This Much I Know - The Seedcamp Podcast

In this episode of the Seedcamp Podcast, we were joined by Managing Partner of Fresco Capital, Stephen Forte. In our conversation we covered his move from Wall Street to becoming the “tech guy” to building his career in startups. Stephen provides some great advice for CTO’s in small companies on the skills they need to build as the business scales. He discusses how to develop an understanding of t...

We had the chance to catch up with Silicon Valley born founder of Rude Baguette, France's Startup Blog, during his recent visit to London. In this episode we covered the startup scene in France, the future of journalism, and how founders can best approach a journalist to increase their chances of being covered.

In this episode of the Seedcamp Podcast, Dave Haynes is joined by Fred Destin, Partner at Accel to talk through the career path that led to him working at one of the world’s leading VC funds. Fred talks about the key differences he sees between the US and European venture ecosystems and his five years spent serving on the board of Seedcamp. Fred Destin joined Accel in 2014 and focuses on consumer...

In this episode we were joined by Matthew Bradley, Investor at Forward Partners. Matthew discusses his background and his experience that led him to start his own business in Italy and to invest in early-stage companies by later joining Forward Partners. He explains how the Forward Partners business model differs from others, by supporting and backing solo Founders at the idea-stage, offering in-h...

In this episode we were joined by Simon Murdoch, Founder of early stage European technology VC, Episode 1. Simon discusses his background and experience that led him to becoming an entrepreneur and later an investor at Episode1, what he brings to the companies he works with, and insights into what he looks for in founders. Simon sold his first company BookPages to Amazon in 1998 after which he rep...

In this episode we were joined by Dan Appelquist, Startup ambassador at The Open Data Institute. After discussing his background, Dan talks about Internet of Things, Privacy, and Open Data, giving insights in to how companies should explore data in a new way. Daniel Appelquist works with the Open Data Institute startup program and the Open Data Incubator for Europe to build bridges with the startu...

In this episode we were joined by Rob Fitzpatrick, Founder of Founder Centric. Rob discusses his background, how he got involved in the startup ecosystem, and gives insights on customer research and product validation. Question not to miss: “Are you solving a big enough problem for which you offer a solution that customers would pay for?" Rob is Founder of Founder Centric. He works with startup ac...

In this episode we were joined by Gabbi Cahane, Managing Partner at Meanwhile. He discusses his background, his involvement in the creative industry, offering insights to founders on how to create, position and develop their brand starting from “the brief.” Gabbi Cahane is Managing Partner at Meanwhile. He founded his first marketing firm aged 23 after stints as a hod carrier, a fork-lift driver,...

In this episode we added a twist to our traditional podcast format, as the Seedcamp Partner Carlos Eduardo Espinal is our guest! Neil Murray founder and journalist at Tech.eu hosts our weekly podcast series, and interviews Carlos about his recently released book, the "Fundraising Field Guide”. The book aims to help founders reach out to investors, deal with rejections constructively, prepare mater...

In this episode we were joined by Chris Morton, Founder and CEO of Lyst. He discussed his background, the story behind Lyst, how to generate the foundations for a marketplace growth and the importance of protecting the company culture when growing your team. Chris Morton is the CEO and cofounder of Lyst (www.lyst.com), a social curation platform for online fashion. Prior to founding Lyst, Chris wa...

In this episode we were joined by Joel Gascoigne, Founder and CEO of Buffer. He discussed his background, the story behind Buffer, and the importance of creating a values driven culture from early days and growing the team with a culture fit in mind. Joel Gascoigne is a co-founder and CEO of Buffer, a web-based platform that helps users share social media content. Prior to Buffer, he co-created On...

In this episode we were joined by Will Critchlow, Founder and CEO of Distilled. He discussed his background, his experience as a founder, and the fundamentals of search, social and content for a startup company. Will Critchlow founded Distilled in 2005 with Duncan Morris. Distilled provides online marketing services from offices in London, New York and Seattle, hosts the SearchLove conference seri...

