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From the Factory Floor

English, Finance, 1 season, 65 episodes, 1 day, 5 hours, 37 minutes
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A podcast for anyone looking to begin their startup journey with advice ranging from business to tech from those who have been there and done it!
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Building your startup talent pipeline

When building a startup thinking about the talent you bring in to your business and your Employee Value Proposition is probably one of the furthest things from your mind. But bringing in the best (and most flexible) talent can be the difference on whether your business thrives or survives. On the podcast this week Nyree Trimbel spoke to Ruby Melling, founder of Talentloop about the importance of being strategic about the talent you bring in to your business, and why there's no such thing  as 'too soon' How to hire well Working out what you need vs what you want Retaining great staff Staying competitive on a startup budget If you're looking at building a team alongside your business this is an episode you can't afford to miss. Ruby's details can be found here ________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
3/21/202430 minutes
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Startups with Georgia Gibson

________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
3/19/202423 minutes, 29 seconds
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Bootstrapping with Sam Royle from SoSquared

Today on FtFF James and Nyree catch up with Sam Royle from SoSquared on their journey and cover all things startup and boostrapping. Stay Tuned!________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
2/20/202430 minutes, 21 seconds
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Startup Bootstrapping with Ian Brookes

Today on FtFF Nyree catches up with Ian Brookes on their journey and cover all things startup and boostrapping. Stay Tuned!________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
2/13/202421 minutes, 12 seconds
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Founder Lead Sales with Matthew Codd

Today on FtFF James and Nyree catch up with Matthew Codd on their journey and how and when founders just approach early stage sales. We discuss everything from his background to the role of a founder in sales and what startups can expect when the bring a sales team onboard! Stay Tuned!________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
2/6/202433 minutes, 36 seconds
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The Role of a Fractional CTO with Rob Bowley

Today on FtFF James and Nyree catch up with Rob Bowley on their journey and how he is now a fractional CTO for many startups in the North West. We discuss everything from his background to the role of a Fractional CTO and what startups can expect when the bring a fractional CTO on board! Stay Tuned!________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
1/16/202423 minutes, 20 seconds
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Founder Stories: Gigmate with Rob March

Today on FtFF James catches up with founder Rob March on their journey with their startup Gigmate. We discuss everything from their background to their current endeavour, where Gigmate fits in and its potential scale and next steps! Stay Tuned!________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
12/19/202327 minutes, 35 seconds
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Early Stage Angel Investing with Chris Earle

Today on FtFF James and Nyree catch up with Chris Earle. Chris shares his views on early-stage investment and what's important at those very early stages. Stay Tuned!!________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
12/12/202325 minutes, 31 seconds
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Housr with Harry Panter

Today on FtFF James and Nyree catch up with Harry from Housr. Harry shares his entrepreneurial journey and how it has led to the creation of Housr, with all the ups and downs and sales tactics he's employed to get Housr to where it is today. Stay Tuned!!If you want to take Harry up on his kind offer to help founders on their journey's drop him an email at [email protected].________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
11/7/202328 minutes, 37 seconds
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CoPerceptuo is Live

Today on FtFF James catches up with Andy Shuttleworth from the recently launched CoPerceptuo. It's been a while since we first spoke to Andy at the beginning of the project, so we catch-up on the process, the challenges and the changes throughout the process of building out and testing the MVP.  Stay Tuned!________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
9/26/202325 minutes, 3 seconds
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Pragmatic CTO: September 2023

Today on FtFF James catches up with Aleksa Vukotic on the upcoming instalment of pragmatic CTO and what the attendees have to look forward to. Stay Tuned!________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
9/19/202316 minutes, 12 seconds
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Looking After Your Tech Team Health with Emma-Louise Fusari

Today on FtFF James and Nyree catch up with Emma-Louise Fusari from In House Health, on the importance of looking after your tech team and her journey from idea to successful business and her tips for looking after your own mental well-being as a founder. Stay Tuned!________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
8/29/202327 minutes, 41 seconds
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Are start up incubators any good?

Today on FtFF James and Nyree catch up with Jess Jackson from Praetura Ventures on the role of Incubators and Accelerators in the start-up ecosystem, what people should expect and how to spot a good one. Stay Tuned!________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here:Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure.Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/RESOURCES & LINKS:►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
7/18/202326 minutes, 24 seconds
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Advisors and Non Execs

Today on FtFF Nyree and Ian catch up on the role and importance of your startup advisors and non-execs. Stay Tuned!________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
7/4/202323 minutes, 30 seconds
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Founder Stories: VoxANN with Daniel Bottomley and David Bilsborough

Today on FtFF James catches up with founder duo Daniel Bottomley and David Bilsborough on their journey with their startup VoxANN. We discuss everything from their background to their current endeavour, where VoxANN fits in and its potential scale and next steps! Stay Tuned!________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
4/18/202322 minutes, 11 seconds
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Founder Stories: Chrono-Net with Brendan Chaplin

Today on FtFF James catches up with founder Brendan Chaplin on their journey with his startup Chrono-Net. We discuss everything from his background and passion for watches, how he came up with the idea for Chrono-Net, and what's next in his startup journey!________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
4/4/202322 minutes, 31 seconds
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The Value of The Value Proposition

