Best Mobilitytech Podcasts (2025)

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Hustle Awards 2025 Special: Oxford Innovation Space, Winner of Readers' Choice Award (Teaser 1) 0:32

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Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine, speaks to Jo Stevens, Managing Director at Oxford Innovation Space all about being founded by the University of Oxford's first spin-out, how the organisation encourages the creation of a regional innovation ecosystem, and winning the Readers' Choice award at the Hustle Awards 2025.…

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Hustle Awards 2025 Special: Oxford Innovation Space, Winner of Readers' Choice Award (Teaser 2) 1:17

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Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine, speaks to Jo Stevens, Managing Director at Oxford Innovation Space all about being founded by the University of Oxford's first spin-out, how the organisation encourages the creation of a regional innovation ecosystem, and winning the Readers' Choice award at the Hustle Awards 2025.…

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Hustle Awards 2025 Special: LongeVC, Winner of Game-Changing Investor 34:50

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Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine, speaks to Sergey Jakimov, Founding and Managing Partner at LongeVC, all about the journey from serial founder to investor, the longevity space and the innovations that will change lives and prolong health spans, and winning the Game-Changing Investor Award at the Hustle Awards 2025.…

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Hustle Awards 2025 Special: Bethany Hatten and James Wood of ClearEar, Winner of Young Entrepreneur 39:10

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Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine, speaks to Bethany Hatten and James Wood, Co-Founders of ClearEar all about what its like to start and run a business as two busy medical students, the importance of accessibility and their service offering, and winning the Young Entrepreneur award at the Hustle Awards 2025.…

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Hustle Awards 2025 Special: Hatch Enterprise, Winner of Outstanding Startup Support 24:12

19d ago24:12

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Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine, speaks to Rebekah Sun, CEO of Hatch Enterprise UK, all about Hatch's position in the startup space, supporting the founders and not the businesses, and winning Outstanding Startup Support at the Hustle Awards 2025.By Startups Magazine

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Hustle Awards 2025 Special: Vox Aeris, Winner of Early-Stage Innovation 35:02

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Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine, speaks to Selene Sari, Founder and CEO of Vox Aeris, all about the challenges of being a solo female founder building a hardware product, how solid information is more valuable than advice and winning the Early-Stage Innovation Award at the Hustle Awards 2025.By Startups Magazine

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Hustle Awards 2025 Special: ONO, Winner of Most Innovative Tech 33:46

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Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine, speaks to Renee Rogers, Founder and CEO of ONO, all about incident reporting and the intricacies of fleet management, knowing when to take or leave advice, and winning the Most Innovative Tech awards at the Hustle Awards 2025.By Startups Magazine

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Hustle Awards 2025 Special: Viviene Bish-Bedeau, Winner of Inspirational Woman of the Industry 1:10:00

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Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine, speaks to Viviene Bish-Bedeau, Founder and Director of Construction and Engineering Opportunities (CEO) all about the diversity of the construction industry, the issues of classifying industries as either practical or academic and winning the Inspirational Woman of the Industry award at the Hustle Awards 2025…

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AI meets HR: redefining people ops with DreamTeam's Shirley Baumer 34:36

2M ago34:36

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Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine, speaks to Shirley Baumer Co-Founder and CPO at DreamTeam, all about the role of AI in HR, the story of DreamTeam's co-founders meeting whilst working at Monday.com, and how there's growth to be found in uncertainty.By Startups Magazine

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Better Homes, Better Lives: The Switchee Mission with CEO Tom Robins 31:58

3M ago31:58

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Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine, speaks to Tom Robins, CEO of Switchee all about Switchee's mission of improving the quality of life of people who live in rented homes, how founders can make or break businesses, and the lessons he has learned as a serial scaleupper.By Startups Magazine

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From Bum Health to Boardrooms: Giorgia Granata’s Wype Story 37:02

3M ago37:02

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Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine, speaks to Giorgia Granata, Co-Founder and CEO at Wype, all about bum cleanliness and health, her experience on Dragons Den and why building a startup is like a horseBy Startups Magazine

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Unlocking UK Innovation: A Conversation with Plexal’s CEO 37:22

4M ago37:22

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Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine, speaks to Andrew Roughan, CEO at Plexal, all about the importance of collaboration in the industry, Plexal's four pillars of innovation support and why the UK needs to find its subsector niches to excel in.By Startups Magazine

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Scaling Smart: Leadership Lessons with Tammy H. Nam 35:04

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Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine, speaks to Tammy H. Nam, CEO at Creatopy, about her 30-year career in tech startups, the core leadership principles that are important to her and how to lead a rapidly scaling business.By Startups Magazine

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Gifting Made Smart: Inside HintHint with Iman Dakhil 27:30

5M ago27:30

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Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Iman Dakhil, Founder HintHint all about being a solo non-technical founder in a tech-based business, bootstrapping the business from the start and the perfect gift.By Startups Magazine

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WeRoad: fighting the loneliness crisis through travel 39:57

5M ago39:57

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Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Fabio Bin, Co-founder and CMO of WeRoad, about how WeRoad is tackling the loneliness crisis with travel, connecting people's cultural stories, and a WeRoad marital success story.By Startups Magazine

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From PhD to CEO: Joshua Steer’s Journey with Radii Devices 32:38

6M ago32:38

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Anna Wood, Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Joshua Steer, CEO and founder of Radii Devices about the importance of clinical feedback, he transition to academia to founding a startup and the immediate pivot Radii Devices had to make on launch.By Startups Magazine

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From New Beginnings to Business Exits: Tracey Shirtcliff’s Story 36:38

6M ago36:38

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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.By Startups Magazine

