The Mary Poppins of Startups Show

🛑 Stop Building! Seriously STOP and shift your focus to product ideation and save thousands on development cost 😯... "Are you solving the right problem that customers will pay for and fall in love with? 🤔" 42% of startups fail because of a lack of market need. By that point, many of them would have wasted a considerable amount of money developing their platform. Let's talk to Rich...

🚀 Struggling to Get Traction for Your Product? Let's dive into the essential steps needed to create a thriving launch waitlist! 💡 Join us as we unravel the mysteries with Catherine Ann Reid, Founder & CEO of Doqit, as we uncover the gritty realities and actionable insights vital for a successful app launch. From laying the groundwork early in development to integrating seamlessly with B2...

Are you a non-tech founder on your startup journey, wondering how to navigate the complexities of building a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and avoid the common pitfalls of software development? 💡🚀 Hear from our guest, Sarah Eggleston (Founder of Fflow & Fractional CTO) how you can cut through software chaos, why you should look at AWS alternatives, and more tips on reducing cost. CHAPTERS 00:...

Do you know how you unconsciously negatively influence sales calls? Is it really as simple as it seems to prioritise your mental health as an entrepreneur? The rollercoaster journey of entrepreneurship requires unwavering resilience, relentless determination, and continually stepping outside of one's comfort zone. "WIN" moments, such as securing a funding round or landing a new clien...

Improving employees mental health has been linked to increasing productivity. However, it's not always that simple to know what to do, let alone how much it might cost. In this episode, we'll talk to Ngozi Cadmus, CEO of Happiworkers and Frontline Therapist, to discover how her startup is planning on keeping teams healthy and thriving. Ngozi will also let us in on her bootstrapping secret...

How can startups build products with a focus on accessibility and inclusivity? With Chamiah Dewey the CEO and Founder of DEWEY, we'll explore: 🔴 Chamiah's personal journey to creating DEWEY a fashionable tech product for those with Dwarfism and short stature 🔴 Whether AI is truly inclusive for underrepresented groups 🔴 The secret of designing products with inclusivity from the start 🔴...

What are the common assumptions that I've seen in my 1-1 product validation and building a MVP session with startup founders? Do you need help figuring out your startups next steps? Looking to know where to go for help and advice to grow your startup? With Naily Makangu, a seasoned Startup Advisor, Startup Mentor and now Director at Founder Institute, a global leading accelerator programme, we...

🧠 How to test the market and validate your tech product before you spend valuable time and resources building it! This session today follows from a highly successful keynote delivered at Software Cornwall powered by Slush'd on 'Test it and they will come...I think' and in this episode I will be delivering this session LIVE to you today... ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Like the show! Help us fight the al...

What's the future of content creation? Come and join us in this insightful episode as we dive into "The Future of Content Creation: Interview with Elai.io Co-founder" with special guest the Co-founder of Elai.io. Want to know this cutting-edge AI platform is reshaping the landscape for startup founders and tech entrepreneurs? Elai.io's innovative technology seamlessly converts te...

Ready to supercharge your startup journey? Keep reading this description and join us for an EXCLUSIVE live podcast episode on The Mary Poppins of Startups, exclusively presented at the Leeds Digital Festival.🌟 Discover the untapped potential of entrepreneurship as we unveil the coveted strategies behind running a triumphant startup, from its inception all the way to scaling up without relying on...

Are you an ambitious entrepreneur feeling overwhelmed by the trials and tribulations of starting a business? 🔗 ⁠⁠Read or download summary of the key insights Thank you to everyone of my guests for sharing their wisdom, as always you are fantastic! Mike Pagan 🔗    • Don't KILL Your Innovation & Creativi...   Charles Ademola Akinyemi 🔗    • How A FinTech Startup Is Solving Inte...   Dr Ta...

Technology is everywhere! How can you ensure your kids learn and grow during the screen time that they have? 🔗 ⁠⁠ Read or download summary of the key insights In this episode, we talk to Plassroom's co-founders, Benjamin Chin and Phebe Lim and get their insights on: 🔴 The challenges of building a startup with a marketplace business model 🔴 How to make sure a product is fit for the target ma...

Discover Sally Bendtson's secrets for making HR in Startups Simple And Fun. Say goodbye to a high turnover rate and hello to designing a positive workplace playground. 🔗 ⁠⁠ Read or download summary of the key insights In this episode, with the amazing Sally Bendtson from Limelight HR, we will explore: ➡️ What happens when small companies and startups do not put their people first ➡️ The chall...

