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Slovenian, Finance, 1 season, 89 episodes, 4 days, 11 hours, 55 minutes
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Podjetniški podcast. Matic Jesenovec in Jani Pravdič brainstormata o poslovnih idejah in transparentno govorita o startupih, ki jih trenutno gradita.
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Multi-million pound exit, property investing and building an AI startup - Sam Oliver | E89

Sam Oliver started his entrepreneurial journey when he was just 22, founding Eydin Property, a property investment company. He then pivoted to tech, creating LeadPro, a successful property marketing software that he took from zero to a multi-million pound cash exit. Now, Sam is diving into the world of AI with his new startup, OpenFi, which is revolutionizing sales processes using conversational AI. We talk about: - Starting a property investment business at a young age - Key lessons from his first failed startup - How Sam leveraged property investments to build wealth - How to compete against VC-backed startups - The ups and downs of building and selling LeadPro - Lessons learned from nearly going bust during COVID - The power of negotiation in securing a favorable exit - Post-exit identity crisis: to retire or to start a new business? - The value of niche markets and the dangers of limited scalability - The importance of market validation and how to do it - The potential of AI in transforming industries - Overcoming fear and assessing risk in business Links: - Sam's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam0liver/ - OpenFi: https://www.openfi.tech/ - Advance To Go book by Sam Oliver: https://www.advancetogo.com/ - The Lean Startup by Eric Ries: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lean-Startup-Innovation-Successful-Businesses/dp/0670921602 - The Mom Test by Rob Fitzpatrick: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mom-Test-customers-business-everyone/dp/1492180742 - Oversubscribed by Daniel Priestley: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Oversubscribed-How-People-Lining-Business/dp/0857086197 - On Identity by Amin Maalouf: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Identity-Amin-Maalouf/dp/1860467296 🌟 WORK FOR AN INSPIRING UK STARTUP: The best way to learn about business is by working for a successful company with an ambitious founder. This episode is brought to you by Judge.me - the #1 e-commerce product reviews solution, founded by PJ Cellis (Episode 54). If you’re looking for a job in an inspiring, profitable, and fast-growing UK-based startup, check out https://careers.judge.me. --- 📣 Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ 📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheFoundersLounge 💰 Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip 🎙️Hosted by Matic Jesenovec Follow me for business ideas & insights: https://twitter.com/MaticJOr get in touch via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maticjesenovec
7/11/20241 hour, 6 minutes, 36 seconds
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My Success System: How I Sold My Agency for 7 Figures and Started an AI Startup - Jodie Cook | E88

Jodie Cook started a digital agency at age 22, fresh out of university. Over 10 years, she built her agency into a successful lifestyle business before selling it for 7 figures using her proven "success system" blueprint. Then she soon started Coachvox, and startup that helps coaches make an AI clone of themselves. Jody chronicled her entrepreneurial journey in her book Ten Year Career which received praise from prolific entrepreneur Derek Sivers, who stated "every future millionaire needs this wise perspective." We talk about: - Starting an agency at age 22 fresh out of university - Jodie’s "success system" for achieving any goal in life - How Jodie developed her incredibly clear thinking - The 3 phases of building a sellable agency - How Coachvox is changing the game for coaches and creators - Behind the scenes of an AI startup - Extreme people get extreme results - Go where the money is - Win the mental game - Balancing time using a "Profession, Obsession, Decompression" framework - Eliminating decision fatigue with the "perfect repeatable day" Links - Coachvox: https://coachvox.ai/ - Jodie’s book: https://www.jodiecook.com/ten-year-career/ - Jodie’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jodie-cook/- Jodie’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jodie_cook 🌟 WORK FOR AN INSPIRING UK STARTUP: The best way to learn about business is by working for a successful company with an ambitious founder. This episode is brought to you by Judge.me - the #1 e-commerce product reviews solution, founded by PJ Cellis (Episode 54). If you’re looking for a job in an inspiring, profitable, and fast-growing UK-based startup, check out https://careers.judge.me. --- 📣 Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ 📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheFoundersLounge 💰 Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip 🎙️Hosted by Matic Jesenovec Follow me for business ideas & insights: https://twitter.com/MaticJOr get in touch via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maticjesenovec
5/16/20241 hour, 8 minutes, 17 seconds
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Being Bipolar and Building Tech Companies - James Roycroft-Davis | E87

James Roycroft-Davis is a serial tech entrepreneur, mental health advocate, and investor. He has founded multiple companies, including his latest startup Baseline which aims to support people with bipolar disorder through an app-based platform. We talk about: - Losing a job and starting a business - First startup: Productizing his mom - Running a business with spouse or family member - Challenges of building a tech startup - Why 72% of entrepreneurs suffer from some mental health condition - Bipolar disorder and its impact on building companies - Vision behind his mental health startup Baseline - Building an MVP for a tech startup - Insights on the current fundraising landscape - Investing experience, getting in on Discord pre-IPO - Fitting wellness routines into a busy schedule - Microdosing psychedelics among founders Links - James on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesrd2024/ - Baseline: https://www.joinbaseline.co/ 🌟 APPLY FOR A COO ROLE AT JUDGE.ME This episode is brought to you by Judge.me - the #1 e-commerce product reviews solution, founded by PJ Cellis (Episode 54). They’re looking for a COO to lead the entire day-to-day and drive commercial planning towards their goal of $50M ARR and a FTSE250 listing by 2030. Could this be you? Full role profile here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13AotWhuLfCyXn4l0pzZLwaCe2AuAnsjG/view?usp=drive_link --- 📣 Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ 📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheFoundersLounge 💰 Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip 🎙️Hosted by Matic Jesenovec Follow me for business ideas & insights: https://twitter.com/MaticJOr get in touch via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maticjesenovec
4/18/20241 hour, 11 minutes, 40 seconds
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I Bought a Side-hustle and Grew It to a 7 Figure Business With Remote Employees - Noel Andrews | E86

Noel Andrews is the CEO of JobRack, a company that helps businesses hire remote employees in Eastern Europe and South Africa. He bought the business when it was very small and has grown it to a 7-figure company. Noel is also exceptionally good at building relationships, surrounding himself with interesting people and organizing all sorts of fun activities with other entrepreneurs. We talk about: - Buying vs starting a business - Transition from a corporate job to entrepreneurship - Challenges in scaling a job board - Building a remote team - Hiring freelancers vs full-time remote employees - Strategies to build a strong remote company culture - Networking and building relationships - Tips and techniques for having meaningful conversations - How to ask thought-provoking questions - How to create memorable moments for clients and team members Links Noel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/noelandrews/  JobRack: https://jobrack.eu/ The Power of Moments: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Power-Moments-Certain-Experiences-Extraordinary/dp/0593079264 🌟 APPLY FOR A COO ROLE AT JUDGE.ME This episode is brought to you by Judge.me - the #1 e-commerce product reviews solution, founded by PJ Cellis (Episode 54). They’re looking for a COO to lead the entire day-to-day and drive commercial planning towards their goal of $50M ARR and a FTSE250 listing by 2030. Could this be you? Full role profile here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13AotWhuLfCyXn4l0pzZLwaCe2AuAnsjG/view?usp=drive_link --- 📣 Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ 📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheFoundersLounge 💰 Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip 🎙️Hosted by Matic Jesenovec Follow me for business ideas & insights: https://twitter.com/MaticJ Or get in touch via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maticjesenovec 
4/11/20241 hour, 9 minutes, 9 seconds
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How I Built a $6M ARR SaaS with 80+ Employees in Just 4 Years - Roei Samuel | E85

Roei Samuel is a serial entrepreneur who started one of the world's most successful eSports platforms at just 22 years old, growing it to over 8 million monthly users before selling the business for millions. He then founded Connectd, a platform connecting startups with investors and advisors, which he scaled to $6 million in annual recurring revenue and 80+ employees in just a few years. We talk about: - Starting one of the world's most successful eSports platforms at 22 - Growing to 8+ million monthly unique users - On breaking the rules to achieve success - Selling the first business for millions - Starting Connectd, a platform to connect startups with investors and advisors - How to build your first product quickly with a low budget - Growing to $6m ARR and 80+ team members - The most important thing when hiring - Lessons from an immigrant mom - Benefits of ADHD for entrepreneurs - Best productivity tactics Links - https://www.linkedin.com/in/roei-samuel/ - https://www.connectd.com/ - https://course.breadcrumb.vc/ 🌟 APPLY FOR A COO ROLE AT JUDGE.ME This episode is brought to you by Judge.me - the #1 e-commerce product reviews solution, founded by PJ Cellis (Episode 54). They’re looking for a COO to lead the entire day-to-day and drive commercial planning towards their goal of $50M ARR and a FTSE250 listing by 2030. Could this be you? Full role profile here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13AotWhuLfCyXn4l0pzZLwaCe2AuAnsjG/view?usp=drive_link --- 📣 Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ 🚀 Follow me for business ideas & insights: https://twitter.com/MaticJ 🦄 Join my UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com 💰 Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheFoundersLounge
4/4/20241 hour, 5 minutes, 41 seconds
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7-Figure Agency Founder: Starting and Scaling an Agency in The Age of AI - Loukas Hambi | E84

Loukas Hambi is the founder of two multi 7-figure agencies. The first one, Hambi Media, was recently sold to Soar With Us. And his second agency, For You Advertising, became the fastest-growing TikTok agency. He’s helped 150+ DTC brands scale to 7 and 8 figures and spent over £150M on creative. He also started a few of his own DTC brands. We talk about: - Lessons learned from the legendary Felix Dennis - Starting, growing and selling an agency - Is agency a good or a bad business - Loukas’ strategy for growing an agency to 7 figures fast - How AI is changing the agency and DTC landscape - How Loukas is implementing AI across his businesses - Best AI tools to use in advertising - How to build trust with customers in the age of AI - The importance of balance for personal performance - How to hire A-players - The #1 book that transformed Loukas’ business - One skill that's been the most beneficial for business success - What separates OK founders from GREAT founders Links - Loukas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loukas-hambi-388067152/ - Loukas on Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/LoukasHambi  - Hambi Media: https://www.hambimedia.com/ - For You Advertising: https://www.foryouadvertising.com/ - How To Get Rich by Felix Dennis: https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Get-Rich-Felix-Dennis/dp/009192166X/ - Chartr trends newsletter: https://www.chartr.co/ 🌟 APPLY FOR A COO ROLE AT JUDGE.ME This episode is brought to you by Judge.me - the #1 e-commerce product reviews solution, founded by PJ Cellis (Episode 54). They’re looking for a COO to lead the entire day-to-day and drive commercial planning towards their goal of $50M ARR and a FTSE250 listing by 2030. Could this be you? Full role profile here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13AotWhuLfCyXn4l0pzZLwaCe2AuAnsjG/view?usp=drive_link --- 📣 Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ 🚀 Follow me for business ideas & insights: https://twitter.com/MaticJ 🦄 Join my UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com 💰 Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip 📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheFoundersLounge
3/23/20241 hour, 10 minutes, 51 seconds
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Discussing AI Business Opportunities with a YCombinator Founder - Peter Nixey | E83

Peter Nixey is a serial entrepreneur who started working with AI way before it was cool. His first startup, Clickpass, was in one of the first 5 YCombinator cohorts (together with Dropbox and Disqus). He’s currently running Intentional, a task/time management software company. He’s also starting an AI focused venture studio. We talk about: - The experience of being among the first Y Combinator startups - Working with Paul Graham, the “godfather” of startups - Some of the best founders are very clear thinkers - Lessons on innovation from starting multiple startups - Current state of AI and its potential - AI opportunities and ideas to pursue - The importance of managing your time, not your tasks Links - Follow Peter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peternixey/ - Peter’s website: https://peternixey.ai - Manage your time, not your tasks: https://intentional.io/  🌟 WORK FOR AN INSPIRING UK STARTUP: The best way to learn about business is by working for a successful company with an ambitious founder. This episode is brought to you by Judge.me - the #1 e-commerce product reviews solution, founded by PJ Cellis (Episode 54). If you’re looking for a job in an inspiring, profitable, and fast-growing UK-based startup, check out https://careers.judge.me --- 📣 Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ 🚀 Follow me for business ideas & insights: https://twitter.com/MaticJ 🦄 Join my UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com 💰 Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip 📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheFoundersLounge
2/29/202449 minutes, 2 seconds
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Exited 2 Companies by 29, Now He Invests in Startups and Charters Superyachts - Richard Hadler | E82

Richard Hadler is a 2x exited founder. He sold a B2B marketing agency and a D2C ready-to-drink cocktail brand. He’s a director at Odin and a Co-Founder of Founders Capital where he’s now focused on investing in startups.  We talk about: - Turning around a struggling publishing business at a young age - Scaling an agency business to 80+ employees - How to build a highly profitable agency - Starting a cocktail business during the pandemic - Founders Capital and investing in startups - Traits of successful founders - Why charter a superyacht in Croatia - Modelling Alex Hormozi - Insights into Rich's approach to investing - What separates great founders from ok founders Links - Richard on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-hadler-677abab9/ - Founders Capital: https://www.founders-capital.com/ - Tough Calls by Allan Leighton: https://www.amazon.com/Tough-Calls-Making-Decisions-Challenging/dp/1847940544  🌟 WORK FOR AN INSPIRING UK STARTUP: The best way to learn about business is by working for a successful company with an ambitious founder. This episode is brought to you by Judge.me - the #1 e-commerce product reviews solution, founded by PJ Cellis (Episode 54). If you’re looking for a job in an inspiring, profitable, and fast-growing UK-based startup, check out https://careers.judge.me. --- 📣 Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ 🚀 Follow me for business ideas & insights: https://twitter.com/MaticJ 🦄 Join my UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com 💰 Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip 📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheFoundersLounge
2/22/20241 hour, 3 minutes, 55 seconds
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How I Sold a Browser Plugin For 7 Figures in 2 Years (Dragons' Den's Best Pitch) - Jonny Plein | E81

Jonny Plein sold his first company, Pouch, for 7 figures after just 2 years. But he’s gone through all the worst entrepreneurial ups and downs throughout this journey. They got 5 out of 5 offers on Dragons’ Den, grew 10x overnight, then had to fire the whole team. Now he raised £2M for his next startup, YASO, helping brands enter the $1.7tn Chinese ecommerce market using social commerce. We talk about: - Where the idea for Pouch came from - Innovative ideas are over-rated - How to build the first product - Having the best pitch on Dragons’ Den - From the highest highs to the lowest lows - Negotiating a 7 figure exit - Raising £2m funding with no revenue and no product - Entering China - the largest market in the world - How to pre-sell your product 🌟 WORK FOR AN INSPIRING UK STARTUP: The best way to learn about business is by working for a successful company with an ambitious founder. This episode is brought to you by Judge.me - the #1 e-commerce product reviews solution, founded by PJ Cellis (Episode 54). If you’re looking for a job in an inspiring, profitable, and fast-growing UK-based startup, check out https://careers.judge.me --- 📣 Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ 🚀 Follow me for business ideas & insights: https://twitter.com/MaticJ 🦄 Join my UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com 💰 Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip 📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheFoundersLounge
2/15/202452 minutes, 40 seconds
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How This $300M Founder Sold His Luxury Lifestyle Startup to a Bank - Alex Macdonald | E80

