francisco.John Danner, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Project ReadCatalin Voss, Co-Founder and CTO at ElloChristian Byza, CEO and Co-Founder of Learn.xyzCourtney Monk, Co-Founder and COO at SchoolyticsGautam Thapar, Co-Founder and CEO of Enlighten AIShweta Gandhi, Co-Founder and CEO of Strived.ioBrandon Grusd, Co-Founder of Ethiqly AI

Nation's Restaurant News' third annual CREATE: The Experience event took place this week with a bevy of events around host city Palm Springs, Calif., and two full days of educational content and great times at the Margaritaville Resort.Hundreds of restaurant operators convened on the West Coast for insightful presentations, meaningful conversations, relationship building and innovation.The event included excursions like a restaurant tour, a Jeep tour, and an investment summit; a Founders Forum with the brains behind brands like Sweetgreen; the 11th annual Texas Pete Kitchen Hero Cook-Off; and so much more.Let's talk more about CREATE: The Experience.

From an engineering degree, digital media product development, Paris to New York, Tech City to Tech Nation, Brexit and other inflection points, this week's guest Gerard Grech provides a fascinating insight on tech in a national (UK) context.From the start of Tech City with 200 software companies to bringing government and tech entrepreneurs closer together. Moving to Tech Nation with 20 clusters across the UK – find out about some regional specialisms and how the ecosystem has grown 16x in value over the last 10 years.With 1/3rd all UK tech unicorns having gone through a Tech Nation programme, Gerard shares some great insights for anyone working in or building a tech ecosystem locally, nationally and internationally.Founders Forum has acquired all the assets of Tech Nation – and we're advised to watch this space for the next era of activities as the value of the UK ecosystem is predicted to be worth $4trn by 2033.And obviously, we ask Gerard about Cambridge and its role in the national and international ecosystem - “Cambridge has always been a huge cluster of innovation, and science and technology” - we think you'll find his comments really engaging. Produced by Carl Homer, Cambridge TV Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A bonus episode to go with our Quantum Revolution season. The FT's John Thornhill and Madhumita Murgia host a panel of experts at the Founders Forum conference, discussing the promise of quantum computing and the state of the quantum industry today. Featuring Steve Brierley, founder and chief executive of Riverlane, a company building the algorithms and software for quantum computers; Ilana Wisby, CEO of Oxford Quantum Circuits, a company building commercially available quantum computers; and Hermann Hauser, co-founder of Amadeus Capital Partners and an investor in quantum technology.All six episodes of The Quantum Revolution are available now on the Tech Tonic feed.Presented by Madhumita Murgia and John Thornhill, produced by Josh Gabert-Doyon and Edwin Lane. Executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Sound design by Breen Turner and Samantha Giovinco. Original music by Metaphor Music. The FT's head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Carolyn Dawson, CEO of Founders Forum Group, discusses rebuilding Tech Nation after acquiring the shuttered entrepreneur network, explains why the UK is well-positioned to be a leader in generative AI, and the impact that pension fund reforms will have on the UK tech sector.  Launched in 2005, Founders Forum Group is an entrepreneur community that hosts networking events and provides advice to startups. As chief executive, Dawson oversees all of Founders Forum's events and businesses. In 2022, she was awarded an OBE for her services to London Tech Week, which she has led for seven years. Prior to Founders Forum, Dawson was president at Informa Tech.

Our Leaders in Action series talks to leaders from some of the world's biggest businesses and brands to understand how they drive trust through action, examining how organisations need to be additive to the world around them and help engage on some of society's biggest issues. In the latest episode of #LeadersInAction, Charlotte Lomas-Farley, Associate Director & Trust Communications Coach at Edelman, is joined by Carolyn Dawson, CEO, Founders Forum Group. Carolyn oversees all of Founders Forum Group's events and businesses, as well as steering the strategic development of its global network. Previously, Carolyn was President at Informa Tech and she was recently appointed Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for her services to London Tech Week, which she has led for the past eight years. Together, Charlotte and Carolyn discuss building and maintaining trust with a broad range of stakeholders; the leadership styles which best engender trust; and the role of tech in bridging trust between businesses and end-users.

Katy Trost is a coach and advisor to CEOs and founders at Series B and beyond. She helps them become more effective leaders and navigate the challenges of scaling people and operations.   Her clients include some of the fastest-growing companies in both the US and UK tech ecosystem, backed by leading investors, including SoftBank, First Round, Felix, Octopus, Inflexion, and more.   Katy is also a coach and judge to Tech Nation Future Fifty and Upscale, Octopus Ventures, Founders Forum, Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs, PwC Fintech, and the Mayor of London Mentoring Program as well as a member of the board of advisors for various startups.

Information is power. But how do we adapt now that most of the information we consume comes with a heavy bias? In an ironic twist of fate, it's Wikipedia — the encyclopedia that anyone can edit — that has done one of the best jobs maintaining public trust in our polarized era. I sat down with the founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, in front of a live studio audience to explore how we got here and how Wikipedia's transparency and vulnerability may be a model for a better future.This…is A Bit of Optimism.For more on Jimmy, his work, and the Founders Forum summit that hosted our conversation, check out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Waleshttps://twitter.com/jimmy_waleshttps://ff.co/

UK Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden speaks with Bloomberg's Lizzy Burden at Founders Forum in London, UK.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

UK Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden says government must focus on delivering results instead of the Westminster bubble. He joins host Lizzy Burden for a fireside chat at Founders Forum in this live episode of the Bloomberg UK Politics Podcast. In discussion of themes from AI to Westminster culture, he says the government won't be distracted by Boris Johnson and Partygate, that Britain is on the “cusp of the next revolution in tech” and that AI is the one area where Britain can get more for less. Dowden also insists that Rishi Sunak will stick to his target of halving inflation by the end of the year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duval Schools doesn't know what to do with discarded books; solar power could help during a hurricane; Black Founders Forum will bring together entrepreneurs and investors; a new round of Untold Stories is set for this week.