In this week's episode, the usual crew are back with James, Nyree and Ian discussing the importance of the value proposition and some of the tools and techniques you can use to help build your startups value proposition.Watch this space as we also have an upcoming webinar where Ian will go into even more depth in this with some practical advice________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
3/14/202324 minutes, 39 seconds
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Startup PR with Martin Bryant

James was out this week, so Nyree kindly stepped up to the host chair! She had the pleasure of welcoming Martin Bryant onto the show to cover all things startup and PR with topics ranging from what is actually newsworthy to relationships with journalists and news channels.________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
2/28/202331 minutes, 19 seconds
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Solo vs. Co-Founders

In this week's episode, James, Nyree and Ian discuss one of the more interesting and difficult topics when beginning a startup, whether it's better to go it solo, or whether to have a cofounder come on board.Watch this space as we also have an upcoming webinar where Ian will go into even more depth in this with some practical advice________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
2/14/202328 minutes, 30 seconds
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Your Startup KPIs

In this week's episode, James, Nyree and Ian discuss all things KPI. What you should and shouldn't be measuring, what goals should you be setting and much much more.If this isn't enough we also have a webinar coming up on just this topic:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/your-startup-kpis-tickets-494986145887?aff=ebdssbeac________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
1/19/202326 minutes, 20 seconds
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Introduction to CoPerceptuo

In this week's episode, James to talks to tsf.tech's newest founder, Andy from CoPerceptuo and discuss how his startup will shake up the world of consulting.To get in touch with Andy reach out to him on here or check out their website here.________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
12/13/202225 minutes, 2 seconds
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Startup Marketing with Nyree and Ian

Today on FtFF James catches up with founder of tsf.tech Ian and Marketing Expert Nyree Trimbel on one of the most critical parts of early stage startups and one of the 'dark arts' of beginning a start-up: Marketing.________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here:Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure.Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/RESOURCES & LINKS:►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/realTSFtech►Find us on Medium: https://medium.com/tsftechYou can email your questions and comments to:[email protected]________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
8/9/202236 minutes, 34 seconds
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Startup Sales with Ian Brookes

Today on FtFF James catches up with founder of tsf.tech Ian on one of the most critical parts of early stage startups and one of the parts often people enjoy the least, Sales.________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here:Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure.Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/RESOURCES & LINKS:►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/realTSFtech►Find us on Medium: https://medium.com/tsftechYou can email your questions and comments to:[email protected]________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
7/26/202238 minutes, 13 seconds
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Startup Culture with Mark Hartley from BankiFi

Today on FtFF James and Aleksa catch up with Mark Hartley, founder of BankiFi. We discuss how BankiFi has grown as a company and the challenges around the founder journey as a company scales and how BankiFi have overcome that.________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here:Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure.Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/RESOURCES & LINKS:►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/realTSFtech►Find us on Medium: https://medium.com/tsftechYou can email your questions and comments to:[email protected]________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
6/8/202240 minutes, 10 seconds
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Founder Wellness with Rhys Jones

Today on FtFF James and Aleksa catch up with Rhys Jones, founder of FiTR. We discuss how important founder wellness is how founders can get help from FiTR to improve their wellness!________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here:Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure.Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/RESOURCES & LINKS:►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/realTSFtech►Find us on Medium: https://medium.com/tsftechYou can email your questions and comments to:[email protected] ________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
5/4/202224 minutes, 32 seconds
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The Reality of Fund Raising with David from Praetura Ventures

Today on FtFF James and Aleksa catch up with David Foreman, MD and founder of Praetura Ventures. We discuss what is perceived by many as the dark arts of fundraising and discuss that it should be much more straightforward and how to approach fundraising from VCs________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________The Startup Factory can be found here:Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure.Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/RESOURCES & LINKS:►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/realTSFtech►Find us on Medium: https://medium.com/tsftechYou can email your questions and comments to:[email protected] ________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
4/12/202235 minutes, 19 seconds
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Personal Branding with Ben Davies from Praetura Ventures

Today on FtFF James and Nyree catch up with  Ben Davies from Praetura Ventures. We discuss what is personal branding and why it's so important for startup founders to consider it as earlier as possible, with some tips on how to do it!________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________The Startup Factory can be found here:Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure.Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/RESOURCES & LINKS:►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/realTSFtech►Find us on Medium: https://medium.com/tsftechYou can email your questions and comments to:[email protected] ________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
3/16/202221 minutes, 36 seconds
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Welcome to Pragmatic CTO with Aleksa Vukotic

Today on FtFF James catches up with tsf.tech CTO Aleksa Vukotic. We discuss tsf.tech's new side project 'The Pragmatic CTO' and what it is, who it's for and how it can help! Sign up for the event on Eventbrite here ________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________The Startup Factory can be found here:Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure.Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/RESOURCES & LINKS:►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/realTSFtech►Find us on Medium: https://medium.com/tsftechYou can email your questions and comments to:[email protected] ________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
3/9/202219 minutes, 27 seconds
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Founder Stories: PLYtime with Ian and Lisa McCartney

Today on FtFF James catches up with founders Ian and Lisa McCartney on their journey with their startup PLYtime. We discuss everything from getting into tech as non-tech people, the ups and downs of startup life, investment and what their next steps are!________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________The Startup Factory can be found here:Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure.Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/RESOURCES & LINKS:►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/realTSFtech►Find us on Medium: https://medium.com/tsftechYou can email your questions and comments to:[email protected] ________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
2/2/202223 minutes, 45 seconds
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From Business Idea to Business Reality with Austin