Alex Macdonald is a  Co-Founder of Velocity Black, which was acquired by Capital One for a reported $297M. Now he’s a Co-Founder and CEO of Sequel - an investment platform for the world’s best athletes. He’s also an angel investor in 40+ companies. We talk about: - One of Alex’s first jobs: buying distressed companies for $0 - How Alex got the idea for Velocity Black - What it takes to build a company worth $100s of millions - Growth strategy of one of the fastest-growing startups in Europe - How to achieve a successful exit - Is it easier to start a hard company? - Dinner with the Pope, meeting Taylor Swift, missions to the space station - Building an investment platform for the world’s best athletes - Acquiring ultra-successful individuals as customers - Alex’s comprehensive methodology for hiring A-players - How to foster high performance in the company - Working hard vs work-life balance - The importance of focus - The #1 book that changed Alex’s life - A powerful (selfish) principle Alex lives by Links: - Alex on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexfmac/  - Alex on X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexfmac  - Alex’s newsletter: https://alexfmac.substack.com/  - Velocity Black: https://velocity.black/  - Sequel: https://www.joinsequel.co/  - Alchemy: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Alchemy-Science-Conceiving-Effective-Logical/dp/006238841X 🌟 WORK FOR AN INSPIRING UK STARTUP: The best way to learn about business is by working for a successful company with an ambitious founder. This episode is brought to you by Judge.me - the #1 e-commerce product reviews solution, founded by PJ Cellis (Episode 54). If you’re looking for a job in an inspiring, profitable, and fast-growing UK-based startup, check out https://careers.judge.me --- 📣 Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ 🚀 Follow me for business ideas & insights: https://twitter.com/MaticJ 🦄 Join my UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com 💰 Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip 📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheFoundersLounge
2/8/20241 hour, 24 minutes, 5 seconds
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Life of a Serial Entrepreneur: From Lemonade Stands to Multi-Million Tech Startups - Lex Deak | E79

Lex Deak is a serial entrepreneur, Dragon's Den winner and founder of a venture capital firm. With his latest tech startup, Basket, he raised millions in funding to revolutionize the online shopping experience. In this episode of The Founders Lounge, we talk about: - The one thing that fuels Lex’s drive and business success - Building and selling his first company - Building a social network and appearance on Dragon’s Den - The mistake of partnering with a dishonest investor - Building a venture capital firm - The value of private membership clubs - Testing 15-20 business ideas that didn’t work - How Basket is revolutionizing ecommerce - Chrome plugin that's sold for $4bn - Raising funding from the founders of BrewDog, Groupon, ClearScore, Miniclip - Building and maintaining relationships - Key lessons learned through years of entrepreneurship Links: - Lex on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexdeak/ - Basket: https://www.trybasket.com/ 🌟 WORK FOR AN INSPIRING UK STARTUP: The best way to learn about business is by working for a successful company with an ambitious founder. This episode is brought to you by Judge.me - the #1 e-commerce product reviews solution, founded by PJ Cellis (Episode 54). If you’re looking for a job in an inspiring, profitable, and fast-growing UK-based startup, check out https://careers.judge.me --- 📣 Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ 🚀 Follow me for business ideas & insights: https://twitter.com/MaticJ 🦄 Join my UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com 💰 Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip 📺 Watch on YouYube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheFoundersLounge
2/1/20241 hour, 26 minutes, 22 seconds
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How to Build a Business Empire Off the Back of a Personal Brand - Sam G. Winsbury | E78

Sam G. Winsbury is the founder of Kurogo, the UK’s leading personal branding agency. He works closely with some of the best founders in the UK to build massive audiences with millions of views. In this episode of The Founders Lounge, we talk about: - What helped Sam start a successful business straight out of uni - The biggest lesson from working with 7, 8 and 9-figure founders - Building your network in a new city - Why the sudden personal brand phenomenon (and why you should care) - What you can do today to start building your personal brand - How to not feel awkward about posting online - How busy founders produce a week's worth of content in 1 hour - Building an empire of companies off the back of a personal brand - Two most powerful principles that Sam lives by Links: - Sam’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-g-winsbury/  - Sam’s agency - Kurogo: https://www.kurogo.co.uk/ 🌟 WORK FOR AN INSPIRING UK STARTUP: The best way to learn about business is by working for a successful company with an ambitious founder. This episode is brought to you by Judge.me - the #1 e-commerce product reviews solution, founded by PJ Cellis (Episode 54). If you’re looking for a job in an inspiring, profitable, and fast-growing UK-based startup, check out https://careers.judge.me. --- 📣 Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ 🚀 Follow me for business ideas & insights: https://twitter.com/MaticJ 🦄 Join my UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com 💰 Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip 🎥 Watch on YouYube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheFoundersLounge
1/25/202459 minutes, 15 seconds
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10 Questions That Will Make You a Better Founder - Matthew Stafford | E77

Matthew Stafford is an angel investor with several successful exits. He is a co-founder of 9others, a monthly problem-solving dinner event for entrepreneurs, which has been attended by thousands of founders. He’s also a co-author of the book Find Your 9 Others - The Questions To Ask Yourself As You Start Up And Scale Up. In this episode of The Founders Lounge, we talk about: - Matthew’s recent 3 startup exits - The importance of your “why” behind starting a startup - How to gain visibility as a founder - The importance of trusting your gut - How to improve your intuition - What does it take to succeed - How to train yourself to be more disciplined - The ‘65% rule’ - What you learn in school is not a good parallel for life - The importance of surrounding yourself with ambitious people Links: - Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mstafford - Matthew on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/staffordvc - “Find Your 9others” book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1788604466 - Matthew’s investment portfolio: https://www.stafford.vc - 9others events: https://9others.com 🌟 WORK FOR AN INSPIRING UK STARTUP: The best way to learn about business is by working for a successful company with an ambitious founder. This episode is brought to you by Judge.me - the #1 e-commerce product reviews solution, founded by PJ Cellis (Episode 54). If you’re looking for a job in an inspiring, profitable, and fast-growing UK-based startup, check out https://careers.judge.me --- 📣 Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ 🚀 Follow me for business ideas & insights: https://twitter.com/MaticJ 🦄 Join my UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com 💰 Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip 🎥 Watch on YouYube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheFoundersLounge
1/18/20241 hour, 19 minutes, 24 seconds
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£220M Raised: Fundraising Secrets & Stories from the UK's Top Pitch Expert - James Church | E76

James Church is the co-founder and COO of Robot Mascot, the UKs leading pitch agency. He's a #1 Amazon best selling author with his book, “Investable Entrepreneur”, where he shares his unique methodology for creating a pitch that convinces investors. James has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, on numerous industry blogs and podcasts, run mentoring sessions at Tech Hub, Google Campus and Runway East, and deliver mastermind sessions for The Chartered Institute of Marketing, University College London and the University of East Anglia.  Show notes: - From a branding agency to the UK's leading pitch agency and startup consultancy - Three key traits of an Investable Entrepreneur - Why only 1% of startups manage to raise funding - How anyone can become more resourceful - The craziest fundraising strategy that James has ever witnessed - What happens when you give £900k to an unprepared 18-year-old - Strategies to build trust with investors - Building a personal brand while building a business - Best London networking tips - One person that changed James’ life - Where are the biggest business opportunities today Links: - Get the Investable Entrepreneur book for free: https://pitchready.co.uk/ - Follow James on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamescchurch/ - James’ business, Robot Mascot: https://www.robotmascot.co.uk/ - Silicon Roundabout: https://www.meetup.com/SiliconRoundabout/ - Daniel Priestley: https://danielpriestley.com/ 🌟 WORK FOR AN INSPIRING UK STARTUP: The best way to learn about business is by working for a successful company with an ambitious founder. This episode is brought to you by Judge.me - the #1 e-commerce product reviews solution, founded by PJ Cellis (Episode 54). If you’re looking for a job in an inspiring, profitable, and fast-growing UK-based startup, check out https://careers.judge.me. --- 📣 Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ 🚀 Follow me for business ideas & insights: https://twitter.com/MaticJ 🦄 Join my UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com 💰 Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip 🎥 VIDEO version of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheFoundersLounge
1/10/20241 hour, 18 minutes, 43 seconds
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This Investment Banker "Accidentally" Built a 7-Figure Agency in 2 Years - Alexej Pikovsky | E75

Alexej Pikovsky is the CEO and founder of Alphawell Brands, a holding company under which he currently operates a 7-figure growth agency and a fast-growing wellness ecommerce brand. Early in his career he spent two years at a $3 billion private equity fund, gained board-level experience and led a EUR 226 million sale of a portfolio business. Then he went on to start the UK’s largest CBD marketplace, which he then led through an award-winnign pivot (yes, apparently that’s a thing!) into what’s now a profitable agency and a growing ecommerce brand. Alexej was previously featured in Fortune, Financial Times, Bloomberg, Business Insider, and now finally also The Founders Lounge! Show notes: - Investment banking and 100-hour workweeks - How to do an award-winning pivot - Scaling an agency to 7 figures - Buying businesses - Tech business vs agency vs e-commerce - Gameplan for successfully selling candles on Amazon - Networking for 7-figure entrepreneurs - Building a personal brand - Performance habits for successful entrepreneurs - The book that changed Alexej’s perspective on life Links: - Follow Alexej on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@alexejpikovsky - Follow Alexej on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/alexej-pikovsky-9743701 - Follow Alexej on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexejPikovsky/ 🌟 WORK FOR AN INSPIRING UK STARTUP: The best way to learn about business is by working for a successful company with an ambitious founder. This episode is brought to you by Judge.me - the #1 e-commerce product reviews solution, founded by PJ Cellis (Episode 54). If you’re looking for a job in an inspiring, profitable, and fast-growing UK-based startup, check out https://careers.judge.me. --- 📣 Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ 🚀 Follow me for business ideas & insights: https://twitter.com/MaticJ 🦄 Join my UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com 💰 Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip 🎥 VIDEO version of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheFoundersLounge
1/3/20241 hour, 3 minutes, 8 seconds
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How I Make 7 Figures Profit Working 6 Days a Month - Olly Richards (StoryLearning) | E74

Olly Richards is an entrepreneur, investor and author of 50+ books. He runs his £10M online education business, StoryLearning, working only 6 days a month. He started his career as a jazz musician and a teacher, and then step by step started building what’s now a massive audience and an 8-figure business. Show notes: - From a jazz musician to an online entrepreneur - The secret to 50% profit margins - Find competent and motivated team members - The best way to solve any problem in your business - Why you should never go for longer than 12 months without a coach or mentor - How to optimize and automate your personal fiannces - There are no business problems, only mindset problems - The power of personal brand - #1 book that most impacted Olly’s career Links: - Case Study: Blueprint Of A $10M Online Education Business: https://ollyrichards.co/ - Follow Olly on X: https://twitter.com/mrollyrichards  - Follow onlly on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ollyrichards/  - The Great CEO Within: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Great-CEO-Within-Tactical-Building-ebook/dp/B07ZLGQZYC  - The $100 Startup: https://www.amazon.co.uk/100-Startup-Reinvent-Living-Create/dp/0307951529 🌟 WORK FOR AN INSPIRING UK STARTUP: The best way to learn about business is by working for a successful company with an ambitious founder. This episode is brought to you by Judge.me - the #1 e-commerce product reviews solution, founded by PJ Cellis (Episode 54). If you’re looking for a job in an inspiring, profitable, and fast-growing UK-based startup, check out https://careers.judge.me. --- 📣 Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ 🚀 Follow me for business ideas & insights: https://twitter.com/MaticJ 🦄 Join my UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com 💰 Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip 🎥 VIDEO version of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheFoundersLounge
1/1/20241 hour, 21 minutes, 31 seconds
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Warzones, Mindset, Exponential Growth and Relationships - End Of Year Special 2022 | E73

End of year special episode is a mix of the best moments from our podcast in 2022. I thank all of you for taking the time and watching, and I hope you are getting massive value out of it. In this episode, we talk about warrior mentality, relationships, building businesses to be sold, and scaling an e-commerce store from 0 to 1. Brought to you by Judge.me - the ultimate e-commerce product reviews solution. If you’re looking for a job in an inspiring, profitable, and fast-growing UK-based startup, check out https://careers.judge.me. --- ➤ Please leave a comment if you liked the episode ❤ ➤ Follow for business ideas & stories: https://twitter.com/MaticJ ➤ Matic’s UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com ➤ Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip — VIDEO (Youtube): http://foundrs.vi — Marketing and postproduction: Matevž Semprimožnik (https://www.linkedin.com/in/matevz-semprimoznik/)
12/21/20221 hour, 58 minutes, 16 seconds
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From War Zone in Afghanistan to Starting Multiple Businesses - Paul Blair (ArcX) | E72

Paul Blair is a military veteran turned entrepreneur. Over 20 years of experience in leadership and high-pressure situations in the military served as a great and unique background to start a business. As an entrepreneur, he has launched, grown, and sold businesses in the property, financial services, and pet product sectors. Today he’s still involved in several businesses, but his main focus is on ArcX, a SportTech and Digital Health startup that's developing a game-changing smart ring for sports enthusiasts. In this episode, we talk about: - Lessons learned from 20 years in the military - Military vs entrepreneurship - The most difficult moments in Afghanistan - Starting a pet product brand - Paul’s funny experience with Dragon’s Den - The challenges of building a hardware startup - Hardware startup financing - How to effectively handle being involved in multiple businesses - The #1 course that most impacted Paul’s career - Paul’s strategies for constantly improving himself Brought to you by Judge.me - the ultimate e-commerce product reviews solution. If you’re looking for a job in an inspiring, profitable and fast-growing UK-based startup, check out https://careers.judge.me. --- ➤ Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ ➤ Follow for business ideas & stories: https://twitter.com/MaticJ ➤ Matic’s UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com ➤ Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip --- RESOURCES - ArcX: https://arcx.fit/ - Paul on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-blair-dso-6446a315/ VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheFoundersLounge --- Marketing and postproduction: Tom Zorman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-zorman/)
12/13/20221 hour, 12 minutes
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From Selling Fake IDs to Building a €10.000.000 Business - Ryan McDaid | E71

Ryan McDaid is the co-founder of Fonez, an Irish electronics store which he took from 0 to €10M in revenue. He recently took a back seat and decided to instead focus on his property business and life coaching.    Brought to you by Judge.me - the ultimate e-commerce product reviews solution. If you’re looking for a job in an inspiring, profitable, and fast-growing UK-based startup, check out https://careers.judge.me.   --- ➤ Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ ➤ Follow for business ideas & stories: https://twitter.com/MaticJ ➤ Matic’s UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com ➤ Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip   ---   In this episode, we talk about: - Ryan’s first (illegal!) business - When is it ok to break the rules - How Ryan discovered the opportunity that led him to found a €10M brand - Opening physical shops - How to compete with large corporations - How to build a strong brand - Working in the business vs working on the business - Startup Home and how Ryan and I met - Why Ryan is now focusing on his property business - Personal growth through business - Does money matter in life?   VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheFoundersLounge    --- Marketing and postproduction: Tom Zorman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-zorman/)
12/6/20221 hour, 5 minutes, 2 seconds
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Growing From 0 to 200 Staff Within 6 Weeks - Joseph Battle (Ecovibe) | E70

Joseph (Jos) Battle is a UK-based serial entrepreneur who experienced the highest heights and the lowest lows of the entrepreneurial journey. His entrepreneurial skills and mindset were obvious already in his childhood when he started making money with various “lemonade stand” types of businesses. He thrives on seeking new opportunities and bringing them to life. Throughout his several business ventures, he went from 0 to having hundreds of employees within weeks. He started a marketing agency that was at its peak making £4M in profit. One of his businesses was worth £100M before it, unfortunately, all came crashing down… He shares all these stories, lessons and much more in the episode.   In this episode, we talk about: - Jos’ first businesses - How Jos identifies business opportunities - How to make things happen early on in a business - The most complained about TV advert in the UK - Why Jos didn't have to pay for speeding - Growing from 0 to 200 employees in 6 weeks - Leveraging the early Facebook Ads opportunity - Growing a marketing agency to £4M profit - From a £100M business to bankruptcy - Hiring a CEO for your business - What Jos is doing differently in his current business - How Jos identified the latest trend which he’s now pursuing - Challenges and opportunities of the “eco” industry RESOURCES Joseph on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-battle-71283068/ Ecovibe: https://ecovibewholesale.co.uk/ OLIO app: https://olioex.com/   Brought to you by Judge.me - the ultimate e-commerce product reviews solution. If you’re looking for a job in an inspiring, profitable and fast-growing UK-based startup, check out https://careers.judge.me.   --- ➤ Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ ➤ Follow for business ideas & stories: https://twitter.com/MaticJ ➤ Matic’s UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com ➤ Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip --- VIDEO: https://youtu.be/6ADUZ80zt5c --- Marketing and postproduction: Tom Zorman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-zorman/)
11/29/20221 hour, 23 minutes, 58 seconds
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From a Drunk Night Out to a $30M+ Startup Exit - Nick Telson (DesignMyNight, Trumpet) | E69