Bob officially describes his new role as Chief Economist with infineo. He first explains the mechanics of Whole Life insurance policies and their use as cash management vehicles. Then Bob summarizes the first infineo whitepaper, which explains the $SOUND token, a security token that represents a fractional claim on the aggregate cash value of a pool of Whole Life policies.Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:The infineo website.Bob's podcast with Cole Snell, FOUNDERS FORUM.Link to view infineo whitepaper 1.Help support the Bob Murphy Show.The audio production for this episode was provided by Podsworth Media.

This week on The New P&L - Principles & Leadership in Business podcast series we speak with Carolyn Dawson is Chief Executive of Founders Forum Group, a global community and group of businesses supporting entrepreneurs at every stage of their journeys. Founders Forum events are designed to empower today's entrepreneurs to drive positive change through technology, while fostering collaboration amongst the world's most inspiring founders, investors, corporate and government leaders. Alongside Founders Forum's event portfolio, Carolyn's remit includes the broader Founders Forum Group, supporting today's founders and disruptors with businesses in education, investment, charitable giving and professional services. To learn more around the Founders Forum, go to: www.ff.co To learn more about The New P&L's new ‘Transactional to Transformational Leader' programme and Mindset & Momentum Micro-courses, go to: https://www.principlesandleadership.com/transformational-leadership-programme https://www.principlesandleadership.com/mindset-momentum-micro-workshops If you'd like to join The New P&L movement for more principled leadership and more purpose-led business and keep up to date with all our latest news, go to www.principlesandleadership.com and subscribe. LinkedIn page: Principlesandleadership Web: www.principlesandleadership.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/principlesandleadership/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/principlesandleadership/support

Introduction: Welcome to Five & Thrive: a weekly podcast highlighting the Southeast's most interesting news, entrepreneurs, and information of the week, all under 5 minutes.  My name is Jon Birdsong and I'm with Atlanta Ventures Companies Worth Applying To: Keyfactor, headquartered out of Independence, Ohio has a large and strong presence in Atlanta starting with their CEO Jordan Rackie and they are hiring. Keyfactor is hiring a remote sales manager among several roles. Keyfactor issues, manages, and protects machine identities across 1500+ businesses to ensure digital trust throughout every machine and transaction. We have put a link to their jobs. Event of the Week: Mark your calendars for June 15th. Jim Stallings of PS27 out of Jacksonville is hosting the Black Founders Forum at the University of North Florida. It is a full day event with keynote speakers, a pitch competition, panels, networking and more. Who should attend? Investors, angels, African American entrepreneurs, and professional services providers as well. Jim and the PS27 team are top notch so mark your calendars today.   Podcasts of the Week: If you are trying to wrap your head around AI and more specifically ChatGPT, Cal Newport, the author of Deep Work, has a fantastic episode on his Deep Questions podcast. Some of the questions asked and explored include:  How does ChatGPT work? (And should we worry about it?) Is there anything AI won't do better than humans? How will AI end up disrupting knowledge work? Should I quit web development before AI eliminates the industry? Will AI create mass job loss in the next five years? The TLDR in all of these is no, it's not coming for all of our jobs…at least for awhile. All of these questions and more are discussed and explored in this highly recommended podcast. We put the link in the show notes.  Feature Launch of the Week: While some of the specific feature launches are less headline worthy, I love them. Here's why, because these are the mini-milestones that lead to the headlines. It's fun to highlight raises, exits, and events, but the day to day grind is demonstrated through mini-milestones and one of those include features launched. We covered FlowPath a few weeks ago and here they are again with a major product enhancement around mapping and layouts. As a quick reminder, FlowPath makes facilities management software simple and this enhancement now allows their customers to visualize their work orders and upload floor plans, images, and more to create detailed maps of their facilities. Check out the extensive blog post with product demo in the show notes.   Raise a Glass: We have two of them this week out of the Carolinas. The first comes out of Greenville, South Carolina with the company called ScopeStack led by COO Andy Vanasse and CEO Jon Scott. Cultivation Capital, co-founded by Cliff Holekamp, led the $1.5M round. ScopeStack was founded in 2018 and ScopeStack provides a B2B platform that manages scoping and pricing for IT services. Likely a company hiring very soon as well. Congratulations to all involved on the next chapter of the story.  The next raise of the week comes out of the Raleigh-Durham triangle with Levitate raising $14M in their Series C. This round was led by Bull City Venture Partners. Levitate is a communications platform that streamlines anything from email, texting, calendars, notes, and more into one platform to manage it all. They have 4000 customers and $10M in ARR. Congrats to founder, Jesse Lipson on the next phase of the business.   Annnnnd that's five minutes! Companies Worth Applying To: Keyfactor  Event of the Week: Black Founders Forum Podcast of the Week: Cal Newport's Deep Questions: Thoughts on ChatGPT Product Feature Launch of the Week: FlowPath's Mapping and Building Layouts Raise of the Week: ScopeStack, Levitate

