The Startup Discovery School Podcast

#5 Farhan Lalji “As an entrepreneur you shouldn’t get frightened by No”

The Startup Discovery School Podcast

3114Nov 29, 2021

we are joined by Principal at Anthemis Group, Farhan Lalji. Farhan talks us through, the art of building a company, but also how to exit a business, he gives us a history lesson on Watsapp, Flickr, Yahoo, Slack, Shazam, Linkedin, the importance of understanding the customer and why your idea is worthless until you’ve got a proof-point. Farhan is a Principal at Anthemis, where he leads the BBVA & Anthemis Venture Creation Partnership.

#1: Carlton Cummins “It’s not enough to be right, you also need to be effective”

The Startup Discovery School Podcast

2681Nov 7, 2021

For our launch episode, we are joined by co-founder of Aceleron Energy Carlton Cummins, discussing the challenges of building a business, selling physical products, building a team, and learning how to absorb USEFUL criticism while putting USELESS criticism. Carlton Cummins is Chief Technical Officer & Co-founder of Aceleron Energy. Born in Barbados Carlton is an entrepreneur and design engineer focused on solutions for global energy and waste challenges.