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A payment solution for Latin America
A payment solution for Latin America
Philipp Bock set out to solve one of the biggest problems faced by consumer businesses in Latin America - the lack of a ... Read more
11 Sep 2017
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23mins
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Episode 2 - Funding
Episode 2 - Funding
Andy Harter funded his technology start-up with an early version of crowd funding. He tells Jonathan Moules how fans of... Read more
2 Nov 2015
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12mins
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Live panel debate: living in a world of optimism
Live panel debate: living in a world of optimism
Six entrepreneurs who have featured in recent episodes of FT Start-up Stories discuss survival strategies and key ingred... Read more
12 Dec 2016
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24mins
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Dale Murray: networking saved my business
Dale Murray: networking saved my business
Dale Murray co-founded Omega Logic, which provided an electronic solution for mobile phone top-ups just as mobile phone ... Read more
4 Jun 2018
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19mins
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A winning commute
A winning commute
A crowded train journey home after a Chicago baseball game provided the inspiration for Katie Hill-Gottesman's Commuter ... Read more
20 Aug 2017
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21mins
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Series 2: The serial entrepreneur 10/10
Series 2: The serial entrepreneur 10/10
John Stapleton co-founded a successful food business in the UK and then sold the business with the idea of setting up a ... Read more
2 May 2016
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13mins
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The business that spun out of control
The business that spun out of control
Julie Deane set up the Cambridge Satchel Company as a way of financing her children's education, but its rapid success a... Read more
18 Jun 2018
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21mins
Ranked #8
Episode 3 - Hiring
Episode 3 - Hiring
Entrepreneur Martin Spiller tells Jonathan Moules that using recruitment professionals doesn't always make sense when yo... Read more
9 Nov 2015
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8mins
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Europe's tech pioneer
Europe's tech pioneer
Bernard Liautaud's startup was the first French company to go public in the US back in the 1990s. He describes how he st... Read more
14 Aug 2017
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22mins
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Series 2: Learning and the lean start-up 3/10
Series 2: Learning and the lean start-up 3/10
The Drum is a magazine and events business for the marketing industry. It was well regarded but not particularly profita... Read more
14 Mar 2016
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13mins
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Successful entrepreneurs tell their stories
Successful entrepreneurs tell their stories
Jonathan Moules introduces a second season of his popular FT Start-up Stories podcasts, in which entrepreneurs talk cand... Read more
22 Feb 2016
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1min
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Series 3: The Coconut Merchant 10/10
Series 3: The Coconut Merchant 10/10
Al Shariat trained as a lawyer, but then took a job with the UNDP in Iran, working on microfinance and other projects. I... Read more
5 Dec 2016
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15mins
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Beating off the competition
Beating off the competition
Will Dean tells Jonathan Moules how a legal challenge acted as a catalyst for the growth of his extreme sports business ... Read more
24 Jul 2017
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18mins
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How fighting a computer bug turned into a vocation
How fighting a computer bug turned into a vocation
Marcin Kleczynski’s interest in computer software was sparked at the age of 14 when a battle to remove a virus from his ... Read more
25 Jun 2018
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25mins
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Episode 4 - Getting close to your customers
Episode 4 - Getting close to your customers
James Watt found the secret of success was building a community of fans for his craft beer. They have provided investme... Read more
16 Nov 2015
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10mins
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Series 3: Mixcloud and the art of bootstrapping 9/10
Series 3: Mixcloud and the art of bootstrapping 9/10
Mixcloud, a music streaming service, got off the ground and achieved profitability without any external funding - someth... Read more
28 Nov 2016
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19mins
Ranked #17
Episode 5 - Setting the right price
Episode 5 - Setting the right price
The Brompton folding bike has grown into a global brand sold in 43 counties. During the recent downturn, it raised its p... Read more
23 Nov 2015
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14mins
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Series 3: Market research from the grassroots 7/10
Series 3: Market research from the grassroots 7/10
Tugce Bulut's market research business Streetbees uses social media and mobile technology to gather data from paid volun... Read more
14 Nov 2016
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15mins
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Series 2: The benefits of agility in a changing world 6/10
Series 2: The benefits of agility in a changing world 6/10
Alicia Navarro has been dubbed the 'queen of the pivots', a process of developing a business by changing the direction o... Read more
3 Apr 2016
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13mins
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Series 3: How to thrive in a downturn 4/10
Series 3: How to thrive in a downturn 4/10
Gary Grant found that his "ethical" approach to business that put people before profits helped his toy shop chain thriv... Read more
24 Oct 2016
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15mins