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The Mary Poppins of Startups Show Naily Makangu [Athena Leaders]
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The Mary Poppins of Startups Show is designed to empower entrepreneurs and startup founders with the tools and knowledge to build products that customers love, attract investors, and grow their dreams whilst designing a HAPPY and productive Workplace Playground.
Whether you are a technical or non-technical founders, we are bringing you the latest and hottest tips from our guest experts in Tech & Leadership.
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#116 How Product Ideation Can Drastically Reduce Your Startup Development Costs (With Rich Cristina)
🛑 Stop Building! Seriously STOP and shift your focus to product ideation and save thousands on development cost 😯... "Are you solving the right problem that customers will pay for and fall in love with? 🤔"
42% of startups fail because of a lack of market need. By that point, many of them would have wasted a considerable amount of money developing their platform.
Let's talk to Rich Cristina, a startup guru, serial entrepreneur, Founder Institute London Director and the co-founder of MentorLabs.
00:00 - "Build it and they will come... I think"
03:00 - What is MentorLabs?
11:40 - Investment: Are You Truly Ready? Rich says hold your horses
16:20 - The funding landscape took a downturn
18:47 - The struggles of technical founders when validating products
22:53 - Tips on how to improve product ideation and validation
24:30 - Avoid family and friends when validating your ideas
25:37 - Finding over 200 people to validate your product
41:00 - When a startup guru build a startup - sink or swim?
45:30 - One mistake that Rich made that other founders should watch out for
47:20 - Rich's Proudest Moment
51:00 - B2B Brilliance: Product Ideation & Market Fit
58:10 - Try out MentorLabs
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🚨 About our guest - Rich Cristina 🚨
Rich is deeply passionate about startups and collaborating with founders to transform their dreams of launching a thriving company into reality. His expertise lies in contributing significant value to ideation, product development, and go-to-market strategies. As the Principal Director of the Founder Institute London, the world's largest accelerator, Rich played a pivotal role in aiding the launch of hundreds of tech startups over the past five years, many of which have successfully secured funding.
In his most recent venture, he co-founded MentorLabs, an on-demand mentoring platform tailored for startups.
http://www.mentorlabs.tech
🚨 About our host - Naily Makangu 🚨Software Engineer turned “The Mary Poppins of Startups”, Naily Makangu has a gift for bridging the gap between tech teams and the rest of the business to deliver solutions that customers love. With over ten years of experience, Naily has a proven track record of turning around struggling technical projects and organisations, leading complex software projects and launching products, for pre-seed startups, scaleups to large corporations such as Siemens Industry Software. Investors can count on Naily to keep their startups teams on track, reducing the need to breathe down their necks.
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#115 How To Build A Launch Waitlist For Your Productivity App Startup (With doqit Founder)
🚀 Struggling to Get Traction for Your Product? Let's dive into the essential steps needed to create a thriving launch waitlist! 💡
Join us as we unravel the mysteries with Catherine Ann Reid, Founder & CEO of Doqit, as we uncover the gritty realities and actionable insights vital for a successful app launch.
From laying the groundwork early in development to integrating seamlessly with B2B clients, we'll uncover the key strategies that can make or break your app's success. Explore the critical importance of starting with a Minimum Viable Product (MVP), mastering the art of bug-fixing versus feature addition post-launch, and navigating the tricky waters of technical debt.
Whether you're a seasoned entrepreneur navigating the startup landscape or a budding founder taking your first steps, this episode is your roadmap to turning your productivity app dreams into reality. 🔥✨
🔥 Check out doqit 👉 https://www.doqit.io/
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🚨 About our guest - Catherine Ann Reid 🚨
A Courageous Optimist, Catherine Ann is the Founder & CEO of doqit. doqit is a single, secure place that helps people manage their day-to-day life admin. Do you spend on average around 32 hours each month trying to stay on top of paperwork, leaking £120 on things that simply fall through the net, and suffering from stress due to the overwhelm? Then check out doqit --- https://www.doqit.io/
With a background in communications, Catherine Ann found herself overwhelmed by her life admin while going through a divorce and raising her daughter with complex needs, Chloe. She needed a simple solution to help people stay on top of their life admin that they could have with them anytime, anywhere at their fingertips...doqit - https://www.doqit.io/
🚨 About our host - Naily Makangu 🚨Software Engineer turned “The Mary Poppins of Startups”, Naily Makangu has a gift for bridging the gap between tech teams and the rest of the business to deliver solutions that customers love. With over ten years of experience, Naily has a proven track record of turning around struggling technical projects and organisations, leading complex software projects and launching products, for pre-seed startups, scaleups to large corporations such as Siemens Industry Software. Investors can count on Naily to keep their startups teams on track, reducing the need to breathe down their necks.
