Fundraising Advice from Seed to Unicorn Founders
“When a VC gives you a low valuation, it isn’t the fact that your company is worth that much, it might just be because you didn’t pitch it in the right way.” Fundraising can be a lonely process at tim...
21 Aug 202432min
A VC Roundup - Raising from VCs & getting into the industry
“This is a long partnership. We’re here to return money to our investors, but we are also here to experience a very unique journey together. So, trust is very important, on both sides.” We’ve been so ...
14 Aug 202431min
Gideon Valkin: From ClearScore & Monzo to building a $12m solo GP fund
“Founders deserve Investors that have relevant operating experience, time to help them and can be impartial and objective in the advice they give.” Today’s 40 Minute Mentor is Gideon Valkin, former Mo...
7 Aug 202447min
Ash Arora: Investing in FrontierTech as the youngest Partner at LocalGlobe
“If you eventually want to do investing, become an Operator or Founder, don’t go into banking.” We are back with another season of our popular VC Feature series, where we hear from some of the best In...
31 Jul 202436min
Onyinye Udokporo - From starting a business at the age of 12 to being a neurodiversity consultant for Google
“Dyslexia is a learning difference. There’s nothing difficult about it. You have challenges, but you’re not a difficult individual.” In our final episode in this specialist advice series, we’re joined...
24 Jul 202448min
The Do’s & Don’ts of Public Relations for Startups
“It very often feels uncomfortable for Founders to put themselves out there in that way. But the more you do it, the easier it will get.” In this 40 Minute Mentor episode, we’re covering a topic criti...
17 Jul 202419min
The power of networking & changing lives through careers - James Mitra in conversation with Alembic Strategy
“Make networking a daily occurrence. It’s everyday interactions. It’s making a good impression early doors and really taking the time to build meaningful relationships and connections.” In today’s epi...
10 Jul 202438min
Scarlett McCabe & Lewis Iwu: The power of debating & disagreeing
“[Debating] teaches you to listen, to challenge well, and it teaches you all the skills that you need to be able to be in any room at any time, with anyone.” The world seems more divided than ever bef...
3 Jul 202454min