Nick Telson is a London-based serial entrepreneur, angel investor, podcaster, startup mentor, and public speaker. He’s currently a co-founder of a new B2B sales tool, trumpet, host of the Pitch Deck podcast, and a co-founder of an angel investing venture arm, Horseplay Ventures. He previously co-founded DesignMyNight and managed to grow that to 100+ employees, 15,000 SaaS customers, and 8m monthly uniques on the website before they exited for $30-40M.   In this episode, we talk about: How a drunk night out led to a new business idea Pivoting from a media business to a tech business Negotiating a deal to sell the company for tens of millions Nick’s ideation process when starting his second business What Nick is doing differently with his second startup How Trumpet got 2500+ signups for their private beta Time management for busy people Managing our ever-shortening attention spans Building a personal brand (even if you don’t have much experience) Validating early-stage ideas the right way How mentors can change the trajectory of your business What separates ok founders from great founders   Brought to you by Judge.me - the ultimate e-commerce product reviews solution. If you’re looking for a job in an inspiring, profitable, and fast-growing UK-based startup, check out https://careers.judge.me.   --- ➤ Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ ➤ Follow for business ideas & stories: https://twitter.com/MaticJ ➤ Matic’s UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com ➤ Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip --- RESOURCES Nick on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicktelson/ Trumpet: https://www.sendtrumpet.com/ Pitch Deck podcast: https://anchor.fm/pitch-deck   VIDEO: https://youtu.be/9YennIfncR8   --- Marketing and postproduction: Tom Zorman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-zorman/)
11/22/20221 hour, 24 minutes, 18 seconds
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Behind the Scenes of a Multimillion Venture Studio That’s De-risking Startups - Jordan Schlipf | E68

Jordan Schlipf is a serial tech entrepreneur and early-stage investor. Today, he’s the founder & CEO of the Rainmaking Venture Studio, the world's first investment-only Corporate Venture Builder. They raised tens of millions of Pounds to de-risk the process of building new businesses by building them in partnership with large corporations.   In this episode, we talk about: Jordan’s story Jordan’s first successful business London’s startup scene through the years What is a venture studio How Rainmaking is different from other venture studios Jordan’s 2 strategies for identifying business opportunities First steps when starting a new business Recruiting founders/CEOs What makes a great founder   Brought to you by Judge.me - the ultimate e-commerce product reviews solution. If you’re looking for a job in an inspiring, profitable, and fast-growing UK-based startup, check out https://careers.judge.me.   --- ➤ Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ ➤ Follow for business ideas & stories: https://twitter.com/MaticJ ➤ Matic’s UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com ➤ Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip --- RESOURCES Jordan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-schlipf-0b855174/  Rainmaking Venture Studio: https://rainmaking.io/venture-building/   VIDEO: https://youtu.be/_O6g7OYZwdk   --- Marketing and postproduction: Tom Zorman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-zorman/)
11/15/20221 hour, 34 minutes, 36 seconds
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From 0 to 1.000.000 EUR in 2 Years With Digital Products - Primoz Bozic | E67

Primoz Bozic is the co-founder and CEO of WeCreateCourses - an agency producing educational digital products in collaboration with experts. In two years they took the company from 0 to 1 million EUR revenue with very healthy profits and serving tens of thousands of customers.   Brought to you by Judge.me - the ultimate e-commerce product reviews solution. If you’re looking for a job in an inspiring, profitable, and fast-growing UK-based startup, check out https://careers.judge.me.   --- ➤ Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ ➤ Follow for business ideas & stories: https://twitter.com/MaticJ ➤ Matic’s UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com ➤ Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip --- RESOURCES Primoz on LinkedIn: https://si.linkedin.com/in/primoz-bozic-5229836a  WeCreateCourses: https://wecreatecourses.com/   VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheFoundersLounge    --- Marketing and postproduction: Tom Zorman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-zorman/)
11/8/20221 hour, 7 minutes, 5 seconds
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Building a Portfolio of Small Businesses and Going From 0 - 100k Followers at 24 - Alex Banks | E66

Alex Banks is the founder of the Through the Noise newsletter and Tribescaler SaaS business. After studying finance & accounting at one of the world's most reputable universities, he didn’t find a comfortable job like most of his classmates. Instead, he mastered social media, content writing, and storytelling. In only 10 months he grew his Twitter account to 100k followers and his newsletter to over 13k subscribers - with zero advertising spend!   In this episode, we talk about: Why start a business instead of getting a comfortable job in finance / consulting The journey from content consumer to content creator Building a Twitter audience of 100k followers in 10 months Growing a newsletter to 13k subscribers Productizing yourself - how to be the best at what you do Thoughts on Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter Building a SaaS product Two books that changed Alex’s life What separates ok founders from great founders Alex’s strategy for constantly improving himself   Brought to you by Judge.me - the ultimate e-commerce product reviews solution. If you’re looking for a job in an inspiring, profitable, and fast-growing UK-based startup, check out https://careers.judge.me.   --- ➤ Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ ➤ Follow for business ideas & stories: https://twitter.com/MaticJ ➤ Matic’s UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com ➤ Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip --- RESOURCES Alex on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thealexbanks Through the Noise: https://noise.beehiiv.com/ Tribescaler: https://tribescaler.com/ Avatar AI: www.avatarAI.me   VIDEO: https://youtu.be/mld-RSQY9So   --- Marketing and postproduction: Tom Zorman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-zorman/)
11/4/20221 hour, 7 minutes, 49 seconds
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Raising £10M+ to Build a SaaS Business Based on Psychological Research - Nick Mason (Turtl) | E65

Nick Mason is the founder and CEO of Turtl. He always had an interest in psychology, which led him to take some of the psychology research insights and build them into a B2B SaaS business. Turtl was started in 2015 and had been successfully growing since then. They’ve recently raised a £10M series A investment round. Their clients include Bloomberg, Cisco, Allianz, Capita, Baker McKenzie, and many others.   In this episode, we talk about: Building an MVP for a technical product Getting the first clients for a B2B SaaS business Raising funding from angel investors vs institutional investors Discovering what you're naturally good at Psychology in content marketing And much more   Brought to you by Judge.me - the ultimate e-commerce product reviews solution. If you’re looking for a job in an inspiring, profitable, and fast-growing UK-based startup, check out https://careers.judge.me.   --- ➤ Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ ➤ Follow for business ideas & stories: https://twitter.com/MaticJ ➤ Matic’s UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com ➤ Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip --- RESOURCES Nick on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickmasonsays/  Nick’s company - Turtl: https://turtl.co/    VIDEO: https://youtu.be/DlAYfqXhSa8   --- Marketing and postproduction: Tom Zorman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-zorman/)
10/18/202258 minutes, 53 seconds
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From £0 to Tens of £M Exit, Buying Businesses & 6-Figure Side Hustles - Charlie Carpenter | E64

Charlie is a seasoned entrepreneur, mainly focused on mobile app opportunities. He started his first business straight out of university. One of his next businesses, Kite, was acquired for 10s of millions of Pounds by Canon. Now, he’s building Joy, the most trusted parenting platform that provides essential information, memories, and services for young families.   In this episode, we talk about the following:  - Charlie’s first business - jumping on the mobile internet trend  - Advice for networking and reaching out to mentors  - How to be a good mentor  - Incubating mobile apps  - Getting acquired for 10s of millions  - How Charlie’s current company acquires other businesses  - Charlie’s recommended leadership books & resources  - What separates ok founders from great founders  - Charle’s wife’s side hustles (making high 6 figures)   Brought to you by Judge.me - the ultimate e-commerce product reviews solution. If you’re looking for a job in an inspiring, profitable, and fast-growing UK-based startup, check out https://careers.judge.me.   --- ➤ Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ ➤ Follow for business ideas & stories: https://twitter.com/MaticJ ➤ Matic’s UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com ➤ Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip --- RESOURCES Charlie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charliecarpenter/ https://uk.joy.co/ https://www.bounty.com/  https://www.jasper.ai/ https://otter.ai/ https://anyword.com/   VIDEO: https://youtu.be/CUjjk-GNl3I   ---   Marketing and postproduction: Tom Zorman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-zorman/)
10/12/20221 hour, 11 minutes, 3 seconds
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Sold His Biz At 27 For Tens Of Millions £££, Here’s What Makes Him Successful - Tim Armoo | E63

Timothy Armoo was the founding CEO of the innovative influencer marketing agency Fanbytes which he started when he was 21 and sold for tens of millions of pounds when he was 27.   Timo started his first company at 14 and his second at 17 which he sold 11 months later to Horizon Media. He was named on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for his achievements in media and marketing. He’s been featured by BBC, Forbes, Adweek, Business Insider, and TEDx, and won awards, including the Huffington Post Entrepreneur of the Year and most “Influential person in advertising” from the Evening Standard.   In this episode, we talk about: Selling his first business at 17 for six figures The blueprint for building a business for acquisition 180% year-on-year revenue growth with an agency biz Timo’s mindset hack that made his business successful Picking a market in which you can win Why you only need to be better than average Talent vs obsessive skills acquisition How Timo starts his side hustles Business opportunities that Timo and I see at the moment How to surround yourself with interesting people 3 books that had the biggest impact on Timo’s life What is wealth --- ➤ Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ ➤ Follow for business ideas & stories: https://twitter.com/MaticJ ➤ Matic’s UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com ➤ Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip --- RESOURCES Timo on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothyarmoo Timo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/timarmoo Timo on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@timarmoo Timo on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timarmoo/ FanBytes: https://fanbytes.co.uk/   ---   RECORDED: 29.9.2022 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/9PKYHTtMhoc
10/4/20221 hour, 17 minutes, 26 seconds
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The 4 Pillars of Peak Performance, Why You Need Haters & Meeting Andrew Tate - Oliver Anwar | E62

Oliver Anwar helps entrepreneurs and high performers get to the best shape of their life with his coaching programs.    If you’re interested in fitness & lifestyle for peak performance, running a coaching business, personal brand, and audience building, then you’ll love this episode.   In this episode, we talk about: Oliver’s story from a regular fitness trainer to an online coach for high performers Why do I constantly screenshot Oliver’s tweets Growing a Twitter audience to 60k+ followers How Oliver got to meet Andrew Tate Who is the Liver King Why do you need to have haters on social media The 4 pillars for peak performance Best things to do if you’re sitting 12h+/day The importance of sleep for personal performance The best ways to prevent burnout How would Oliver start a business if he was 20 years old again The #1 book that had the most significant impact on Oliver’s life Oliver’s strategy for constantly improving himself --- ➤ Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ ➤ Follow for business ideas & stories: https://twitter.com/MaticJ ➤ Matic’s UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com ➤ Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip --- RESOURCES - Oliver on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theoliveranwar  - Oliver on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/OliverAnwarHealth  --- RECORDED: 20.9.2022 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/i93gmO_I3c8--- Marketing and postproduction: Tom Zorman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-zorman/)
9/28/20221 hour, 5 minutes, 50 seconds
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Building High Performing Teams And Avoiding Burnout - Kosta Kolev (Calliper) | E61

Kosta Kolev is the Co-Founder of Calliper, a data analytics platform making data accessible and actionable for every team.  Kosta has built and launched new businesses and products across London, Hong Kong, and Berlin. He also works as an advisor helping startups and corporates overcome product, strategy, and growth challenges.    If you’re interested to learn about product management, building high-performing teams, and business frameworks then I think you’ll love this episode. --- ➤ Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ ➤ Follow for business ideas & stories: https://twitter.com/MaticJ ➤ Matic’s UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com ➤ Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip --- RESOURCES Kosta on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kostadinkolev/ Calliper: https://www.getcalliper.com/ --- RECORDED: 6.9.2022   VIDEO: https://youtu.be/ij1yQL7SSsk --- Marketing and postproduction: Tom Zorman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-zorman/)
9/20/20221 hour, 36 minutes, 37 seconds
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Web3 Practical Use Cases, Opportunities & How To Get Involved - Conor Svensson (Web3 Labs) | E60

Conor Svensson is the founder and CEO of Web3 Labs where they work with organizations to define and execute their Web3 strategy. Their clients include Microsoft, J.P. Morgan, and Vodafone. He’s also the author of the best-selling book, the Blockchain Innovator’s Handbook, and host of the Web3 Innovators podcast.   If you’re interested in learning more about web3 and the opportunities that blockchain technology brings, you must listen to this episode.   In this episode, we talk about: How Conor discovered Blockchain How Web3 Labs helps organizations to define and execute their web3 strategy What’s the real-world use case for tokens and NFTs Different practical use cases of web3 Web3 opportunities for entrepreneurs How to learn and get involved in web3 --- ➤ Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ ➤ Follow for business ideas & stories: https://twitter.com/MaticJ ➤ Matic’s UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com ➤ Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip   ---   RESOURCES Conor’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConorSvensson  Web3 Labs: https://www.web3labs.com/  Conor’s book - The Blockchain Innovator's Handbook: https://amzn.to/3pTI245  Conor’s newsletter: https://writing.conorsvensson.com/  ---   RECORDED: 5.9.2022   VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheFoundersLounge    ---   Marketing and postproduction: Tom Zorman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-zorman/)
9/13/202259 minutes, 4 seconds
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Raised $20M to Buy & Build the Most Desirable Ecom Brands of Tomorrow - Ben Fletcher | E59

Ben Fletcher is a seasoned entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in the business. He’s currently the Co-Founder & CEO of The Mothership where they buy eCommerce businesses and grow them into the most desirable brands of tomorrow. After selling his eCommerce wine business in 2013, he founded the Fast Growth Icons series of events, bringing experienced entrepreneurs together to get practical tips to take their business to the next level. He’s been an investor in, and mentor and adviser to a wide range of companies.   If you’re interested in starting an ecommerce company, acquiring other businesses, or learning about leadership, you must watch this episode. --- ➤ Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ ➤ Follow for business ideas & stories: https://twitter.com/MaticJ ➤ Matic’s UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com ➤ Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip --- In this episode, we talk about: How and why Ben acquires eCommerce brands How they optimize brands after the acquisition Long-term value creation in business How to (not) set incentives for your employees Hiring and who (not) to hire Setting the culture and values Why curiosity is critical for success The importance of the right mindset   RESOURCES Ben’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/BenFletch/  The Mothership: https://www.themothership.ai/  Mindset book: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Mindset-Updated-Changing-Fulfil-Potential/dp/147213995X/  ---   RECORDED: 30.8.2022   VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheFoundersLounge    ---   Marketing and postproduction: Tom Zorman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-zorman/)
9/6/20221 hour, 20 minutes, 57 seconds
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Behind the Scenes of a 2-Person VC Fund with 120+ Investments - Vedika Jain (Weekend Fund) | E58

Vedika Jain is the Chief of Staff at Weekend Fund, which she runs together with Ryan Hoover, the founder of Product Hunt. They write $100k-300k checks into early-stage startups around the world across consumer and B2B. To date they have invested in over 120 startups, they have over 350 Limited Partners and they run the whole fund as a two-person team. Some of their notable investments include Intercom, Deel, Pipe, Moonpay, and many others.   If you’d like to raise a VC investment, work for a VC fund or start a VC fund, then you must watch this episode.   In this episode, we talk about: How knowing one person in London helped Vedika get into venture capital How they run the Weekend Fund as a 2 person team London vs Silicon Valley What types of startups and founders they love to invest in What are some major red flags when founders are pitching to them What trends she’s most excited about Vedika’s most life-changing experience so far --- ➤ Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ ➤ Follow for business ideas & stories: https://twitter.com/MaticJ ➤ Matic’s UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com ➤ Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip --- RESOURCES Vedika’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/vedikaja_in Vedika’s email address: [email protected]  Vedika’s personal website: https://vedikaja.in/ Vedika’s blog: https://vedikajain1.medium.com/  Weekend Fund: https://www.weekend.fund/about  State of Chief of Staff in Tech — 2021: https://medium.com/chiefofstaffnetwork/state-of-chief-of-staff-in-tech-2021-3b188c7eb4a Product Hunt: https://producthunt.com/   ---   RECORDED: 22.8.2022   VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheFoundersLounge    ---   Marketing and postproduction: Tom Zorman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-zorman/)
8/30/20221 hour, 11 minutes
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£10M Ecommerce & Ferraris at 24, Now Building a Psychedelic Wellness Brand - Matt Kelly | E57

