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On this episode of #TheStartAndScalePodcast, we have the pleasure of sitting down with Thomas Farquhar, Co-founder and CCO of Heatio, the multi-award-winning startup leading the charge towards smarter, connected homes and energy innovation. ⚡️
 
We dive into why you should never hire in sales, the importance of having a co-founder, why you’ll never get wealthy without an exit strategy and how NOT to spend 9 months networking, and only have canapés to show at the end of it. 🫒
 
Plus, you can learn how Heatio is empowering homes to reduce their energy bills through the platform’s data-driven recommendations, smart technology and grid flexibility.🔋
 
If you’re a founder seeking guidance from a serial entrepreneur with a proven record of growth, then this is a must-listen 🚀
 
Thomas Farquhar
Heatio

On Episode 7 of the Start and Scale Podcast, we are joined by Sam Royle, Co-founder and the CEO of SoSquared, the UK’s most agile influencer marketing platform 🎬

 

In this episode we dive into what makes a venture-backable entrepreneur, the importance of an incumbent network and how there is ALWAYS a way to do something 🧠

 

Plus, you can learn how to build a team around your strengths to underpin your growth goals and how to secure that first cheque that helps you get off the ground 🗻

 

If you’re a founder in the early stages of growth looking for actionable insights around securing investment, strengthening your mindset and business scalability, then this is a must-listen 🚀



Also explore Sam's other passion, FLIP MCR, an event for founders, by founders. FLIP is centred around pre-seed/seed founders, offering a unique opportunity for entrepreneurs to discover precisely what investors are looking for.

 

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This week we sit down with Michael Paisley, Co-founder of heata.

We explore how innovation and re-engineering have led to the decarbonisation of general compute, whilst supporting those who are struggling in fuel poverty by offsetting hot water costs.

Michael reveals how his curiosity and penchant for problem-solving in his early career as a graphic designer provided a strong grounding for his transition into the technical world with Heata co-founder, Chris.

Discover how Heata's innovative solution has the potential to bring communities together circularly with companies compute satisfying society's need for hot water and why it's important as a startup to believe, be part of a change and ultimately, just keep going!

From tech helping those in need, to product pivoting and heating homes at no cost, this episode is not to be missed 🔥

This week we sit down with Rob Bowley, Fractional CTO from Pragmatic Partners.

This episode's conversation ranges from how businesses that bootstrap can be more successful, how spending money at the early stage will save you money in the long run, when the right time to hire a CTO is and impact vs effort 🎯.

Rob's vast experience in the industry has led to an unwavering passion for tech start-ups and his primary focus has become about helping them succeed. Tech start-ups have to juggle budget and cost, opportunities and customers and the only way to prioritise is to be pragmatic and tenacious, Rob shares insights into how💡.

Welcome to the 4th episode of the Start & Scale Podcast, we sit down with the person who wants to make a difference - Amy Newton, Director of Manchester Tech Festival 🎪 the first true celebration of Manchester's Tech Scene.

In this episode, we discuss how Amy came up with the concept of the Manchester Tech Festival in a basement all whilst dealing with a shock diagnosis of bipolar in 2019, the history of Manchester and why tech businesses might be taking advice from the Romans when choosing their office space? 🏢⚔

Topics that pop up throughout this conversation include the importance of being useful, how a diagnosis can change your life and social responsibility within tech.

This week on the Start & Scale Podcast, we sit down with the guy who makes things - Stuart Warrington, Founder at Envoke Demos 👾🎮

Envoke Demos, the virtual demo platform designed to revolutionise the way businesses showcase products to the world, essentially makes training and maintenance easier than ever before 🖥️

In this episode, we discuss Stuart's 20-year filmmaking and animation career, the meaning and logistics behind the game-changing virtual demo platform, and the challenges of getting that first investment 💰

Topics that pop up throughout this conversation include the challenges of being dyslexic in childhood, staying ahead of the curve, iterating quickly, and learning to be comfortable with failing.