Raw & Real

Raw & Real

By Agnes BilikBusinessEntrepreneurship
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Raw & Real episodes

  • #2 On the balance between staying aware of limitations and blazing past them | Cody Reid-Dodick

    On the lookout for challenges and development Cody moved from New York to Amsterdam for his master studies. A few months into the program he realized that he had a lot of free time left, so he ended up working in a small coffee shop on a part-time basis. Through his hard work and engagement, he received an ownership stake in the company at the age of 23. Currently Cody and his co-owner Harold Stangeland are working on expanding their coffee brand, Fucking Strong Coffee in the B2B market.


    What we talk about :
    - How Cody ended up with an ownership stake at the age of 23
    - Insecurities in a business stetting and how to overcome them
    - How being risk-averse affects his business and the relationship with his co-fouder

    Contact :

    Instagram: creiddodick
    Facebook: Cody Reid-Dodick

    48 min
  • #1 How overcoming challenges makes life meaningful | Thomas Wilkinson

    After finishing his degree in Bioarchaeology, Thomas decided to start his first company in Marketing & Strategy. A couple of months into the job, he realized that the demand for building software was quite high. Therefore, he taught himself how to code and founded Trinity Tech, a web development agency focused on web, mobile, AI, and IoT projects. Through the encountering of problems during the fundraising process, the idea for his current company, Pitchdrive, was born. Pitchdrive connects funds from experienced investors directly to exciting young startups a couple of days. Therefore, ensuring that funding is accessible, fast, and straightforward.


    What we talk about:
    - Insights about the start-up fundraising process
    - What investors look at when it comes to fundraising
    - How Thomas managed to jump from Bioarchaeology to Marketing and into Software Development
    - Failures along the way and learnings
    - Thomas’s experiences of the fear of failure

    Contact:
    Instagram: Wilko92

    48 min

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The Raw and Real podcast is telling stories of entrepreneurs and inspiring personalities while focusing on challenges, struggles, failures and fears. The goal is to provide more transparency and…