In the first episode of Startup Stories, serial founder Paul Lunow gives us a deep dive into his story. Paul shares how he developed a passion for tech at a young age, which took him from full-stack engineer to founder to tech manager.

We discover how Paul uses the power of connections to build teams that join together to work towards a greater mission. From the ingenious tech solution of Nepos to the transformative XU Group, Paul offers a refreshing openness when speaking about the hardships of building his startups. But his pure passion for the process is also obvious, from the honeymoon phase to exiting and beyond.

In this episode we cover -

• Would Paul have founded his startups without a co-founder?
• What motivates Paul to get up at 4:30 every morning?
• The power of talking openly about your ideas
• Why you should draw up contracts early
• The importance of getting user feedback on your minimum viable product
• The benefits of building systems that don’t scale
• How to grow an organisation through outsourcing
• The strengths that can be carried over between the startup and corporate worlds
• Moving on after exiting a company
• The most important lesson Paul learned through his startup experiences

An incredibly insightful journey to kick off Startup Stories! I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

• Product and Cake podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/6GWmx7OdEn04inrQjp3Bif
• Humankind: A Hopeful History book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Humankind-Hopeful-History-Rutger-Bregman/dp/1408898934
• Eat That Frog! book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eat-That-Frog-Important-Things-ebook/dp/B01E4AQRAS
• The Four Hour Work Week book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/4-Hour-Work-Week-Escape-Anywhere-ebook/dp/B006X0M2TS

LEARN MORE

XU Group on LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/company/42926514/

Mont Ford - https://montfordrecruitment.com/

Mont Ford on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/mont-ford-recruitment/

CONNECT

Paul on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-lunow/

Jordan on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordanluxford/

LISTEN

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/1BbzuvWRR4TcU9IN0IG74C

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@startupstoriespodcast

Captivate - https://startup-stories.captivate.fm

Editing by Clarion