Matt Kelly is a serial eCommerce entrepreneur. At 24 he built and scaled two brands to £10M in annual revenue and was living his best life. Until everything crashed as a result of too fast scaling and a number of unfortunate events. He had to sell his Ferrari, and move out of his penthouse apartment in central London and he was struggling with his mental well-being. But after a few months, he picked himself back up and he’s now building an eCommerce wellness brand of the future - Space Goods.   In this episode, we talk about: How Matt got into eCommerce Where Matt’s entrepreneurial talent is coming from Doing £10M/year, living in a penthouse, and driving a Ferrari at 24 Hitting rock bottom, being called a scammer, and having to change the address Mental health issues and how Matt picked himself back up  Matt’s approach when building a new eCom brand Outsourcing everything and working remote (vs in-house teams) Space Goods - Matt’s psychedelics wellness brand of the future Building a network and surrounding yourself with successful people Business idea: co-ownership of a fancy villa --- ➤ Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ ➤ Follow for business ideas & stories: https://twitter.com/MaticJ ➤ Matic’s UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com ➤ Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip --- RESOURCES Matt's Twitter: https://twitter.com/matthucius Matt's brand - Space Goods: https://spacegoods.com/ Matt's Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/MidnightPodcastChannel --- RECORDED: 9.8.2022 VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheFoundersLounge  --- Marketing and postproduction: Tom Zorman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-zorman/)
8/23/20221 hour, 29 minutes, 46 seconds
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On Starting a Podcast, Burnout & Lessons from 60+ Indie Founders Interviews - James McKinven | E56

James McKinven is an “indie hacker” trying to figure out how to make a living online, doing what he loves. He runs Podpanda, a premium, done for you, podcast production studio. He runs the Indie Bites podcast, where he speaks to indie founders about how they've started their profitable internet businesses. And he has a few other small businesses, including an online course about podcasting and a handcrafting leather wallets ecom store.   In this episode, we talk about: Managing multiple businesses vs focusing on one single thing Fulltime jobs and side hustles Burnout, work-life balance and mental health among founders Key lessons learned from interviewing 50+ indie founders Podcasting and why we do it Podcast growth opportunities 5 books that had the biggest impact on James’ --- ➤ Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ ➤ Follow for business ideas & stories: https://twitter.com/MaticJ ➤ Matic’s UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com ➤ Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip --- RESOURCES James on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jmckinven James’ website: https://jamesmckinven.com/ Podpanda: https://podpanda.co/ Indie Bites podcast: https://indiebites.com/ Whitstable Craft Co: https://whitstablecraftco.com/    ---   RECORDED: 2.8.2022   VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheFoundersLounge    ---   Marketing and postproduction: Tom Zorman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-zorman/)
8/16/20221 hour, 3 minutes, 56 seconds
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Serial Entrepreneur, #1 Podcaster & One of UK’s Top Angel Investors - Dan Murray-Serter | E55

Dan Murray-Serter is a serial entrepreneur, #1 podcaster, angel investor community builder, and an avid mental health advocate. With over 50 investments he’s one of the UK’s top angel investors, predominantly active in health & wellness, sustainability, the sharing economy, and Web3 space. His focus currently is building Heights - a brain care company currently valued at £30.000.000.   In this episode, we talk about: From anxiety and insomnia to starting one of the fastest growing companies in Europe; Dan’s performance habits; How to manage your time when you’re super busy; Setting Objectives & Key Results for personal life and romantic relationships; The one “hack” that impacted Dan’s entrepreneurial success the most; Starting Britain’s #1 business podcast. --- ➤ Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ ➤ Follow for business ideas & stories: https://twitter.com/MaticJ ➤ Matic’s UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com ➤ Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip --- RESOURCES Heights (get 20% off, see the link below): https://www.yourheights.com/  Secret Leaders podcast: https://www.secretleaders.com/  Relationship OKRs: https://www.whatmatters.com/articles/relationship-marriage-okrs-goals    Get 20% off your Heights subscription: https://yourheights.mention-me.com/me/referee/registerko/105650301/408610407/er/ef5ff166fc203514b459ab584bc04d8df877dde9/fe/cw?epr=1   ---   RECORDED: 25.7.2022   VIDEO: https://youtu.be/RmP9QW9U8Hk   ---   Marketing and postproduction: Tom Zorman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-zorman/)
8/9/202253 minutes, 48 seconds
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From 4-Hour Workweek to #1 Shopify App with Millions in Revenue - PJ Celis (CEO, Judge.me) | E54

Peter-Jan "PJ" Celis is the founder and CEO of Judge.me - a product reviews app for Shopify. Judge.me is the #1 app on the Shopify app store, which is impressive. But what’s even more impressive is that PJ achieved this without any external investments (many of his competitors did), with a relatively small team of ~50 people (many of his competitors have 100s), and without doing any marketing.    In this episode, we talk about: Building a tech product without raising funding Become the #1 app on the Shopify app store without doing any marketing How reading The 4 Hour Workweek helped PJ to start and optimize his business How to make the business as efficient as possible How to build exceptional products and provide exceptional customer support How is PJ able to pay above-average salaries while offering the cheapest solution in the market Setting up teams around the world to run 24/7 multi-lingual support  Why should you sell unsexy things to unsexy people Obsessive learning --- ➤ Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ ➤ Follow for business ideas & stories: https://twitter.com/MaticJ ➤ Matic’s UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com ➤ Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip --- RESOURCES PJ’s company: https://judge.me/ Books By Ricardo Semler: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Ricardo-Semler/e/B000APW260   ---   RECORDED: 21.7.2022   VIDEO: https://youtu.be/DkLQ9g7Args   ---   Marketing and postproduction: Tom Zorman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-zorman/)
7/26/202259 minutes, 13 seconds
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2 Exits, Now Building One of the UK’s MOST DISRUPTIVE Startups - Adam McCann (CEO, Claimer) | E53

Adam McCann is the Founder and CEO of Claimer, one of the most disruptive and innovative businesses in the UK, according to Startups 100. Adam started his first business whilst at uni - a website that published news and reviews about video games. He grew this to become one of the largest video game sites in the world. He then sold it and joined the acquiring company as a co-founder. Two years later he took that business to an 8-figure exit. Now, he’s focused on building Claimer, an online service that takes away the hassle and expense of claiming R&D tax credits.   In this episode, we talk about: How Adam started his first business from his bedroom in his parents’ house How Adam sold his first business and joined the acquiring company as a cofounder Selling the second business for 8 figures Disrupting old industries with technology Adam’s 4-point checklist to find “idea-founder fit” Why consulting firms might be a good place to search for business ideas Quick ways to build an MVP for a tech business Qualities of a successful founder Adam shares 2 business ideas that someone needs to steal --- ➤ Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ ➤ Follow for business ideas & stories: https://twitter.com/MaticJ ➤ Matic’s UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com ➤ Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip --- RESOURCES https://www.linkedin.com/in/adammccann/ https://twitter.com/assembledadam https://www.claimer.com/    ---   RECORDED: 5.7.2022   VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheFoundersLounge    ---   Marketing and postproduction: Tom Zorman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-zorman/) YouTube thumbnail: Filip Urek ([email protected])
7/19/202259 minutes, 34 seconds
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Lessons from Losing €1.000.000 on a Failed SaaS Product - Neyts Zupan | E52

Neyts (Nejc) Zupan is a cofounder of Niteo - a decade-old SaaS studio building solutions for small businesses. Niteo started as an agency, but over time they started to focus only on their own products. They tested over 150 ideas, some were successful, some not so much. In this episode, we mostly talked about one particular project that ultimately failed after they spent almost 1.000.000 EUR on development and marketing. --- ➤ Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ ➤ Follow for business ideas & stories: https://twitter.com/MaticJ ➤ Matic’s UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com ➤ Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip --- RESOURCES: The episode was recorded at Mp.si ParetoSecurity.com Niteo.co   ---   RECORDED: 19.6.2022   VIDEO: https://youtu.be/5KyeqL4S6fA   ---   Marketing and postproduction: Tom Zorman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-zorman/) YouTube thumbnail: Filip Urek ([email protected])
7/6/20221 hour, 14 minutes, 31 seconds
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Starting and Running a Profitable NFT Business - Paul Price | E51

Paul Price is is a co-founder of Top Dog Studios and Top Dog Beach Club - and NFT project that sold out 8000 items when they launched, generating a total volume of around £1M and making it one of the top 25 projects on the OpenSea NFT marketplace at the time.   In this episode, we talked about  Similarities and differences between a web3/NFT business and a web2/regular business How NFT projects raise initial funding and how they continue generating revenue What does it take to start and run an NFT “membership club” Team structure and team members incentives in an NFT business What ultimately makes the NFT project successful The future of NFTs and potential business ideas in web3 --- ➤ Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ ➤ Follow for business ideas & stories: https://twitter.com/MaticJ ➤ Matic’s UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com ➤ Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip --- RESOURCES: Paul on Twitter: https://twitter.com/darkp0rt https://topdogbeachclub.com/   ---   RECORDED: 31.5.2022   VIDEO: https://youtu.be/KoIz58xt2ig   ---   Marketing and postproduction: Tom Zorman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-zorman/) YouTube thumbnail: Filip Urek ([email protected])
6/28/20221 hour, 7 minutes, 21 seconds
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Commando Mindset: Business Lessons From 10 Years in the Marines - Ben Williams | E50

Ben Williams is a former Royal Marines Commando, a published author with Penguin Business and a Co-founder of Loopin - a tool to support and empower employees.    In this episode, we talked about Ben’s beginnings from a dysfunctional family and drug addiction to becoming a Royal Marines Commando Applying lessons from the army to business What is “Commando Mindset” and how anyone can develop it What is fear and how to cope with it Management and leadership in big companies --- ➤ Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ ➤ Follow for business ideas & stories: https://twitter.com/MaticJ ➤ Matic’s UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com ➤ Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip --- RESOURCES: Ben on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ben_williams_cm  Loopin: https://letsloopin.com/  Ben’s book: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Commando-Mindset-Motivation-Realize-Potential/dp/B083Y615MC/   ---   RECORDED: 31.5.2022   VIDEO: https://youtu.be/Y-7bBXqbNO0   ---   Marketing and postproduction: Tom Zorman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-zorman/) YouTube thumbnail: Filip Urek ([email protected])
6/21/20221 hour, 31 minutes, 51 seconds
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From 0 to $1M ARR in One Year With a Highly Profitable SEO Agency - Jeremy Moser | E49

Jeremy Moser is the CEO of Userp, an SEO agency that he scaled from 0 to $1.000.000 in ARR (annual recurring revenue) in just one year. They’ve worked with brands like Freshworks, ActiveCampaign, Monday.com, Robinhood, etc. He also owns a SaaS business called Wordable and he occasionally writes for Entrepreneur magazine.   In this episode, we talked about how to start an agency, how to increase an agency’s profitability, product business vs agency business, when to start focusing on SEO, and how to start doing SEO for your business with no special skills. --- ➤ Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ ➤ Follow for business ideas & stories: https://twitter.com/MaticJ ➤ Matic’s UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com ➤ Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip --- RESOURCES: Jeremy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jmoserr Userp: https://userp.io/ Wordable: https://wordable.io/  On-site SEO analysis tool: https://sitechecker.pro/   ---   RECORDED: 27.5.2022   VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheFoundersLounge    ---   Marketing and postproduction: Tom Zorman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-zorman/) YouTube thumbnail: Filip Urek ([email protected])
6/14/202259 minutes, 23 seconds
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Top 3 Startup Mistakes, Getting Superfans and Doing Your Best Work - Ash Phillips | E48

Ash Phillips is the founder of Diffrnt, which is a startup accelerator that doesn’t take equity and connects a global community of founders. He’s also a startup advisor, a board member at Ecologi, an angel investor with Ada Ventures, and he wears a few other hats.   In this episode we discussed Ash’s entrepreneurial journey, what are some of the most common mistakes that founders make, how to get superfans, how to build a community, how Ash got into angel investing, and how to stay productive and efficient. Ash also shares two business ideas for anyone to steal! --- ➤ Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ ➤ Follow for business ideas & stories: https://twitter.com/MaticJ ➤ Matic’s UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com ➤ Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip --- RESOURCES: Follow Ash: https://twitter.com/asherphizzle Ash on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvkaOXQFsgY9QsTTH1p-eWA  Dffrnt: https://dffrnt.so/ Ada Ventures: https://www.adaventures.com/   ---   RECORDED: 26.5.2022 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/DtA9rzhuBxE   ---   Marketing and postproduction: Tom Zorman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-zorman/) YouTube thumbnail: Filip Urek ([email protected])
6/7/20221 hour, 25 minutes, 25 seconds
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How to Start a SaaS Business (4 Steps From Idea to Launch) - Ch Daniel | E47

Daniel grew LegitCheck.app to 10M+ all-time users and over £200k in revenue with 0 marketing spend when he was just 23 years old. Currently, his main focus is building a no-code SaaS business Simple.ink. He’s also running the SaaS subreddit, hosting “The Usual SaaSpects” podcast and regularly tweeting about the things that he’s building. --- ➤ Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ ➤ Follow for business ideas & stories: https://twitter.com/MaticJ ➤ Matic’s UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com ➤ Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip --- RESOURCES: https://twitter.com/chddaniel https://legitcheck.app/  https://www.simple.ink/ https://www.reddit.com/r/SaaS/ https://anchor.fm/theusualsaaspects   ---   RECORDED: 25.5.2022   VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheFoundersLounge    ---   Marketing and postproduction: Tom Zorman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-zorman/) YouTube thumbnail: Filip Urek ([email protected])
6/2/20221 hour, 33 minutes, 28 seconds
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Building a £10M Bootstrapped Business in a Highly Competitive Market of Online Reviews - Callum McKeefery | E46

Callum McKeefery is the founder and CEO of Reviews.io, Fullpicture.io & Poet.so. In a highly competitive market of online reviews, he managed to bootstrap his business to £10M in revenue with over 65 employees globally. In the episode, he explains how they started the business, where he sees opportunities today, and how a self-funded business can compete against giants like Trustpilot with £100M+ in funding and large sales divisions. --- ➤ Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ ➤ Follow for business ideas & stories: https://twitter.com/MaticJ ➤ Matic’s UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com ➤ Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip ---   RESOURCES: Callum on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CallumMckeefery https://www.reviews.io/ https://www.fullpicture.io/ https://poet.so/ https://www.leckey.com/   ---   RECORDED: 19.5.2022   VIDEO: hhttps://youtu.be/orQ4CZaQhB0
5/24/202254 minutes, 38 seconds
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E-commerce with a twist and daily habits of a startup founder - Moritz Braatz | E45

Moritz Braatz is the founder and CEO of Noah - a London-based e-commerce company selling starter kits. Their vision is to empower customers to start something new and help them navigate the first steps of their new endeavors. Noah has been bootstrapped and profitable from the start, however, the two founders have big ambitions and decided to raise over £6M in VC funding to date to fuel their growth. We talked about everything from overcoming supply chain issues and raising funding with a “meme pitch deck”, to tactics & habits for the high performance of a startup founder. --- ➤ Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ ➤ Follow for business ideas & stories: https://twitter.com/MaticJ ➤ Matic’s UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com ➤ Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip --- RESOURCES: Moritz’s company: https://noahsbox.com/ --- RECORDED: 16.4.2022 VIDEO: hhttps://youtu.be/ch37aM-rMwU --- Marketing and postproduction: Tom Zorman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-zorman/) YouTube thumbnail: Filip Urek ([email protected])
4/25/20221 hour, 24 minutes, 47 seconds
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How to buy a website for $1000 and sell it for $10k - James Camp | E44

