Ventures

Elaf Deyab, co-founder @ Caspa AI shares how AI-generated imagery is affecting e-commerce product photography. With deep expertise spanning engineering, Goldman Sachs, and digital marketing, we unpack the surprising truths about traditional product photography costing brands over $200,000 annually. Discover why hyper-personalisation drives 40% higher conversion rates, how a simple AI upload can re...

In this episode, we dive deep into the evolution of marketing and how brands can leverage productisation to transform their marketing operations. Kieron and Andrew share their expert insights on creating effective service catalogs, the changing landscape of marketing roles, and how AI is ushering in what they call "the third age of marketing." 🎯 On the Docket:00:00:00 - The historical evolution o...

Jay Singh, CEO @ Casper Studios explains how product development in the creator economy is ripe for building. With years of experience from LinkedIn's verification team to his own venture, we unpack the surprising truths about building profitable products with creators. Discover why professionals avoiding AI tools will soon be left behind, how voice interfaces create our most natural technolog...

From burnout to breakthrough! Andrew and Kieron of "A Few Good People" reveal how shifting from time-based billing to value-based offerings is transforming the agency landscape. With 40+ years of combined experience, we unpack the counterintuitive truths about client relationships that most service businesses miss. Discover why "people-pleasing" destroys value, how a simple men...

I'm joined by Matthias, co-founder of Avalana, who shares his journey building a startup in the video editing space & the lessons learned from previous ventures. We discuss how building in public has driven surprising growth, his approach to remote work, and his perspective on AI's impact on creativity. Timestamps:00:00 - Intro and rap01:26 - Experience from previous startups and focusing on o...

I just spent some time with the latest NotebookLM update, and I'm genuinely excited about how it's changing the way I consume and share information. Let's break it down: ⏱️ Key Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction to NotebookLM's rapid evolution 00:20 - Overview of the new audio control features 00:39 - Benefits for different learning styles 01:05 - NotebookLM basics for new users 01:24...

Just wrapped an deep dive into OpenAI's new image generation capabilities in GPT-4o, and wow - the game has completely changed. It's got really good at realistic images and copying styles, so I might have to rethink the way I make thumbnails in the future !Key Learnings 🧠The leap from prompt engineering to conversational image creation is a game-changer for workflowContent creators should...

In this episode, we dive deep into the world of marketing technology with Gabriel Sayers, co-founder of Briefly – an AI-powered briefing platform revolutionising how marketers create campaign briefs. Gabriel shares how a frustrating problem he experienced firsthand in advertising agencies led to building a solution that's now saving major brands from wasting marketing budgets on poor briefs. Key T...

Alex Banks shares his fascinating journey from LinkedIn creator to founder of Grow Hub, exploring how AI is transforming personal brand building in 2025. We dive deep into the story behind this powerful tool that is helping professionals find and amplify their authentic voice online. Check out Grow Hub: https://growhub.ai/?via=virajKey Timestamps00:00 - Welcome and catching up00:12 - Introduction...

Just wrapped up an awesome chat with Alex Banks on the pod - the kind of conversation that makes you excited about where tech is actually heading. What I love about Alex is how he cuts through all the AI hype and gets down to the real stuff. We riffed on everything from using AI to handle those annoying freelance receipts you know, the ones sitting in your drawer right now, to this wild idea about...

Ana Pricop is the co-founder @ Outdid.io, the B2B start-up building a world where people trust each other and are safe online. Before starting Outdid, Ana was studying at Sciences Po France's leading university in the social sciences. 🛠️ Building something cutting edge with ZK Proofs 🚀 Raised $2.5 Million dollars in 3 days 👥 Incredible co-founder relationship In Today’s Episode with Ana Pric...

Tom Charman is an absolute cockroach founder, having built 4 start-ups and started angel investing all in the last decade. Tom is one of the most seasoned founders I’ve had the pleasure of meeting - his calmness to the nuclear winters of AI. His Spidey sense to recognise a problem and build a solution in addition to balancing a cofounder relationship with his long-term partner. 🛠️ Building somethi...

