Founders Uncut: Real Startup Stories

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Founders Uncut: Real Startup Stories

The show that interviews entrepreneurs, uncovering the moments of fear and doubt that even the most successful founders face. On Founders Uncut, you'll hear how they deal with these moments. If you're an early stage startup founder and the going is tough, listen in. You are not alone - being a founder is just hard! Host Maria Palma, General Partner at Kindred, an early stage venture capital fund, is here to shine a light on the parts of the startup scaling journey that often go untold and never make the headlines. You'll hear about: - How to hire a senior leadership team - How to successfully raise a venture capital funding round - How to motivate a team and operationalise company values - How to personally grow with your startup scaling journey so you can be the leader your company needs at every stage and stay sane in the process. Find out more at KindredCapital.VC/FoundersUncut This podcast was produced by Fascinate Productions

  1. 28/11/2022

    20. Kate Ryder of Maven Clinic - Give People a Place to Grow because Companies are Only as Good as Their People

    I’m here with Kate Ryder CEO of Maven Clinic. Maven have raised over $300M and is one of the only unicorn startups in women’s healthcare. Prior to founding Maven, Kate was a successful VC and a journalist.  Hear more from her on: Building the plane while flying Why companies are only as good as their people Giving people a place to grow  Founder life, as a mom of three Learn more about Maven Clinic here Find out about Kindred Capital at KindredCapital.VC This podcast was produced by Fascinate Productions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    37 min

  2. 14/11/2022

    19. Aron Gelbard CEO & Co-Founder of Bloom & Wild- Be Obsessed with Customer Feedback

    Every year, Bloom & Wild send 6 million deliveries of plants and flowers to several million customers across 8 countries in Europe. To date they have raised over $100M with CEO & Co-Founder Aron Gelbard at the helm. Hear more from him on: Merging cultures when you make acquisitions The value of founder forums Setting up your technology for scale from day one The importance of obsessing over customer feedback Want to try out Bloom & Wild? Start here: https://www.bloomandwild.com/ Find out about Kindred Capital at KindredCapital.VC This podcast was produced by Fascinate Productions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    38 min

  3. 31/10/2022

    18. Wemimo Abbey of Esusu - Head for Business, Heart for the World - From 326 No’s to Unicorn & Bridging the Racial Wealth Gap

    I’m here with Wemimo Abbey from Esusu. Esusu raised over $140M and the company is valued at $1BN today, as a unicorn company. Their partnerships with real estate owners and operators represent 2.5 million units across 50 different states and they are helping people improve their credit score with the rent that they pay. They are leveraging data to help bridge the racial wealth gap in the United States. Hear more from him on: Why You should Raise in a Position of Strength Navigating Fundraising as a Minority Statistic Founder Justice Capitalism - Giving People a Fighting Chance Building Your Mansion On a Solid Foundation Friendship Being the Antidote to All Life’s Challenges Head for Business, Heart for the World Find out more at KindredCapital.VC/FoundersUncut This podcast was produced by Fascinate Productions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    35 min

  4. 17/10/2022

    James Lochrie, The Language Founders Speak

    With me today is James Lochrie, Co-founder of Wave, which sold to H&R Block. He now runs a venture firm called Thin Air Labs. Hear from him on: The Language Founders Use Should You Lie to Yourself? Taking Control of Your Board An Inevitably Better Future Find out more at KindredCapital.VC/FoundersUncut This podcast was produced by Fascinate Productions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    41 min

  5. 03/10/2022

    Hugo Renaudin, Co-founder & CEO of P00ls - Success Favours the Crazy, Raising $10M in One Hour, Manifesting Your Own Serendipity, Get Respect & Trust by Giving it, Managing People much Older than You

    With me today is Hugo Renaudin, Co-founder & CEO of P00ls. This is his third business and he sold a prior business $250M. He also completed the largest ICO in France raising $20M in under 10 hours. Hear from him on: Building Team in a Post Pandemic World Empowering Your Team Why Following Your Team on Instagram is Better than Zoom Happy Hour Getting Creative Brainstorming Done Remotely Holistic Human Relationships Guiding Principles Manifesting Your Own Serendipity When to Trust Your Gut It’s Not About Being the Smartest Success Favours the Crazy Being the Right Type of Leader Managing People Much Older than You Get Respect & Trust by Giving It Doing What You Love Some Great Moments On His Journey Selling the Company Doing the largest ICO in France Raising $10M in One Hour, $20M in 10 Hours More Money, More Problems Find out more at KindredCapital.VC/FoundersUncut This podcast was produced by Fascinate Productions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    39 min

  6. 21/09/2022

    Jamie Hale, CEO & Co-founder of Ladder - Earn the Right to Work on the Next Challenge, Tough Decisions on Your Shoulders - Layoffs and How to Handle, Being the Shock Absorber for the Company, Wisdom in what may be hard to hear and Joy from Work