A new year is a great time to start a new idea but what do you do once you've got a killer business idea? James and Austin discuss advice for potential founders and how tsf approach solidifying an idea into a realityFor more info read Austin's blog here: https://thestartupfactory.tech/four-questions-which-help-turn-your-startup-vision-into-a-reality/________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________The Startup Factory can be found here:Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure.Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/RESOURCES & LINKS:►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/realTSFtech►Find us on Medium: https://medium.com/tsftechYou can email your questions and comments to:[email protected]________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
1/14/202222 minutes, 57 seconds
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Movvle App Goes Live with Paul Coombes

This is our thirty-fifth episode. Today we get an insight into the mindset of one of our founders Paul Coombes. Paul is the founder of Movvle which is one of the original projects we worked on at tsf.tech and has just launched his new app on the Apple and Google stores -https://www.movvle.com/________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________The Startup Factory can be found here:Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure.Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/RESOURCES & LINKS:►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/realTSFtech►Find us on Medium: https://medium.com/tsftechYou can email your questions and comments to:[email protected]________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
11/10/202119 minutes, 41 seconds
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From student, to intern, to engineer with Lucas Diaz Fiol

This is our thirty-fourth episode. Today we get an insight into the mindset and differences from being a student at manchester university to being an intern and then an employee with tsf.tech with our newest team member Lucas Diaz Fiol________________________________________________________________________Ian Brookes can be found here:The founding father of tsf.tech, Ian has spent the last decade working as a co-founder, investor, and board member/advisor with a number of tech businesses and startups, with hands-on fundraising experience of c£64m via PLUS, AIM, FTSE, and VC/PE.LinkedInTwitterEmail:[email protected]________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________The Startup Factory can be found here:Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure.Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/RESOURCES & LINKS:►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/realTSFtech►Find us on Medium: https://medium.com/tsftechYou ca________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
10/13/202121 minutes, 47 seconds
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Becoming a Founder at 56

This is our thirty-third episode. Today we get an insight into why coaching is so vital with insights from Lesley Calland, the founder of tsf.tech's client MyOnlineCoach!!________________________________________________________________________Ian Brookes can be found here:The founding father of tsf.tech, Ian has spent the last decade working as a co-founder, investor, and board member/advisor with a number of tech businesses and startups, with hands-on fundraising experience of c£64m via PLUS, AIM, FTSE, and VC/PE.LinkedInTwitterEmail:[email protected]________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________The Startup Factory can be found here:Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure.Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/RESOURCES & LINKS:►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/realTSFtech►Find us on Medium: https://medium.com/tsftechYou can email your questions and comments to:________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
9/22/202128 minutes, 24 seconds
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Founder Duos with Fuzzy Labs

This is our thirty-second episode. Today we get an insight into what it's like setting up a startup as a founder duo with our good friends at Fuzzy Labs: Matt Squire and Tom Stockton. ________________________________________________________________________Ian Brookes can be found here:The founding father of tsf.tech, Ian has spent the last decade working as a co-founder, investor, and board member/advisor with a number of tech businesses and startups, with hands-on fundraising experience of c£64m via PLUS, AIM, FTSE, and VC/PE.LinkedInTwitterEmail:[email protected]________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________The Startup Factory can be found here:Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure.Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/RESOURCES & LINKS:►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/realTSFtech►Find us on Medium: https://medium.com/tsftechYou can email your qu________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
8/11/202128 minutes, 37 seconds
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Startup Marketing with Nyree Trimbel

This is our thirty-first episode. Today we get an insight into marketing in a startup with thestartupfactory.tech's newest team member and marketing whizz, Nyree Trimbel ________________________________________________________________________Ian Brookes can be found here:The founding father of tsf.tech, Ian has spent the last decade working as a co-founder, investor, and board member/advisor with a number of tech businesses and startups, with hands-on fundraising experience of c£64m via PLUS, AIM, FTSE, and VC/PE.LinkedInTwitterEmail:[email protected]________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________The Startup Factory can be found here:Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure.Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/RESOURCES & LINKS:►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/realTSFtech►Find us on Medium: https://medium.com/tsftechYou can email your questions and comments to:________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
7/7/202132 minutes, 46 seconds
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Joining a FinTech Start Up with Rebecca Birt

This is our thirtieth episode. Today we get an insight into joining a FinTech startup from someone who has been there and done it - Rebecca Birt, the financial controller at Nivohub ________________________________________________________________________Ian Brookes can be found here:The founding father of tsf.tech, Ian has spent the last decade working as a co-founder, investor, and board member/advisor with a number of tech businesses and startups, with hands-on fundraising experience of c£64m via PLUS, AIM, FTSE, and VC/PE.LinkedInTwitterEmail:[email protected]________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________The Startup Factory can be found here:Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure.Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/RESOURCES & LINKS:►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/realTSFtech►Find us on Medium: https://medium.com/tsftechYou can email your questions and comments to:________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
6/9/202129 minutes, 5 seconds
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What We Look For In A Founder

