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FT Start-Up Stories

The Financial Times's Jonathan Moules talks to entrepreneurs about building successful brands, giving birth during a funding round, and rebuilding a reputation in the wake of bankruptcy. Real stories ... Read more

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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

23mins

Ranked #2

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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

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

24mins

Ranked #4

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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

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

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

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

21mins

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

19mins

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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

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

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

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

15mins

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