James Camp is a serial entrepreneur, growth expert, and startup mentor. He sold his largest business, a strategy consulting firm, in 2020 for $31 million. Since then he has been focusing mostly on flipping websites. He typically buys content websites for a few thousand dollars, increases their value, and then sells them for significantly more. In the episode we talk about his exact website flipping process, what are the pitfalls, and where he sees opportunities for entrepreneurs who want to buy a business instead of building it from scratch. --- ➤ Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ ➤ Follow for business ideas & stories: https://twitter.com/MaticJ ➤ Matic’s UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com ➤ Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip --- TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:00 How common are failures in business 00:02:30 Why wins matter in business 00:05:50 Difference between entrepreneurs and freelancers 00:07:00 How to determine whether your business will fail or succeed 00:13:00 Why Twitter is important for founders 00:15:50 From zero to million with website flipping 00:21:30 How to flip websites 00:22:30 Where and how to buy websites 00:29:00 What kind of websites you should buy 00:31:30 How to optimize websites 00:34:30 How to optimize website traffic 00:44:00 AI copywriting 00:50:00 Buying vs building a new business 00:52:00 How to sell a website 00:54:30 James's BIG exit 01:03:30 James's plan for the future   RESOURCES: https://twitter.com/JamesonCamp https://www.nanoflips.com/  https://builders.build/  --- RECORDED: 6.4.2022 VIDEO: htthttps://youtu.be/B3IjbHeeAgE --- Marketing and postproduction: Tom Zorman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-zorman/) YouTube thumbnail: Filip Urek ([email protected])
4/23/20221 hour, 9 minutes, 23 seconds
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Building a business network, traits of successful founders & web3 - Matthew Stafford (9others) | E43

Matthew Stafford has been an angel investor since 2014. He is the creator of 9others, a network of 4,500+ entrepreneurs in 45+ cities that brings people together to share a meal and solve business problems. He also writes The Education of An Angel Investor newsletter. --- ➤ Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ ➤ Follow for business ideas & stories: https://twitter.com/MaticJ ➤ Matic’s UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com ➤ Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip --- TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:00 Networking and 9others 00:20:50 Is Twitter the best social media? 00:31:10 Top UK people to follow on Twitter 00:36:00 Start-up investing and traits of successful founders 00:54:40 Crypto, NFT’s and web3 01:20:00 NFT communities   RESOURCES: Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mstafford Newsletter about how Matthew thinks about investing: https://matthewstafford.substack.com Matthew’s investment portfolio: www.stafford.vc 9others: https://9others.com 9others newsletter showing news and upcoming events: https://9others.substack.com 9others Twitter & Instagram: @9others Chris Sacca: https://twitter.com/sacca Hussein Kanji: https://twitter.com/hkanji James Clark: https://twitter.com/mr_james_c Matt Miller (Mills): https://twitter.com/millsustwo Amy Lewin: https://twitter.com/amyrlewin Anne-Marie Imafidon: https://twitter.com/aimafidon --- RECORDED: 4.4.2022   VIDEO: https://youtu.be/GAETmLVFDlc --- Marketing and postproduction: Tom Zorman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-zorman/) YouTube thumbnail: Filip Urek ([email protected])
4/20/20221 hour, 24 minutes, 38 seconds
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What starting a €2M+ tech business teaches you about life - Antti Virolainen (Sharetribe) | E42

Antti Virolainen describes himself as an adventurous entrepreneur. He’s the co-founder of a Helsinki-based startup Sharetribe, often described as “the Shopify for marketplace businesses”. Over the years Sharetribe became a well-known brand among entrepreneurs. What makes Shartribe especially interesting is that the founders are not afraid of taking unconventional approaches to funding and culture-building, in order to build a transparent, profitable, and purpose-driven business. --- ➤ Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ ➤ Follow for business ideas & stories: https://twitter.com/MaticJ ➤ Matic’s UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com ➤ Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip --- TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:30 How Sharetribe started 00:13:20 Sharetribe's funding structure 00:23:30 SaaS branding 00:29:00 Advice for marketplace start-ups 00:33:40 Transparency in business 00:44:40 Personal growth as a founder 00:53:00 Potential business ideas   ---   RECORDED: 17.3.2022   VIDEO: https://youtu.be/3DBXLXMsOGQ   Marketing: Tom Zorman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-zorman/) Postproduction: Jon Razinger (https://www.instagram.com/jonrazinger/) YouTube thumbnail: Filip Urek ([email protected])
4/10/202258 minutes, 39 seconds
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Zelia Leong: Building habit-forming products and finding high-profile startup advisors (PraisePal) - E41

Zelia Leong started her career in the controversial yet highly ambitious European “startup factory” Rocket Internet. After that, she co-founded a “surprise trips” startup Anywhr, which she was running successfully for a few years until they had to put it on hold during the Covid19 pandemic. That’s when the idea for her current startup, PraisePal, was born. PraisePal is a workplace recognition and rewards tool for high-growth tech teams. In less than 2 years they managed to onboard over 10.000 teams onto their product and they continue to grow rapidly. --- ➤ Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ ➤ Follow for business ideas & stories: https://twitter.com/MaticJ ➤ Matic’s UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com ➤ Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip --- RECORDED: 16.3.2022   VIDEO: https://youtu.be/M9O6Enl6Mgg   Marketing: Tom Zorman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-zorman/) Postproduction: Jon Razinger (https://www.instagram.com/jonrazinger/) YouTube thumbnail: Filip Urek ([email protected])
3/24/202248 minutes, 22 seconds
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Elijah Toh: Scaling to $1M in 1 year without ads, hiring A players and growing Wolt - E40

Elijah currently works as a Regional Marketing Director at Wolt. He previously worked in senior growth and marketing roles at some of the fastest-growing startups in the world, such as Deliveroo, Uber, and WorldRemit. He also started his own craft beer distribution startup which he scaled to $1M in sales in just one year, without any paid advertising, and then sold it. --- ➤ Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ ➤ Follow for business ideas & stories: https://twitter.com/MaticJ ➤ Matic’s UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com ➤ Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip --- TIMESTAMPS:00:00:00 Who is Elijah00:05:00 From Uber to the most successful start-up in Finland00:13:00 How to hire high-performing employees00:27:50 Elijah's million-dollar craft beer start-up story00:35:20 How to grow business organically00:41:50 What kind of workspace creates the best work culture?00:48:50 New business opportunities   RECORDED: 3.2.2022   VIDEO: https://youtu.be/FmvOI1ta6KQ   Marketing: Tom Zorman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-zorman/) Postproduction: Jon Razinger (https://www.instagram.com/jonrazinger/) YouTube thumbnail: Filip Urek ([email protected])
2/11/202255 minutes, 47 seconds
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Nejc Škoberne: Web3, NFTji ter od kje izvira vrtoglava rast crypto podjetij - Epizoda #39

Nejc Škoberne je bil gost že v 26. epizodi, ki je ena izmed top 3 najbolj downloadanih epizod podcasta Biznisiranje. Zato smo ga povabili da se vrne na še eno debato, tokrat predvsem na temo web3/blockchain tehnologij in priložnosti. Nejc je že pred leti bil globoko v crypto svetu, ko je delal za Coinbase. Sedaj pa je šel ponovno “all in”, saj se je pred kratkim pridružil crypto podjetju Moonpay kot Growth Director.   Če ti je podcast všeč prosim napiši review na Apple Podcasts ❤   30+ frameworkov za iskanje biznis idej: www.biznisiranje.si/brainstorming   Matic na Twitterju deli zanimive ideje in zgodbe iz Londona in od drugod po svetu: https://twitter.com/MaticJ   ---   TEME: 00:00:00 Intro00:01:27 Novo leto, nova služba - Kaj je MoonPay in kako deluje?00:20:38 Kako MoonPay pomaga zvezdnikom, kakor je Post Malone?00:30:47 Investitorji po navadi ne promovirajo svojega portfolia. Zakaj je pri NFT-jih drugače?00:52:00 Napovedi za naslednji podcast?   POVEZAVE: https://www.moonpay.com/   SNEMANO: 11.1.2022   VIDEO: https://youtu.be/0n_lEnzf-V8   ---   Postprodukcija: Jon Razinger (https://www.instagram.com/jonrazinger/) Distribucija: Tom Zorman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-zorman/) YouTube thumbnail: Filip Urek ([email protected])
1/14/202258 minutes, 34 seconds
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Luka Železnik: Optimizacija osebnega performansa ter razvoj 15 produktov na mesec - Epizoda #38

Luka Železnik je soustanovitelj in direktor podjetja KingsBox, ki razvija in trži fitnes opremo. Luka je obseden z optimizacijo performansa, tako pri sebi kot pri svojih zaposlenih. To jim omogoča da v povprečju lansirajo več kot 15 novih produktov na mesec ter da vsako leto uspešno podvojijo promet brez zunanjih investicij. Letos bodo presegli 9 mio EUR prometa, prisotni pa so že na preko 30 trgih.   Če ti je podcast všeč prosim napiši review na Apple Podcasts ❤   30+ frameworkov za iskanje biznis idej: www.biznisiranje.si/brainstorming   Matic na Twitterju deli zanimive ideje in zgodbe iz Londona in od drugod po svetu: https://twitter.com/MaticJ   ---   TEME: 00:00:00 Intro00:02:30 Začetek podjetja KingsBox00:13:30 Kako razviti do 170 novih produktov na leto 00:18:30 Kako performati v biznisu?00:43:00 Zakaj je dobro odpreti svoj biznis brez financiranja00:52:00 Nasvet za podjetnike brze začetne investicije00:58:30 Zakaj je objavljanje na LinkedIn dobra stvar za vse podjetnike?01:03:00 Ultimate optimizacija časa izven delovnega časa01:12:00 Potencialne biznis ideje   POVEZAVE - Maticov timetracking sistem: https://twitter.com/MaticJ/status/1470102318171541511  - KingsBox: https://kingsbox.com/ - Luka na LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luka-zeleznik/ - KingsBox HR - Živa Cotič Bizjak: https://linkedin.com/in/zivacotic/    SNEMANO: 8.12.2021   VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zf2uOE9_DjU   ---   Postprodukcija: Jon Razinger (https://www.instagram.com/jonrazinger/) Distribucija: Tom Zorman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-zorman/) YouTube thumbnail: Filip Urek ([email protected])
12/16/20211 hour, 16 minutes, 34 seconds
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Nejc Zupan: Kako od ideje do uspešnega SaaS produkta - Epizoda #37

Nejc Zupan je soustanovitelj podjetja Niteo kjer kot SaaS studio razvijajo in lansirajo lastne software produkte. Nejc med pogovorom razloži kako so iz agencijskega modela prešli na produktni model podjetja, kakšen je njihov proces od ideje do uspešnega SaaS produkta, ter kaj so se naučili iz 150 neuspešnih idej.   Če ti je podcast všeč prosim napiši review na Apple Podcasts ❤   30+ frameworkov za iskanje biznis idej: www.biznisiranje.si/brainstorming   Matic na Twitterju deli zanimive ideje in zgodbe iz Londona in od drugod po svetu: https://twitter.com/MaticJ   ---   TEME: 00:00:00 Intro00:10:30 Rast in pot podjetja Niteo.co00:17:40 Kako generirati več kakor 10 biznis idej na leto 00:30:30 Kako prodati in marketirati nov produkt00:43:40 Potencialne SaaS ideje   POVEZAVE:- Niteo: https://niteo.co/- Nejcov najnovejši produkt - Pareto Security: https://paretosecurity.com/   SNEMANO: 2.12.2021   VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/c/Biznisiranje   ---   Postprodukcija: Jon Razinger (https://www.instagram.com/jonrazinger/) Distribucija: Tom Zorman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-zorman/) YouTube thumbnail: Filip Urek ([email protected])
12/5/20211 hour, 5 minutes, 36 seconds
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Andraž Gavez: Podjetniški mentorji, podjetništvo vs zaposlitev in faktorji za uspeh - Epizoda #36

Andraža večina pozna kot direktorja spletne trgovine MojaCokolada.si, kjer so v zadnjem letu prodali za 1.2M EUR čokolade in sorodnih izdelkov. Poleg tega pa je Andraž tudi solastnik parih drugih podjetij, predsednik Društva spletnih trgovcev ter mentor večim manjšim podjetjem. Če ti je podcast všeč prosim napiši review na Apple Podcasts ❤   30+ frameworkov za iskanje biznis idej: www.biznisiranje.si/brainstorming   Matic na Twitterju deli zanimive ideje in zgodbe iz Londona in od drugod po svetu: https://twitter.com/MaticJ   ---   TEME:   00:00:00 Intro 00:03:05 Dubai - od puščave do "popolnega mesta" 00:14:20 Iskanje in nudenje mentorstva 00:30:00 Faktorji za uspeh v biznisu 00:42:00 Začeti podjetje ali iskati zaposlitev? 00:57:00 Čokolada po Hofer ceni! 01:06:00 Zaposlovanje in management pri startupih 01:24:00 Performance pri delu od doma POVEZAVE: - Andraž na FB: https://www.facebook.com/andraz.gavez    SNEMANO: 11/17/2021   VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSAZsiOuazubrrud6t9dIFQ    ---   Marketing: Tom Zorman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-zorman/) Postprodukcija: Jon Razinger (https://www.instagram.com/jonrazinger/) YouTube thumbnail: Filip Urek ([email protected])
11/25/20211 hour, 33 minutes, 44 seconds
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Timotej Gračner: Od “dolgočasnega” družinskega podjetje do milijonske uspešnice - Epizoda #35

Timotej Gračner je majhno “dolgočasno” družinsko podjetje Black Fire uspešno razširil po Evropi in Ameriki. Pri tem so mu pomagale lekcije iz večletnega cold callinga in affiliate marketinga ter njegov kreativen pristop k biznisu. Z nami bo delil kakšne so posebnosti pri odpiranju novih trgov in svoje Biznis ideje. Če ti je podcast všeč prosim napiši review na Apple Podcasts ❤   30+ frameworkov za iskanje biznis idej: www.biznisiranje.si/brainstorming   Matic na Twitterju deli zanimive ideje in zgodbe iz Londona in od drugod po svetu: https://twitter.com/MaticJ   ---   TEME:   00:00:00 Intro 00:03:40 Timetojevo "dolgočasno" družinsko podjetje 00:09:30 Inovativno pristopanje k trgovinam in pridobivanje leadov 00:18:11 Oglaševanje preko SMS-ov 00:27:45 Kaj storiti, ko nam zataji Facebook 00:32:39 Kakšen potencial ima prodaja na Amazonu? 00:38:55 Odpiranje novih trgov in poznavanje lokalne kulture 00:55:18 Stopanje v stik z biznis partnerji 01:02:30 Top 3 biznis knjige 01:15:00 Potencialne biznis ideje za prihodnost POVEZAVE: - Timotej na IG: https://www.instagram.com/timotej_g/ SNEMANO: 11/11/2021   VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSAZsiOuazubrrud6t9dIFQ    ---   Postprodukcija: Jon Razinger (https://www.instagram.com/jonrazinger/) Distribucija: Tom Zorman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-zorman/) YouTube thumbnail: Filip Urek ([email protected])
11/18/20211 hour, 27 minutes, 32 seconds
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Aljoša Jenko: Od ideje do večmilijardnega podjetja (YES Klub intervju) - Epizoda #34

