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February 21, 2023 $5.3m Series A To Make Work Management EASY for EVERYONE - Tobias Hagenau (Awork) | Startup Scout
Tobias is a co-founder and the CEO of awork, a work management tool based in Hamburg. With over a decade of experience in software development and team planning, Tobias and his team are dedicated to revolutionise the way teams work. Although Tobias holds a degree in mechanical engineering, his true passion lies in entrepreneurship and team culture. He firmly believes that we can improve our lives by improving work and how we interact with it. Currently, awork is helping over 2,200 teams to work better and happier together.

awork builds software to help teams work better and happier together.

Timestamps
0:00 - Introduction
0:26 - Tobi’s background
03:07 - Founding team
04:12 - awork origin story
05:04 - MVP of awork
07:50 - Private Equity carve out
09:21 - Problem space
11:32 - Market size
14:31 - awork as more than just software
16:44 - Remote / hybrid work
19:40 - Where remote / hybrid goes wrong
21:49 - How it works
24:29 - Product prioritisation
27:03 - Integrations
28:43 - Customer characteristics
31:41 - Approach to Sales
33:59 - Series A
36:21 - Job openings
37:53 - Partnership opportunities

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Guest & Company info
Startup - awork
Startup's site - https://www.awork.io/en/
Founder - Tobias Hagenau
Founder's LinkedIn - https://de.linkedin.com/in/tobiashagenau

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February 20, 2023 Ready To Save eCommerce MILLIONS In Revenue With $1m Raised - Peter Wellens (Revend) | Startup Scout
Peter is the CEO of Revend.ai, a company dedicated to making e-commerce operators sleep better at night. Revend is Peter's second software company, and he's happy to share his experiences with fickle founders, furious fundraising, and finding feng shui when it comes to forging a company.

Revend is real-time e-commerce monitoring that defends your revenue.
Timestamps
0:00 - Introduction
0:17 - Peter’s background
7:07 - Revend origin story
20:10 - Early-customer cohorts
23:24 - How Revend works
29:34 - Roadmap
31:38 - Revend user personas
36:38 - Team
37:23 - Investor involvement
38:49 - Talent development
41:38 - Advice on raising capital in 2023
46:58 - Startup Scout special offer
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Guest & Company info
Startup - Revend
Startup's site - https://revend.ai/
Founder - Peter Wellens
Founder's LinkedIn - https://be.linkedin.com/in/peterwellens
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February 20, 2023 $1m raised to TRANSFORM healthcare with COACHING - Dr. Michael Stein (Added Health) | Startup Scout
Dr Stein is a seasoned and enormously qualified healthcare veteran. He earned a D Phil (PhD) in Physiological Sciences (Immunology) from Oxford University (as a Rhodes Scholar) and lectured in immunology and pathology there. He has also served as an executive leader and board member, including for Map of Medicine (which he co-founded) and immuno-oncology biotech business Valo Therapeutics.

Dr Stein’s tragic loss of a dear friend inspired him to help others understand and take control of their health. Now, he is using proactive, preventative medicine to keep people well.

Added Health helps people be healthier, happier and more vibrant.

Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
0:25 - Michael’s background
02:53 - Previous leadership experience
05:12 - Overview of Added Health
06:16 - Market size
10:18 - Client experience
15:10 - Methodology
18:09 - AI in Medicine
22:15 - Client customisation
24:52 - Client loyalty
30:30 - Go-to-Market strategy
34:06 - Added Health as complimentary to NHS
39:12 - Patient record integrations
46:17 - Team
50:01 - Seed raise

For Startup Scout viewers and listeners who are interested in trying Added Health out for themselves, Added Health has extended their introductory discount of 20% off the monthly price. To pay £20 per month, head to their site (link below).
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Guest & Company info
Startup - Added Health
Startup's site - https://addedhealth.com/
Founder - Dr. Michael Stein
Founder's LinkedIn - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/michael-stein-648a993
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February 20, 2023 Just raised $1.7m to DISRUPT job interviewing FOR GOOD - Euan Cameron (Willo) | Startup Scout
Euan Cameron has over 15 years of experience in digital marketing and product development. Working with UK and US-based clients in retail, beauty, automotive, fintech and FMCG; he has a rounded understanding of how to operate and grow a business. Willo is his 4th startup - previously starting a website design agency at age 15, an, online car finance brokerage CarMoney and a marketing agency for D2C eCom startups, where he led their successful expansion into the US market.

Willo is an asynchronous video- and audio-based candidate screening platform. Candidates record answers at their own pace and submit to a secure dashboard.

Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
0:17 - Euan’s background
02:07 - Going all in on Willo
03:40 - Exclusivity clauses
04:32 - Willo’s origin story
09:46 - Early team
10:31 - Validation
13:50 - How it works
14:53 - Problems prospective customers have
18:40 - How customers use Willo
24:29 - Success metric
26:35 - Pricing model
27:54 - Willo’s secret sauce
29:40 - Team size and structure
31:49 - Value of remote work
35:13 - Successful investment raise
36:48 - Raising in the current environment
41:41 - Job openings
42:44 - Special offer!

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Guest & Company info:
Startup - Willo
Startup's site - https://www.willo.video/
Founder - Euan Cameron
Founder's LinkedIn - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/euanacameron

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45 min
February 07, 2023 E1: What is Startup Scout?
The first episode of Startup Scout where I introduce you to the show!
In this episode, I tell you about what Startup Scout is all about. I talk about why I created the show, what kinds of businesses we'll cover, and who should listen to the show. In the coming weeks, I’ll be interviewing founders, makers, and influencers in the early-stage startup space.
If you’d like to be featured on the show (or if you know a startup you’d like to hear more about) then simply send me a message on our Contact page at www.StartupScoutHQ.com or email me at [email protected]
I hope you enjoy the show!
Nick
6 min
December 16, 2017 E4: Saving Our Jobs from A.I., Sunlight Founder Carlos Lagrange
Have you ever worked in a company where professional development and education wasn’t taken seriously?
Have you ever found that it’s a struggle to get courses and training signed off by managers or even that what’s offer doesn’t fit with what you’d love to be learning yourself instead?
Have you, as a business owner, wanted to help upskill your employees, but have struggled to create a framework to manage and implement this?
Or have you found that retaining employees and improving engagement is becoming a real struggle in an increasingly competitive market for top talent?
In this episode, you’ll hear from Carlos Lagrange, CEO and Founder of Sunlight about his employee learning and development platform which seeks to solve all those problems.
Carlos goes in-depth with us about his journey from first concept to customers and the challenges of building a business that investors believe in and users love.
After our chat, I wrap up with some of my thoughts on Sunlight for customers, potential employees, and prospective investors going forward.
If you’d like to learn more about Sunlight, simply visit www.sunlight.is
If you like this episode and if you like the show then please leave a review on iTunes. Leaving a review has a massive impact and really helps others to find the Startup Scout podcast and enjoy great episodes just like this one.
Thank you!
- Nick
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32 min
November 27, 2017 E3: Tesla’s Future European Partner? Meshcrafts Founder Åsmund Møll Frengstad
How does a sailing trip sow the seeds for an electrical vehicle charging marketplace?
How does an effort to simply get extra credits at university turn into one of Europe’s most promising, eco-friendly startups?
How does a startup pivot entirely from being focused on hardware, to now being dedicated to software?
And how, through all of this, does that startup’s members radically change it’s team, fire some of it’s founders, and even its very own CEO voluntarily step aside for someone else to take the reigns? 
On this episode of Startup Scout, you’ll learn how Åsmund Møll Frengstad did all of this and more with his startup Meshcrafts.
We go in-depth with Åsmund, to hear how he created his Norwegian-based startup: a marketplace and platform in the Electronic Vehicle space catering to both businesses and consumers.
Åsmund and Meshcraft’s story is a compelling one filled with plenty of up’s and downs, and is full of insights for founders, customers, and prospective investors alike.
If you'd like to learn more about Åsmund and Meshcrafts, visit them at www.meshcrafts.com
You can also download their Smartcharge app on iOS and Android by searching for “SmartCharge” in the respective app stores.
If you have any questions or would like to be featured on the show, please don't hesitate to learn more at www.StartupScoutHQ.com, or contact me at [email protected]
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38 min
November 17, 2017 E2: Google "Adopt a Startup" Winner Veri with Founder Ann-Marie McSorley
In this episode you'll hear from Google's "Adopt a Startup" winner Ann-Marie McSorley and her training quality assurance and compliance startup Veri.
We discuss how Ann-Marie's background in training and accreditation led her to identify a problem which she couldn't find a solution for off the shelf. Necessity is the mother of invention and Ann-Marie built a beta solution to her problem which she has gone on to evolve into a full product built by a team under her leadership.
With current customers, prospective customers in the pipeline, recognition from Google, and now looking to close out it's latest funding round, Veri truly has a bright future ahead.
You can learn more about Veri at www.Veri.ie
If you like this episode, or if you like the show, please leave a review on the iTunes Podcast store. Reviews have a huge impact and help spread the word about the Startup Scout podcast.
If you have any questions or would like to be featured on the show, please don't hesitate to learn more at www.StartupScoutHQ.com, or contact me at [email protected]
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