Introduction: Welcome to Five & Thrive: a weekly podcast highlighting the Southeast's most interesting news, entrepreneurs, and information of the week, all under 5 minutes.  My name is Jon Birdsong and I'm with Atlanta Ventures.  Company Coming Up: The company coming up this week is in the education space and is called Tara Education, which was also one of the companies selected in the most recent TechStars Impact Accelerator. TARA automates the instructional workflows for K-12 teachers and schools in order to save time, improve effectiveness, and prevent teacher burnout. Ian Cohen, a former teacher and Teach for America Alum, is the CEO. They are making tremendous progress on several fronts, mainly product and customers. If you're a leader in education check out TARA to streamline the key instructional workflows that typically hinder teacher support and drive burnout. Question of the Week: Is it better to raise as much money now or segment the raise into two different raises due to the macro-economic environment? We've talked to several companies who are seeking to raise capital, and at some point in the conversation, the idea to raise a smaller amount resulting in less dilution for this round is suggested. It is an interesting thought exercise and very company dependent, however let's say a company wants to raise $2M today at an $8M pre money valuation, diluting the current ownership 20%. What if they only raised $1M, which would produce just over 11% dilution, took 9-12 months to either 1) validate more traction - whether that be on the product side or go to market side while giving time for the macro-market environment to settle into a more steady state where there is less investment hesitation (hopefully). Continuing on the example, if the entrepreneur raises half the amount, goes for a year and executes to their satisfaction and then raises the next round at $19M pre-money valuation, then they've timed their raise well and maximized for less dilution.   The main takeaway for entrepreneurs raising today: raise at the highest valuation possible while still feeling confident the business can double in valuation the next round.  Product of the Week:  The product of the week focuses on financial literacy and is called Money Masters. It is actually headquartered in Geneva but their sales and marketing is out of Atlanta. There are two different markets they approach: one is consumer and another is business to business. Their tagline is to be the Duolingo of Finance. How they are getting the product in front of eyeballs is the good ol'fashioned direct to consumer mobile app as well as white labeling the software for companies and universities to have a customized and specifically branded financial education software for their employees or students. Download MoneyMasters today.    Events of the Week: Our friends at investment firm PS27 in Jacksonville are putting together a female-founder event on March 3rd on all things entrepreneurship and company building. The founder of S'well, Sarah Kauss,  is the headline speaker. If you're a female looking to start a company or have started a company, this will be a value add event to put on your calendar.   Investment of the Week: Resurgens, which we covered a few months ago, who raised over $500M for their most recent fund is quickly putting it to work with an investment into MCIM a Fulcrum Collaborations company. MCIM makes all the data across a large company's enterprise clean, secure, and seamless. If there is a company that has several data centers across numerous locations, MCIM's software collects, organizes, and keeps it all very simple for the large enterprise.     Hiring of the Week: Lastly, two companies hiring this week: first is Intown Golf Club. Expansion is occurring swiftly at Intown Golf Club with Charlotte opening later this Spring and several more on the horizon. They are hiring for a Finance Controller. If you know anyone who loves finance and golf, send them to Intown Golf Club.  Also, Dr. Noze Best, is looking for a growth Marketer lead growth inside the marketing organization. Ideally, someone who has led a startup to $20M and understands growth marketing/channels, and can lead a small marketing team to success in digital, brand, and growth marketing. Annnnd that is five minutes! Company Coming Up: TARA EducationProduct of the Week: Money Masters AppEvents of the Week: Female Founders ForumInvestment of the Week: Resurgens Invests into MCIMHiring of the Week: Grayscale, Dr. Noze Best

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For about 11 years, Unit Ventures has been driving the idea of a token economy, made simple to be sustainable and to more equally distribute wealth. Unit co-founder and CEO Michael Healy, talked to Better Worlds about tokenomics as a platform to generate capital more easily and set up tokens that are sustainable and more meaningful to people who have not participated in the market for coins such as bitcoin, ethereum, polkadot and others. It connects providers and customers, as well as allows businesses and individuals to issue tokens for specific uses. He predicts that in this decade tokenomics and DAOS will become the norm, with more projects and businesses becoming successful with tokenization, leading to equitable wealth distribution and reducing poverty. The tools exist to make tokenization very simple, it takes seconds to build and it costs nothing Healy is focused on social impact and positive change through education, entrepreneurship and empowering individuals. A self-taught full-stack web developer and mobile engineer for iPhone and Android, Healy has digital design and video expertise that has supported products. Alongside starting and growing businesses, Healy has advised and supported startups, investors and corporates in Asia, Europe, Middle East and Latin America. An entrepreneur-in-residence at top pan-European Venture Capital firm, Wellington partners, Healy has performed work for Google, KPMG, Founders Forum, Saatchi & Saatchi, L'Oreal, Imperial College, Unilever, London Business School and others. He was a finalist of the Thiel Fellowship by Peter Thiel and also awarded the Silver medal in the Mathematics Olympiad.

AN ENTREPRENEUR WITH IMPACT. Brent Hoberman is Co-Founder and Chairman of Founders Factory, Founders Forum and firstminute Capital. He co-founded lastminute.com in 1998, was CEO from its inception, and sold it in 2005 to Sabre for $1.1bn. He also co-founded Made.com which went public in 2021 for $1.1bn.

This week on CUTalks, we are speaking to Ashleigh Ainsley, the Co-Founder of Colorintech - a non-profit organisation that seeks to increase diversity in tech. Colorintech works with some of the largest tech companies in the world - including Facebook, Microsoft and Tik Tok. Ashleigh started his career working in strategy at the London start-up Qubit, Google, corporate KPMG and then the Founders Forum group. In this episode, we spoke about Ashleigh's experience of founding a company, the best and most challenging aspects from working to a large company to then being a start-up founder, as well as the mission of Colorintech to tackle the lack of diversity in the tech industry. To find out more about CUTEC, visit www.cutec.io/ This podcast was produced by Carl Homer, Cambridge TV.

In this final episode of the second series of The Sexual Wellness Sessions hosted by Psychosexual & Relationship Therapist Kate Moyle, we're discussing the future of sex. My guest Bryony Cole and I talk about the biggest changes and trends that we have seen impacting our sex lives recently, and where we think the future of sex is heading.   Undoubtably there has been an enormous shift in our sex lives and accessibility to information since the dawn of the internet; and we see that smart phones in particular have played a huge part in changing how we find and meet partners, stay in relationships, and break up. In our conversation Bryony and I talk about the pros and cons of the impact of tech on our lives, the changes to sexual healthcare and solutions; and how sex tech, trends and developments can not just change how we have sex now, but can influence narratives, messages and education going forward.    Bryony Cole is the world's leading authority on sextech, and she's fascinated by the way technology permeates every corner of our lives, even the most intimate ones. She is the creator and host of the Future of Sex podcast, founder of Sextech School and Lovehoney's resident sextech advisor. Since launching the top-rated podcast Future of Sex, Bryony has been on stages across the world forecasting trends in the sextech industry for governments, tech titans and entertainment companies, including SXSW, PEN World Voices Festival, Skolkovo Foundation and Founders Forum. Bryony recently launched Sextech School, a course for entrepreneurs looking to get started in sextech. This episode was brought to you by Lelo the luxury sex toy brand combining luxury, pleasure and innovation to create sex toys for both solo and couple pleasure; and I am very proud to work with Lelo as their UK Sex Expert, and you can use the code KMLELO15 until the end of 2021 to get 15% off your order at https://www.lelo.com/    @lelo_official Kate Moyle is Psychosexual & Relationship Therapist and Certified Psycho-Sexologist, who is passionate about having open and normalising conversations around sex and relationships; and helping people to get to a place of sexual health, happiness and wellbeing.  Follow Kate on Instagram at @KateMoyleTherapy

We've launched a new podcast. Now, Then, Ten explores how the world’s most influential communities – from global movements to Gen Z brands – come to life. Hosts Nicola Mendelsohn, Facebook’s Vice President for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Brent Hoberman, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Founders Forum, ask the driving forces behind these communities – luminaries in business, technology and culture – to share the secrets of their success. They’ll reveal how they were created, the moments in history that inspired them, and what they’ll look like 10 years from now. Search for Now Ten Then wherever you get your podcasts.

