The Graduate Guide

Sam Hörbye, Co-Founder @ Olsam


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Sam Hörbye is the Co-Founder of Olsam Group, who grow Amazon ‘side-hustle’ businesses, identifying and acquiring them in a unique private equity model. Sam’s path to entrepreneurship was far from conventional, having run his own stationery side-hustle whilst working at Amazon himself. Olsam has since raised $170m in VC funding led by Elevat3 Capital which boasts Peter Thiel, one of Facebook’s first investors, as a strategic partner.

In this conversation, Sam, Nelith and Peter discuss topics, such as:

  • Advice for graduates in the job market, from the perspective of an employer (04:39)
  • Navigating no’s and saying goodbye to structure (15:38)
  • Timing entrepreneurship: WHEN to take the plunge (33:40)
  • How to stop hating networking events (39:00)
  • Working abroad and why everyone should do it (46:00)

Connect with Sam on

LinkedIn:http://bitly.ws/Ex9k

Olsam Group:http://bitly.ws/Ex9t

Follow us on Instagram:http://bitly.ws/Ex9r

Follow us on LinkedIn:http://bitly.ws/Ex9H

Follow Peter and Nelith on LinkedIn:http://bitly.ws/Ex9R http://bitly.ws/Ex9L

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The Graduate GuideBy Peter Wood