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#114 AWS Warning and Tech Tips for Non-Tech Founders Building a MVP (From A Fractional CTO)
Are you a non-tech founder on your startup journey, wondering how to navigate the complexities of building a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and avoid the common pitfalls of software development? 💡🚀
Hear from our guest, Sarah Eggleston (Founder of Fflow & Fractional CTO) how you can cut through software chaos, why you should look at AWS alternatives, and more tips on reducing cost.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Welcome
02:00 - Building and launching Fflow
11:45 - Challenges understanding Tech Roles
21:11 - AWS Warning, Tech Pitfalls for Startups & Small Businesses
28:58 - Quickfire Q&A with Sarah
35:34 - Lifelong Learning for Entrepreneurs
37:10 - Balancing Business and Personal Time
42:50 - More Advice For Startups
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📈 For any brand deals, collaborations, email info@athenaleaders.com
🚨 About our host - Naily Makangu 🚨Software Engineer turned “The Mary Poppins of Startups”, Naily Makangu has a gift for bridging the gap between tech teams and the rest of the business to deliver solutions that customers love. With over ten years of experience, Naily has a proven track record of turning around struggling technical projects and organisations, leading complex software projects and launching products, for pre-seed startups, scaleups to large corporations such as Siemens Industry Software. Investors can count on Naily to keep their startups teams on track, reducing the need to breathe down their necks.
👋 Don't be shy! Drop Naily Makangu a line to say hello :➡ DM https://www.linkedin.com/in/nailymakangu/➡ DM https://www.instagram.com/nailymak/➡ 📞 https://foxly.me/TalkToAthenaLeaders➡ 🌐 www.athenaleaders.com
#startups #entrepreneurs #startupgrowth #scaleyourstartup #startupsuccess #startups #leadership #preseed #seed #seriesA #nontechfounders #non-tech #productdevelopment #collaboration #direction #productroadmap #startupstories #startuplife #vcs #angelinvestors #investors #tech #remoteworking #hybridworking #athenaleadership #management #bootstrapping #leanstartup #athenaleaders #athena #leaders #naily #makangu
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#113 Bootstrapping Startups Secrets: How To Scale A Mental Health Tech Startup (WITHOUT Investors)
Improving employees mental health has been linked to increasing productivity. However, it's not always that simple to know what to do, let alone how much it might cost.
In this episode, we'll talk to Ngozi Cadmus, CEO of Happiworkers and Frontline Therapist, to discover how her startup is planning on keeping teams healthy and thriving.
Ngozi will also let us in on her bootstrapping secret and why focusing on "SALES FIRST" rather than "investment first" is a smart "investment - no pun intended" for startup growth.
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⚡ Join our monthly FREE 1-1 Tech/Product Mentoring sessions - https://foxly.me/1-1FreeTechMentoringSP💻 More BITE-SIZED video tips - https://bit.ly/PodcastAthenaLeaders💥 Check out our Tech and Product Catalyst 👉 https://foxly.me/TechProductCatalyst
📈 For any brand deals, collaborations, email info@athenaleaders.com
🚨 About our host - Naily Makangu 🚨Software Engineer turned “The Mary Poppins of Startups”, Naily Makangu has a gift for bridging the gap between tech teams and the rest of the business to deliver solutions that customers love. With over ten years of experience, Naily has a proven track record of turning around struggling technical projects and organisations, leading complex software projects and launching products, for pre-seed startups, scaleups to large corporations such as Siemens Industry Software. Investors can count on Naily to keep their startups teams on track, reducing the need to breathe down their necks.
👋 Don't be shy! Drop Naily Makangu a line to say hello :➡ DM https://www.linkedin.com/in/nailymakangu/➡ DM https://www.instagram.com/nailymak/➡ 📞 https://foxly.me/TalkToAthenaLeaders➡ 🌐 www.athenaleaders.com
#startups #entrepreneurs #startupgrowth #scaleyourstartup #startupsuccess #startups #leadership #preseed #seed #seriesA #nontechfounders #non-tech #productdevelopment #collaboration #direction #productroadmap #startupstories #startuplife #vcs #angelinvestors #investors #tech #remoteworking #hybridworking #athenaleadership #management #bootstrapping #leanstartup #athenaleaders #athena #leaders #naily #makangu
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#112 Practical Mind Hacks For Entrepreneurs: Brain-Savvy Selling and More
Do you know how you unconsciously negatively influence sales calls? Is it really as simple as it seems to prioritise your mental health as an entrepreneur?
