Episode Summary:

Today’s guest on TechEntrepreneur is Darren Auld, which is TechEntrepreneur’s host and one of the Founders at ClearSky. He’s going to tell his story and explain why he was drawn to Tech and the things he learned in his journey.

We’re going to learn about the challenges that come with running your own business, the
importance of learning, and the value of mentorships.

Darren will explain the kind of mindset typical of a great IT supplier, what he looks for when
recruiting and why he believes the focus of IT projects should be helping people. He will also share which advice he would give to his past self and what he would do differently.

We’re going talk about some of the current business leaders in innovation like Elon Musk and
Jeff Bezos and how their solution-driven models have succeeded in the market.
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Quotes

“There's a massive difference between a Dev that's just good at tech or a Dev that's good at
tech and good with people. Sometimes it's a detriment to be a rockstar at tech but not a good
team fit." Darren Auld

"If you look at government projects in IT they’re traditionally, at least the well-known ones...they cost millions of pounds, they’re often delivered late or not at all, and then they go over budget and people wonder why people would invest money in IT” Phil Telfer

Timestamps:

● 0:34 Guest introduction
● 1:13 Darren’s career highlights
● 3:04 Why did Darren start his own business?
● 5:01 The mindset behind IT solutions
● 5:54 Things learned at ClearSky
● 7:05 Facing adversity in business
● 8:17 The character of a good IT supplier
● 10:23 Recruiting
● 14:01 Mentorship in Business
● 16:56 Amazon’s success
● 18:56 Pieces of advice to past self
● 20:29 Wrap up and future episodes

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