Če ti je podcast všeč prosim napiši review na Apple Podcasts ❤️   --- Posnetek intervjuja iz društva YES (Young Executives Slovenia). Gost je Aljoša Jenko - soustanovitelj in direktor podjetja Httpool, ki je prisotno že v 67 državah po svetu in je pred kratkim doseglo valuacijo preko 2 milijardi EUR. Pogovor je tekel o organizaciji poslovanja, širitvah na tuje trge, kadrovanju, nagrajevanju ter tudi o druinskem življenju.   ---   Matic na Twitterju deli zanimive podjetniške ideje in zgodbe iz Londona in od drugod po svetu: https://twitter.com/MaticJ   ---   Montaža in animacije: Jon Razinger (https://www.instagram.com/jonrazinger/) Marketing in distribucija: Tom Zorman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-zorman/) Youtube thumbnails: Filip Urek ([email protected])
11/6/20211 hour, 43 minutes, 5 seconds
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Miha Jagodic: Pridobivanje VC investicije, pametne omare in Silicijeva Dolina - Epizoda #33

Če ti je podcast všeč prosim napiši review na Apple Podcasts ❤️   --- Miha Jagodic je soustanovitelj podjetja Bloq.it, ki se ukvarja z razvojem in prodajo pametnih omaric. Miha je bil izredno proaktiven in podjeten že od dijaških let dalje, pred 3 leti pa je v Silicijevi Dolini spoznal soustanovitelja svojega trenutnega podjetja. V dveh investicijskih rundah so zbrali preko milijona EUR tveganega kapitala in v letošnjem letu imeli izjemno rast.   Govorila sva o: 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:02 Koristi članstva v študentskih organizacijah 00:07:04 Bloq.it Pametne omarice 00:11:40 Pot od ideje do biznisa 00:17:56 Kako uspešno do zagonske investicije 00:33:42 Pot do uspeha podjetja Bloq.it 00:44:26 Lekcije iz Silicijeve Doline 00:51:54 Nove Biznis ideje Linki - Mihovo podjetje: https://bloq.it/  - Miha na LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miha-jagodic-61b46b117/    Snemano: 21.10.2021 ---   Matic na Twitterju deli zanimive podjetniške ideje in zgodbe iz Londona in od drugod po svetu: https://twitter.com/MaticJ
10/28/20211 hour, 9 minutes, 59 seconds
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Matej Bešter: Postavitev €10M+ branda z direct response marketingom - Epizoda #32

Če ti je podcast všeč prosim napiši review na Apple Podcasts ❤️   --- V tokratnji epizodi:   Matej Bešter je soustanovitelj podjetja Popolna Postava, ki se ukvarja z razvojem in prodajo prehranskih dopolnil ter online tečajev. Matej je eden izmed najboljših marketerjev v Sloveniji, kar je pripomoglo k eksplozivni rasti podjetja, ki bo letos naredilo preko 10M EUR prometa.   Govorila sva o: 00:04:30 Kako kombinirati večmesečna potovanja in vodenje rastočega podjetja 00:13:22 SEO vs advertising 00:18:40 Uspešne marketinške strategije, ki v Sloveniji še niso popularne 00:28:06 Kako narediti učinkovit video sales letter (VSL) 00:39:20 Branding vs direct response marketing 00:40:37 Vloga brandinga po nakupnem procesu 00:50:50 Kdaj kopirati, kdaj inovirati 01:13:21 Kaj je Big Marketing Idea - osnova za učinkovit copywriting   Linki: - Popolnapostava.com - Ready, Fire, Aim: Zero to $100 Million in No Time Flat - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ready-Fire-Aim-Million-Agora/dp/0470182024 - Adbeat.com - AdPlexity.com - Matej na FB: https://www.facebook.com/matejbester   Snemano: 11.10.2021 ---   Matic na Twitterju deli zanimive podjetniške ideje in zgodbe iz Londona in od drugod po svetu: https://twitter.com/MaticJ
10/21/20211 hour, 21 minutes, 8 seconds
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Neža Mlakar: Od 30k minusa do 700k EUR prometa z zdravimi sladicami - Epizoda #31

Če ti je podcast všeč prosim napiši review na Apple Podcasts ❤️ --- Neža Mlakar je soustanoviteljica podjetja Lapopsi, ki izdeluje zdravo alternativo sladoledom in ostalim sladkarijam, oziroma - po Nežinih besedah - izdelujejo sadje na palčki. Lapopsi je danes uspešna podjetniška zgodba s 700k EUR letnega prometa in distribucijo po Sparovih trgovinah po celi Sloveniji. A začetki niso bili enostavni, prvo leto so naredili kar 30k EUR minusa. Neža je transparentno delila celotno zgodbo in lekcije.   Govorila sva o: - Lekcije iz večletnega dela z enim izmed najbogatejših slovencev - Razvoj produkta v prehrambeni industriji - Postavitev proizvodnje v prehrambeni industriji - Izkušnja z oddajo Štartaj Slovenija - Kako poiskati investitorja - Kako narediti dobro PR zgodbo - Vzpostavitev distribucijskih kanalov - Podjetniške priložnosti v megatrendu zdrave prehrane   Linki - La Popsi: https://www.lapopsi.com/  - Olipop: https://drinkolipop.com/    Snemano: 7.10.2021 ---   Matic na Twitterju deli zanimive podjetniške ideje in zgodbe iz Londona in od drugod po svetu: https://twitter.com/MaticJ
10/14/202156 minutes, 17 seconds
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Miha Hrovat: vodenje družbeno koristnega podjetja - Epizoda #30

Če ti je podcast všeč prosim napiši review na Apple Podcasts ❤️ --- Miha Hrovat je soustanovitelj podjetja Treecelet, ki se ukvarja s prodajo zapestnic in ostalih trajnostnih produktov, profit pa uporabijo za sajenje draves povsod po svetu kjer dreves primanjkuje. V treh letih so posadili že preko 350.000 dreves!    Govorila sva o: - Kako se je začela zgodba Treecelet - Kako v Sloveniji dobiti PR - Širjenje prodaje v tujino in lokalizacija - Kako je Miha na začetku testiral idejo - Iskanje partnerjev za sajenje dreves po svetu - Ideje za povečanje prodaje - Kateri faktorji naredijo podjetje družbeno koristno - Mindset, ki je potreben za vodenje družbeno koristnega podjetja - Ideja: posvojitev sadnega drevesa   Linki - Treecelet: https://treecelet.co.uk/ - Wren: https://www.wren.co/ - Miha: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miha-hrovat-6422361a6/    Snemano: 29.9.2021   ---   Matic na Twitterju deli zanimive podjetniške ideje in zgodbe iz Londona in od drugod po svetu: https://twitter.com/MaticJ
10/7/20211 hour, 12 minutes, 55 seconds
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Jan Forsthuber: razvoj fizičnega produkta & scale do 1M EUR prometa v 2 letih - Epizoda #29

Če ti je podcast všeč prosim napiši review na Apple Podcasts ❤️   ---   Gost: Jan Forsthuber   Jan je pri 22 letih ustanovil podjetje Delta Hub, ki danes - 2 leti kasneje - že dela 1M eur letnega prometa. Njihove produkte med drugim uporabljajo tudi v podjetjih kot so Google, Apple in SpaceX.    Govorila sva o:- Razvoj produkta za rešitev lastnega problema- Kako se v nasičenem trgu razlikovati od konkurence- Razvoj produkta v sodelovanju z zdravnikom- Kako se lotiti razvoja in izdelave fizičnega produkta- Proizvodnja - Slovenija vs Kitajska- Kako ustvariti lastno srečo- Infuencer marketing z nizkim budgetom za maksimalne rezultate- Grajenje branda in nepozabne uporabniške izkušnje- Ali se je pametno na začetku osredotočiti na majhno nišo   Snemano: 23. &  27.09.2021   Jana lahko najdeš na:https://www.facebook.com/forst20https://www.linkedin.com/in/janforsthuber/   ---   Matic občasno na Twitterju deli zanimive podjetniške ideje in zgodbe iz Londona in od drugod po svetu: https://twitter.com/MaticJ
9/30/202155 minutes, 32 seconds
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Sebastjan Trepča: Kako postaviti unicorn startup ter crypto priložnosti - Epizoda #28

Sebastjan je soustanovitelj platforme za nakupovanje modnih produktov https://www.lyst.com/, katere vrednost je ocenjena na $700M, kar jih že skoraj kvalificira za v elitni “unicorn” klub (startupi, ki so vredni $1B ali več). Trenutno pa se Sebastjan posveča predvsem področju kriptografije in blockchain tehnologije, znotraj katere se loteva novega startupa.   Govorila sva o: - Začetki podjetja Lyst in kako najti podjetniško idejo z milijardnim potencialom - Kateri growth hacki so najbolj vpljivali na Lystovo eksplozivno rast - Kako se spoprijemati z 400% letno rastjo podjetja - Zakaj je blockchain tako pomembna tehnologija - Kaj so NFTji in zakaj so uporabni - Podjetniške priložnosti v blockchainu - Podjetniške priložnosti v biokemiji   Snemano: 19.08.2021 Sebastjana lahko najdeš na: https://twitter.com/trepca   Če ti je podcast všeč nama prosim napiši review na Apple Podcasts ❤️   ---   Biznisiranje je podjetniški podcast, kjer Matic Jesenovec in Jani Pravdič brainstormata o poslovnih idejah in transparentno govorita o startupih, ki jih trenutno gradita.   Sledi nama na socialnih omrežjih za še več zgodb iz biznisa:   Matic https://www.facebook.com/jesenovec https://www.instagram.com/meetmatic https://twitter.com/MaticJ https://www.linkedin.com/in/maticjesenovec   Jani https://www.facebook.com/jani.pravdic https://www.instagram.com/janipravdic https://twitter.com/jani_pravdic https://www.linkedin.com/in/janipravdic
8/30/20211 hour, 38 minutes, 30 seconds
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Vladimir Balukčić: prihodnost učenja, biohacking ter optimizacija vodenja podjetja - Epizoda #27

Vladimir je ustanovitelj podjetja eŠola d.o.o., katerega glavni produkt je eAsistent - sistem, ki ga uporablja večina slovenskih šol. Trenutno razvija koncept za pospeševanje učenja, ki bo učencu omogočal 10x hitrejše učenje. Poleg podjetništva in izobraževanja, pa je Vladimir tudi entuziast biohackinga ter osebnostnega razvoja.   Govorila sva o: - Kako voditi podjetje in delati samo 1h na teden - Optimizacija vodenja podjetja skozi meditacijo - Kako se lotiti software projekta predno začneš z razvojem - Biohacking - Podjetniške priložnosti v coachingu - Podjetniške priložnosti v medijih   Snemano: 18.08.2021   Če ti je podcast všeč nama prosim napiši review na Apple Podcasts ❤️   ---   Biznisiranje je podjetniški podcast, kjer Matic Jesenovec in Jani Pravdič brainstormata o poslovnih idejah in transparentno govorita o startupih, ki jih trenutno gradita.   Sledi nama na socialnih omrežjih za še več zgodb iz biznisa:   Matic https://www.facebook.com/jesenovec https://www.instagram.com/meetmatic https://twitter.com/MaticJ https://www.linkedin.com/in/maticjesenovec   Jani https://www.facebook.com/jani.pravdic https://www.instagram.com/janipravdic https://twitter.com/jani_pravdic https://www.linkedin.com/in/janipravdic
8/21/20211 hour, 23 minutes, 47 seconds
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Nejc Škoberne: Insiderske zgodbe iz Uber, Coinbase & TransferWise - Epizoda #26

Nejc Skoberne je v svoji karieri je delal za nekatera izmed največjih imen v startup svetu. Zaposlen je bil v "unicorn" startupih kot so Uber, Wise in Coinbase. Z nami je delil svoje karierne nnasvete, več o kulturi v najbolj uspešnih startupih in ter njegove napovedi za prihodnost.   00:00:00 Intro00:01:30 Kako priti do službe v podjetjih kot Uber?00:26:45 Kako postati dober podjetnik?00:29:58 Kako zadržati talente v svojem podjetju?00:36:17 Kako je delati s founderji Wise-a?00:46:48 Ali morajo biti podjetja pripravljena na spremembe?00:53:29 Kako pomembna je kultura v podjetju?01:09:37 Še nekaj malega o Blockchainu01:22:36 FitXR in prihodnost virtualne resničnosti01:37:18 Kakšni so biznisi prihodnosti?   Linki: Wise - https://wise.com/ Uber - https://www.uber.com/at/en/ FitXR - https://fitxr.com/   Nejca lahko najdeš na: Facebook: https://twitter.com/howdoyousaynejc LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/howdoyousaynejc/ Snemano: 12.07.2021   Če ti je podcast všeč nama prosim napiši review na Apple Podcasts ❤️   --------------------   Biznisiranje je podjetniški podcast, kjer Matic Jesenovec in Jani Pravdič brainstormata o poslovnih idejah in transparentno govorita o startupih, ki jih trenutno gradita.   Sledi nama na socialnih omrežjih za še več zgodb iz biznisa:   Matic https://www.facebook.com/jesenovec https://www.instagram.com/meetmatic https://twitter.com/MaticJ https://www.linkedin.com/in/maticjesenovec   Jani https://www.facebook.com/jani.pravdic https://www.instagram.com/janipravdic https://twitter.com/jani_pravdic https://www.linkedin.com/in/janipravdic
7/22/20211 hour, 51 minutes, 15 seconds
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Primož Božič: Razvoj in prodaja 10.000€ vrednih digitalnih produktov - Epizoda #25

Gost: Primož Božič Primož je eden izmed najboljših slovenskih copywriterjev, ki je bil mentoriran s strani največjih imen na področju podjetništva, kot so Ramit Sethi in drugi. Danes bo delil z nami svojo razburljivo življenjsko zgodbo in njegove podjetniške podvige. 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:26 Primoževa zgodba 00:20:44 Kdaj je potrebno v biznisu vztrajati in kdaj odnehati? 00:32:16 Prodaja 10.000€ vrednih digitalnih produktov 00:40:41 Kako priti do tako visoke cene? 00:50:45 Izboljšati tujo poslovno idejo ali ustvariti svojo? 01:12:16 Kako izbrati dobro biznis idejo 01:17:52 Biznis ideja in kaj potrebuješ, da bo uspešna? 01:38:29 Neizkoriščen digitalni kanal z visokim potencialom 01:43:44 Freelancing v Sloveniji 01:46:41 Poklic z ogromnim potencialom 01:48:31 Biznis ideja s potencialom v Sloveniji 01:51:28 Biznis ideja, ki te sprosti 01:58:14 Kako do dobrih mentorjev? Več o temu, kar sva govorila si lahko pogledaš na:   I Will Teach You To Be Rich - https://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/ WeCreateCourses - https://vzgoja.si/ Calm - https://www.calm.com/ headspace - https://www.headspace.com/ Master Organic Chemistry - https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/ Primoža lahko najdeš na: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primoz.bozic.73 Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/primoz-bozic-5229836a/ Snemano: 07.07.2021 Če ti je podcast všeč nama prosim napiši review na Apple Podcasts ❤️   --------------------   Biznisiranje je podjetniški podcast, kjer Matic Jesenovec in Jani Pravdič brainstormata o poslovnih idejah in transparentno govorita o startupih, ki jih trenutno gradita.   Sledi nama na socialnih omrežjih za še več zgodb iz biznisa:   Matic https://www.facebook.com/jesenovec https://www.instagram.com/meetmatic https://twitter.com/MaticJ https://www.linkedin.com/in/maticjesenovec Clubhouse: @maticj    Jani https://www.facebook.com/jani.pravdic https://www.instagram.com/janipravdic https://twitter.com/jani_pravdic https://www.linkedin.com/in/janipravdic Clubhouse: @janipravdic
7/17/20212 hours, 5 minutes, 30 seconds
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Niko Klanšek: milijoni v crowdfundingu, blockchain ter teze o prihodnosti - Epizoda #24

