Almost Founders

By Michelangelo Valtancoli, Kourosh Ghaffari

The podcast for young first-time founders. Practical content about early-stage entrepreneurship with a successful founder every week. Through the eyes of two 21 years old first-time founders, we dive ... more

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How many episodes does Almost Founders have?

The podcast currently has 31 episodes available.

Almost Founders episodes:

January 11, 2021 No funding, no problem
Arthur Favier - CEO and co-founder of Oppizi - $60m revenue. Why bootstrap? How can you save money in your early days?
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17min
December 23, 2020 Caffè Nero Founder: Should you fear competitors?
Caffè Nero Co-Founder Pablo Ettinger - $480m in revenue; 1000 locations; 5000 employees.
What to do about competitors as an early-stage entrepreneur?
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17min
December 07, 2020 Networking with the right questions
Nadia Michel, host and producer of the podcast The Men's Room.

What are the best questions to ask when networking? How do you formulate them?

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15min
November 29, 2020 Dealing with uncertainty & mistakes
Paola Marinone, ex-Google - Co-Founder and CEO of BuzzMyVideos, £2.5m raised and 4.5bn views on their videos.

How do we distinguish risk from uncertainty? Why is it important?
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18min
November 19, 2020 Adding value to existing technology
Dr. Baoli Zhao, ex-Oxford - Founder, MD of Allsee Technologies, the industry-leading manufacturers of commercial displays and digital signage solutions.

What is a product that actually adds value?
Peking University HSBC Business School (PHBS)

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22min
November 14, 2020 Finding the right people for your team
Jack Lomas, £15m in funding raised - Founding Member of Sensat, AI-Tech start-up.

What are some mistakes to avoid when recruiting new people?

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20min
November 06, 2020 When are you ready for funding?
David Stubbs, award-winning InsurTech platform - Co-Founder, and CEO of RightIndem.

How many rounds of tests do you need to go through before launching your product? When have you done enough research to convince investors that you are ready?
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21min
October 21, 2020 First steps after the idea
Gilad Gat, two Finovate Awards, 10 million users - Co-founder and CTO of TipRanks.

When do I start working on the vision? When do I start testing my hypothesis?
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16min
October 13, 2020 Selling to your first customer
Sona Modi, Virgin Startup Mentor - CEO, and Founder of Gofigo.

How to understand your product's value proposition and product-market fit to find your first customer.

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19min
October 05, 2020 Is my idea stupid?
Alejandro Peñas, ex-McKinsey - Founder and CEO of Dosplanos.

What makes a start-up idea worth pursuing?
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31min

FAQs about Almost Founders:

How many episodes does Almost Founders have?

The podcast currently has 31 episodes available.