Shocking Stories From A Successful Startup Founder | Graham Hobson
scale with soul14 Nov 2024

Shocking Stories From A Successful Startup Founder | Graham Hobson

Graham Hobson built Photobox for 17 years before selling it for €400m. In this deep dive interview he shares crazy stories from that journey and frameworks for building companies.

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Graham and I have been friends for years so this was a deeply personal and educational dive into:

📖 Episode Chapters

00:00 - Trailer

00:46 - How To Deal With Code Reds

08:19 - Intro

15:03 - Characteristics Of An Entrepreneur

18:48 - Talk To Other Founders

28:57 - Culture Transplant

41:54 - What Leader Would You Have Liked To Be?

45:30 - How Much Can We Push Employees? (& Incentives)

51:52 - Near Death Experiences

57:00 - Was It Worth It?

01:02:00 - Impact On Family Life

01:06:04 - Lessons That Apply To Family & Business

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