Founders Uncut: Real Startup Stories

By Kindred Capital

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The show that interviews entrepreneurs, uncovering the moments of fear and doubt that even the most successful founders face. On Founders Uncut, you'll hear how they deal with these moments. If you're an early stage startup founder and the going is tough, listen in. You are not alone - being a founder is just hard! Host Maria Palma, General Partner at Kindred, an early stage venture capital fund, is here to shine a light on the parts of the startup scaling journey that often go untold and never make the headlines. You'll hear about: - How to hire a senior leadership team - How to successfully raise a venture capital funding round - How to motivate a team and operationalise company values - How to personally grow with your startup scaling journey so you can be the leader your company needs at every stage and stay sane in the process. Find out more at KindredCapital.VC/FoundersUncut This podcast was produced by Fascinate Productions

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20. Kate Ryder of Maven Clinic - Give People a Place to Grow because Companies are Only as Good as Their People
Nov 28, 2022
19. Aron Gelbard CEO & Co-Founder of Bloom & Wild- Be Obsessed with Customer Feedback
Nov 14, 2022
18. Wemimo Abbey of Esusu - Head for Business, Heart for the World - From 326 No’s to Unicorn & Bridging the Racial Wealth Gap
Oct 31, 2022
17. James Lochrie, The Language Founders Speak
Oct 17, 2022
16. Hugo Renaudin, Co-founder & CEO of P00ls - Success Favours the Crazy, Raising $10M in One Hour, Manifesting Your Own Serendipity, Get Respect & Trust by Giving it, Managing People much Older than You
Oct 03, 2022
15. Jamie Hale, CEO & Co-founder of Ladder - Earn the Right to Work on the Next Challenge, Tough Decisions on Your Shoulders - Layoffs and How to Handle, Being the Shock Absorber for the Company, Wisdom in what may be hard to hear and Joy from Work
Sep 21, 2022
14. Natasha Vernier, CEO & Co-founder of Cable - Building a Company as You Build Your Family, Creating a Diverse Cap Table, The Operating System of Cable’s Culture, and Why It Pays Off to Be Kind
Sep 05, 2022
13. Raj De Datta, CEO & Co-founder of Bloomreach - Coming Back from Near Death Company Experiences, Is the Planet You are On Inhabitable? Learning to Rely on Your Own Judgement, Things that are Worthwhile to Do are Hard
Aug 22, 2022
12. Charlie Delingpole of Comply Advantage - Relentless Conviction, Failure is an Orphan and done in Silence, Let the Market Pull You, and Tough Decision at Silicon Roundabout
Jul 25, 2022
11. Damian Kimmelman of Batelle & Rho - Perfect vs Clear & Consistent Decisions, Default to “I am Probably Wrong”, Lean into Subjectivity, The Best Founders Know Their Scent, Surround Yourself with Kind People
Jul 11, 2022
10. Yury Yakubchyk of Elemy - A Passion for the Craft - What It Feels Like On a Rocket Ship - from $0 to $20M+ Run Rate in One Year, Unicorn Status in 14 months, From the Era of Growth at All Costs to Responsible Innovation, The Art of the Pivot
Jun 28, 2022
9. Sean Black from Knock - The Wild 12 Month Roller Coaster of Failed SPAC IPO, Acquisition Offer and Growth Round, Working With Coaches and Therapists, Defining Your Values and Living Them, Staying True to Your Values in a Layoff/RIF
Jun 13, 2022
8. Jason Foster from Ori Biotech - You Are Not Your Company, and it Shouldn’t be Your Entire Self Worth, Belonging & Culture Trump Strategy, Running as a Business Not As A Founder, Building Trust with New CoFounders, Having Tough Conversations Early
May 30, 2022
7. Matt Robinson of GoCardless and Nested - Treat Both Triumph and Disaster as an Imposter, Thoughts from a Serial Entrepreneur, Why You Should Care about the Cashflow Shape of Your Business, Growth at all Costs vs Unit Economics
May 16, 2022
6. Mike Quinn From Zoona - Failing To Win, The Difference Between Having Failed And Thinking You Are A Failure, Navigating Self Doubt, How To Manage Your Board, The Fewest “Right” People, Why Being A Parent Makes You A Better Leader
May 03, 2022
5. Clara Odero from CredRails - From Three Unicorns to Africa's First Female-led Unicorn? Raising as a Black, Female Founder, Hiring THE BEST Team, Learning from Three Unicorn Startup Journeys, Building Real Relationships with VCs
Apr 19, 2022
4. Michael Rangel from Novo - Never Underestimate the Underdog, Optimizing for Survival as a Startup, Adaptability Mindset as a Founder, Raising in the Midst of COVID, Venture Capital Rounds in Good and Bad Markets
Apr 04, 2022
3. George Bevis from Tide - The Psychological Journey Of Failing As A Founder, Why LTV/CAC Is THE Metric, The Elusive Product Market Fit - Does It Really Exist? How Do You Know When Your Startup Has No Way Forward
Mar 21, 2022
2. Flori Marquez from BlockFi - Female Founder of a Crypto Unicorn, Navigating Regulation in the Crypto Space, Managing Teams in Times of Hypergrowth and Uncertainty, Diversity within Crypto, Hiring More Experienced People
Mar 14, 2022
1. Tom Blomfield from Monzo - What Does it Feel Like to Ride a Unicorn? The Reality of the Startup Founder Journey, When to Bring on Senior Leadership, The Difference Between Leadership and Management
Mar 14, 2022
Introducing Founders Uncut: Real Startup Stories
Mar 14, 2022