V tokratnji epizodi: Gost: Niko Klanšek Niko ima za seboj že dva startup exita. Je ustanovitelj enega najuspešnejših slovenskih Kickstarter projektov - FlyKly Smart Wheel. Svetoval in sodeloval pa je še pri več kot 100 ostalih uspešno izvedenih crowdfunding kampanjah. Danes je poznan predvsem kot soustanovitelj podjetja HashMark, kjer svetuje in pomaga blockchain podjetjem.   00:00:00 Intro 00:01:18 Kako se je pri Nikotu vse začelo? 00:10:35 Kaj je FlyKly in kako je bil ustvarjen 00:22:45 Dolgoletni najuspešnejši slovenski Kicstarter projekt 00:29:26 Harvard Business School 00:38:13 Blockchain & HashMark 00:49:36 Nikov checklist pri novih biznis idejah 00:54:31 Attention is the new leader 01:00:45 Kam bo svet usmerjen v tem desetletju? 01:03:23 Social tokens 01:15:41 Inovativen način izboljšave okolja 01:22:20 Kakšen fashion brand ima v naslednjih letih potencial? 01:24:28 Skrivni futuristični gadget 01:29:24 Kaj še ni pametno v našem domu?   Viri omenjeni v podcastu: FlyKly - http://www.flykly.com/ HashMark - https://hashmark.io/ A16z - https://future.a16z.com/a16z-podcast/             https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1KBxtYfY-M BitClout - https://bitclout.com/  Nikota lahko najdeš na: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nklansek/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nklansek/ Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/nklansek/ Snemano: 03.07.2021 Če ti je podcast všeč nama prosim napiši review na Apple Podcasts ❤️   --------------------   Biznisiranje je podjetniški podcast, kjer Matic Jesenovec in Jani Pravdič brainstormata o poslovnih idejah in transparentno govorita o startupih, ki jih trenutno gradita.   Sledi nama na socialnih omrežjih za še več zgodb iz biznisa:   Matic https://www.facebook.com/jesenovec https://www.instagram.com/meetmatic https://twitter.com/MaticJ https://www.linkedin.com/in/maticjesenovec   Jani https://www.facebook.com/jani.pravdic https://www.instagram.com/janipravdic https://twitter.com/jani_pravdic https://www.linkedin.com/in/janipravdic
7/8/20211 hour, 32 minutes, 26 seconds
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Jure Čuk: kreativni marketing in postavitev uspešnega ecommerce branda v nasičeni niši - Epizoda #23

Gost: Jure Čuk Jure je ustanovitelj uspešnega podjetja Chicatella in bo danes z nami delil zgodbe o njegovih začetkih v podjetniških vodah, svojemu pristopu do marketinga in nekaj njegovih poslovih idej. 00:00:00 Intro 00:05:14 Začetki Juretove podjetniške poti 00:23:09 Kako se lotiti marketinga pri novih brandih 00:29:51 Chicatella 00:41:00 Podjetniške ideje Jureta lahko najdeš na: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jure.cuk Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jurechuk/   Snemano: 21.06.2021   Če ti je podcast všeč nama prosim napiši review na Apple Podcasts ❤️   --------------------   Biznisiranje je podjetniški podcast, kjer Matic Jesenovec in Jani Pravdič brainstormata o poslovnih idejah in transparentno govorita o startupih, ki jih trenutno gradita.   Sledi nama na socialnih omrežjih za še več zgodb iz biznisa:   Matic https://www.facebook.com/jesenovec https://www.instagram.com/meetmatic https://twitter.com/MaticJ https://www.linkedin.com/in/maticjesenovec Clubhouse: @maticj    Jani https://www.facebook.com/jani.pravdic https://www.instagram.com/janipravdic https://twitter.com/jani_pravdic https://www.linkedin.com/in/janipravdic Clubhouse: @janipravdic
6/25/20211 hour, 5 minutes, 37 seconds
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Matevž Baškovč: grajenje prihodnosti, smart home & različni načini financiranja - Epizoda #22

Gost: Matevž Baškovč Matevž je serijski podjetnik in ustanovitelj različnih podjetij od ecommerce do tehnoloških podjetij. Z nami bo delil svojo podjetniško pot in nekaj nasvetov za vse, ki bi si kdaj želeli vstopiti v svet podjetništva.   00:00:00 Intro 00:01:36 Začetki Matevžove podjetniške poti 00:24:45 Prihodnost Smart Home tehnologij 00:34:06 Kako se lotiti financiranja 00:40:44 Grajenje partnerskih odnosov 00:51:43 eJet 01:02:56 Kako pristopiti do vplivnežev 01:09:04 Kako se lotiti tehnološkega podjetja   Matevža lahko najdeš na: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matevz.baskovc.9 Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/matevz-baskovc/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matevz.co/ Snemano: 15.06.2021   Če ti je podcast všeč nama prosim napiši review na Apple Podcasts ❤️
6/17/20211 hour, 18 minutes, 8 seconds
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Lekcije iz mastermind dogodka z največjimi hustlerji v Londonu - Epizoda #21

V tokratnji epizodi:   00:00:00 - Intro 00:07:07 - Londonski biznis Mastermind 00:14:09 - Drop model za e-commerce (https://thisisplanted.com/) 00:18:32 - Oglaševanje skozi meme Instagram profile 00:23:40 - Metaverse 00:27:24 - Kako investirati v kriptovalute? 00:38:23 - Flipanje spletnih strani 00:44:46 - Fun stories in ideje z Janijem   Snemano: 9.5.2021   Če ti je podcast všeč nama prosim napiši review na Apple Podcasts ❤️   --------------------   Biznisiranje je podjetniški podcast, kjer Matic Jesenovec in Jani Pravdič brainstormata o poslovnih idejah in transparentno govorita o startupih, ki jih trenutno gradita.   Sledi nama na socialnih omrežjih za še več zgodb iz biznisa:   Matic https://www.facebook.com/jesenovec https://www.instagram.com/meetmatic https://twitter.com/MaticJ https://www.linkedin.com/in/maticjesenovec Clubhouse: @maticj    Jani https://www.facebook.com/jani.pravdic https://www.instagram.com/janipravdic https://twitter.com/jani_pravdic https://www.linkedin.com/in/janipravdic Clubhouse: @janipravdic
5/13/202159 minutes, 26 seconds
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Boris Cergol: tehnološki razvoj & poslovne priložnosti v umetni inteligenci - Epizoda #20

V tokratnji epizodi: Gost: dr. Boris Cergol Matematik, podatkovni znanstvenik in podjetnik. Boris je soustanovitelj podjetja Ektimo, ki razvija in vključuje sisteme umetne inteligence v poslovne procese podjetij. Trenutno dela kot vodja umetne inteligence pri mednarodnem podjetju Endava, deluje pa tudi kot mentor v elitnem startup pospeševalniku TechStars ter član izvršnega odbora organizacije ai4si (AI for Slovenia).   Govorili smo o: - Zanimivi in uporabni novi produkti, ki bazirajo na umetni inteligenci (UI) - Kako se je Boris začel ukvarjati z UI - GPT-3 - UI tehnologija, ki je pred nedavnim presenetila svet - Če imaš podjetniško idejo, ki zahteva UI, kako se tega sploh lotiti - Uspešni primeri produktov, ki so implementirali GPT-3 (www.copy.ai) - Demo UI, ki po napisanih navodilih generira slike - Platforma za detekcijo “deepfake” vsebine generirane z UI (https://sensity.ai/) - Kje Boris vidi poslovne priložnosti znotraj UI - Kaj delajo kanadski startupi v elitnem pospeševalniku TechStars - Singularnost - kaj je to in kdaj jo lahko pričakujemo - Ali se moramo bati tehnološkega napredka UI, oz. kako se lahko zavarujemo - Kje se lahko naučiš več o umetni inteligenci   Borisa lahko najdeš na: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/boriscergol/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/boris_cergol    Snemano: 27.4.2021   Če ti je podcast všeč nama prosim napiši review na Apple Podcasts ❤️   --------------------   Biznisiranje je podjetniški podcast, kjer Matic Jesenovec in Jani Pravdič brainstormata o poslovnih idejah in transparentno govorita o startupih, ki jih trenutno gradita.   Sledi nama na socialnih omrežjih za še več zgodb iz biznisa:   Matic https://www.facebook.com/jesenovec https://www.instagram.com/meetmatic https://twitter.com/MaticJ https://www.linkedin.com/in/maticjesenovec Clubhouse: @maticj    Jani https://www.facebook.com/jani.pravdic https://www.instagram.com/janipravdic https://twitter.com/jani_pravdic https://www.linkedin.com/in/janipravdic Clubhouse: @janipravdic
5/3/20211 hour, 39 minutes, 44 seconds
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Jan Pinterič: kako se obkrožiti z uspešnimi ljudmi & kaj je pomembno za uspeh - Epizoda #19

Jan Pinterič je uspešen serijski podjetnik, ustanovitelj poslovnega/lifestyle kluba YES, ljubitelj stoičnega življenja in morda eden izmed najboljših “networkerjev” pri nas. Trenutno pa tudi gradi najvišjo zgradbo v Sloveniji!   Govorili smo o: - Kako se je začela Janova podjetniška pot - Kaj je združenje YES - “Pokaži mi svoje prijatelje in pokazal ti bom tvojo prihodnost” - Kako se v začetku svoje kariere obkrožiti z uspešnimi ljudmi - Kaj je pomembno za poslovni uspeh - Kaj se je Jani naučil od Jana v zadnjih 5 letih - O Janovih podjetjih - Osnovna znanja, ki jih potrebuješ za uspeh v biznisu - “Odkar sem spoznal, da še sebe kdaj zajebem, sem začel oproščat ostalim” - Kaj so skupne lastnosti uspešnih posameznikov ter kaj naredi ljudi neuspešne   Jana lahko najdeš na: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-pinteric-9ab5691/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jan.pinteric  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janpinteric/    Snemano: 12.4.2021   Če ti je podcast všeč nama prosim napiši review na Apple Podcasts ❤️   --------------------   Biznisiranje je podjetniški podcast, kjer Matic Jesenovec in Jani Pravdič brainstormata o poslovnih idejah in transparentno govorita o startupih, ki jih trenutno gradita.   Sledi nama na socialnih omrežjih za še več zgodb iz biznisa:   Matic https://www.facebook.com/jesenovec https://www.instagram.com/meetmatic https://twitter.com/MaticJ https://www.linkedin.com/in/maticjesenovec Clubhouse: @maticj    Jani https://www.facebook.com/jani.pravdic https://www.instagram.com/janipravdic https://twitter.com/jani_pravdic https://www.linkedin.com/in/janipravdic Clubhouse: @janipravdic
4/20/20211 hour, 13 minutes, 55 seconds
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25+ frameworkov za iskanje biznis idej & kako sva začela najino kariero - Epizoda #18

V tokratnji epizodi: - Kako izgleda če si med prvimi zaposlenimi v startupu ki doseže $100B valuacijo - BitClout - naslednji veliki hit ali prevara? (https://bitclout.com/) - Vprašanje poslušalca: Kako sta Matic in Jani začela svojo kariero -- https://www.partyinljubljana.com/ -- https://weddinglakebled.com/ -- https://organizacijaporok.com/ -- https://vzgoja.si/   Snemano: 11.4.2021   Če ti je podcast všeč nama prosim napiši review na Apple Podcasts ❤️   --------------------   Biznisiranje je podjetniški podcast, kjer Matic Jesenovec in Jani Pravdič brainstormata o poslovnih idejah in transparentno govorita o startupih, ki jih trenutno gradita.   Sledi nama na socialnih omrežjih za še več zgodb iz biznisa:   Matic https://www.facebook.com/jesenovec https://www.instagram.com/meetmatic https://twitter.com/MaticJ https://www.linkedin.com/in/maticjesenovec Clubhouse: @maticj    Jani https://www.facebook.com/jani.pravdic https://www.instagram.com/janipravdic https://twitter.com/jani_pravdic https://www.linkedin.com/in/janipravdic Clubhouse: @janipravdic
4/15/20211 hour, 19 minutes, 42 seconds
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Od 0 do $15M v 1 letu & kako 2x prodaš podjetje z večmilijonskim izkupičkom - Epizoda #17

V tokratnji epizodi: - Brand tedna - Doe Lashes: od 0 do $15M v enem letu (https://www.doelashes.com/) - E-commerce Slovenija na Clubhouse: https://www.joinclubhouse.com/club/e-commerce-slovenija (lahko tudi slediš @janipravdic in @maticj na Clubhouse, da dobiš obvestilo kadar sta v kakšni sobi) - Hustler tedna - Scott Wainner: Kako 2x prodaš isto podjetje z večmilijonskim izkupičkom - Ali so Chrome plugini lahko dober biznis? - Get CSS scan (https://g etcssscan.com/) - Toucan (https://jointoucan.com/) - Honey (https://www.joinhoney.com/)   Snemano: 6.4.2021   --------------------   Slediš nama lahko tudi na socialnih medijih!   Matic https://www.facebook.com/jesenovec https://www.instagram.com/meetmatic https://twitter.com/MaticJ https://www.linkedin.com/in/maticjesenovec Clubhouse: @maticj    Jani https://www.facebook.com/jani.pravdic https://www.instagram.com/janipravdic https://twitter.com/jani_pravdic https://www.linkedin.com/in/janipravdic Clubhouse: @janipravdic
4/15/202159 minutes, 18 seconds
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Iskanje biznis idej na Redditu, zanimivi citati o podjetništvu - Epizoda #16

V tokratnji epizodi: Epizoda - Reddit unbundling - http://subredditstats.com/ - Jani deli nekaj zanimivih tweetov - Naval: How to get rich without getting lucky (https://twitter.com/naval/status/1002103360646823936) - Maticov povzetek Navalovega tweeta (https://twitter.com/MaticJ/status/1302763511077048325) - Stoicizem - Aplikacije za boljse knjige - Coworking v Ljubljani   Snemano: 22.3.2021   --------------------   Slediš nama lahko tudi na socialnih medijih!   Matic https://www.facebook.com/jesenovec https://www.instagram.com/meetmatic https://twitter.com/MaticJ https://www.linkedin.com/in/maticjesenovec   Jani https://www.facebook.com/jani.pravdic https://www.instagram.com/janipravdic https://twitter.com/jani_pravdic https://www.linkedin.com/in/janipravdic
3/25/202157 minutes, 37 seconds
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Priložnosti v turizmu: CEO retreat, dimnik Trbovlje, kampi za družine... - Epizoda #15

V tokratnji epizodi: - Selina hoteli/hostli/coworking (https://www.selina.com/) - Digitalni nomadi, indie hackers (https://www.indiehackers.com/) - Nomad list (https://nomadlist.com/) - Hustle holidays - CEO retreat - ABC Business Academy (https://abc-businessacademy.com/)  - Dimnik Trbovlje turistična atrakcija - Spiritualna potovanja - Custom potovanja po horoskopu / astrologiji - Kampi za družine  - Wine Tour Truck - Moderne restavracije v manj razvitih državah   Snemano: 16.3.2021   --------------------   Slediš nama lahko tudi na socialnih medijih!   Matic https://www.facebook.com/jesenovec https://www.instagram.com/meetmatic https://twitter.com/MaticJ https://www.linkedin.com/in/maticjesenovec   Jani https://www.facebook.com/jani.pravdic https://www.instagram.com/janipravdic https://twitter.com/jani_pravdic https://www.linkedin.com/in/janipravdic
3/19/20211 hour, 5 minutes, 58 seconds
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Izkušnje s co-founderji, transportiranje hišnih ljubljenčkov in marketing lekcije - Epizoda #14

V tokratnji epizodi: - Clubhouse, Twitter Spaces in povezana orodja -- http://direcon.com/ -- https://www.clubpad.co/ - Transportiranje hišnih ljubljenčkov - Optimizacija iskanja/oddajanja stanovanja (https://pocketlist.app/) - Jani & Matic delita svoje izkusnje s cofounderji - Marketing lekcije iz prodaje online tečajev    Snemano: 3.3.2021   --------------------   Slediš nama lahko tudi na socialnih medijih!   Matic https://www.facebook.com/jesenovec https://www.instagram.com/meetmatic https://twitter.com/MaticJ https://www.linkedin.com/in/maticjesenovec   Jani https://www.facebook.com/jani.pravdic https://www.instagram.com/janipravdic https://twitter.com/jani_pravdic https://www.linkedin.com/in/janipravdic
3/5/202159 minutes, 51 seconds
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Orodja za iskanje & analizo zanimivih podjetij ter zakaj vsi govorijo o NFTjih - Epizoda #13

