Show overview
FT Start-Up Stories has been publishing since 2015, and across the 3 years since has built a catalogue of 54 episodes. That works out to roughly 15 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a monthly cadence.
Episodes typically run ten to twenty minutes — most land between 14 min and 21 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Business show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 7.8 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. The busiest year was 2016, with 22 episodes published. Published by Financial Times.
From the publisher
The Financial Times's Jonathan Moules talks to entrepreneurs about building successful brands, giving birth during a funding round, and rebuilding a reputation in the wake of bankruptcy. Real stories from those who've done it, from idea to exit. Produced by Fiona Symon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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 they've faced was when they hired someone who wasn't a team player. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Pursuing the AI dream
Twenty years ago, Chetan Dube left the world of academia, at New York University’s Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, to pursue a career in business. He tells Jonathan Moules what inspired the move. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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 was acquired by Time Warner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Creating trust in an online world
When Peter Mühlmann’s 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 Trustpilot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Buddi: what to do when a deal goes wrong
Sarah Murray’s mobile alarm and tracking technology company faced an early setback when a government contract she’d been pinning her hopes on fell through. She tells Jonathan Moules how she dealt with the disappointment and bounced back. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How fighting a computer bug turned into a vocation
Marcin Kleczynski’s 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 teamed up with some of them to provide a free service, later turning their ‘freemium’ model into a lucrative global business, Malwarebytes.Picture credit: Alpana Aras Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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 uncomfortable. She tells Jonathan Moules how she regained her confidence and took back control. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
iZettle: beating the incumbents
If you are trying to fill a gap in the market and a very conservative industry tells you it can’t be done, then go for it because there is “massive opportunity and the sky’s the limit”, iZettle’s Jacob de Geer tells Jonathan Moules Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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 of the company, but it was ultimately her networking skills that saved the business Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Start-up Stories returns
We’re back. Start-up Stories is returning with a new set of entrepreneurs sharing their insights about the joys and challenges of starting a business.So look out for our first episode in series five - from Monday June 4 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A payment solution for Latin America
Philipp Bock set out to solve one of the biggest problems faced by consumer businesses in Latin America - the lack of a localised cross border payments infrastructure. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Aspen busters
Glenn Keys and Andrew Walker were childhood friends who'd both served in the army and run businesses. Eventually they found a way to pool their resources, creating a company that provides tailored healthcare solutions in 12 countries from the UK to Africa, East Timor and Iraq. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Challenging the consumer giants
Jeff Raider has helped pioneer a high quality, low cost model for selling consumer products like glasses and razors online. He tells Jonathan Moules how he did it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A winning commute
A crowded train journey home after a Chicago baseball game provided the inspiration for Katie Hill-Gottesman's Commuter Ads business, as she tells Jonathan Moules Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Europe's tech pioneer
Bernard Liautaud's startup was the first French company to go public in the US back in the 1990s. He describes how he steered the company from idea to exit and now advises other European companies hoping to take the same route. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Building a successful team
Slack co-founder Cal Henderson and his collaborator Stewart Butterfield started out with the aim of creating a successful video game but ended up doing something completely different. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Blazing a trail for cycling safety
Emily Brooke wanted to help solve the worst problem faced by urban cyclists - safety. She tells Jonathan Moules how she went about it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Beating off the competition
Will Dean tells Jonathan Moules how a legal challenge acted as a catalyst for the growth of his extreme sports business Tough Mudder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Plugging into the global maker movement
Jane Ni Dhulchaointigh imagined a product for fixing things that would help end the global throw-away culture. She tells Jonathan Moules how she turned her idea from a fun concept into a reality. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.