In a special episode of the podcast, we're joined by Tommy Stadlen and Jonnie Goodwin — two prominent members of the UK's investment community. Tommy is the co-founder of Giant Ventures, and has had a remarkably varied career — working as an advisor to both Barack Obama and David Miliband, setting up a photography app that was then sold to Microsoft, and even finding time as a teenager to release an ambient music album.  Jonnie, meanwhile, is the head of Alvarium Merchant Banking. He's enjoyed a rich and colourful career in television and radio, advising on over 100 very high-profile media deals in his time. He is best known now, perhaps, for setting up Founders Forum — a network for entrepreneurs — with Brent Hoberman.  This episode is all about tech investing in 2021, and the current climate and outlook for the wider venture capital community. In it, Tommy and Jonnie discuss how purpose is now front and centre in most investment decision; the rise of the Special Acquisition Company; how they stay on top of the sea of noise and nonsense in startup land; and the sort of entrepreneurs that they do and don't like to invest in. Enjoy.

Today's guest is Joe Hyrkin, CEO of Issuu, the Omni-channel content tools and publishing platform. The Issuu Story Cloud enables millions of marketers, brands, and creators, and publishers globally to digitally share and monetize their longer-form quality content and create content marketing materials. As someone that creates a wealth of content, I am curious how Issuu makes it possible to create something once and distribute it everywhere. By taking your PDF, images, and text and transform them using your design and Issuu's templates to give you a native experience on desktop, mobile web, app, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, and all other social media. I learn how the pandemic has affected Issuu and how their customers used the platform. Joe shares how they started to see a flood of menus being posted as restaurants scrambled to respond to online ordering and takeout needs. Some even posted QR codes of Issuu formatted menus in storefront windows so patrons could view the menu and order food over the phone from the safety of their cars. Issuu also noticed an influx of real estate brochures, property flyers, and market reports from realtors. With restrictions on in-person showings and office walk-ins, the entire real estate industry began to adjust its sales process. Joe has more than 25 years of experience in start-up and growth technology leadership globally, covering stints in Asia, Europe, and the US, from early-stage through to IPO. He is also a frequent thought and industry leadership contributor to the likes of Inc., Entrepreneur Magazine, Recode, Techcrunch, CNBC, FoxBusiness, Bloomberg and has spoken at conferences and events globally, including Web Summit, Founders Forum, Horasis Summit, The Wrap's Grill Summit, The Issuu Generator's Summit among others.

This week on the Bet On Yourself Podcast I am talking with Brent Hoberman. Brent is Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Founders Factory (a corporate-backed venture studio and accelerator), as well as The Founders Forum (a global community of founders and tech leaders), and firstminute capital (a $210m seed fund with global remit, backed by Atomico, Tencent and over 70 unicorn founders). Previously, Brent co-founded lastminute.com in 1998, where he was CEO from its inception to sale in 2005 to Sabre for $1.1bn. He is truly one of the internet's original unicorns. Technology businesses Brent has co-founded have raised over $800 million. The list is extensive and includes companies which support global entrepreneurs such as PROfounders Capital, Founders Intelligence (an entrepreneur-powered consultancy), accelerateHER (a network taking action to change the underrepresentation of women in technology), Founders Keepers (a technology executive search firm), Founders of the Future (a network that identifies and supports aspiring entrepreneurs), Founders Pledge (a community for entrepreneurs committed to finding and funding solutions to global challenges), Grip (AI powered event networking solution) and most recently Founders Academy (a new type of business school for a changing world). Brent is Chairman of the Karakuri board and sits on the advisory boards of The Royal Academy, the UK Government Digital Service, the WEF Digital Europe Group and the Imperial College Innovation Fund. He is also a Male Champion of Change for The Global Tech Group, and in 2015 was awarded a CBE for services to entrepreneurship. Brent is truly a remarkable entrepreneur and this episode is full of wisdom for anyone looking to make an informed bet on themselves. I have a feeling you're going to want to listen to this one twice! Buckle up! Minute by minute summary 03:00: Brent's foundation 14:00: How did you get lastminute.com off the ground? Brent talks us through the stages and recognizing the need for a co-founder 16:40: The importance of identifying your strengths when hiring 18:40: have you dissected a formula for scaling? 21:05: How did you survive the dot com bust and end up as one of Europes most successful internet companies? 26:25: Building consumer trust 28:30: Much of your focus is on supporting entrepreneurs through Founders Forum, what was your original vision? 32:30: How to pivot? Where to double down? 35:15: Optimistic entrepreneurs 36:20: In 2019 Brent became a male champion of change, he walks us through what this means. 39:40: What is giving you hope for the future? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ann-hiatt/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ann-hiatt/support

Now, Then, Ten explores how the world's most influential communities – from global movements to Gen Z brands – come to life. Hosts Nicola Mendelsohn, Facebook's Vice President for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Brent Hoberman, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Founders Forum, ask the driving forces behind these communities – luminaries in business, technology and culture – to share the secrets of their success. They'll reveal how they were created, the moments in history that inspired them, and what they'll look like 10 years from now.

