Alex Pitt's guest appearances

Alex Pitt

The MBA Jam

Green Add Venture

Steven Charlton

Michael Schwartz

Gennaro Cuofano

Engel Jones

Richard Sharp

Paul Miller

John Cousins

Raj Mukherjee

Dan Gipple

Marc Abraham

Alex Mitchell

Davis Jones

Jeremy Glassenberg

Doc McKerr

Rodney Schwartz

OwlTail

Alex Pitt is the cofounder of Mustard Seed, an impact VC that providing support to start up businesses with social and environmental impact at the core of what they do. Focussing on the importance of a strong team and using lockstep business methods to track progress, Alex and cofounder Henry, are helping to create high impact growth amongst some of the most exciting up and coming companies today including Winnows, Olio and Switchee.Highlights: Why having a strong friendship with cofounder Henry Wigan became the foundation of their business Alex‘s best methods of finding new businesses to support and understanding which qualities to look for Using “Lockstep” relationships to manage social return with high impact How a strong personal and social mission is key for commercial success The importance of getting to know your team Useful links:Mustard Seed https://mustardseed.vc/ Winnow https://www.winnowsolutions.com/ McKinsey and Company https://www.mckinsey.com/ Good Club https://goodclub.co.uk/ Olio https://olioex.com/ Food Cloud https://food.cloud/ Time Stamp:[02:08] Alex’s personal journey and the beginning of Mustard Seed[05:40] Working with businesses at the very start of their development[06:10] Developing from entrepeneur to investor[07:20] Trusted referrals from current investors as leads to potential new businesses[09:05] What factors to consider when looking at new investments and the importance of getting to know the team[11:10] The correlation between personal/social drive and success[12:50] Using KPIs to track performance and success on a regular basis[17:04] Lockstep relationships allows commercial and social return to reinforce each other[18:45] What is the future for Mustard Seed?For more information go to Green Add VentureThis episode is hosted by Jake Woodhouse - connect with Jake on Linkedinor Twitter This episode is produced by Woon Tan of Podcast PublishingDesigns are made by Joshua Barnes

Alex Pitt is the cofounder of Mustard Seed, an impact VC that providing support to start up businesses with social and environmental impact at the core of what they do.  Focussing on the importance of a strong team and using lockstep business methods to track progress, Alex and cofounder Henry, are helping to create high impact growth amongst some of the most exciting up and coming companies today including Winnows, Olio and Switchee. Highlights:<ul> <li>Why having a strong friendship with cofounder Henry Wigan became the foundation of their business</li> <li>Alex‘s best methods of finding new businesses to support and understanding which qualities to look for</li> <li>Using “Lockstep” relationships to manage social return with high impact</li> <li>How a strong personal and social mission is key for commercial success</li> <li>The importance of getting to know your team</li> </ul>Useful links:Mustard Seed <a href="https://mustardseed.vc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://mustardseed.vc/</a> Winnow <a href="https://www.winnowsolutions.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.winnowsolutions.com/</a> McKinsey and Company <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.mckinsey.com/</a> Good Club <a href="https://goodclub.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://goodclub.co.uk/</a> Olio <a href="https://olioex.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://olioex.com/</a> Food Cloud <a href="https://food.cloud/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://food.cloud/</a> Time Stamp:[02:08] Alex’s personal journey and the beginning of Mustard Seed[05:40] Working with businesses at the very start of their development[06:10] Developing from entrepeneur to investor[07:20] Trusted referrals from current investors as leads to potential new businesses[09:05] What factors to consider when looking at new investments and the importance of getting to know the team[11:10] The correlation between personal/social drive and success[12:50] Using KPIs to track performance and success on a regular basis[17:04] Lockstep relationships allows commercial and social return to reinforce each other[18:45] What is the future for Mustard Seed? For more information go to <a href="https://greenaddventure.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Green Add Venture</a> This episode is hosted by Jake Woodhouse - connect with Jake on <a href="https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jakewoodhouse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linkedin</a>or <a href="https://twitter.com/jakewoodhous" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> This episode is produced by Woon Tan of <a href="http://podcastpublishing.help/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Podcast Publishing</a> Designs are made by Joshua Barnes

8: Alex Pitt - Mustard Seed - Investing In High Growth Impact

Alex Pitt is a co-founder and director of Mustard Seed. Mustard Seed is an impact investment firm whose investment philosophy is around supporting visionary entrepreneurs who they believe will generate compelling and sustainable outcomes.Mustard Seed’s portfolio is very interesting. their investments have been in the areas of economic inclusion, education, environmental sustainability, family and community, and health.Prior to this, Alex was formerly Senior Vice President at Mubadala in Abu Dhabi, Project Leader with The Boston Consulting Group in New York, Chicago and Dubai, and Investment Banking Analyst with Goldman Sachs in London.Alex holds an Economics BSc from the London School of Economics and an MBA from Stanford University.Alex is reachable on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-pitt-a92951/

Alex Pitt is a co-founder and director of Mustard Seed. Mustard Seed is an impact investment firm whose investment philosophy is around supporting visionary entrepreneurs who they believe will generate compelling and sustainable outcomes. Mustard Seed’s portfolio is very interesting. their investments have been in the areas of economic inclusion, education, environmental sustainability, family and community, and health. Prior to this, Alex was formerly Senior Vice President at Mubadala in Abu Dhabi, Project Leader with The Boston Consulting Group in New York, Chicago and Dubai, and Investment Banking Analyst with Goldman Sachs in London. Alex holds an Economics BSc from the London School of Economics and an MBA from Stanford University. Alex is reachable on LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-pitt-a92951/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-pitt-a92951/</a>

Episode #027 : Alex Pitt | Stanford MBA | Mustard Seed | Hanging around the hoop