WiserWednesday - Scale up your Startup

By James Potten

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December 18, 2024 WiserWednesday S03.E03 - Think Again! - 'AI Agents Won't Affect My Business'
In this insightful episode of Wiser Wednesday, James Potten hosts a panel of experts to explore the transformative potential of AI agents and generative AI in organisations. The discussion covers practical applications, the challenges of implementation, and the cultural shifts needed to embrace AI-driven innovation.
Panelists include:
- Simon Small: AI co-founder, keynote speaker, and early agentic AI pioneer
- Sue Turner: AI governance and ethics expert, named one of the top 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics
- David Sloly: AI implementation specialist and top 10 AI podcast host
- Steve O'Brien: IoT and AI leader with a passion for building "robot brains"
Key Topics:
- Generative AI & AI Agents: Practical definitions and game-changing use cases
- The Future of Work: Augmenting roles vs. replacing them, and the evolution of digital employees
- Responsible AI: Ethical considerations, governance, and reducing bias in AI systems
- Organisational Readiness: Overcoming legacy systems, fostering a culture of experimentation, and implementing feedback loops
- Impact & ROI: Measuring success and addressing fears in the C-suite
Whether you're an AI novice or a seasoned professional, this episode provides actionable advice, including starting small, experimenting with safe sandboxes, and treating AI as a tool for innovation. Together, we explore how AI can empower organisations to scale without burnout and benefit 8 billion people—not just 8 billionaires.
🎙️ Join the conversation and stay ahead of the AI curve! Connect & follow more episodes via jamespotten.com
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58min
April 17, 2024 WiserWednesday.com S03.E02 - Becoming (Par)entrepreneurs with Perri Lewis
This WiserWednesday we have Perri Lewis, CEO of Mastered speaking to us about the challenges of juggling a rapidly scaling business whilst meeting the needs of a young family. It’s also said that middle-age is when you are supporting both your parents and your kids – yay! So we’ll be sharing tools and coping mechanisms that could help anyone out there facing more than the demands of their business. Hosted by James Potten.
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51min
January 24, 2024 WiserWednesday.com #S03.E01 - An Ultraleap to Series D with Tom Carter
Thank you Tom for an excellent discussion on his journey to Series D (a feat only achieved by a few people on the planet). We dive into the human side of being a founder and how challenging that is with a young family and the excitement on Tom & his cofounders eureka moment when they realised this would actually work. From Bristol University PhD spin-out to CES Vegas & HQ in San Fransisco with an acquisition in between, tom share why we should make sure in life that we take the leap, realise we will step on rakes & why the trick to succeeding is to work (& sleep) like a lion! As always, your host is James Potten.
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59min
November 30, 2023 WiserWednesday.com #S02.E08 - Thriving Teams (that scale) with Alison Coward
Come and find out how a the transition to a 'workshop culture' could catalyse the growth through the next s-curve for your business. Alison Coward shares how she wanted to bottle up that enthusiasm and energy at the end of a workshop and release it into organisations. Learn how you could do that yourself in your organisation. Your host as always is James Potten.
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59min
September 27, 2023 WiserWednesday.com #S02.E07 - Fundraising 'From Idea to Series A' with Raja Skogland
Welcome to our ‘WiserWednesday' Fireside chat with Raja Skogland, Investor and Founder of The Visionary Company and VC. We do a deep-dive into the current startup investor trends. Find out why Raja and her network invest in founders and their ideas and how you could better position yourself for fundraising. She also shares some insider insights on the post-generative-AI landscape, spotlighting fund-worthy founders and ideas. Your host as always is James Potten.
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1h 1min
July 26, 2023 WiserWednesday.com #S02.06 - Building Trust with Casey Fenton
Welcome to our next ‘WiserWednesday' Fireside chat with Casey Fenton, founder of Upstock & Couchsurfing. We are talking about building trust in both your team, clients and your wider community. Trust is the foundation of every relationships. Find out why it is so important to build trust & how to do it from the person who built the largest trust experiment - Couchsurfing (which pre-dates Airbnb & Uber). Your host as always is James Potten.
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30min
June 21, 2023 WiserWednesday.com #S02.05 - Finding Flow with Jay Brown
Welcome to our next ‘WiserWednesday' Fireside chat with Jay Brown, founder of MindFraime. We are talking about creativity and flow state. A concept first imagined by the psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. Key take aways are. Let's make sure we work from our heart, not our head & let's become a perceivers, not just creators! Your host as always is James Potten.
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1h 5min
May 24, 2023 WiserWednesday.com #S02.E04 - Talking Rubbish with James Piper
It gives me great pleasure to welcome James Piper - this is a unique interview as we've had the pleasure of working together at Ecosurety for a number of years.
Current backdrop is that AI hype is exploding, as is the planet. Unfortunately we are now expecting to breach the 1.5 DegC Climate Threshold by 2027. So this is an important debate (maybe the former can help us solve the latter)?
Key takeaways. Let's make sure we...
- trust in our people
- nurture our team culture
- & 'recycle more than a tennis ball!'
Hopefully you feel like you can go out there and do good in your own way after listening to this interview! Your host as always is James Potten. Enjoy!
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1h 2min
April 26, 2023 WiserWednesday.com #S02.E03 - Scaling Up & Selling Up with John Ratliff
In this episode of WiserWednesday we talk about John’s experience of scaling to near unicorn levels, and the realities of burnout, the loneliness of entrepreneurship, and the secrets to scaling and selling.
John Ratliff is currently CEO of align5 & Scale Up Coaches. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from John's unique experiences and gain practical advice to help you succeed (lots of which I first learnt when John & I met on Necker in 2016). Your host as always is James Potten. Enjoy!
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1h 1min
April 05, 2023 WiserWednesday.com #S02.E02 - Facing Our Futures with Nikolas Badminton
Great debate about the future & AI. Key take aways - Let's make sure we...
- put Humanity before technology
- consider dystopian futures so we can create utopian ones instead!
- & If you aren't facing the future, you'll become part of the past
Hopefully you feel like you can go out there and face yours
Thanks to Nik our awesome speaker today. I hope you feel slightly Wiser this Wednesday as a result of joining us!
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1h 2min

FAQs about WiserWednesday - Scale up your Startup:

How many episodes does WiserWednesday - Scale up your Startup have?

The podcast currently has 19 episodes available.