Chris Hirst, Global CEO of advertising group Havas Creative, cuts through the bullshit and gets to the heart of modern leadership in this straight-talking podcast brought to you by Intelligence Squared.In this episode Chris Hirst speaks to Beth Comstock, business executive and former VP of General Electric, about innovation and being a female leader in a male dominated industry. Beth Comstock spent three decades at General Electric as Chief Marketing Officer and then Vice Chair of Innovation, where she led efforts to accelerate new growth, develop digital and clean-energy futures, seed new businesses and enhance brand value. She is author of Imagine it Forward, a book about courage and creativity in the face of change. She's on the board of directors for Nike.This conversation was recorded as an exclusive live online event in partnership with Founders Forum, a community of the world's most inspiring entrepreneurial voices. Founders Forum are committed to pioneering the future of industries, discovering and unearthing the latest trends in technology and promoting avenues to drive a positive impact on society. Click here for more information about Founders Forum: https://ff.co/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, we speak with Iconic Woman Belinda Brosnan, speaker, author and mentor. Belinda’s expertise lies in executive coaching, and fostering leadership skills. She is passionate about being a voice for those who don’t have one and has continued to play an integral part in the success of Icon Group’s very own leaders.  Belinda is the facilitator of the Icon Group Founder's Forum for future leaders,  a program dedicated to empowering the next generation of Iconic leaders and supporting participants to realise their potential and make the transition from ‘manager’ or ‘aspiring manager’ to ‘leader’.CREDITS:Guest: Belinda Brosnan Host: Alicia MooProducer: Kate CrillyFOLLOW:Twitter: @icongroupglobalInstagram: @icongroupglobal Facebook: @IconGroupglobal LinkedIn: Icon GroupWebsite: icongroup.global

In this episode, a group of renowned innovators and entrepreneurs discuss the future of innovation. Led by Toby Coppel, the co-founder of Mosaic Ventures, they also include Sherry Coutu CBE, founder and chair, Founders4Schools and founder of the Scaleup Institute; Brent Hoberman CBE, co-founder and executive chairman of the Founders Forum, and Rob Chapman, CEO of Founders Intelligence. Together they discuss how to drive innovation and explore how technology can change the way people learn. 

Rania is a Design Director at IBM iX NYC. She has worked in 3 countries including Greece, UK & USA in a range of office cultures, from start ups, design studios, Ad agencies to leading global corporations. She's a Certified Scrum Master by ‘Scrum Alliance' and is a proud member of the 'Founders of the Future' - launched by Founders Forum - a private network of the top entrepreneurial minds in Europe under the age of 35. https://www.linkedin.com/in/svoronou/

Dzisiejszy, 77 odcinek Piotrka Dobrej Rady poświęcony wizji pracy zdalnej wśród founderów startupów z wielkiej brytanii. Wyniki badania wśród członków Founders Forum zamieściło World Economic Forum. #wykuwam #piotrekdobrarada #remoteonly #pracazdalna #foundersforum #weforum Link do odcinka na YouTube https://youtu.be/ThopG8hkyZI Moja strona internetowa https://piotr-konopka.pl Strona firmowa https://www.innothink.com.pl Mój LinkedIn https://linkedin.com/in/konopka Mój mail piotr.konopka@innothink.com.pl Moje podcasty https://podfollow.com/piotrek-dobra-rada/view Badanie https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/07/coronavirus-covid19-working-remote-pandemic Link do podcastu https://podfollow.com/piotrek-dobra-rada/episode/1905d780678ea729a2bc8e7c1d961b35084500b5 SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/piotr-konopka-286414158/piotrek-dobra-rada-odc-77-jak-startupy-widza-przyszlosc-pracy-zdalnej iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/pl/podcast/piotrek-dobra-rada/id1513135345 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6bu6ZEMBKJAd2LMLr7ABKP Transkrypcja poniżej Cześć. Nazywam się Piotrek Konopka i witam Was w kolejnym, 77. już odcinku z cyklu Piotrek Dobra Rada mówi o pracy zdalnej. Dzisiaj powiem kilka słów na temat tego, jak przyszłość pracy zdalnej widzą founderzy startupów. A wszystkie dane są oparte o badanie które zostało przeprowadzone wśród takiej organizacji Founders Forum, której członkowie właśnie są founderami firma startupowych i to są przedsiębiorcy zlokalizowani w Wielkiej Brytanii. Dane zostały zaprezentowane ostatnio na stronie internetowej forum World Economy, tak, że tam też będziecie mogli zobaczyć więcej danych. Na pewno link znajdziecie na dole w opisie pod tym screencastem. Ale najważniejsze rzeczy chciałbym wam pokazać dzisiaj na slajdach - przede wszystkim kto był badany? Większość tych ludzi, czyli prawie 70%, to są osoby do 40 roku życia. I prawie połowa z nich mają właśnie stanowisko Founder albo Prezes takiej spółki. 70% - tak jak możecie zauważyć tutaj na na dole - 68% z nich mówi, że jest możliwe połączenie pracy zdalnej i pracy stacjonarnej w całości Drugą informacją jest to, że jak wygląda możliwość w ogóle powrotu do pracy stacjonarnej: to znaczy od jednego do trzech miesięcy - to są osoby (do 6 miesięcy) to są osoby, które mówią, że w ciągu najbliższego półrocza wrócą do pracy stacjonarnej, wrócą do biura i będą się z tym czuły z tym komfortowo Natomiast ten wykres tutaj, na dole, ten paseczek, pokazuje, że ponad połowa z nich - 50,3% mówi o tym, że chciałby pracować 3 lub więcej dni w tygodniu zdalnie tylko 5% chciałoby pracować wyłącznie stacjonarnie dodatkowo ponad 90% ankietowanych udzieliło odpowiedzi, że praca powinna być w modelu zdalnym bądź połączonym ze stacjonarnym i powinny być dedykowane dni do pracy stacjonarnej dla całego zespołu. W ten sposób odpowiedzi udzieliło 84% respondentów. Jak bardzo produktywna jest praca zdalna w opinii właśnie founderów? To zależy od stanowiska i to zależy od rodzaju zadań. Jak możecie zauważyć (stanowiska są tutaj w tej macierzy) i im ciemniejszy kolor, tym bardziej efektywna praca zdalna jest, według oczywiście danego stanowiska także najbardziej efektywne to są prowadzenie wideorozmów z odpowednim internetem to jest 4,8 natomiast founderzy i osoby zarządzające takimi firmami mówią, że najbardziej im pasuje - czy dostrzegają największą wartość - w możliwości skupienia się na pracy indywidualnej czy zamierzają zmienić praktyki związane z pracą zdalną? 86% powiedziało że tak. Tylko 13% odpowiedziało że nie - nie zamierzają zmieniać i praca będzie taka, jak do tej pory Tak, że widzimy 80 - 90% ludzi dopuszcza pracę zdalną, dopuszcza pracę mieszaną i przyjmuje to, że to, co było dawniej, już do nas nie wróci.

