How do you succeed in the graveyard of British startups?
Daniel Glazer, founding partner of Wilson Sonisi's London office, explains why British startups fail in the USA, and how they might achieve growth. We challenge our relationship with the technology sector, and gain great insight along the way from a virtual Silicon Valley.
27 Jul 202137min
What is Pegasus, and should you care?
Project Pegasus has blown apart the notion that our phones are secure, so we decided to find out as much as we could about the subject and ask how worried we should be! Rebecca Rumbul has returned to the show to offer expert insight: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-rumbul-96a5441a/ David is on leave this week, so our usual mics weren't available - but we hope this interview is informative and offers a valuable perspective!
23 Jul 202132min
What does music say about (and for) you?
Andy Blacker is CEO of Songclip, the plumbing making it possible for apps to use music to help uses express themselves! Only 4 apps currently licence music, yet it is fundamental to the way we express ourselves, and musical choices tell others about us. So Songclip is bringing this uniquely human experience to more products.
20 Jul 202136min
Crystel talks to us about the value of 'surf time'!
Crystel Robbins Rynne is CMO of HR Locker, a business on the West Coast of Ireland providing HR solutions to businesses. Unsurprisingly as the world of work has shifted gear, and new priorities have risen in importance, they've been a little busy! So what benefits matter to us now, and what is good culture anyway?
16 Jul 202138min
Bea Fertility is democratising access to fertility treatment
On today's show we well Tess Cosad, co-founder and CEO of fertility medtech product and service Bea Fertility. Their approach embraces the past, and uses technology to offer women an affordable option to fertility. But who is their audience? Do investors feel comfortable talking about the subject? What can men do to help?
13 Jul 202141min
Speakers for Schools give digital-first work experience opportunities to children in state schools.
Racheal is Education and Policy Director for Speakers for Schools, a charity establish by Robert Peston to give opportunities to young people in state-school education. We all know how imbalanced society has become, but through campaigns like Predict, this charity are trying to change things. Through their work 11,000 young people in state schools and colleges across the UK are undertaking work experience with leading employers.
9 Jul 202139min
Less than 3% of VC funding goes to female-led businesses. Clearly they're not being led by data...!
Traditionally money has been given to businesses based on gut-feeling and 'intuition'; well Clearco thinks data is how to judge that investment. Their Chief Growth Office Ruma Bose explains how they actually do that, why it matters so much to her, and what the results are in terms of where that money goes!
6 Jul 202135min
Let machines make the decisions, so you can focus on strategy.
Tom New, Head of Product Marketing at Peak, tells us why AI is making a huge impact in organisations by applying 'explainable AI'. AI is often fear, but this is an interview that paints a wholly positive view of how machine learning can help leaders focus their attention to make a bigger impact, and provide for a better future through driving sustainable efficiencies.
2 Jul 202141min
