Secret Leaders with Dan Murray-Serter
Business:Careers
Andrew Wordsworth is the Managing Partner of Sustainable Ventures, an investment fund which has developed Europe's largest cluster of sustainability startups. But the first venture he backed (and was the Chairman of) was a disaster - and what’s strange is it had all the ingredients to be a mega business...
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Farmers to Founders: Tyrrells crisps, Chase spirits, Willy's apple cider vinegar and BAZ & CO all in one family
My Favourite Failure: 4 big failures which nearly cost me everything - Joel Gandara
My Favourite Failure: Validated in my ivory tower but we didn’t have product market fit - Better Nature Tempeh Founder
Lovevery: How Jessica Rolph built $800m giant after $300m Danone exit in <10 years
My Favourite Failure: Unpaid payments nearly destroyed my business despite UK legal system & rock solid contracts - Neil Ambikar
How $4b Webflow Founder failed 3 times before getting it right - Vlad Magdalin
My Favourite Failure: Given a settlement and pushed out after declaring disability | Molly Johnson-Jones
How to manage your stress response when you're up against it - Sensate Co-Founder Anna Gudmundson
My Favourite Failure: I lost my company, job, had to sell my cars, house & move back in with my mum | Tay Sweat
Ticket Tailor - Bootstrapping to £6m after selling business to TimeOut and buying it back
My Favourite Failure: Chef who got rave reviews, celeb diners and a bustling business but couldn't sustain it
Cobra beer Founder - how to get through crises having nearly lost his business three times | Lord Karan Bilimoria
My Favourite Failure: Entering a death spiral - Rico Mandel
How to know if it's the right time to sell - UK's greatest record producer behind Sade, Sting, Clapton etc. | Sir Robin Millar
My Favourite Failure: From the outside my lingerie business looked amazing but I’d got the key numbers wrong - Emma Parker
Shane Parrish: How to think clearer & make better decisions
My Favourite Failure: Debt collectors at the door after over-extending too fast - Alex Chisnall
How to fail well (to become a better entrepreneur) | Author and psychologist Amy Edmondson
Games Workshop Founder: ‘I’d rather be a nerd than follow the herd’ | The Power of Play with Sir Ian Livingstone
Depop: $1.6 billion exit to Etsy & now he’s starting from 0 again I Founder, Simon Beckerman
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