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VIB : Very Important Business

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Very Important Business (VIB) is the weekly podcast giving you the unvarnished truth - from two founders - about what it's really like running a business. Each week, Carl Partridge (ex-Capital Radio broadcaster, BBC comedy writer, two-time tech founder) and Emily Bendell (founder & CEO of Bluebella) take an honest look at one of the key challenges every founder faces: hiring, firing, raising investment, being a good boss - and, in some cases, a bad one. They're joined by top founders, investors and partners for down-to-earth advice - and they're not shy about calling them out if the advice doe...

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The Truth About Hiring | Anouk Agussol 06.07.2026 26:50

How do you hire the best people - and then make sure that they stick around?  Finding the right people is tough. Spotting the wrong ones before it's too late is tougher.  Do you hire for culture or for skillset? What makes for a good (and a dreadful) interview? Carl and Emily are joined by Anouk Agussol - co-founder and US CEO of Foundation Partners, where she helps companies on both sid...

The Truth About Business Awards | Rajeeb Dey MBE 28.06.2026 26:40

Business awards — are they worth the bother? ...genuinely useful for your startup, or just pay-to-play with a nicer trophy? And what's it actually like to receive an MBE? Carl and Emily are joined by Rajeeb Dey MBE - serial entrepreneur (Learnerbly, Hutora) and, as it happens, winner of one of the biggest gongs going. They get into the serious stuff: whether awards actually build a business. And t...

VIB - Series 1 Trailer 23.06.2026 1:05

The Very Important Business Podcast. Every week, two founders give you the unvarnished truth about what it's really like running a business. With Carl Partridge - broadcaster and two-time tech founder, and Emily Bendell - founder and CEO of Bluebella. Join Club VIB for our chat community, bonus content, newsletter and more at vib.show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.