This is our twenty-ninth episode. We get approached by many aspiring entrepreneurs looking for help and advice. Today Ian and I discuss what we look for in the people that approach us!If you think you fit the bill get in touch, and let’s unpack your thinking together and see where we can help turn your idea into a reality. Get in touch!________________________________________________________________________Ian Brookes can be found here:The founding father of tsf.tech, Ian has spent the last decade working as a co-founder, investor, and board member/advisor with a number of tech businesses and startups, with hands-on fundraising experience of c£64m via PLUS, AIM, FTSE, and VC/PE.LinkedInTwitterEmail:[email protected]________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________The Startup Factory can be found here:Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure.Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/RESOURCES & LINKS:►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
6/2/202123 minutes, 15 seconds
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Managing Your Start Up Cash Flow

This is our twenty-eighth episode. Today, myself and co-host Ian Brookes welcome Elliot Smith.Elliot is the founder and director of Streamline Accountancy, and shares some fascinating insights into cash flow and how to manage it.Wherever you are on your startup journey, get in touch, and let’s unpack your thinking together and see where we can help turn your idea into a reality. Get in touch!________________________________________________________________________Ian Brookes can be found here:The founding father of tsf.tech, Ian has spent the last decade working as a co-founder, investor, and board member/advisor with a number of tech businesses and startups, with hands-on fundraising experience of c£64m via PLUS, AIM, FTSE, and VC/PE.LinkedInTwitterEmail:[email protected]________________________________________________________________________Elliot Smith can be found here:Elliot is the founder of Streamline Accountancy, Manchester.LinkedIn________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________The Startup Factory can be found here:Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure.Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/RESOURCES & LINKS:►Our latest blogs: ________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
5/26/202129 minutes, 53 seconds
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Learning From Your Tech Mistakes

This is our twenty-seventh episode. Today, myself and co-host Ian Brookes welcome Gavin Bell. Gavin is the Senior Investment Partner at Maven Capital Partners, an independent alternative asset manager.Gavin discusses the importance of due diligence. It can play a massive role for companies and is a multi-layered area that can often take up months of time, so it is best to be prepared in advance. Gavin highlights a few actions that can help entrepreneurs get organised.Wherever you are on your startup journey, get in touch, and let’s unpack your thinking together and see where we can help turn your idea into a reality. Get in touch!________________________________________________________________________Aleksa Vukotic can be found here:Aleksa is the CTO of thestartupfactory.techWebsite________________________________________________________________________Eric Carter can be found here:Eric is the Head of Engineering at thestartupfactory.techWebsite________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________The Startup Factory can be found here:Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure.Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/RESOURCES & LINKS:►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal►Follow________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
5/19/202123 minutes, 27 seconds
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What Investors Look For In Fundraising Due Diligence with Gavin Bell

This is our twenty-sixth episode. Today, myself and co-host Ian Brookes welcome Gavin Bell. Gavin is the Senior Investment Partner at Maven Capital Partners, an independent alternative asset manager.Gavin discusses the importance of due diligence. It can play a massive role for companies and is a multi-layered area that can often take up months of time, so it is best to be prepared in advance. Gavin highlights a few actions that can help entrepreneurs get organised.Wherever you are on your startup journey, get in touch, and let’s unpack your thinking together and see where we can help turn your idea into a reality. Get in touch!________________________________________________________________________Ian Brookes can be found here:The founding father of tsf.tech, Ian has spent the last decade working as a co-founder, investor, and board member/advisor with a number of tech businesses and startups, with hands-on fundraising experience of c£64m via PLUS, AIM, FTSE, and VC/PE.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________Gavin Bell can be found here:Gavin is the Senior Investment Partner at Maven Capital Partners.LinkedInWebsite________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________The Startup Factory can be found here:Building startup businesses and te________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
5/12/202130 minutes, 1 second
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Leading a Fintech in its First 3 Years with Michael Common

This is our twenty-fifth episode. Today, myself and co-host Ian Brookes are delighted to welcome Michael Common. Michael is the CEO of Nivo, a fintech customer service solution.Michael talks about his journey from corporate world to fintech start up; his surprise at how slowly established banking institutions have reacted to the fintech revolution; and what work still needs to be done in the future.Wherever you are on your startup journey, get in touch, and let’s unpack your thinking together and see where we can help turn your idea into a reality. Get in touch!________________________________________________________________________Ian Brookes can be found here:The founding father of tsf.tech, Ian has spent the last decade working as a co-founder, investor, and board member/advisor with a number of tech businesses and startups, with hands-on fundraising experience of c£64m via PLUS, AIM, FTSE, and VC/PE.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________Michael Common can be found here:Michael is the CEO of NivoLinkedIn________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________The Startup Factory can be found here:Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure.Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/RESOURCES & LINKS:►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/realTSFtech►Find us on Medium: https://medium.com/tsftechYou can email your questions and comments to:[email protected]________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
5/5/202127 minutes, 28 seconds
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Elon Musk as a Founder