The rollercoaster journey of entrepreneurship requires unwavering resilience, relentless determination, and continually stepping outside of one's comfort zone. "WIN" moments, such as securing a funding round or landing a new client, are usually short lived. Thoughts of "what ifs" and "how" settle in our minds before we've finished the victory lap.
In this captivating episode, we have the pleasure of talking to Lynn Swain, who will help you with practical tools and brain hacks to stay healthy as you're growing your business.
In this engaging discussion, we'll explore:
🔴How busy entrepreneurs can make space for reflection and personal growth
🔴 How you can "explore" your entrepreneurial brain and identify patterns that are slowing you down
🔴 Say hello to "Brain-Savvy Selling" and goodbye to unconsciously sabotaging yourself during sales calls
🔴 Building trust and human connection in an increasingly physically disconnected world
🔴 Practical tips and advice on how to become more resilient as an entrepreneur
🔴 Lynn's personal journey building Symbiota Leadership Institute
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⚡ Join our monthly FREE 1-1 Tech/Product Mentoring sessions - https://foxly.me/1-1FreeTechMentoringSP💻 More BITE-SIZED video tips - https://bit.ly/PodcastAthenaLeaders💥 Check out our Tech and Product Catalyst 👉 https://foxly.me/TechProductCatalyst
📈 For any brand deals, collaborations, email info@athenaleaders.com
🚨 About our host - Naily Makangu 🚨Software Engineer turned “The Mary Poppins of Startups”, Naily Makangu has a gift for bridging the gap between tech teams and the rest of the business to deliver solutions that customers love. With over ten years of experience, Naily has a proven track record of turning around struggling technical projects and organisations, leading complex software projects and launching products, for pre-seed startups, scaleups to large corporations such as Siemens Industry Software. Investors can count on Naily to keep their startups teams on track, reducing the need to breathe down their necks.
👋 Don't be shy! Drop Naily Makangu a line to say hello :➡ DM https://www.linkedin.com/in/nailymakangu/➡ DM https://www.instagram.com/nailymak/➡ 📞 https://foxly.me/TalkToAthenaLeaders➡ 🌐 www.athenaleaders.com
#startups #entrepreneurs #startupgrowth #scaleyourstartup #startupsuccess #startups #leadership #preseed #seed #seriesA #nontechfounders #non-tech #productdevelopment #collaboration #direction #productroadmap #startupstories #startuplife #vcs #angelinvestors #investors #tech #remoteworking #hybridworking #athenaleadership #management #bootstrapping #leanstartup #athenaleaders #athena #leaders #naily #makangu
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#111 How To Create Fashion For People With Dwarfism: Inclusive Product Design
How can startups build products with a focus on accessibility and inclusivity?
With Chamiah Dewey the CEO and Founder of DEWEY, we'll explore:
🔴 Chamiah's personal journey to creating DEWEY a fashionable tech product for those with Dwarfism and short stature
🔴 Whether AI is truly inclusive for underrepresented groups
🔴 The secret of designing products with inclusivity from the start
🔴 What founders need to know about Purple Tuesday
🔴 And so much more
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⚡ Join our monthly FREE 1-1 Tech/Product Mentoring sessions - https://foxly.me/1-1FreeTechMentoringSP💻 More BITE-SIZED video tips - https://bit.ly/PodcastAthenaLeaders💥 Check out our Tech and Product Catalyst 👉 https://foxly.me/TechProductCatalyst
📈 For any brand deals, collaborations, email info@athenaleaders.com
🚨 About our host - Naily Makangu 🚨Software Engineer turned “The Mary Poppins of Startups”, Naily Makangu has a gift for bridging the gap between tech teams and the rest of the business to deliver solutions that customers love. With over ten years of experience, Naily has a proven track record of turning around struggling technical projects and organisations, leading complex software projects and launching products, for pre-seed startups, scaleups to large corporations such as Siemens Industry Software. Investors can count on Naily to keep their startups teams on track, reducing the need to breathe down their necks.
👋 Don't be shy! Drop Naily Makangu a line to say hello :➡ DM https://www.linkedin.com/in/nailymakangu/➡ DM https://www.instagram.com/nailymak/➡ 📞 https://foxly.me/TalkToAthenaLeaders➡ 🌐 www.athenaleaders.com
#startups #entrepreneurs #startupgrowth #scaleyourstartup #startupsuccess #startups #leadership #preseed #seed #seriesA #nontechfounders #non-tech #productdevelopment #collaboration #direction #productroadmap #startupstories #startuplife #vcs #angelinvestors #investors #tech #remoteworking #hybridworking #athenaleadership #management #bootstrapping #leanstartup #athenaleaders #athena #leaders #naily #makangu
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