The Founders Lounge Matic Jesenovec

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 Baseline

- Building an MVP for a tech startup

- Insights on the current fundraising landscape

- Investing experience, getting in on Discord pre-IPO

- Fitting wellness routines into a busy schedule

- Microdosing psychedelics among founders



Links

- James on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesrd2024/

- Baseline: https://www.joinbaseline.co/



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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

- Strategies to build a strong remote company culture

- Networking and building relationships

- Tips and techniques for having meaningful conversations

- How to ask thought-provoking questions

- How to create memorable moments for clients and team members

Links


Noel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/noelandrews/ 


JobRack: https://jobrack.eu/



The Power of Moments: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Power-Moments-Certain-Experiences-Extraordinary/dp/0593079264



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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 millions

- Starting Connectd, a platform to connect startups with investors and advisors

- How to build your first product quickly with a low budget

- Growing to $6m ARR and 80+ team members

- The most important thing when hiring

- Lessons from an immigrant mom

- Benefits of ADHD for entrepreneurs

- Best productivity tactics



Links

- https://www.linkedin.com/in/roei-samuel/

- https://www.connectd.com/

- https://course.breadcrumb.vc/



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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 Loukas is implementing AI across his businesses

- Best AI tools to use in advertising

- How to build trust with customers in the age of AI

- The importance of balance for personal performance

- How to hire A-players

- The #1 book that transformed Loukas’ business

- One skill that's been the most beneficial for business success

- What separates OK founders from GREAT founders



Links

- Loukas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loukas-hambi-388067152/

- Loukas on Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/LoukasHambi 

- Hambi Media: https://www.hambimedia.com/

- For You Advertising: https://www.foryouadvertising.com/

- How To Get Rich by Felix Dennis: https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Get-Rich-Felix-Dennis/dp/009192166X/

- Chartr trends newsletter: https://www.chartr.co/



🌟 APPLY FOR A COO ROLE AT JUDGE.ME

This episode is brought to you by Judge.me - the #1 e-commerce product reviews solution, founded by PJ Cellis (Episode 54). They’re looking for a COO to lead the entire day-to-day and drive commercial planning towards their goal of $50M ARR and a FTSE250 listing by 2030. Could this be you? Full role profile here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13AotWhuLfCyXn4l0pzZLwaCe2AuAnsjG/view?usp=drive_link

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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 potential

- AI opportunities and ideas to pursue

- The importance of managing your time, not your tasks



Links

- Follow Peter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peternixey/

- Peter’s website: https://nixey.ai

- Manage your time, not your tasks: https://intentional.io/ 

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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 into Rich's approach to investing

- What separates great founders from ok founders



Links

- Richard on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-hadler-677abab9/

- Founders Capital: https://www.founders-capital.com/

- Tough Calls by Allan Leighton: https://www.amazon.com/Tough-Calls-Making-Decisions-Challenging/dp/1847940544 

🌟 WORK FOR AN INSPIRING UK STARTUP:

The best way to learn about business is by working for a successful company with an ambitious founder. This episode is brought to you by Judge.me - the #1 e-commerce product reviews solution, founded by PJ Cellis (Episode 54). If you’re looking for a job in an inspiring, profitable, and fast-growing UK-based startup, check out https://careers.judge.me.

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📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheFoundersLounge