First Time Founder by Rich Wilson

Chris Bone is building one of the leading recruitment tech companies from Newcastle in England. After a long career in recruitment Chris spotted a gap in the market for how companies hire full-time software developers.

Chris shares how he sourced his founding team and how important that was to the success of Haystack. We cover building an MVP with awesome UX annd also funding.

Chris gives an amazing insight into what it is like building a start-up with a young family and some of the sacrifices he had to make. Real honestly here which is so powerful.

This episode is a must for any aspiring HR tech founder!

This episode if sponsored by Gigged.AI who help start-ups build products and market them through matching you to on-demand tech talent for short and sharp projects. Use the code RICH50 for half price fees.

Thank you to our partner Startup Grind Scotland.

I me Jack in 2020 as Deeper Insights were a key partner when developed our MVP. Jack has developed a world class AI firm over the last few years and his journey is fascinating.

Jack built ahis first business at 20 then sold it at 25. He went onto build Deeper Insights and is a Deal Maker for the Department of International Trade. Jack share his increible story and is well worth a listen.

Sophie shares her amazing journey from an exec at Meta to building one of the hottest HRtech start-ups in Europe.

From building in stealth mode, funding and growth tactics we cover alot of ground in the episode.

Well worth a listen as this will inspire you.

Inkef are one of the most well known venture capital house in Europe who has invested in Remote and GitLab to name a few.

Carien is an investor at Inkef and shares her story. Carien shares how she got into the world of venture capital as well as what she looks for when investing in a company.

This is a must listen for any founder that is curious what large funds looks for when investing in seed through to Series A.

Nick's content on Linked In has really shaped how we built Gigged.AI so it was a joy to listen to his story and tips.

Nick started his first business at 25 which was a huge success. Since then he has started a podcast, an invetsment firm and a new business.

This episode is full of practical advice for any founder at any stage.

I hope you enjoy the episode.

Alex has had quite the journey as a founder!

He built his first business at 19 with a loan from the Princes Trust which he sold at 26. Alex has built multiple businesses in different industries and his approach is fascinating.

Alex shares his experince of burnout and lessons learnt along the way.

I hope you enjoy this one. It was a blast!

Sophie is a freelance superstar!

Sophie built marketing company Pretty Little Marketer while as University. Whta started as a simple instagram page has turned into a freelance business working with amazing brands.

This episode is full of practical advice and it was a joy to record.

I hope you enjoy it!

Bumper are a true disrupter and are scaling quickly.

Jack shares his founder story of how they disrupted the old school servicing market with a clever Fintech solution.

We discuss scaling from 25-60 employees and closing a major Series A!

Well worth a listen!

This is the incredible story of Ishani Malhotra and how she is reinveting cancer research.

We talk about:

Beta testing

Funding

Sales

This is a must listen for any aspiring founder.

Be prepared to be inspired.

Charlie Winton shares his amazing story. Charlie was struggling with panic attacks while working as a Recruitment Consultant which gave him an idea for a business.

His journey has been difficult. In this podcast he shares practical advice and experience on how he built an award winning mental health app.

Any aspirational founder needs to listen to this one.