James Roycroft-Davis is a serial tech entrepreneur, mental health advocate, and investor. He has founded multiple companies, including his latest startup Baseline which aims to support people with bipolar disorder through an app-based platform. We talk about: - Losing a job and starting a business - First startup: Productizing his mom - Running a business with spouse or family member - Challenges of building a tech startup - Why 72% of entrepreneurs suffer from some mental health condition - Bipolar disorder and its impact on building companies - Vision behind his mental health startup Baseli ..read more

Noel Andrews is the CEO of JobRack, a company that helps businesses hire remote employees in Eastern Europe and South Africa. He bought the business when it was very small and has grown it to a 7-figure company. Noel is also exceptionally good at building relationships, surrounding himself with interesting people and organizing all sorts of fun activities with other entrepreneurs. We talk about: - Buying vs starting a business - Transition from a corporate job to entrepreneurship - Challenges in scaling a job board - Building a remote team - Hiring freelancers vs full-time remote employees ..read more

Roei Samuel is a serial entrepreneur who started one of the world's most successful eSports platforms at just 22 years old, growing it to over 8 million monthly users before selling the business for millions. He then founded Connectd, a platform connecting startups with investors and advisors, which he scaled to $6 million in annual recurring revenue and 80+ employees in just a few years. We talk about: - Starting one of the world's most successful eSports platforms at 22 - Growing to 8+ million monthly unique users - On breaking the rules to achieve success - Selling the first business for mi ..read more

Loukas Hambi is the founder of two multi 7-figure agencies. The first one, Hambi Media, was recently sold to Soar With Us. And his second agency, For You Advertising, became the fastest-growing TikTok agency. He’s helped 150+ DTC brands scale to 7 and 8 figures and spent over £150M on creative. He also started a few of his own DTC brands. We talk about: - Lessons learned from the legendary Felix Dennis - Starting, growing and selling an agency - Is agency a good or a bad business - Loukas’ strategy for growing an agency to 7 figures fast - How AI is changing the agency and DTC landscape - How ..read more

Peter Nixey is a serial entrepreneur who started working with AI way before it was cool. His first startup, Clickpass, was in one of the first 5 YCombinator cohorts (together with Dropbox and Disqus). He’s currently running Intentional, a task/time management software company. He’s also starting an AI focused venture studio. We talk about: - The experience of being among the first Y Combinator startups - Working with Paul Graham, the “godfather” of startups - Some of the best founders are very clear thinkers - Lessons on innovation from starting multiple startups - Current state of AI and its ..read more

Richard Hadler is a 2x exited founder. He sold a B2B marketing agency and a D2C ready-to-drink cocktail brand. He’s a director at Odin and a Co-Founder of Founders Capital where he’s now focused on investing in startups.  We talk about: - Turning around a struggling publishing business at a young age - Scaling an agency business to 80+ employees - How to build a highly profitable agency - Starting a cocktail business during the pandemic - Founders Capital and investing in startups - Traits of successful founders - Why charter a superyacht in Croatia - Modelling Alex Hormozi - Insights in ..read more

Jonny Plein sold his first company, Pouch, for 7 figures after just 2 years. But he’s gone through all the worst entrepreneurial ups and downs throughout this journey. They got 5 out of 5 offers on Dragons’ Den, grew 10x overnight, then had to fire the whole team. Now he raised £2M for his next startup, YASO, helping brands enter the $1.7tn Chinese ecommerce market using social commerce. We talk about: - Where the idea for Pouch came from - Innovative ideas are over-rated - How to build the first product - Having the best pitch on Dragons’ Den - From the highest highs to the lowest lows - Neg ..read more

Alex Macdonald is a  Co-Founder of Velocity Black, which was acquired by Capital One for a reported $297M. Now he’s a Co-Founder and CEO of Sequel - an investment platform for the world’s best athletes. He’s also an angel investor in 40+ companies. We talk about: - One of Alex’s first jobs: buying distressed companies for $0 - How Alex got the idea for Velocity Black - What it takes to build a company worth $100s of millions - Growth strategy of one of the fastest-growing startups in Europe - How to achieve a successful exit - Is it easier to start a hard company? - Dinner with the Pope ..read more

Lex Deak is a serial entrepreneur, Dragon's Den winner and founder of a venture capital firm. With his latest tech startup, Basket, he raised millions in funding to revolutionize the online shopping experience. In this episode of The Founders Lounge, we talk about: - The one thing that fuels Lex’s drive and business success - Building and selling his first company - Building a social network and appearance on Dragon’s Den - The mistake of partnering with a dishonest investor - Building a venture capital firm - The value of private membership clubs - Testing 15-20 business ideas that didn’t wor ..read more

Sam G. Winsbury is the founder of Kurogo, the UK’s leading personal branding agency. He works closely with some of the best founders in the UK to build massive audiences with millions of views. In this episode of The Founders Lounge, we talk about: - What helped Sam start a successful business straight out of uni - The biggest lesson from working with 7, 8 and 9-figure founders - Building your network in a new city - Why the sudden personal brand phenomenon (and why you should care) - What you can do today to start building your personal brand - How to not feel awkward about posting online - H ..read more