This is our twenty-fourth episode. Today, myself and co-host Ian Brookes are delighted to welcome back Guy Remond. Guy is a founder and non-exec at thestartupfactory.tech - and in this episode, we talk about one of his personal entrepreneurial heroes, Elon Musk.Elon Musk is a controversial figure, but one who has propelled various organisations - including Tesla and SpaceX - to the top of their field. We dissect his various merits, and why he happens to be so divisive.Wherever you are on your startup journey, get in touch, and let’s unpack your thinking together and see where we can help turn your idea into a reality. Get in touch!________________________________________________________________________Ian Brookes can be found here:The founding father of tsf.tech, Ian has spent the last decade working as a co-founder, investor, and board member/advisor with a number of tech businesses and startups, with hands-on fundraising experience of c£64m via PLUS, AIM, FTSE, and VC/PE.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________Guy Remond can be found here:Guy is the founder and CEO of Cake Solutions, an enterprise software development company with offices in Manchester, London, and New York.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________The Startup Factory can be found h________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
4/28/202128 minutes, 1 second
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The Role of a CTO in a Tech StartUp

This is our twenty-third episode. Today, myself and co-host Ian Brookes are delighted to welcome Aleksa Vukotic. Aleksa is the Chief Technical Officer at thestartupfactory.tech - and so we pick his brain about what makes an ideal CTO in today's entrepreneurial landscape.We speak about how the role of a CTO can often diverge into two distinct areas: leading the technological charge; and communicating the vision internally and externally. We also discuss whether, if the product IS the tech, a CTO could one day become the CEO.Wherever you are on your startup journey, get in touch, and let’s unpack your thinking together and see where we can help turn your idea into a reality. Get in touch!________________________________________________________________________Ian Brookes can be found here:The founding father of tsf.tech, Ian has spent the last decade working as a co-founder, investor, and board member/advisor with a number of tech businesses and startups, with hands-on fundraising experience of c£64m via PLUS, AIM, FTSE, and VC/PE.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________Aleksa Vukotic can be found here:Aleksa is the CTO of thestartupfactory.techWebsite________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________The Startup Factory can be found here:Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a uniq________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
4/21/202125 minutes, 54 seconds
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Beginning Your Start-Up Journey with Reece Douglas

This is our twenty-second episode. Today, myself and co-host Ian Brookes are delighted to welcome Reece Douglas. Reece is the Founder of Social Plug, a social media agency helping to connect businesses with the right influencers - in order to drive traffic, sales and engagement.We speak about how his time as a noted child actor made him question the harsher realities of "the real world"; why persistence is so crucial to the spirit of entrepreneurship; how a surprise cheque came at precisely the right moment; and why finding the right mentor is a strategic necessity.Wherever you are on your startup journey, get in touch, and let’s unpack your thinking together and see where we can help turn your idea into a reality. Get in touch!________________________________________________________________________Ian Brookes can be found here:The founding father of tsf.tech, Ian has spent the last decade working as a co-founder, investor, and board member/advisor with a number of tech businesses and startups, with hands-on fundraising experience of c£64m via PLUS, AIM, FTSE, and VC/PE.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________Reece Douglas can be found here:Reece is the Founder of Social Plug.LinkedInTwitter________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________The Startup Factory can be found here:________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
4/14/202136 minutes, 11 seconds
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From Corporate to Startup World with Ian McCartney

This is our twenty-first episode. Today, I've got two guests, Ian Brookes and Ian McCartney. Ian McCartney is the director of PLYT, a numeracy board game he invented when recovering from Lyme Disease.We speak about how he made his transition from the corporate world to entrepreneurship; how different corporations inhibit or promote business-building skills; and the benefits of being the captain of your own ship.Wherever you are on your startup journey, get in touch, and let’s unpack your thinking together and see where we can help turn your idea into a reality. Get in touch!________________________________________________________________________Ian Brookes can be found here:The founding father of tsf.tech, Ian has spent the last decade working as a co-founder, investor, and board member/advisor with a number of tech businesses and startups, with hands-on fundraising experience of c£64m via PLUS, AIM, FTSE, and VC/PE.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________Ian McCartney can be found here:Ian is the director of PLYT.LinkedInWebsite________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________The Startup Factory can be found here:Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and ________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
3/31/202130 minutes, 16 seconds
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Building Your First Revenue Budget

This is our twentieth episode. Today, I've got two guests, Ian Brookes and Elliot Smith. Elliot is the founder and director of Streamline Accountancy and shares some fascinating insights into the multiple ways the right budget can help an entrepreneur to thrive.We speak about how beginners can build a revenue budget; what some of the pitfalls might be; delve into the level of detail required.Wherever you are on your startup journey, get in touch, and let’s unpack your thinking together and see where we can help turn your idea into a reality. Get in touch!________________________________________________________________________Ian Brookes can be found here:The founding father of tsf.tech, Ian has spent the last decade working as a co-founder, investor, and board member/advisor with a number of tech businesses and startups, with hands-on fundraising experience of c£64m via PLUS, AIM, FTSE, and VC/PE.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________Elliot Smith can be found here:Elliot is the founder of Streamline Accountancy, Manchester.LinkedIn________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________The Startup Factory can be found here:Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure.Website: ________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
3/24/202126 minutes, 15 seconds
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Academia to Founder with Tom McNamara

