141 episodes
The Start-Up Diaries Podcast Burns Sheehan
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Insightful discussions with forward thinking Founders & Business Leaders growing some of the most exciting tech start-ups in the UK.
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The Start-Up 101: Exited Co-Founder Builds Next Best Community App | Co-Founder and CEO @ CLIQ | Jason Iliffe
Send us a Text Message.On today’s episode, we have Jason Iliffe, CEO and Co-Founder at CLIQ!CLIQ is a community & social networking app aimed a connecting like-minded individuals together to join interest-based clubs and events; Connecting communities online and more importantly, offline. Jason is a tech entrepreneur who started by coding his first marketplace website — an online beauty marketplace for freelance beauty professionals, AMB, was the UK's fastest-growing platform and vot...
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Building Scalable Tech Teams | CTO @ Suits Me | Justin Taylor
Send us a Text Message.In this episode we have Justin Taylor, CTO of the mobile banking solution, Suits Me.Suits Me is the hassle free alternative to traditional banking for both personal and corporate pre-paid e-money account cards, aiding ease of access to a payment card for people employees on temporary contracts, and workers from overseas, who might otherwise struggle to secure a high street financial account. They're taking the Fin Tech market by storm with their app based service, recen...
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Building a High Performing Product Team | CPO and Head of Product @ Vypr | Adam Warburton and Philippa Peasland
Send us a Text Message.In this episode, we're talking to Adam Warburton, Chief Product Officer, and Philippa Peasland from Vypr, the UK's leading product intelligence and performance accelerator. Vypr connects products to consumers by testing elements of product propositions with thousands of consumers via smartphone.Adam, with 12 years in product management, started at O2 in customer service and led teams at Asda, Walmart, and Travelex before joining Vypr. Pippa, head of product and delivery...
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Transforming Startups into Scale-ups with Industry Leading Adviser | CPTO @ Pragmatic Partners | Rob Bowley
Send us a Text Message.In this episode, Rob Bowley, Fractional CPTO at his own consultancy Pragmatic Partners, and Fractional CTO / CPTO for multiple tech start-ups such as Eco Surv, Enthuse, Doc Abode and Financielle, among many other mentorships and advisory positions. A seasoned tech leader, Rob shares his journey from a self-taught software engineer during the dot-com boom to a leadership consultant. His career has spanned various roles, from hands-on engineering at early internet compani...
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Scaling with AI: Creating the First Child Labour Index | Founder and CEO @ HACE | Eleanor Harry
Send us a Text Message.With 160 million children in child labour globally, a number that is increasing, Eleanor has a visionary approach to tackling the issue; using data and AI to power the Child Labour Index, a solution to enable investors to identify child labour risk in their portfolio companies and engage effectively. HACE's Child Labour Index is an AI-powered specialised ESG rating, scoring companies and portfolios in relation to three performance indicators in the specific area of chil...
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'One of the Worlds Most Ambitious Founders Under 26' Builds The Next Social App | Co-Founder, Chief Creative Director and Community Builder @ Youni | Georgia Gibson
Send us a Text Message.In today's live recording from the buzzing seminar suite of Queen Mary University London, as part of their vibrant International Women's Day celebrations, we bring you a visionary of university life and co-founder of the 'Youni' app — Georgia Gibson.Georgia, Co-Founder, Chief creative director + commnity builder at Youni, is not just shaping the way students socialise; she's architecting a digital community.With Youni's innovative app, the once fragmented world of unive...