Startups Magazine: The Cereal Entrepreneur

Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Tracey Shirtcliff, Founder and CEO of ScopeBetter, all about the serendipitous moment of her arriving in the UK, the highs of starting and exiting a business, and how even serial entrepreneurs face challenges three businesses down the line. 

Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Stuart Rowland, Founder & CEO of Revalue all about what a carbon credit is and what makes a good one, the work Revalue is doing to create radically better carbon credits and the real-world impact that the company want to demonstrate to the world.

Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Onyeka Nweze, Founder and CEO of Unikorrn all about her startup Unikorrn and her experience as a non-technical founder, why having experience in the risk management industry means Unikorrn solves a real pain point and her time on BBC's The Apprentice as the first tech founder in 18 years. 

Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to James O'Sullivan, CEO and Founder of Nuke from Orbit all about the story behind the name, how the app works to keep your credentials secure and the smartphone theft that James experienced that led to the creation of Nuke from Orbit. 

Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to the Startups Magazine editorial team to discuss all things Startups Magazine in 2024. We talk about our favourite featured startups this year, the trends the team is predicting for the wider tech sector in 2025, and we sprinkle in a couple of Christmasy questions. What are our favourite Christmas films, Christmas dinner non-negotiables, and which of...

Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Harry Dennis, CEO and Founder of Waterhaul all about how ghost gear is devasting our oceans and Waterhaul's mission to help this cause, the importance of storytelling as a founder, and getting recognition from famous faces, including how the Pope owes a pair of Waterhaul sunglasses. 

Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Mona Tiesler, Investment Manager at tokentus Investment AG and Founder at OpenAlpha all about the importance of long-term thinking in a startup, how blockchain can disrupt legacy industries and controversially, why VC funding isn't the be-all and end-all for startups.

Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Andy Fishburn, Managing Director of Virgin StartUp all about Virgin StartUp's mission to help founders startup and thrive, its unique ability to support and plug startups into the Virgin ecosystem and a whole host of its success stories. 

Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Yvonne Nagawa, Founding Member and COO at Black Seed Ventures all about the importance of networking for startups and VCs alike, ensuring authenticity as a founder, and the story behind founding Europe's first seed fund that invests in only black founders. 

Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Anna Jones, CEO and Co-Founder of RefuAid all about blocking out the noise and focusing on those who need help, the magic of community for Refuges and winning the Social Impact Hero at the Hustle Awards 2024.

Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Muna Daud, Founder of FlowSense all about overcoming design bias and ensuring the product is fit for purpose, the importance of constant innovation and winning both the Most Innovative Tech and Rising Startup Award at the Hustle Awards 2024. This is sponsored by Anglia Unicorn. 

Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Melissa Gauge, Founder of SpareMyTime all about the positives of facing challenges, the key advice to just stick at it and winning the Inspirational Woman of the Industry award at the Hustle Awards 2024. 

Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Lena Hackelöer, Founder and CEO of Brite Payments all about the rapid growth of Brite Payments, the invaluable experience she gained working at Klarna and winning both the Founder of the Year and Most Successful Scaleup Awards at the Hustle Awards 2024.

Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to David Johnston and Will Ballantyne, Co-Founders of MyWorkspot all about the community they've built at MyWorkspot, the ups and downs of running a workspace and winning the Workspace of the Year award at The Hustle Awards 2024. 

Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Boris Dyakonov and Eduard Panteleev, Co-CEOs of ANNA Money all about absolutely no-nonsense admin for businesses, why being a founder isn't for everyone and winning the Outstanding Startup Support Award at the Hustle Awards 2024. 

Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Bianca Errigo, Founder and Director of Wellbeing at HumanOS all about winner the Reader's Choice Award at the Hustle Awards 2024, the importance of human connection for wellbeing, and her spaghetti career journey that got her to where she is now. This episode is sponsored by Northern Data Group.

Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Stephanie Downs, CEO & Co-Founder of Uncaged Innovations all about how to turn grains into a leather alternative, how Uncaged Innovations are making their way into the automotive and fashion industries and winning the Sustainability Award at the Hustle Awards 2024. 

Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Romain Sestier, CEO and Co-Founder of StackOne all about winning the Early-Stage Innovation Award at the Hustle Awards 2024, the importance of brutally honest feedback, and how being a serial entrepreneur has impacted the StackOne journey. This episode is sponsored by Dell Technologies. 

Anna Wood, Deputy Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Ceylan Boyce, Founder and CEO of Academy for Women Entrepreneurs all about the challenges female founders face, juggling entrepreneurship with motherhood and female founder success stories. 

Anna Wood, Deputy Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Emmie Faust, Founder of Female Founders Rise all about the female founders rise community, her experience as an exited founder and the challenges she has faced as a serial entrepreneur.  Find out more about them here 

Anna Wood, Deputy Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to  Xavier Collins, Vice President, UK at Turo all about his experience as an early employee of Deliveroo, the traits he looks for in founders as an Angel investor and the importance of paying it forward.

Anna Wood, Deputy Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Matt Ford, CEO and Co-Founder, Sidekick all about being a serial entrepreneur, how to push through the hard times and the importance of making wealth-building assets accessible to all.

Anna Wood, Deputy Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Goodness Akalazu, CEO and Founder of Immersely all about the future of gaming, how emotions impact games and the decision to found a company instead of pursuing a PhD.

Anna Wood, Deputy Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Lara Sheldrake, Founder and CEO of Found and Flourish all about the benefits of having a community around you and how she came up with the idea for Found and Flourish. 

Anna Wood, Deputy Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Sacha Michaud, Co-Founder of Glovo, who's vision is to give everyone easy access to anything in their city all about where the idea of Glovo came from and what the future holds for them.