In conversation with Bits & Pretzels' Britta Weddeling London-based top VC Brent Hoberman, one of the most influential entrepreneurs in European tech, shares his secrets of how founders can grow their startup during the current COVID-19 crisis, where to raise funds now as an early stage startup & what kind of companies & "founder DNA" he's looking for nowadays as an investor. Hoberman, who cofounded travel booking website Lastminute.com in 1998 and sold it seven years later for over $1 billion, also explained how he went from running the first European unicorn in the UK to becoming a mentor to the next generation of founders, as the co-founder and Executive Chairman of Founders Forum, an invite-only networking conference for top global disruptors, with Founders Factory, a global tech startup accelerator & UK-based Firstminute Capital, a unicorn-founder-backed seed fund with a 100 million global reach. More to explore: Get the latest as well as exclusive news on founders, startups & technologies in Bavaria, Austria & Switzerland as well as hands-on advice on how to deal with the Covid-19 crisis as a startup at www.bitsandpretzels.com. Signup for our media newsletter to get the next episode of this podcast delivered right to your inbox: www.bitsandpretzels.com/media-signup. Hosts: Britta Weddeling (@bweddeling), Editor-in-Chief of Bits & Pretzels (@bitsandpretzels) Featuring: Brent Hoberman, co-founder Foundersfactory (@foundersfactory), Founders Forum (@Founders_Forum), LastMinute.com (@lastminute_com), First Minute Cap (@firstminutecap) More to explore: Visit our website: https://www.bitsandpretzels.com/podcast Follow us: Twitter: @bitsandpretzels Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bits-&-pretzels If you like the show, please let us know by leaving a review. You can also send us feedback at podcast@bitsandpretzels.com. Production: professional-podcasts.com (Regina Körner, Migo Fecke), Hubert Honold.

Nur wenigen gelingt es, in ihrem Leben mehrfach, erfolgreiche Unternehmen aufzubauen. Der britische Unternehmer Brent Hoberman gehört zu dieser seltenen Spezies. In dieser Live-Folge von Handelsblatt Disrupt spricht er über seine Unternehmergeschichte, über Technologien, in die er heute investiert - und wie er erfolgreiche Gründer erkennt. Hoberman baute Ende der Neunzigerjahre das Reiseportal Lastminute.com auf und brachte sie einen Tag vor dem Platzen der Internetblase an die Börse. Neben einigen anderen Start-ups gründete der Brite später den Online-Möbelhändler Made, die Investmentgesellschaft Firstminute Capital, die Beratungsfirma Founders Intelligence - und das Unternehmer-Netzwerk Founders Forum, wo sich bis heute regelmäßig die bekanntesten Tech-Gründer der Welt treffen und austauschen. Diese Folge von Handelsblatt Disrupt wurde bei einer Veranstaltung in dem Start-up.Bürocampus Factory Berlin aufgezeichnet. +++ Anzeige +++ Der global tätige Investment Manager Schroders wurde dieses Jahr mit dem Goldenen Bullen als Fondsgesellschaft des Jahres in Deutschland ausgezeichnet und überzeugt mit einer breit aufgestellten Produktpalette und nachhaltigen, innovativen Investment Lösungen. Mehr zur Global Investor Study finden sie hier: Schroders.de/GIS. Informationen zum Gewinner des Goldenen Bullen hier: Schroders.de/Gewinnertypen.

Rory Cellan-Jones talks to the artist who has created a "deepfake" Mark Zuckerberg to put Facebook on the spot over privacy. Also in the programme, Rory gets behind the hype over artificial intelligence and talks with the head of Moonshots at Google X, Astro Teller, about whether AI is finally becoming mainstream. And in a busy week for London's tech scene, Rory visits the Founders Forum to hear from the Europeans who want to impose tighter controls on the giant American technology companies. Special guest throughout the programme is Tabitha Goldstaub who runs the CogX festival of Artificial Intelligence. (Image: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers the opening keynote introducing new Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram privacy features at the Facebook F8 Conference on April 30, 2019. Credit: AMY OSBORNE/AFP/Getty Images)

Biz Stone (Co-founder of Twitter, Medium, and Jelly) in conversation with Brent Hoberman (Co-Founder of Lastminute.com and Founders Forum) at Oxford Saïd Entrepreneurship Forum 2018.

Tony Fadell is at the Grove, a spectacularly beautiful country estate outside of London. The event is Founders Forum: the ultra ­exclusive invite-only tech conference. Prince William is in the house. The guest list is lousy with knights and lesser officers of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. Marissa Mayer, the now ex-CEO of Yahoo, and Biz Stone, recently returned to Twitter, are mingling with the other hundred or so invitees. But this is really Fadell's moment.