This is our nineteenth episode. Today, I've got two guests, Ian Brookes and Tom McNamara of FreeUP, to elaborate on Tom's fascinating journey from 'Academia to Founder.' He explains how FreeUP started up and developed; what made Tom want to leave academia and venture into the world of entrepreneurship; and why taking such a bold step ended up being the best decision he had ever made.Wherever you are on your startup journey, get in touch, and let’s unpack your thinking together and see where we can help turn your idea into a reality. Get in touch!________________________________________________________________________Ian Brookes can be found here:The founding father of tsf.tech, Ian has spent the last decade working as a co-founder, investor, and board member/advisor with a number of tech businesses and startups, with hands-on fundraising experience of c£64m via PLUS, AIM, FTSE, and VC/PE.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________Tom McNamara can be found here:Tom is the founder of FreeUp.LinkedInWebsite________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________The Startup Factory can be found here:Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure.Website: ________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
3/17/202125 minutes, 22 seconds
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Startup Legals with Jon Davage

This is our eighteenth episode. Today, I've got two guests, Ian Brookes and Jon Davage, to speak about the vital issue of 'Startup Legals.' Knowing how to set up the legal structure from the beginning is incredibly important for entrepreneurs, and ideally should be handled by the right lawyer - not 'Google Law!'Wherever you are on your startup journey, get in touch, and let’s unpack your thinking together and see where we can help turn your idea into a reality. Get in touch!________________________________________________________________________Ian Brookes can be found here:The founding father of tsf.tech, Ian has spent the last decade working as a co-founder, investor, and board member/advisor with a number of tech businesses and startups, with hands-on fundraising experience of c£64m via PLUS, AIM, FTSE, and VC/PE.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________Jon Davage can be found here:Jon is the Head of Corporate at Bermans, Manchester.LinkedInWebsite________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________The Startup Factory can be found here:Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure.Website: ________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
3/10/202122 minutes, 16 seconds
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Role of a Non-Exec

This is our seventeenth episode. Today, I've got Ian and Guy, to speak about the importance of finding a great Non-Exec, what they can bring to the table and how the relationship can be nurtured going forward.Wherever you are on your startup journey, get in touch, and let’s unpack your thinking together and see where we can help turn your idea into a reality. Get in touch!________________________________________________________________________Ian Brookes can be found here:The founding father of tsf.tech, Ian has spent the last decade working as a co-founder, investor, and board member/advisor with a number of tech businesses and startups, with hands-on fundraising experience of c£64m via PLUS, AIM, FTSE, and VC/PE.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________Guy Remond can be found here:Guy is the founder and CEO of Cake Solutions, an enterprise software development company with offices in Manchester, London, and New York.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________The Startup Factory can be found here:Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure.Website: ________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
2/17/202126 minutes, 47 seconds
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Xmas Special: Rugby or Football

This is our sixteenth episode. Today, I am joined by Ian, Guy, Eric, and Aleksa! This is our Xmas Special and we will be talking about which is better Rugby or Football? Wherever you are on your startup journey, get in touch, and let’s unpack your thinking together and see where we can help turn your idea into a reality. Get in touch!________________________________________________________________________Ian Brookes can be found here:The founding father of tsf.tech, Ian has spent the last decade working as a co-founder, investor, and board member/advisor with a number of tech businesses and startups, with hands-on fundraising experience of c£64m via PLUS, AIM, FTSE, and VC/PE.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________Aleksa Vukotic can be found here:As a CTO, Aleksa is responsible for the shaping of the technology vision and innovation within tsf.tech, as well as overseeing the technology strategy of the company and our clients.LinkedIn________________________________________________________________________Eric Carter can be found here:Eric Carter is the latest edition to the team at thestartupfactory.tech, our guru of everything Engineering from the smallest prototype Proof-of-Concept up to large complex infrastructure deployments.LinkedIn___________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
12/23/202036 minutes, 10 seconds
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Startup Accounting

This is our fifteenth episode. Today, I am joined by Ian and Elliot, we will be talking all about Startup Accounting!Wherever you are on your startup journey, get in touch, and let’s unpack your thinking together and see where we can help turn your idea into a reality. Get in touch!________________________________________________________________________Ian Brookes can be found here:The founding father of tsf.tech, Ian has spent the last decade working as a co-founder, investor, and board member/advisor with a number of tech businesses and startups, with hands-on fundraising experience of c£64m via PLUS, AIM, FTSE, and VC/PE.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________Elliot Smith can be found here:Email: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________The Startup Factory can be found here:Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal►Follow us on Vimeo:________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
12/16/202027 minutes, 13 seconds
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Getting into Tech

This is our fourteenth episode. Today, I am joined by the newest member of TSF,  Austin Booth. Wherever you are on your startup journey, get in touch, and let’s unpack your thinking together and see where we can help turn your idea into a reality. Get in touch!________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________Austin Booth can be found here:LinkedIn________________________________________________________________________The Startup Factory can be found here:Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/realTSFtech►Find us on Medium: https://medium.com/tsftechYou can email your questions and comments to:[email protected]________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
12/9/202023 minutes, 10 seconds
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Start Up Marketing

This is our thirteenth episode. Today, I am joined by the lovely Georgia Kirke and Guy Remond. Today is all about Marketing! Wherever you are on your startup journey, get in touch, and let’s unpack your thinking together and see where we can help turn your idea into a reality. Get in touch!________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________Guy Remond can be found here:Guy is the founder and CEO of Cake Solutions, an enterprise software development company with offices in Manchester, London, and New York.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________Georgia Kirke can be found here:She helps business leaders build their personal brand by creating & publishing incredible content.LinkedInCompany Website: www.writebusinessresults.comEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________The Startup Factory can be found here:Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Ou________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
12/2/202025 minutes, 45 seconds
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Company Culture

