Stuart Cope is the Co-Founder of Yellow Panther, a digital studio that builds products for some of the world's biggest brands such as Nike, eBay and the Rajasthan Royals. Stuart & his co-founder have 30+ staff & two offices, one in the UK and one in India. We talk about integrating AI into creative endeavours, the Manchester of India & the surprising effect of trusting those around you.

In this conversation we talk about sales, hiring & operations in a fast growing startup.

Timestamps:

00:10 Intro

00:41 What does a creative agency do?

02:28 How did Stu begin Yellow Panther

07:41 Providing a great service to clients

11:53 Being resilient in the creative industry

15:08 Building culture in a team

21:29 Exiting from an agency business

24:17 The importance of risk taking in business

26:27 Working for billionaire Larry Ellison

32:47 How much do entrepreneurs need to sacrifice?

36:00 The surprising outcome of trusting your team

41:32 The benefit of having an office in India

43:08 The Manchester of India

44:29 Using AI in daily work practise

45:22 UI/UX AI Tools

45:59 Will AI take our jobs?

48:41 Services business selling products

52:57 Featured in the Times

56:03 Linked In Stalking Outbound Sales

57:23 VR

01:03:44 The Best Part Of Co-Founding Yellow Panther

01:07:33 Dealing With Self Doubt

Stuart & Yellow Panther:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuart-cope-54392b16/

https://yellowpanther.io/

Ollie:

https://twitter.com/oafhq

https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliverjallman/

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