Bill is a managing partner at Connect Ventures. He has 10 years working in venture capital and startups, having worked as an investment manager at Amadeus Capital and in a variety of operational roles at several California based startups. He is on the boards of Citymapper, Knyttan, Marvel, RetentionGrid, Secretsales, and TOTEMS. In this Seedcamp Academy podcast, we talk about Bill’s history and dr...

In this episode we were joined by Marc Zornes, Founder at Winnow. He discussed his background, his involvement in the food industry, and his latest experience as founder at Winnow. Marc Zornes started his career at a large wholesale grocers, and food and sustainability have been his two passions ever since. Recently he started Winnow because he saw a massive opportunity in solving the problem of f...

In this episode we were joined by Suranga Chandratillake, General Partner at Balderton. He discussed his background, his experience raising investment for blinkx, growing the business, his latest experience as an investor at Balderton, and some of the lessons he’d tell his younger self. Suranga joined Balderton as a General Partner in 2014. He was previously an entrepreneur and engineer. He founde...

In this episode we were joined by Josephine Goube, Director of Partnerships & Communications at Migreat. She discussed her background, how she became involved in making immigration easier for companies, discussing Entrepreneur Visa options available to set up a business in the UK. Listed as one the top 35 women in Business in Britain in 2015 by Management Today, Joséphine currently heads Migreat,...

In this episode we were joined by Bryce Keane, Founder & Director at Albion Drive. He discussed his background, how he created the brand behind 3beards, offering his insights on how to build a compelling brand and communications strategy. Bryce Keane is an international communications professional with experience managing a wide variety of global campaigns throughout EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions,...

In this episode we were joined by Malcolm Bell, Founder & CEO of Mailcloud. Malcolm discussed his background, his experience as founder of Zogorra, and growth hacking strategies for startups. Malcolm setup his first business when he was 15, designing websites for local companies. Years later, he bootstrapped his first e-commerce startup to $40ml in sales within 18 months, selling 1 million product...

In this edition of the Seedcamp Podcast Series focused on Asia, Carlos Espinal continues his discussion about the asian investment ecosystem with Bay McLaughlin, co-founder of Brinc.io. In particular, they focus on the challenges for hardware entrepreneurs in penetrating this geography and what are the best ways to do it successfully. Bay McLaughlin has supported technology startups for the last d...

In this edition of the Seedcamp Podcast Series focused on Asia, Carlos Espinal talks with Tytus Michalski, Managing Partner at Fresco Capital about the startup investment ecosystem in Asia. Tytus discussed his background, how he became involved in investing, offering his insights on what founders should consider when expanding to this geography, and the risks and challenges of not taking into acco...

In this episode we were joined by Josh Elman, Partner at Greylock Partners. Josh discussed his background and how he became involved in investing, and the criteria that VCs commonly use to assess whether a startup is ready for their investment. He joined Greylock Partners in 2011 and invests in entrepreneurs building new consumer products and services. Josh specialises in designing, building, and...

For many of the young, ambitious founders that we back, starting a company might be the first time they’ve had to manage a team. Yet very quickly they’ll need to not only manage a growing startup, but also transform into leading an organisation that could easily grow from 2 to 200 people in just a few short years. So for this month’s Academy we invited in Gillian Davis, author of 'First Time Leade...

In this episode we sat down with Neil Rimer, a Founding Partner of Index Ventures - one of the world's leading VC firms. We talked about Neil's start in venture capital, founding Index Ventures, and identifying when you're ready to raise funding and finding the right investor for your startup. Neil co-founded Index Ventures with Giuseppe Zocco and David Rimer in 1996. Previously he spent 4 years w...

During our latest Seedcamp Academy session we were joined by Stripe co-founder John Collison. He shared the story of how he grew the online payment provider with his brother, from securing the first few clients to managing the tens of thousands of clients using Stripe today. John grew up in Ireland and founded his first startup, Shuppa, in 2007. After merging the company just a year later, John mo...

In this edition of the Seedcamp Podcast Series, Carlos Espinal continues his discussion with Taylor Wescoatt (Entrepreneur in Residence at Seedcamp) about the Behavioural Product Roadmap model. Having previously discussed the Vision Roadmap, Taylor explains how to move from a Proposition to targeted Behaviours, and then finally into what you are building. To learn more about the Behavioural Roadma...