In this show we focus on the global TMT outlook. First up is a rare keynote fireside chat with LionTree CEO Aryeh Bourkoff and Gustavo (Chairman) and Adriana (CEO) Cisneros, the father-daughter duo who run the eponymous Latin American powerhouse. Their conversation was recorded at this month’s eMerge Americas conference. Then, after a Brexit-themed quiz question, we remain in the UK for a lively conversation between LionTree Executive In Residence Ed Vaizey and UK unicorn/Founders Forum creator Brent Hoberman. For more information and content from the show, follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@KindredCast). Please read before listening: www.liontree.com/podcast-notices.html

This episode we welcome Jeff back to the microphone after a brief hiatus, and the conversation couldn't be confined to one episode, so it's broken into two. We're also happy to have Lance Stokes, founder of Lauren James with us for a conversation that covers many topics, including: Lessons learned and planning for the next B2F Square2Square Run, Walk, & (pub)Crawl (30+ miles of running, walking and drinking local beer). What is special about Northwest Arkansas, and building the density and gravity for a successful entrepreneurial ecosystem. The 479 Founders Forum – a group of local entrepreneurs that Lance is a part of – will be hosting a startup job fair, Build 479 on April 20th. If you're interested in any of the upcoming events, email Michael@startupjunkieconsulting.com

This episode we welcome Jeff back to the microphone after a brief hiatus, and the conversation couldn't be confined to one episode, so it's broken into two. We're also happy to have Lance Stokes, founder of Lauren James with us for a conversation that covers many topics, including: Lessons learned and planning for the next B2F Square2Square Run, Walk, & (pub)Crawl (30+ miles of running, walking and drinking local beer). What is special about Northwest Arkansas, and building the density and gravity for a successful entrepreneurial ecosystem. The 479 Founders Forum – a group of local entrepreneurs that Lance is a part of – will be hosting a startup job fair, Build 479 on April 20th. If you're interested in any of the upcoming events, email Michael@startupjunkieconsulting.com and tune in to the next episode (79) for more!

Hello, I'm Peter Towers, Managing Director of ESS Small Business.  Welcome to Survival Hints for Small Business.   Will you have an ESIC story?  Do you know what ESIC is?  Well, please join me for the next couple of minutes and I'll give you an overview of an ESIC story.    Have you developed a new product, process, service or developed an organisational or marketing methodology?  Have you been undertaking research and development?  Have you already participated in the Accelerating Commercialisation Grant Programme?  Have you registered a patent, plant patent or a registered design?  These are some of the requirements for you to join us on an ESIC story.   First of all you need to talk to an accountant and have a strategy determined for you.   You'll need to have a company and undertake a self-assessment process.  The accountants that I'm going to introduce you to later have a product which we've developed which will assist them to assess whether your company can be deemed to be called an "Early Stage Innovation Company".  If you can, you can raise whatever sum of capital you require from a significant number of investors to help you commercialise your project.   Assessing yourself as being an "Early Stage Innovation Company" is only the first part of this journey.  Your accountant will then have to assist you to go through the "investment ready" phase because investors will want to know more about your business than just that you're an Early Stage Innovation Company.  They will want to see your Budgets, Cashflow Forecasts, Business Plan and an Information Memorandum so they can decide whether they wish to invest in your Early Stage Innovation Company.   The next phase that your accountant should be able to assist you with is the investment pitch preparation phase so that you can present an investment presentation to business organisations like Business Angels which are situated in capital cities and major provincial areas around Australia and also Founders Forum, which also has groups around Australia which are keen to invest in ESIC companies.   The accountants that I'm referring to who can assist you are the accountants/advisers who are on our website - www.esssmallbusiness.com.au.  If you click onto the Accountants/Advisors Directory and insert your postcode, the system will identify for you the accountants/advisers who are committed to assisting small/medium enterprises, inventors and other businesses to assess whether you’re an ESIC and then to assist you on the investment readiness and investment presentation phases.   If you do all of that successfully, you will also have an outstanding ESIC story which you can share with your business colleagues.   A complimentary copy of an article "Will you have an ESIC Story", is attached with this transcript.   We're presenting a webinar on the ESIC Story on Wednesday 7th September 2016.  Click here to register to attend, free of charge.   If you have any further questions, please send me an email - peter@essbiztools.com.au.   Thank you.     Peter Towers Managing Director  

Minter Dialogue Episode #208 — This interview is with George Northcott, co-founder and head of business development at the Founders Factory, an accelerator with great ambitions and very interesting business model. Closely affiliated with the Founders Forum, the Founders Factory -- whose other co-founders count Brent Hoberman, Henry Lane-Fox and Jim Meyerle -- links startups with corporates in very specific verticals. In the podcast, George discusses the model, how they work with the corporates, and provides some great tips for entrepreneurs who are looking to succeed. Meanwhile, please send me your questions as an audio file (or normal email) to nminterdial@gmail.com; or you can find the show notes and comment on minterdial.com. If you liked the podcast, please take a moment to go over to iTunes to rate/review the podcast. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitter. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)

The Parliament has passed the legislation for Early Stage Innovation Companies (ESIC).  This is a great opportunity for small/medium enterprises that have developed a new product, process, service, marketing or organisational method, to be able to raise capital.   To be an ESIC, the company needs to have been formed in the last 3 years, however it could’ve been formed in the last 6 years, subject to some additional tests relative to expenditure.   The total annual expenditure of the company has to be $1M or less and the total assessable income has to be less than $200,000.  If a company has obtained grant funding from the Accelerating Commercialisation Grant, that grant is not included in the assessable income.   There are 2 ways that companies can satisfy the requirements as an ESIC:   The Gateway Test This is a 100-point innovation test relating to: Research and development expenditure. Has the company been a participant in the Accelerating Commercialisation Grant? Has the company participated in an accelerator program? Has the company already raised $50,000 in equity capital from arms-length investors? Has the company registered any patents or plant patents in the last 5 years? Has the company registered any innovation patents or registered designs in the last 5 years?   The Principles Based Test This test applies if the company is generally focused on developing for commercialisation one or more new or significantly improved products, processes, services, marketing or organisational methods and the business relating to those products, processes, services, marketing or organisational methods have a high growth potential.   The company should also be able to demonstrate that: It has the potential to be able to successfully scale that business. It has the potential to be able to address a broader than local market, including global markets, through that business. It has the potential to be able to have competitive advantage for that business.   Retail investors (who are not sophisticated investors) can invest up to $50,000 per company per annum.   There’s no restriction on the amount of investment that a sophisticated investor can make.  A sophisticated investor is a person who an accountant certifies has net assets in excess of $2.5M or, for the last 2 financial years, has earned in excess of $250,000 income per annum.   There’s a CGT exemption for investors in ESICs if they hold the shares for more than one year and less than 10 years.  There’s a 20% investment rebate to a total of $200,000 available.   The investor must disregard any capital loss from its investment until after the 10th anniversary of the issue of the shares.   To be able to successfully raise capital, companies that aspire to be deemed to be an ESIC will need to prepare for investment readiness.  This involves understanding the market, summarising the Intellectual Property that’s owned by the business, preparing a business plan, budgets and cashflow forecasts, a commercialisation strategy and a share valuation.   Companies will need to make key appointments, including Company Directors, Company Secretaries, CEOs and CFOs.   There are number of people who can help companies classified as ESICs and then help with the capital raising process.  These are entities including Bistorque Pty Ltd, a company that has a team of experts who can assist in the principles based test for the company.  Business Angels Group and Founders Forum are interested in assisting companies to raise capital.   Accountants who are proactive in involvement with assisting clients with business advisory services will be able to assist entities in the planning and getting investment ready process.   Find an Accountant/Adviser If you would like to find an accountant who can offer the types of services mentioned in this edition, generally known as business advisory services, please utilise the Find an Accountant/Adviser directory within the ESS Small Business’ website.  Please visit www.esssmallbusiness.com.au and click on “Find an Accountant/Adviser” menu tab.  All you need to do is to type in your postcode and the system will then show you accountants in or near your postcode who offer a wider range of commercial services to small/medium enterprises.   ESS Small Business contains other free articles and articles for sale, prepared by approximately 20 other businesses, on a wide range of small/medium enterprise matters.   ESS Small Business also presents webinars, free of charge, covering a wide range of small business matters.  These webinars are also recorded and are available for viewing.   We will be releasing a new product package for sale within ESS Small Business' website in about 2 weeks' time, titled “Early Stage Innovation Companies for SMEs”.  We will be finalising material on the other new company, Crowd Funding Equity Companies, as soon as the legislation is passed by the Senate.   Whilst you are on the ESS Small Business’ website, why not have a look at the offerings from a wide range of business people who are able to assist small/medium enterprises?   If you have any questions on any aspect of ESICs, or services that accountants can offer, please don’t hesitate to contact us.     Peter Towers Managing Director  

