The Startup Van Podcast - Founders Fuel - Inspiring and Educating Entrepreneurs

The Startup Van Podcast - Founders Fuel - Inspiring and Educating Entrepreneurs

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The Startup Van Podcast - Founders Fuel - Inspiring and Educating Entrepreneurs episodes

  • Shining A Light On VC's We Talk To Joe Perkins Founder Of Landscape, The Glassdoor for VC's And Accelerators

    On todays show we talk to Joe Perkins the founder of Landscape which has been called the Glassdoor for VC's and accelerators. Landscape is a community project aimed at raising transparency in the startup funding ecosystem.

    We Talk to Joe about.......

    - Why this is needed

    - His experience with a VC which lead to Landscape

    - Some of the shocking stories he's heard

    - His future plans for Landscape and much more

     

    30 min
  • Hopin Went From 8 Employees To 180 In 1 Year

    Really excited to have the founder of online conference platform Hopin - Johnny Boufarhat on the show today. We speak to Johnny about...

    - Growing a business from 8 employees to 180 in a year.

    - Raising $40M+ from key investors.

    - How investors differ with the value they add.

    - Knowing if you're the right person to be CEO and more.

    30 min
  • Supporting The Unrepresented Founders In London - OneTech

    Emma Joy Obanye from OneTech joins us on the show today, they're proudly committed to challenging inequity and the lack of diversity in Tech. If you’re a female founder or consider yourself from a Black, Asian or Ethnic Minority background, OneTech is here to support you on every step of your journey.


    On todays show we talk about...
    - Supporting unrepresented founders in London
    - What it's like to be a female founder raising money
    - Why the system is unfair
    - Working with sponsors and much more

    49 min
  • Meatless Farm Raises $30 Million Dollars and Takes on Americas Giants

    Really excited to have Morten Toft Bech the founder of Meatless Farm on the podcast today. Their mission is to make a difference without tasting the difference.


    On todays show we talk about...
    - Starting the business with zero background in food
    - Building a strong team
    - Closing a deal whit US giant Whole Foods
    - Taking on billion dollar competitors like, Beyond Meat and Impossible foods
    - Raising 30 Million during lockdown and much more

    48 min
  • We Talk About Raising Money In America Compared To The UK

    It was great to have Romanie Thomas on the show today. Romanie is the founder and CEO of Juggle which is a digital platform for companies to find, onboard, pay and manage, experienced flexible professionals


    On todays show we talk about.....

    - The differences between US and UK investors

    - The mistakes Romanie made when pitching

    - Downsizing the business

    - The importance of hiring the right people

    - How fundraising as a sole founder negatively impact the growth of Juggle

    - And much more

    30 min
  • Habito Founder Daniel Hegarty Tell Us How He Raised $82 Million In Funding

    Guests like todays is the reason Startup Van was founded, an incredibly driven founder with a background you might not expect. Founder and CEO of Habito Daniel Hegarty speaks with us about


    - His time in a punk band being similar to a startup.

    - How his time in Wonga helped him raise a seed round.

    - Finding the right investors.

    - Raising $82M.

    - And much more!

    42 min
  • Home Made Doubled In Size Since Covid 19 We Chat To Founder Asaf Navot

    This weeks guest is one of the few founders who has been aggressively hiring since the pandemic hit, and he's in the proptech business. We chat with Asaf Novat founder of Home Made about....

    - Keeping employees safe during this time

    - Choosing to raise a larger amount of funding

    - Property trends for the rest of the year

    - Advice for hiring people the right way

    - And much more!

    35 min
  • Car Throttle Founder Adnan Ebrahim Tells Us About Selling His Business

    We have a guest on the show this week we've been dying to chat with, Car Throttle founder Adnan Ebrahim.

    On this show he tells us about

    - His hustling days at 16 (and getting scammed)

    - Starting CarThrottle as a business from the outset

    - Raising money from Passion Capital from a cold email

    - Taking on the biggest names in the car industry

    - The loss of identity after the exit and how he got it back

    Hope you enjoy the chat, link below

    57 min
  • Raising Money Would Have Caused My Business To Fail

    We love interviewing people that embody the true meaning of being an entrepreneur, this week we have GreenPal CEO Bryan Clayton on the show. Bryan has grown GreenPal to over $20 million a year in revenue with zero outside funding and we wanted to find out how.

    Bryan tells us how he...


    - Started and grew a business at 16

    - The mistakes around culture and how he fixed them

    - Getting his first business to $10M a year turnover and exiting a few years later

    - learning from his previous business and how this benefited GreenPal

    ...And much more!

    43 min

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9 in 10 companies fail in the first few years of business, we're on a mission to help change those stats. The Startup Van travelled the world in a vintage VW Bus interviewing great entrepreneurs…