FT Start-Up Stories Podcast
1) Uncovering the secrets of computing
Alex Klein tells Jonathan Moules about his ambition to transform attitudes to computing with his kit to help people of all ages make their own and write the programmes to go with them.
2) How not to hire a psychopath
Geoff Watts and Julia Fowler co-founded EDITED, an innovative tech company that brings data analysis to the retail industry, nearly a decade ago. They tell Jonathan Moules that the toughest problem th...Show More
3) Pursuing the AI dream
Twenty years ago, Chetan Dube left the world of academia, at New York Universityâs Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, to pursue a career in business. He tells Jonathan Moules what inspired th...Show More
4) The accidental entrepreneur
Michelle You, co-founder of the music ticketing and concert discovery platform Songkick, tells Jonathan Moules about the fun of creating a business, and the sense of failure she felt after the company...Show More
5) Creating trust in an online world
When Peter MĂŒhlmannâs mum had some bad experiences making her first purchases online in 2007, he decided there must be a way to guide consumers to businesses they could trust. The result was Trustpilo...Show More
6) Buddi: what to do when a deal goes wrong
Sarah Murrayâs mobile alarm and tracking technology company faced an early setback when a government contract sheâd been pinning her hopes on fell through. She tells Jonathan Moules how she dealt with...Show More
7) How fighting a computer bug turned into a vocation
Marcin Kleczynskiâs interest in computer software was sparked at the age of 14 when a battle to remove a virus from his home computer brought him into contact with the world of cyber geeks. He te...Show More
8) 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 attracted outside investors and the venture took a direction that made her feel u...Show More
9) iZettle: beating the incumbents
If you are trying to fill a gap in the market and a very conservative industry tells you it canât be done, then go for it because there is âmassive opportunity and the skyâs the limitâ, iZettleâs Jaco...Show More
10) 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 use in the UK was becoming widespread. Timing played a big role in the success o...Show More