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Revalue’s Mission: Making Carbon Credits Truly Count 45:10

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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.By Startups Magazine

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The founder's journey: Onyeka Nweze on Unikorrn & The Apprentice 42:36

7M ago42:36

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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.…

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How One Theft Led to a Revolutionary Security App 48:23

7M ago48:23

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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.By Startups Magazine

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Christmas Special: a year roundup 51:12

10M ago51:12

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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 fil…

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From Ghost Gear to Global Recognition: Waterhaul’s Fight Against Ocean Devastation 31:01

10M ago31:01

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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.…

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Investing in the Future: Blockchain, Startups, and Strategy 42:34

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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.…

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Inside Virgin StartUp with Andy Fishburn 47:25

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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.By Startups Magazine

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Black Seed Ventures: empowering black founders and breaking barriers 20:08

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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.…

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Hustle Awards 2024 Special: RefuAid, Winner of Social Impact Hero 29:20

12M ago29:20

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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.By Startups Magazine

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Hustle Awards 2024 Special: FlowSense, Winner of Most Innovative Tech and Rising Startup Award 26:59

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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.…

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Hustle Awards 2024 Special: Melissa Gauge, Winner of Inspirational Woman of the Industry 30:10

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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.By Startups Magazine

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Hustle Awards 2024 Special: Brite Payments, Winner of Most Successful Scaleup and Founder of the Year 21:00

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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.…

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Hustle Awards 2024 Special: MyWorkspot, Winner of Workspace of the Year 31:05

1y ago31:05

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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.By Startups Magazine

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Hustle Awards 2024 Special: ANNA Money, Winner of Outstanding Startup Support 25:04

1y ago25:04

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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.By Startups Magazine

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Hustle Awards 2024 Special: HumanOS, Winner of Reader's Choice Award 24:29

1y ago24:29

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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.…

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Hustle Awards 2024 Special: Uncaged Innovations, Winner of Sustainability Award 24:17

1y ago24:17

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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.…

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Hustle Awards 2024 Special: StackOne, Winner of Early-Stage Innovation 19:48

1y ago19:48

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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.…

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Breaking Barriers: Stories of Resilient Female Founders 37:31

1+ y ago37:31

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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.By Startups Magazine

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Female founders rise and thrive 40:36

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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 hereBy Startups Magazine

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Navigating the ecosystem with Xavier Collins 40:34

1+ y ago40:34

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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.By Startups Magazine

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Your wealth building sidekick 39:01

1+ y ago39:01

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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.By Startups Magazine

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Immerse yourself in the future of gaming 28:36

1+ y ago28:36

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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.By Startups Magazine

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Found and Flourish: Embracing Togetherness 43:44

1+ y ago43:44

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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.By Startups Magazine

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Glovo: helping the high street 32:37

1+ y ago32:37

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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.By Startups Magazine

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Tech of the future today 48:24

1+ y ago48:24

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Anna Wood, Deputy Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Steve Salvin, Chief Executive at Aiimi & Mental Health Awareness Advocate all about his journey as a serial entrepreneur and the change that is coming in the future for technology.By Startups Magazine

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Inside the World of Startup Accelerators 36:56

1+ y ago36:56

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Anna Wood, Deputy Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Tzahi (Zack) Weisfeld, Vice President at Intel Ignite: Intel for Startups at Intel Corporation all about his journey from Microsoft for Startups to helping Intel create their programme, Intel Ignite, as well as the pros and cons of accelerator programmes for startups.…

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ISE Special: creating content for the tech market 30:08

1+ y ago30:08

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Anna Wood, Deputy Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Roland Hemming, Audio Consultant at RH Consulting & Director at Copper Leaf Media at ISE 2024 show all about his business and the industry.By Startups Magazine

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From founding to financing 29:12

1+ y ago29:12

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Anna Wood, Deputy Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Gillian Palmer, Founder and Director at The Finance Hub and Lending Made Simple all about her journey, what the Finance Hub does and how to manage your finances as a startup. This episode is sponsored by Capterra.By Startups Magazine

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Funding Futures: VC Insights for Startups 36:39

1+ y ago36:39

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Anna Wood, Deputy Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Alex Pavlov, Partner at early-stage tech VC, RTP Global all about funding from a VC's point of view and insights into the current climate. This episode is sponsored by Capterra.By Startups Magazine

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Christmas Special: Closing the justice gap for startups 37:02

2y ago37:02

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Anna Wood, Deputy Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Karen Watton, Director at qLegal, and Clemence Tanzi, Programme Lead at qLegal all about qLegal's mission to make legal advice accessible for everyone, especially startups. This episode is sponsored by Capterra.By Startups Magazine

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Anxiety coach insights: Overcoming anxiety to Maximise Productivity 42:33

2y ago42:33

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Anna Wood, Deputy Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Ashleigh Frater, Founder & Anxiety Coach at In Good Hands all about overcoming anxiety, the stress founders go through, and how to prevent burnout. This episode is sponsored by Capterra.By Startups Magazine

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Diverse Minds, Bright Futures 45:34

2y ago45:34

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Anna Wood, Deputy Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Shazia Hussain, Senior Technology Recruiter, Winner of TechWomen100 Champion of the Year Award 2023, and BBC Apprentice contestant 2023 all about neurodiversity, the ups and downs of her career and the lessons she's learned. This episode is sponsored by Capterra.…

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Capterra UK: find the right software for your SME 25:43

2y ago25:43

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Anna Wood, Deputy Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to David Jani, Content Analyst UK at Capterra, which helps you find the right software for your business all about the results from the customer service and help desk research they conducted.By Startups Magazine