Do you want to know the real truths about starting a podcast in the tech startup world?🌎 🔗 ⁠⁠ Read or download summary of the key insights In this episode we are giving you ALL the secrets, yes ALL the secrets on how we are still going with our podcast after a year... ➡️ Learn the motivations required for starting your podcast ➡️ What are the early challenges you need to know? ➡️ How can you piv...

As startups grow, they start worrying about losing productivity, being overwhelmed as it’s hard to keep track of all the shifting pieces, pivoting to new ideas, delivering to clients and more importantly losing the culture they have. 🔗 ⁠⁠ Read or download summary of the key insights In this special episode, Naily Makangu will be interviewed by Shima Barakat. Here is what we will be talking about:...

Imagine finding out that you have Glue Ear, a condition that leads to losing the ability to hear properly for a few months? What is the impact of a child having this condition, especially at a crucial age of their learning and development? 🔗 ⁠⁠Read or download summary of the key insights In this Mary Poppins of Startups Live Show, we will talk about: ⚡How Tamsin is juggling being a full-time doc...

PHAST is a remote fintech startup with a team based in Cyprus, the US, and Nigeria with a mission to create the safest and most seamless way to transfer money between B2B and B2C in Africa and beyond. 🔗 ⁠⁠ Read or download summary of the key insights In this Mary Poppins of Startups Live Show, we will talk about: ⚡How to harness FinTech Technology to create job opportunities ⚡How PecuniaPay is...

Isolation and loneliness - if you are a solopreneur, solo founder, or run your own business, these two words have probably been your companion at some point. 🔗 ⁠⁠ Read or download summary of the key insights In this Mary Poppins of Startups Live Show, we will talk about: ⚡What is Mental Wealth and more intriguingly, what is a Mental Wealth Team? ⚡How can startup founders, make themselves a numb...

Zebras vs Unicorns? Let’s find out how Kavin is bootstrapping his way to impacting thousands around the world. 🔗 ⁠⁠ Read or download summary of the key insights Most startup news sites regularly promote startups that have landed a huge investment from VCs. The hope is that any of these startups will become a unicorn. But at what price? Should rapid growth and unicorn status be the only measure of...

Why your Personality Matters in Leadership 🙋‍♀️🙋🏿‍♀️ 🔗 ⁠⁠ Read or download summary of the key insights ➡️ How has leadership changed in startups? ➡️ How can you increase your emotional intelligence? ➡️ How can you adapt your leadership and communication style to different situations? ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Like the show! Help us fight the algorithm war. Leave us a review! LIKE, SUBSCRIBE and SHARE! 🎤🎤🎤...

Have you ever heard of "Having Dinner with The Queen?" How can you use this principle to Work ON your business and NOT IN your business 💪 🔗 ⁠⁠Read or download summary of the key insights JOIN The Mary Poppins of Startups Live Show as we will be uncovering... ➡️ What is Dinner with the Queen and why all leaders need to know ➡️ When should you have Dinner with the Queen in your startup?...

What are the Startup Roadblocks you need to AVOID?❌ 🔗 ⁠⁠ Read or download summary of the key insights JOIN The Mary Poppins of Startups Live Show as we will be exploring the startup roadblocks you need to avoid when building your products, processes and people in your startup. Hosted by Naily Makangu, founder of Athena Leaders who will be sharing her secrets as a Startup Advisor with a proven tr...

☠ Want to know why your product has NOT been launched? Let's dive beyond looking at sprint velocity and really look at the various factors that are affecting your startup. 🔗 ⁠⁠ Read or download summary of the key insights ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Like the show! Help us fight the algorithm war. Leave us a review! LIKE, SUBSCRIBE and SHARE! 🎤🎤🎤 Book Naily to LIGHT UP your events - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foxly.m...

Most people leave their managers rather than a job. How can you keep your people with you despite the rollercoaster of building a startup? 🔗 ⁠⁠ Read or download summary of the key insights In this Mary Poppins of Startups Live Show, you will learn... ⚡How leadership can kill your startup ⚡How to get your goals and roadmaps clear so that every single person on the team is working towards the sam...

🤔 What if we could channel some of our collective innovation and ambition towards solving some of the issues that face refugee communities? 🔗 ⁠⁠ Read or download summary of the key insights In this Mary Poppins of Startups Live Show, we will talk about: ⚡The importance of enabling refugees and other vulnerable populations ⚡How to build long-lasting partnerships in your business ⚡What is Econo...