Tech Brains Talk

This week, Flavilla is joined by Matt Gilpin.

Matt Gilpin founded Sprift (which stands for: ‘Smarter Property Information Technology’) in 2016, following the frustration of being unable to easily source the property data he required for his buy-to-let portfolio. He is driven by a desire to improve the quality of data available, and to create a smoother home buying and selling process.

Following his first property investment in 1999, Matt bought and sold many properties in the years that followed. For each investment he would spend hours collating property information and data from a variety of sources. Although not from a tech background, he was sure there must be a way of aggregating all data and presenting it in one place, hence the idea for Sprift was born. It was also apparent to Matt at this time, that this would also be an issue for the wider house-buying public.

[00:11] Introducing Matt
[02:30] Matt's journey to creating Sprift
[12:30] Changing the status quo in the property industry
[14:22] The importance of perseverance
[16:12] The importance of listening to customers 
[19:22] Hiring for startup success
[29:17] What kept Matt motivated?
[37:01] How does Matt want to be remembered

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This week, Flavilla is joined by Jamie Love. They discuss how to achieve monumental growth using effective digital marketing.

Jamie Love is the CEO and Founder of Monumental, London’s growth marketing agency. He is a leader in the field of Digital Marketing with a specific focus on acquisition. Jamie has a number of entrepreneurial triumphs under his belt, has created and taught digital marketing syllabuses globally and is a public figure in the LGBT community. He has been featured in most UK press and media and has an online following of over 30,000 people.

[00:11] Episode Summary
[01:10] Introducing Jamie
[03:07] What led Jamie to creating Monumental
[04:50] What commitments are required to scale and grow?
[06:28] The importance of adopting new marketing channels
[09:50] Jamie's advice for young tech entrepreneurs
[14:57] Understanding younger audiences
[19:21] Championing marginalised groups in marketing
[23:59] Securing PR opportunities for Jamie's clients
[26:20] What has Jamie learned from growing his business
[32:50] How would Jamie like to be remembered

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This week, Flavilla is joined by Seyi Awotunde. They discuss NFTs and Seyi's entrepreneurial journey.

Seyi Awotunde is an entrepreneur whose journey is currently featured in a BBC documentary as well as one of the selected tech founders for the 2021 Barclays Black Founders cohort. He has remained the man in the arena - despite all the obstacles he has overcome. Imminently Seyi is launching the first luxury NFT marketplace called Deliciae, which has already gained the attention of leading celebrities and brands.
 

[00:11] Episode summary
[01:07] Introducing Seyi
[03:02] Seyi's entrepreneurial journey
[09:46] Changing public perceptions of NFTs
[12:58] The future of NFTs in an increasingly digitised world
[15:42] Getting started with NFTs
[16:59] Determining the value of an NFT
[19:54] Combining NFTs with virtual reality with Deliciae
[31:51] What's next for Seyi?
[33:12] How would Seyi like to be remembered?


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This week, Flavilla is joined by Stephen Nundy. They discuss how tech companies can secure investment from an investor or venture capitalist. 

Stephen is an experienced technologist and engineer with a passion for setting strategy, introducing technology innovation and building high-performing teams for ambitious global businesses. Stephen leads our investing in Digitalisation and Deep Tech companies where he has led transactions in AI/ML, B2B SaaS, and Data Analytics companies among others. 

As CTO he additionally advises the broader investment team on wider opportunities whilst performing technology and product due diligence. As part of the Lakestar value-add platform, he advises portfolio companies on product and technology-related matters as well as setting Lakestar’s internal technology strategy.


[00:11] Episode summary
[01:07] Introducing Stephen
[04:45] Securing tech investment in the U.S vs Europe
[09:28] Underrepresentation in investing
[14:50] Hindsight in investment
[17:03] Stephen's takeaways from working at Goldman Sachs
[20:55] What attracts Stephen to a tech investment
[27:35] ESG and its effect on investment
[30:18] The importance of European tech sovereignty
[41:47] How would Stephen like to be remembered?


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In this episode, Flavilla is joined by Tessa Clarke. They discuss how she's leveraging technology to solve one of the worlds biggest problems - food waste.

Tessa is Co-Founder & CEO of OLIO, a free app tackling the problem of food waste by connecting neighbours with each other, and volunteers with local businesses, so that surplus food can be given away, not thrown away. OLIO has grown to over 4 million users in 5 years. She met her co-founder Saasha Celestial-One whilst they were studying for their MBAs at Stanford. Tessa is passionate about the sharing economy as a solution for a sustainable world, and about ‘profit with purpose’ as the next business paradigm.

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In this episode, Flavilla is joined by Dominic Monkhouse. They discuss how to scale a tech company successfully.

 Dominic is a proven architect of business growth. As managing director he headed up teams that scaled two UK technology service firms from zero to £30M a year in less than 5 years. Now as a business coach, he helps other CEO's and their teams by working from the "Management Lab'' on his farm near Salisbury. A regular public speaker, podcast host, and author; he aims to share the tips that really work, with his growing audience of business leaders, and give as many unfair advantages as possible.

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In this episode, Flavilla is joined by William Wells. They discuss how can satellite data and machine learning measure sustainability in farming and help to optimise food production.

Will founded Hummingbird Technologies in January 2016, where the business spent its first year developing Machine Learning algorithms at the Imperial College technology incubator. Prior to this, Will spent 10 years in the Finance and Investment sector. This included M&A and other special advisory roles at Citigroup and Lincoln International, as well as investment management at the successful multi-billion dollar Highclere global equity fund, where he was also a Partner. Will grew up on a farm and is a keen sportsman. He holds an MBA from INSEAD Business School and a First Class MA Honours degree in English Literature from the University of Edinburgh. Will sits on the Board of a Royal Marsden cancer charity and Math Engine plc, a UK public investment fund. 

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In this episode, Flavilla is joined by Alexander Fahie. They discuss experiential learning and social responsibility at scale.

Alexander Fahie is the Founder and CEO of B-Corp, Ethical Angel. A VC backed, award-winning experiential learning tool used by some of the worlds largest companies and causes in over 23 countries.  Alexander graduated from Newcastle University with a BSc in Politics with Economics and then spent 7 years working in investment management. In his spare time he enjoys sailing. Alexander is a trustee of International NGO, Kidasha.

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In this episode, Flavilla is joined by Edward Upton. They discuss how understanding your data builds client loyalty and increases client lifetime value.

Edward is founder of Littledata, and an expert on ecommerce analytics and strategy. He blogs about all things web analytics, and is a certified service partner for Google Analytics. Edward also advises companies on product development and scaling technology. Previously a product manager, and founder of Teachable, a marketplace for teachers to share digital education resources. He holds a Masters in Psychology and Philosophy from Magdalen College, Oxford.

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In this episode, Flavilla is joined by David Biden. They discuss how to automate an organisation for increased productivity.

David Biden has been advising organisations on how to practically apply modern technologies to their business for many years. His passion now lies in helping complex organisations unlock the full potential of their own people through the use of Intelligent Automation, while improving the lives of the citizens and customers they support. 

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