This is our twelfth episode. Today, I am joined again by Aleksa and Guy! This week, we will be talking about Company Culture.Wherever you are on your startup journey, get in touch, and let’s unpack your thinking together and see where we can help turn your idea into a reality. Get in touch!________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________Aleksa Vukotic can be found here:As a CTO, Aleksa is responsible for the shaping of the technology vision and innovation within tsf.tech, as well as overseeing the technology strategy of the company and our clients.LinkedIn________________________________________________________________________Guy Remond can be found here:Guy is the founder and CEO of Cake Solutions, an enterprise software development company with offices in Manchester, London, and New York.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________The Startup Factory can be found here:Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal►Follow us o________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
11/25/202033 minutes, 6 seconds
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Agile Processes

This is our eleventh-episode. Today, I am joined again by Ian Brookes! This week, we will be talking about Agile Processes.Wherever you are on your startup journey, get in touch, and let’s unpack your thinking together and see where we can help turn your idea into a reality. Get in touch!________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________Ian Brookes can be found here:The founding father of tsf.tech, Ian has spent the last decade working as a co-founder, investor, and board member/advisor with a number of tech businesses and startups, with hands-on fundraising experience of c£64m via PLUS, AIM, FTSE, and VC/PE.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________The Startup Factory can be found here:Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
11/18/202025 minutes, 51 seconds
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Building A Tech Team

This is our tenth-episode. Today, I am very kindly joined again by Aleksa Vukotic andGuy Remond who can tell us all about Building a Tech Team.Wherever you are on your startup journey, get in touch, and let’s unpack your thinking together and see where we can help turn your idea into a reality. Get in touch!________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________Aleksa Vukotic can be found here:As a CTO, Aleksa is responsible for the shaping of the technology vision and innovation within tsf.tech, as well as overseeing the technology strategy of the company and our clients.LinkedIn________________________________________________________________________Guy Remond can be found here:Guy is the founder and CEO of Cake Solutions, an enterprise software development company with offices in Manchester, London, and New York.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________The Startup Factory can be found here:Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal►Follow us on Vime________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
11/11/202032 minutes, 39 seconds
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Engineering Process

This is our ninth-episode. Last week we spoke about Tech Choices and what considerations you need to make. This week, we will talk about the engineering process. Wherever you are on your startup journey, get in touch, and let’s unpack your thinking together and see where we can help turn your idea into a reality. Get in touch!________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________Aleksa Vukotic can be found here:As a CTO, Aleksa is responsible for the shaping of the technology vision and innovation within tsf.tech, as well as overseeing the technology strategy of the company and our clients.LinkedIn________________________________________________________________________Eric Carter can be found here:Eric Carter is the latest edition to the team at thestartupfactory.tech, our guru of everything Engineering from the smallest prototype Proof-of-Concept up to large complex infrastructure deployments.LinkedIn________________________________________________________________________The Startup Factory can be found here:Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal►Follow us on Vimeo:________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
11/4/202029 minutes, 22 seconds
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Tech Choices

This is our eight-episode. Today, I am very kindly joined again by Aleksa Vukotic and Eric Carter who are technical people who can tell us all about this week's topic which is all about Tech Choices.Wherever you are on your startup journey, get in touch, and let’s unpack your thinking together and see where we can help turn your idea into a reality. Get in touch!________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________Aleksa Vukotic can be found here:As a CTO, Aleksa is responsible for the shaping of the technology vision and innovation within tsf.tech, as well as overseeing the technology strategy of the company and our clients.LinkedIn________________________________________________________________________Eric Carter can be found here:Eric Carter is the latest edition to the team at thestartupfactory.tech, our guru of everything Engineering from the smallest prototype Proof-of-Concept up to large complex infrastructure deployments.LinkedIn________________________________________________________________________The Startup Factory can be found here:Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal►Follow ________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
10/28/202025 minutes, 18 seconds
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Cloud Tech 101

This is our seventh episode. Today, I am very kindly joined again by Aleksa Vukotic and Eric Carter who are technical people who can tell us all about this week's topic which is all about the Cloud Tech.Wherever you are on your startup journey, get in touch, and let’s unpack your thinking together and see where we can help turn your idea into a reality. Get in touch!________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________Aleksa Vukotic can be found here:As a CTO, Aleksa is responsible for the shaping of the technology vision and innovation within tsf.tech, as well as overseeing the technology strategy of the company and our clients.LinkedIn________________________________________________________________________Eric Carter can be found here:Eric Carter is the latest edition to the team at thestartupfactory.tech, our guru of everything Engineering from the smallest prototype Proof-of-Concept up to large complex infrastructure deployments.LinkedIn________________________________________________________________________The Startup Factory can be found here:Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal►Fol________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
10/21/202027 minutes, 18 seconds
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Technical Architecture 101

