The Pig Wrestlers Ray Rafiq and Jock Busuttil
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- Business
Serial entrepreneur Ray Rafiq and author Jock Busuttil get together to discuss Mark McCormack's book, 'Never Wrestle With A Pig'. They just don't always get around to it. The topics they discuss often include their own experiences of fintech, founding and managing technology companies, product management and current affairs. Visit them at https://thepigwrestlers.com
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Brand & TV Adverts
Ray and Jock discuss why you can't control your own brand, and the power of TV advertising.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj3OPR6Uyv0
In this episode
0:00 Opening titles0:27 Designing a brand3:51 You can't control your own brand9:26 Lemonade versus tech startups13:35 The power of TV ads18:01 How does it make you feel?22:08 Closing credits
About The Pig Wrestlers
Recorded on 24 September 2021Music: Crazy Glue (Instrumental Version) by Josh Woodward (CC-BY 4.0) -
Putting The Work In
Ray and Jock discuss school systems that reward a desire to learn, and where that sense of entitlement comes from.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ensA5QZ1YY
In this episode
0:00 Opening titles0:14 Reading as an unfair advantage1:34 How we should be educating5:39 The hard thing about learning mathematics7:55 Veritasium9:26 Treadmills and Jackass11:44 Sports and academia15:37 The split between adademia and vocation17:19 Better role models21:09 Closing credits
Veritasium
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyQwgBAaBag
A propeller craft that moves faster than the air pushing it
About The Pig Wrestlers
Recorded on 27 August 2021Music: Crazy Glue (Instrumental Version) by Josh Woodward (CC-BY 4.0) -
Communication and Autonomy
Ray and Jock discuss the challenges facing UK energy firms, and why autonomous teams can't just do whatever they want.
https://youtu.be/dSexRbmc_GQ
In this episode
0:00 Opening titles0:14 Businesses made stronger by the pandemic2:52 Terrible choices of energy companies4:10 How Octopus Energy communicates5:32 Running a business (badly) by committee6:10 "Autonomy" doesn't mean "no direction"8:02 Communicating as a company grows10:10 Responsibilities of an autonomous team10:52 Abuse of "digital transformation"13:55 Institutionalisation15:09 Closing credits
About The Pig Wrestlers
Recorded on 24 September 2021Music: Crazy Glue (Instrumental Version) by Josh Woodward (CC-BY 4.0) -
Being Nice (When You Don't Have To)
Ray and Jock discuss nice things, nice people and the art of being nice to others. All very nice.
https://youtu.be/dpMIq6c0glY
In this episode
0:00 Opening titles0:14 Lunaz's luxury retrofit electric vehicles3:53 Other unscalable ideas5:37 Elegant simplicity8:06 Ryan Reynolds is winning TikTok10:34 Keanu Reeves paying it forward12:30 Robert Downey Jr and his cast and crew lunches13:53 Closing credits
About The Pig Wrestlers
Recorded on 13 August 2021Music: Crazy Glue (Instrumental Version) by Josh Woodward (CC-BY 4.0) -
Content Creators & Brand
Ray and Jock talk about influencers, content creators and the brands they create for themselves.
https://youtu.be/E_Mw3KijHsI
In this episode
0:00 Opening titles0:14 Compare yourself to you yesterday2:51 How do influencers grow and monetise?3:46 What motivates influencers7:31 Risks of brand tie-ups with influencers10:37 James Gunn didn't burn his bridges12:51 Learning from coaching15:54 Closing credits
About The Pig Wrestlers
Recorded on 6 August 2021Music: Crazy Glue (Instrumental Version) by Josh Woodward (CC-BY 4.0) -
The Best Ideas Can't Be Stolen
Ray and Jock discuss the Mom Test, why 'it's complicated', how passion and purpose can elevate a so-so idea to a great one.
https://youtu.be/QiFyIby2uYc
In this episode
0:00 Opening titles0:14 Mom tests2:55 Ted Lasso4:15 Recap: big ideas grow from little ones6:31 How Android started out8:56 The best ideas can't be stolen12:14 Passion and purpose16:45 Some ideas deserve to be stolen18:50 A foot in mouth moment20:49 Closing credits
About The Pig Wrestlers
Recorded on 13 August 2021Music: Crazy Glue (Instrumental Version) by Josh Woodward (CC-BY 4.0)