V tokratnji epizodi:   - Vprašanja poslušalcev -- Katera orodja uporabljava za analize spletnih strani? --- Twitter.com (Follow us! @maticj @jani_pravdic) --- Trends.co --- Trendhunter.com --- Starterstory.com --- Getlatka.com --- Indiehackers.com --- Producthunt.com --- https://www.similarweb.com/  --- https://reviewbolt.com/ --- https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/  --- http://crunchbase.com/  --- https://builtwith.com/ --- SEO tools: https://ahrefs.com/, https://www.semrush.com/,  -- Ali je dropshipping mrtev? -- Kako se lotiti akvizicije strank? - Ideja: Prodaja leadov za finančne storitve - Hunt a Killer - escape room dostavljen na dom (https://www.huntakiller.com/) - Prodaja razstavnih in reklamiranih telefonov (https://www.fonez.ie/) - NFT in digitalizacija zbirateljskih predmetov - Agencija, ki je naredila Crypto Kitties in NBA Top Shot (https://www.dapperlabs.com/)   Snemano: 23.2.2021   --------------------   Slediš nama lahko tudi na socialnih medijih!   Matic https://www.facebook.com/jesenovec https://www.instagram.com/meetmatic https://twitter.com/MaticJ https://www.linkedin.com/in/maticjesenovec   Jani https://www.facebook.com/jani.pravdic https://www.instagram.com/janipravdic https://twitter.com/jani_pravdic https://www.linkedin.com/in/janipravdic
2/25/20211 hour, 1 minute, 58 seconds
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E-commerce uspešnice in kako zaslužiti $70k s prodajo ničesar - Epizoda #12

V tokratnji epizodi: - Seznam slovenskih spletnih trgovcev - Enostaven trik kako izrabiti velike dogodke za to da dobiš več prometa na svojo stran - Kako so Cards Against Humanity zaslužili $70k s prodajo ničesar - Platforma za oglaševanje na mailing listah - Velike odeje (https://bigblanket.com/) - Apple Watch pasovi, ki delajo $200k/mesec (https://braxleybands.com/) - Self Growth Plan (https://selfgrowthplan.com/) - Orodje za odkrivanje hitro rastočih spletnih strani (https://reviewbolt.com/) - Hands-free čevlji (https://kizik.com/)   Snemano: 18.2.2021   --------------------   Slediš nama lahko tudi na socialnih medijih!   Matic https://www.facebook.com/jesenovec https://www.instagram.com/meetmatic https://twitter.com/MaticJ https://www.linkedin.com/in/maticjesenovec   Jani https://www.facebook.com/jani.pravdic https://www.instagram.com/janipravdic https://twitter.com/jani_pravdic https://www.linkedin.com/in/janipravdic
2/19/202156 minutes, 40 seconds
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WallStreetBets, keto, gobe in priložnosti v aktualnih trendih - Epizoda #11

V tokratnji epizodi: - r/WallStreetBets in $GME razlaga: https://twitter.com/endtwist/status/1354547622133051393  - Kako v trendih najti poslovne priložnosti - $600k/mesec s prodajo keto kuharskih knjig in tečajev - Darkness retreat - Podpage - website builder za podcasterje ki po enem letu dela $100k+ (https://www.podpage.com/) - Gobe kot prehransko dopolnilo, zdravilo in nadomestek kave (https://www.goba.eu/, https://us.foursigmatic.com/) - Poslovne priložnosti v pisanju newsletterjev   Snemano: 1.2.2021   --------------------   Slediš nama lahko tudi na socialnih medijih!   Matic https://www.facebook.com/jesenovec https://www.instagram.com/meetmatic https://twitter.com/MaticJ https://www.linkedin.com/in/maticjesenovec   Jani https://www.facebook.com/jani.pravdic https://www.instagram.com/janipravdic https://twitter.com/jani_pravdic https://www.linkedin.com/in/janipravdic
2/4/202156 minutes, 18 seconds
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Matija Goljar - podjetniške vrline in najbolj nore zgodbe dijaških startupov - Epizoda #10

V tokratnji epizodi: - Začetki Janijeve podjetniške kariere- Kako se obkrožiti s podjetniško družbo- Vloga podjetniških mentorjev- Katere so najpomembnejše vrline uspešnih podjetnikov ter kaj jih motivira- Dijak, ki je predsedniku Pahorju dal “odjebek”- Kako postati milijonar s prodajo kamnov- Proto Camel - prehranski dodatki za dirkalne kamele (https://protocamel.com/)- Kako pomemben je company-founder fit- Kako se lotiš biznisa čisto na začetku, brez znanja in poznanstev- Kako se fotografirati z županom Ljubljane (in kaj ima to sploh veze s podjetništvom)   Gost: Matija Goljar www.fundacijaum.si   Snemano: 25.1.2021   --------------------   Slediš nama lahko tudi na socialnih medijih!   Matic https://www.facebook.com/jesenovec https://www.instagram.com/meetmatic https://twitter.com/MaticJ https://www.linkedin.com/in/maticjesenovec   Jani https://www.facebook.com/jani.pravdic https://www.instagram.com/janipravdic https://twitter.com/jani_pravdic https://www.linkedin.com/in/janipravdic
1/29/20211 hour, 33 minutes, 22 seconds
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Matic Užmah - SaaS podjetništvo, ideje in trendi - Epizoda #9

V tokratnji epizodi govorimo o: - Maticovi projekti -- Support Hero (https://www.supporthero.com/) -- Kupi Lokalno (https://kupilokalno.si/) -- SaaStock (https://www.saastock.com/) - Ideje -- Optimizacija produktivnosti (https://twitter.com/mrsharma/status/1342952666050150400) -- Nightwatch za Google Spreadsheets (https://nightwatch.io/) -- Obvestila o omembah v FB skupinah (https://groouply.com/) -- OnlyFans (NSFW)   Gost: Matic Užmah https://maticuzmah.com/ https://twitter.com/Matic_Uzmah Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matic.uzmah/   Snemano: 19.1.2021   --------------------   Slediš nama lahko tudi na socialnih medijih!   Matic https://www.facebook.com/jesenovec https://www.instagram.com/meetmatic https://twitter.com/MaticJ https://www.linkedin.com/in/maticjesenovec   Jani https://www.facebook.com/jani.pravdic https://www.instagram.com/janipravdic https://twitter.com/jani_pravdic https://www.linkedin.com/in/janipravdic
1/21/20211 hour, 27 minutes, 29 seconds
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Clubhouse, TikTok in priložnosti na novih socialnih omrežjih - Epizoda #8

V tokratnji epizodi govoriva o: - Novo socialno omrežje Clubhouse (https://www.joinclubhouse.com/) - TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/) - Kako izkoristiti priložnosti ki se odprejo na novih socialnih omrežjih - Kako odkriti nove trende z analizo socialnih omrežij - Kako dolgočasen produkt spremeniti v “instagrammable” produkt - Vizualno privlačni deodoranti za instagram generacijo (https://www.getfussy.com/) - Influencer Mr Beast čez noč lansiral svoj hamburger v 300 restavracijah (https://mrbeastburger.com/)   Snemano: 10.1.2021   --------------------   Slediš nama lahko tudi na socialnih medijih!   Matic https://www.facebook.com/jesenovec https://www.instagram.com/meetmatic https://twitter.com/MaticJ https://www.linkedin.com/in/maticjesenovec   Jani https://www.facebook.com/jani.pravdic https://www.instagram.com/janipravdic https://twitter.com/jani_pravdic https://www.linkedin.com/in/janipravdic
1/18/20211 hour, 11 minutes, 18 seconds
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Prodaja zdravih kosmičev in DIY jedi iz priljubljenih restavracij - Epizoda #7

V tokratnji epizodi govoriva o: - Zdravi kosmiči za zajtrk (https://magicspoon.com/, https://schoolyardsnacks.com/, https://us.catalinacrunch.com/) - Influencer merch steklenica za vodo v sodelovanju z dobrodelno organizacijo - Nalepke s hišnimi ljubljenčki (https://stickerpet.com/) - Knjiga z natisnjenimi fotkami iz socialnih omrežij (https://www.mysocialbook.com/) - Pripravi doma jed iz tvoje najljubše restavracije (https://www.restaurantkitsuk.com) - AI algoritem ki generira slike - OpenAI DALL·E (https://openai.com/blog/dall-e/) - Zemlja 2.0 (www.earth2.io) - TV serija Undercover Billionaire (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8417266/)   Snemano: 7.1.2021   --------------------   Slediš nama lahko tudi na socialnih medijih!   Matic https://www.facebook.com/jesenovec https://www.instagram.com/meetmatic https://twitter.com/MaticJ https://www.linkedin.com/in/maticjesenovec   Jani https://www.facebook.com/jani.pravdic https://www.instagram.com/janipravdic https://twitter.com/jani_pravdic https://www.linkedin.com/in/janipravdic
1/14/20211 hour, 4 minutes, 19 seconds
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Premium newsletterji, ki naredijo $5k - $250k na mesec - Epizoda #6

V tokratnji epizodi govoriva o: Mali Junaki v video/audio obliki Dnevnik za otroke (https://biglifejournal.com/, https://tuttletwins.com/) Premium newsletterji Stratechery (https://stratechery.com/) All Access Pass (stran ne obstaja več) AdBox (https://meetadbox.com/) Hinged Club (https://hingedclub.substack.com/) Nasveti za starše Poslovne ideje (https://www.fiveideasaday.com/) Inside trading (https://www.insiderinsights.com/, https://www.finimize.com/) Kam investirajo znani investitorji “People that make it happen” storitev / community Avtomatizirana izdelava slik za socialna omrežja (https://www.bannerbear.com/) Kam je izginil Jack Ma Wolt za podjetja Plastične posode za produktivnost (https://www.thekitchensafe.com/) AI vtičnik za optimizacijo dela   Snemano: 4.1.2021   --------------------   Slediš nama lahko tudi na socialnih medijih!   Matic https://www.facebook.com/jesenovec https://www.instagram.com/meetmatic https://twitter.com/MaticJ https://www.linkedin.com/in/maticjesenovec   Jani https://www.facebook.com/jani.pravdic https://www.instagram.com/janipravdic https://twitter.com/jani_pravdic https://www.linkedin.com/in/janipravdic
1/11/202153 minutes, 35 seconds
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V tokratnji epizodi govorimo o:- Ali je treba svoje ideje skrivati ali deliti?- Kako pomembna je ideja, s katero štartaš?- Follow the money ali passion?- Kriteriji za izbiro dobrih idej- Budget za testiranje novih idej- Ideje za lansiranje brandov na Evropskih trgih-- Kozmetični produkti iz čebeljih izdelkov (https://beekeepersnaturals.com/)-- Posteljnina in obtežene odeje-- Proteinska kava (https://maineroast.com/)-- Vaje za jačanje hrbtnih mišic- Lokalizacija in širjenje na tuje trge Gost: Tilen Krivechttps://www.facebook.com/tilenkrivec https://www.pixel.si/   Snemano: 30.12.2020   --------------------   Slediš nama lahko tudi na socialnih medijih!   Matic https://www.facebook.com/jesenovec https://www.instagram.com/meetmatic https://twitter.com/MaticJ https://www.linkedin.com/in/maticjesenovec   Jani https://www.facebook.com/jani.pravdic https://www.instagram.com/janipravdic https://twitter.com/jani_pravdic https://www.linkedin.com/in/janipravdic
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V tokratnji epizodi govoriva o: Dodatki za WC (https://hellotushy.com/) Zero-waste produkti (https://earthsider.com/) Kul brand vode v pločevinki (https://liquiddeath.com/) Čistila embalaži za večkratno uporabo (https://supernatural.com/) Calendly.com Brandi zgrajeni na Whatsap-u in SMS-ih Uber za najem avtobusov (https://www.charterup.com/) Storitev za outsourcanje inboxa (https://inboxdone.com/)   Snemano: 29.12.2020   --------------------   Slediš nama lahko tudi na socialnih medijih!   Matic https://www.facebook.com/jesenovec https://www.instagram.com/meetmatic https://twitter.com/MaticJ https://www.linkedin.com/in/maticjesenovec   Jani https://www.facebook.com/jani.pravdic https://www.instagram.com/janipravdic https://twitter.com/jani_pravdic https://www.linkedin.com/in/janipravdic
1/6/202153 minutes, 15 seconds
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Transparenten vpogled v najine podjetniške podvige - Epizoda #3

V tokratnji epizodi govoriva o:- Najini trenutni podjetniški projekti:-- Website builder za coache in terapevte (https://coachsite.co/)-- Dizajnerska odeja za pse (https://meetfluffy.com/)-- Okusni naravni vitamini za otroke-- Hot chocolate bombs-- Jeklene stropne viseče police- Ostale zanimive ideje:-- Online dermatološko svetovanje + prodaja produktov (https://www.dermatica.co.uk/)-- Online psihološko svetovanje + prodaja produktov (https://getcerebral.com/)-- Posteljnina s srebrnimi vlakni (https://www.miraclebrand.co/)-- Stoječa miza, ki se pritrdi na stekleno steno (https://deskview.co/)-- Fotografija tvojega hišnega ljubljenčka natisnjena na nogavicah ali na renesančni sliki-- Prehranski dodatki proti stresu v obliki žele bonbonov (https://youcanpym.com/) -------------------- Slediš nama lahko tudi na socialnih medijih! Matichttps://www.facebook.com/jesenovechttps://www.instagram.com/meetmatichttps://twitter.com/MaticJhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/maticjesenovec Janihttps://www.facebook.com/jani.pravdichttps://www.instagram.com/janipravdichttps://twitter.com/jani_pravdichttps://www.linkedin.com/in/janipravdic
1/2/20211 hour, 19 minutes, 54 seconds
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Kako lansirati SaaS produkt z manj kot 500€ - Epizoda #2

V tokratnji epizodi govoriva o:- Pogajanje za storitve v tvojem imenu (https://www.buyer.co/)- Notranji design as a service- Brezplačna concierge storitev za organizacijo potovanja (affiliate business model)- Nišni SaaS produkti in kako lansirati MVP za le nekaj 100 EUR- Naravni in okusni vitamini za otroke (https://hifirstday.com/)- Okolju prijazni ovitki za telefone (https://pelacase.com/)- SMS newsletter (https://community.com/)- Krema za roke izsušene od dezinfekcijskih sredstev- Uber za headhunting -------------------- Slediš nama lahko tudi na socialnih medijih! Matichttps://www.facebook.com/jesenovechttps://www.instagram.com/meetmatichttps://twitter.com/MaticJhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/maticjesenovec Janihttps://www.facebook.com/jani.pravdichttps://www.instagram.com/janipravdichttps://twitter.com/jani_pravdichttps://www.linkedin.com/in/janipravdic
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V tokratnji epizodi govoriva o:- quiz funnel- ecommerce z digitalnimi produkti- pomembnost fokusa na akvizicijo- pomirjujoče otežene odeje za spanje- pomirjujoče pasje posteljice- pomirjujoče igrače za otroke- prilagodljive uteži - oprema za domačo pisarno, katero plača delodajalec- starter paketi- članarina za dostop do različnih fitnes centrov -------------------- Slediš nama lahko tudi na socialnih medijih! Matichttps://www.facebook.com/jesenovechttps://www.instagram.com/meetmatichttps://twitter.com/MaticJhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/maticjesenovec Janihttps://www.facebook.com/jani.pravdichttps://www.instagram.com/janipravdichttps://twitter.com/jani_pravdichttps://www.linkedin.com/in/janipravdic
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