GeekGirl sits down with Alice Tyler in the latest GeekGirl Meets podcast, this time hearing all about product design. Alice joined Open Utility in a co­founder role in 2013, bringing the user to the centre of the company’s products and approach. Alice has a particular passion for turning complicated scenarios into simple user interactions. She brings this design thinking to all processes, from daily tasks to hiring and team happiness. To date, Alice and her co­founders have grown the team to 9 people, including developers, designers, sales and marketing members. They have secured £800K in funding, including a £310K grant from the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s Energy Entrepreneurs Fund. The startup has also gathered a number of accolades since inception. Open Utility has been named Startup of the Year in the Initiate Awards at European Utility Week 2015, and in 2014, announced as one of the 2014 Nominet Trust 100, Green Startup to Watch 2014 by Greenwise Business, and “Rising Star 2014” by Founders Forum for Good. At work, and at home, Alice is committed to reducing her own carbon footprint ­ a theme that runs throughout Alice’s 7 years experience designing digital products, services and experiences. During her time at More Associates, Alice worked on a Carbon Culture user­centred behaviour change pilot, analysing how users of an office building could reduce energy consumption at work through fun and engaging methods. Longer ­term, Alice sees Open Utility playing an instrumental role in updating the energy industry. She is driven by empowering people to use their electricity more efficiently while improving how people interact with energy. Resources mentioned in Podcast: User Testing Rocket Surgery Made Easy: The Do-it-yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems by Steve Krug Designing a company Reinventing Organizations: A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage in Human Consciousness by Frederic UX process Lean UX: Applying Lean Principles to Improve User Experience by Jeff Gothelf The User Experience Team of One: A Research and Design Survival Guide by Leah Buley Understanding humans Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell Growing veg The New Kitchen Garden: How to Grow Some of What You Eat No Matter Where You Live by Mark Diacono RHS Grow for Flavour: Tips & tricks to supercharge the flavour of homegrown harvests by James Wong Twitter: https://twitter.com/altyler Website: https://www.openutility.com/

Brent Hoberman rose to fame as co-founder of Lastminute.com, a British internet company that came to symbolise the dotcom excess of the year 2000. He’s reinvented himself as a serial entrepreneur and creator of exclusive start-up community Founders Forum. Caroline Daniel, editor of FT Weekend, asks him about regrets, what it’s like to raise money during a bubble and what’s changed in European tech over the last 15 years. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  Scott Gerber is the Founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council. He joins the podcast to share his thoughts on crowdfunding young entrepreneurs and start-ups changing the healthcare industry. He then finishes the discussion by sharing some advice for relationship building.    Scott Gerber is a self taught serial entrepreneur, sought-after public speaker, internationally syndicated business columnist, television commentator, and author of the book ”Never Get a “Real” Job”. He is the producer and host of “Founders Forum with Scott Gerber” on Inc.com.     He’s been widely recognized as the world’s most-syndicated columnist on the subject of entrepreneurship. His columns appear regularly on TIME, Inc., MSN, CNBC, CNN, Mashable, The Next Web, and The Huffington Post. Scott is also a regular contributor on MSNBC, Fox Business and CNN.     Scott is the founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council, an invite-only organization comprised of many of America’s most successful young entrepreneurs. He has been a featured speaker at the White House and has rung the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell. In 2011, he was named one of Mashable’s “4 Young Social Good Entrepreneurs to Watch. In 2012, he was named a “generation Y employment champion” by Fortune Magazine. In 2013, Fast Company named him a “superconnector” and the “Pandora of Gen Y networking”.     He has been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, TIME, CNN, Reuters, Mashable, CBS Evening News, ABC World News Tonight, MSNBC, US News & World Report, Fox News, Inc. and Entrepreneur.   Find out more about Scott Gerber at www.scottdgerber.com.     Visit the Young Entrepreneur Council at www.yec.co.

Scott Gerber is a self taught serial entrepreneur, sought-after public speaker, internationally syndicated business columnist, television commentator, and author of the book ”Never Get a “Real” Job”. He is the producer and host of “Founders Forum with Scott Gerber” on Inc.com. He’s been widely recognized as the world’s most-syndicated columnist on the subject of entrepreneurship. His columns appear regularly on TIME, Inc., ... Read More