This is our sixth episode. Today, I am very kindly joined by Aleksa Vukotic and Eric Carter who are technical people who can tell us all about this week's topic which is all about the tech and the architecture.Wherever you are on your startup journey, get in touch, and let’s unpack your thinking together and see where we can help turn your idea into a reality. Get in touch!________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________Aleksa Vukotic can be found here:As a CTO, Aleksa is responsible for the shaping of the technology vision and innovation within tsf.tech, as well as overseeing the technology strategy of the company and our clients.LinkedIn________________________________________________________________________Eric Carter can be found here:Eric Carter is the latest edition to the team at thestartupfactory.tech, our guru of everything Engineering from the smallest prototype Proof-of-Concept up to large complex infrastructure deployments.LinkedIn________________________________________________________________________The Startup Factory can be found here:Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
10/14/202029 minutes, 1 second
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Startup Sprints

This is our fifth episode. Today, we've got Ian Brookes again and we will be discussing How can you find your problem-solution-market fit in the shortest time?The answer is thestartupfactory.tech's own Startup Sprint. The Startup Sprint takes looks to take the principles from the Lean Startup and condense these into a 10-day process to go from the ideation stage through to a first draft development roadmap and architecture.Find out how we can help you quickly develop your idea all the way through to prototype and business plan.Wherever you are on your startup journey, get in touch, and let’s unpack your thinking together and see where we can help turn your idea into a reality. Get in touch!________________________________________________________________________Ian Brookes can be found here:The founding father of tsf.tech, Ian has spent the last decade working as a co-founder, investor, and board member/advisor with a number of tech businesses and startups, with hands-on fundraising experience of c£64m via PLUS, AIM, FTSE, and VC/PE.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected] ________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________The Startup Factory can be found here:Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ ________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
10/7/202024 minutes, 20 seconds
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Product Roadmapping And Tech Vision

Today, we've got Aleksa Vukotic TSF Chief Technical Officer. We will be discussing Product Roadmapping and tech vision.Wherever you are on your startup journey, get in touch, and let’s unpack your thinking together and see where we can help turn your idea into a reality. Get in touch!________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________Aleksa Vukotic can be found here:As a CTO, Aleksa is responsible for the shaping of the technology vision and innovation within tsf.tech, as well as overseeing the technology strategy of the company and our clients.LinkedIn________________________________________________________________________The Startup Factory can be found here:Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/realTSFtech►Find us on Medium: https://medium.com/tsftechYou can email your questions and comments to:________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
9/30/202034 minutes, 4 seconds
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Defining Your MVP

Today, we've got Ian Brookes together with TSF Head Engineer, Eric Carter. We will be discussing what MVP is all about and how to define your Minimum Viable Product for growth. Wherever you are on your startup journey, get in touch, and let’s unpack your thinking together and see where we can help turn your idea into a reality. Get in touch!________________________________________________________________________Ian Brookes can be found here:The founding father of tsf.tech, Ian has spent the last decade working as a co-founder, investor, and board member/advisor with a number of tech businesses and startups, with hands-on fundraising experience of c£64m via PLUS, AIM, FTSE, and VC/PE.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected] ________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________Eric Carter can be found here:Eric Carter is the latest edition to the team at thestartupfactory.tech, our guru of everything Engineering from the smallest prototype Proof-of-Concept up to large complex infrastructure deployments.LinkedIn________________________________________________________________________The Startup Factory can be found here:Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
9/23/202031 minutes, 26 seconds
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Startup Thinking: Ideation, Prototyping and Testing

This is our second episode. Today we've got Ian Brookes again, we want to talk about the very start of the startup journey, which is all about the ideation, prototyping, testing. Basically everything that you need to do before you ready to start thinking about what a potential MVP or Minimum Viable Product. Wherever you are on your startup journey, get in touch, and let’s unpack your thinking together and see where we can help turn your idea into a reality. Get in touch!________________________________________________________________________Ian Brookes can be found here:The founding father of tsf.tech, Ian has spent the last decade working as a co-founder, investor, and board member/advisor with a number of tech businesses and startups, with hands-on fundraising experience of c£64m via PLUS, AIM, FTSE, and VC/PE.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected] ________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________The Startup Factory can be found here:Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech►Find us on LinkedIn: ________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
9/16/202028 minutes, 5 seconds
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Welcome to from the factory floor

Today, I've got two guests to really speak about how we've come to this decision to make a podcast, what we do and what you can expect going forward. Wherever you are on your startup journey, get in touch, and let’s unpack your thinking together and see where we can help turn your idea into a reality. Get in touch!________________________________________________________________________Ian Brookes can be found here:The founding father of tsf.tech, Ian has spent the last decade working as a co-founder, investor, and board member/advisor with a number of tech businesses and startups, with hands-on fundraising experience of c£64m via PLUS, AIM, FTSE, and VC/PE.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected] ________________________________________________________________________Guy Remond can be found here:Guy is the founder and CEO of Cake Solutions, an enterprise software development company with offices in Manchester, London, and New York.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________The Startup Factory can be found here:Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: ________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and delivery phases with responsibility for agile processes and resourcing, and encompasses all aspects of the commercial relationship with a client.LinkedInTwitterEmail: [email protected]________________________________________________________________________ Thestartupfactory.tech can be found here: Building startup businesses and technology products. Our experience puts you in a unique position to accelerate startup growth and innovation, and mitigate the risk of startup failure. Website: https://thestartupfactory.tech/ RESOURCES & LINKS: ►Our latest blogs: https://thestartupfactory.tech/journal ►Follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/tsftech ►Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsftech/►Find us on Twitter: ...
9/9/202024 minutes, 3 seconds