Startups Episodes

Dec. 19, 2019

069: Technologic - Lambert Despaux and Schema Capital

Lambert Despaux, partner at Schema Capital, talks to Pete Townsend about empowering entrepreneurs building in the distributed ledger technology space, the startup ecosystem in Israel, societal impacts of DLT....and his love of electronic music!

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Dec. 13, 2019

068: Money Talks #6 | The Seed 2.0 | Pete Townsend on Seed Investing

"Pete Townsend goes solo" would have been a better headline in the '70's, but our Pete takes the mic in this episode to unpack the realities and economics of funding pre-seed and seed-stage startups through the lens of Finn Murphy …

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Dec. 8, 2019

067: Startup Insights #2: The Unexpected

In this special segment, we feature four founders sharing how they dealt with one thing they didn't expect to face as a founder - Martin Brown from Unitek, Lizzy Hayashida from Change Donations, Andrew Mullaney from Premind and Paul Smyth …

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Nov. 29, 2019

066: Major Distribution - Sorcha Mulligan from SMEChain

Sorcha Mulligan, founder of the SMEChain, joins us on the show to talk about her journey into entrepreneurial ventures, addressing the SME digital divide with blockchain and distributed ledger technologies...and facing her fears through scuba diving!

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Nov. 22, 2019

065: Money Talks #5: Anne Boden, Chris Skinner and the Myths of Fint…

We once again get inside the minds of entrepreneurs by diving deep into a recent piece of content that struck a chord, and Chris Skinner's recent blog post on Starling's Anne Boden and her recent talk on the myths of …

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Nov. 12, 2019

064: I Can Transform Ya - Eddie Dillon and CreditLogic

Eddie Dillon from CreditLogic joins us on the show to talk digital transformation, making the move from corporate to entrepreneur...and his love of skiing!

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Oct. 18, 2019

062: Money Talks #3: Joining a Startup, Scaling It and 'Adminovate'

In this next edition of our Money Talks format, Ciaran Walshe from Fund Recs joins us to talk about joining a startup, scaling it, the origins of the Adminovate conference and what to expect for Adminovate 2020.

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Oct. 11, 2019

061: Anything is Possible - Paul Smyth from Possible.ie

We get back into the interview format this week as Paul Smyth returns to the show to talk about his new coaching venture (Possible.ie), getting to the lightbulb moments, the importance of trust and fairness in business relationships....and channeling Wendy …

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Oct. 3, 2019

060: Money Talks #2: Startup Marketing and Raising Capital from VCs

We continue this week with our second edition of Money Talks - Rachel Kenny from HubSpot covers the basics of startup marketing and Bernadette Wijnings from Blanco tells her story about digital asset management and raising capital from VCs.

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Sept. 26, 2019

059: Money Talks #1: Libra vs. Sovereigns, WeWork vs. the World, Uber…

In a new format we're trying with MoneyNeverSleeps, we try to get inside the minds of three entrepreneurs by riffing on recent tech news and venture stories. This episode includes a look at central bank ambitions of the sovereigns pushing …

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Sept. 20, 2019

058: Talk Up | Jo van de Velde and Pete Townsend | Working with Your …

In an excerpt from Flagship Marketing's webinar "How to Survive and Thrive with Your Investor", Jo van de Velde from Euroclear and our own Pete Townsend talk about how important it is to communicate with your investor to maximize the …

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Sept. 9, 2019

057: The Prediction - Andrew Mullaney and Premind

Andrew Mullaney joins us on the show to talk stock markets, perception, the entrepreneurial bug...and living an unassuming life!

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Sept. 1, 2019

056: Loose Change - Lizzy Hayashida and Change Donations

Lizzy Hayashida from Change Donations joins us on the show to talk how small change can lead to big impact...and her new-found love of Tipp hurling!!

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Aug. 23, 2019

055: Paperwork - Martin Brown and Unitek

Martin Brown from Unitek joins the show to talk about moving from analogue to digital, eliminating paperwork...and his love of Man United!!

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July 26, 2019

054: Startup Insights #1: Hard Decisions

The MoneyNeverSleeps crew picked out six founders from past episodes talking about the hard decisions they've made along the way, including taking the leap, operating without a playbook, building teams, penetrating new markets, and finding your way home from the …

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