Haz Hubble is the Founder of Pally which is solving the most complex problem in human history - how humans connect! Haz is one of the most clear-minded founders I’ve met - his focus when solving problems. He was the youngest CGMA in the world and his ability to empower not only the team at Pally but also his previous role as CFO of a 200-person company. 🛠️ Building Pally, to solve the Human connec...

Harjas Singh is the Chief Product Officer and co-founder of SHARES which has one goal: to empower you to become a smarter investor, so you can take charge of your financial future. Harjas is the most user-focused CPO’s I’ve ever met, a clairvoyant when it comes to the future of investing, and a wizard at building teams. 🛠️ Building SHARES.io, raised over $50m 🔮 Product Visionary (I mean just chec...

Warren Hutchinson is the Chief Experience Officer and founder of ELSE Agency which is on a mission to become the UK’s most effective design consultancy. Working with the likes of 02, Nivea and Universal Warren is one of the most knowledgeable people in design consultancy I've met and one of the few real people left that walks the talk: 🚀 Working in design, strategy and innovation for almost 2...

"You have to get out to be inspired by what's going on in this big huge world" Daljit Singh is one of the most incredible OG Designers I’ve met! 🚀 DIGIT Agency Founder where he designed and launched his own sausages 💰 Co-founder @Anna. Money which has a $100m Valuation 👁️ Digital Design Visionary - D&AD Black Pencil Award, Design Week Best of Show & 2 BAFTAs. In this episod...

Dan Bolland is a man of many talents a fractional exec, accountant, start-up, financing, frontier-tech, investment, growth, and governance. Having worked inside and consulted with businesses large and small he brings unique views on tough knotty problems and a desire to make things work smoothly and scalably. In Today’s Episode with Dan Bolland, We Discuss: 1.) Dan's Background 2.) Reality of...

Ahana Banerjee is the Founder of Clear a beauty tech startup that lets users track and share their skincare routines and buy products. Valued at $15 million, Clear has partnered with more than 2,000 brands, has 9,000 users on the app and about $1 million in VC funding. Clear also the 2022 L'Oréal Beauty Tech for Good winners, selected by Beiersdorf for the Beauty Tech Innovation Summit 2023, a...

I think the name for this series is right now. The Journal - a collection of thoughts and feelings about the experiences I am going through as I build out this business. Today I talk about the positive growth in sales calls, what it's like being an entrepreneur, and how I'm dating/ building personal relationships as someone who is building a business.

A situation I've been struggling with is how you navigate the family dynamic while living at home and working from home. Realised I wasn't the only one going through it and wanted to share some thoughts.

My weekly round-up of thoughts and feelings on: the sacrifice, I feel that I have to make daily, the lack of a work-life balance and why I feel that is. The need to be patient, and why I can strike when I see an opportunity.

My weekly round-up of thoughts and feelings on the sheer amount of free calendar time I experienced when starting this venture and battling with my concept of work what I used to benchmark success and now how I'm dealing with it.

Almost 1 year into starting a business, and it's been a chaotic one. When things go wrong they really go wrong. I want to use this to see if I'm actually making any progress but also try to bring the fun back to making something. Stick around

On this episode of The Extraordinary Experience, I dive into a conversation with Ocean, (IG: @oceanstherapy). Viraj picks her brain on what the Baháʼí Faith is, and we have a candid discussion about religion; changing gears slightly to talk about Ocean's profession that is hypnotherapy and life coaching, while also touching on managing mental health.    All the key topics will be timesta...

On this episode of The Extraordinary Experience, I dive into a conversation with Tina Sharma, (IG: @iamtinasharma). We have a candid chat about all the pies she has her fingers in, what the world of acting is really like. We touch on Hustle culture and how she stays so motivated and why inspiring others brings her so much joy. All the key topics will be timestamped in the description so feel free...