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Peter Cowley:  The new rules for start-ups, scale-ups and angel investing
Season 11 · Episode 4

Peter Cowley: The new rules for start-ups, scale-ups and angel investing

ScaleX™ Insider Podcast

January 10, 20241h 17m

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Show Notes

In this episode, I had a fascinating conversation with Peter Cowley, a tech entrepreneur, angel investor, and inspiring speaker. We talked about a range of topics including, why you need to stop sweating the small stuff, what investors need in a successful CEO, why entrepreneurs need to understand finance to be successful, what this expert looks for when investing in business, the warning signs when an entrepreneur needs to take advice, why entrepreneurs need to adjust the expectations of themselves, how entrepreneurs can get financed to fuel their growth, how to build investor relationships for success, how to motivate your sales team for growth, why you need to let go of people and business, the key to successful investments in business, why you need to live life to the full and so much more…

About Peter

Joining us on the podcast today is Peter Cowley, a tech entrepreneur, angel investor, and inspiring speaker based in Cambridge, UK. Born in 1955, Peter has a rich history of innovation and entrepreneurship, spanning over four decades. A Cambridge University alumnus, he has founded and run numerous businesses in technology and property sectors. He has personally invested in 76 startups, is the Investment Director of Martlet Capital, and his outstanding contributions to the angel investing community were recognised when he was named UK Business Angel of the Year 2014/15. As a former President of the European Business Angel Network and a Fellow in Entrepreneurship at the Cambridge Judge Business School, Peter brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to our discussion.

Contact Peter:

Website: www.petercowley.org

The Invested Investor: https://www.petercowley.org/tii

Project Cancer: https://www.youtube.com/@project-cancer/videos

Podcast: The Invested Investor (available on all major podcasting platforms)

Public Success, Private Grief: http://www.publicsuccess-privategrief.com/

Buy the book: The Invested Investor: The new rules for start-ups, scale-ups and angel investing

Contact Brendan McGurgan or Simple Scaling:

Buy the Simple Scaling Book: Simple Scaling: 10 Proven Principles to 10x Your Business

Contact Simple Scaling:

https://linktr.ee/simplescaling