    With me today is Jamie Hale, CEO & Co-founder of Ladder, which has issued over $50BN in life insurance and raised over $100 million. Hear from him on: The Founding Journey Jamie’s Recurring Nightmare as a Founder  Feeling Alone Even if you Aren’t  Who is Your Cheerleader? Shock Absorber for the Company Mindset of Getting Better Everyday The Feedback Vacuum Choosing the Right Cofounder  Getting Your Teeth Kicked in Everyday Key Learnings Tough Decision on Your Shoulders - Layoffs Wisdom in What May Be Hard to Hear Managing Board as a Distributed Boss How to Get Feedback & Accountability as a Founder How the CEO Role Changes over Time The Difference between a CEO & a Founder Husband/Wife Co-founding Teams Maintaining the Culture Mark the Moment & Celebrate  Earned the Right to Work on the Next Challenge Joy from Work - Applying Talent & Creativity to Problem Solving The Scars from Failing and Getting it Wrong Always Asking if You Are Right for the Job Growing Talent Within Board Culture Find out more at KindredCapital.VC/FoundersUncut This podcast was produced by Fascinate Productions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    36 min

  7. 05/09/2022

    Natasha Vernier, CEO & Co-founder of Cable - Building a Company as You Build Your Family, Creating a Diverse Cap Table, The Operating System of Cable’s Culture, and Why It Pays Off to Be Kind

    With me today is Natasha Vernier, CEO & Co-founder of Cable. Natasha was on the Monzo scale up journey as employee number 17 to over 2000 people, on their journey from 100 to over 4.5 million customers. She has now founded her own company - Cable. Building a Company as You Build Your Family Decision to Found the Company IVF and Term Sheets The Mental Journey of New Mom & Founder Life in COVID How You Survive the Tough Moments Your Partner As Your Cheerleader The Founder Mindset What She Learned on the Monzo Scale Up Journey Lots of Ways to Start a Company Harnessing Value from Early Angels & Investors Anybody can do it! Let’s Solve Diverse Problems Importance of the Right Cofounder Choice Cable Culture & Operating System Why Being Kind Matters Translating Values and Principles into Behaviros & Actions Delighting Consumers What Surprised Her most about the Founder Journey Diversity & Inclusion in Tech Changing the Narrative to get a Diverse set of Founders Building a Diverse Cap Table Why the “Friends & Family” Round Shouldn’t Be a Thing Lowering Angel Minimum Check Size for Diverse Investors Buildign Cable's diverse cap table Find out more at KindredCapital.VC/FoundersUncut This podcast was produced by Fascinate Productions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    34 min

  8. 22/08/2022

    Raj De Datta, CEO & Co-founder of Bloomreach - Coming Back from Near Death Company Experiences, Is the Planet You are On Inhabitable? Learning to Rely on Your Own Judgement, Things that are Worthwhile to Do are Hard

    With me today is Raj De Datta, CEO & Co-founder of Bloomreach and bestselling author. Bloomreach has over $100M in ARR, powers $400BN of ecommerce sales and has raised over $400M. But these are just the headlines. Listen to the real story on Founders Uncut. In this episode, you will hear more from him on: Near Death Experiences  When 25M ARR Just Isn’t enough Telling Investors This Could Be a Zero Realising what may be a False Dream Culture is Tested In the Hard Times Making Tough Decisions Early Coming Back from Near Death From $25M ARR back to $1M to over $100M in 6 years Is the Planet you are Inhabiting Repairable or Uninhabitable  Finding another Planet while keeping Employees & Investors with You Growing for 5 years without Raising - Revenue Based Growth Hero to Zero and Zero to Hero overnight The Founder Mindset  Why you have to be 100% in as the Leader The Question you are not Allowed to Ask Yourself Defining Himself as a Founder Why You Don’t Want investors to have all their Eggs in your Basket  Relying on Yourself - In the End it’s Your Judgement Building Early Investor Relationships Probability of Value Destroyer VC versus Value Add  The Best Part of Being a Founder - There is Nothing You Can’t Do  The Process of Writing a Book Things that are Worthwhile are Really Hard  Get Raj's book The Digital Seeker here. Find out more at KindredCapital.VC/FoundersUncut This podcast was produced by Fascinate Productions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    33 min
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The show that interviews entrepreneurs, uncovering the moments of fear and doubt that even the most successful founders face. On Founders Uncut, you'll hear how they deal with these moments. If you're an early stage startup founder and the going is tough, listen in. You are not alone - being a founder is just hard! Host Maria Palma, General Partner at Kindred, an early stage venture capital fund, is here to shine a light on the parts of the startup scaling journey that often go untold and never make the headlines. You'll hear about: - How to hire a senior leadership team - How to successfully raise a venture capital funding round - How to motivate a team and operationalise company values - How to personally grow with your startup scaling journey so you can be the leader your company needs at every stage and stay sane in the process. Find out more at KindredCapital.VC/FoundersUncut This podcast was produced by Fascinate Productions

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