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🔔 Introducing: The UK’s first athlete-led VC firm... To finish off our VC feature season over on 40 Minute Mentor, we’re joined by Ruari Bell, Founding Partner at The Players Fund. The Players Fund brings together a collective of renowned athlete investors, such as Ben Stokes, Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, Jos Butler, Serge Gnarby, and many more… In this episode Ruari shares: 🏉 His own Rugby career & transitioning out of sport 🎢 The entrepreneurial journey that led him to The Players Fund 🧱 Building the firm alongside some of the biggest names in sport 🏏 Transferable skills from sport to business 📬 Why Founders need to be open to feedback Below is a short preview of what to expect from this episode. For the full 40 minutes of mentorship, make sure you head over to Spotify, Apple or YouTube: https://lnkd.in/gfD4GZDB #40MinuteMentor #Podcast #VC #Fundraising

If you were waiting for a sign to: ask for a promotion, ask for a raise or take the leap into entrepreneurship… Then let this be your sign! ✨ Great post-bank holiday motivation from Gary Izunwa. For even more pocket-sized mentorship and more on Tangent's mission, check out Gary's full 40 Minute Mentor episode on Apple, Spotify or YouTube. 🎧 #40MinuteMentor #Motivation #Mentorship #CareerAdvice

Are you all caught up on our latest 40 Minute Mentor episode? This week we heard from Founders who have been through the fundraising journey themselves. You’ll find out what helped them navigate the challenges and their top advice for any Founders fundraising, no matter the market conditions. 👀 Scroll through below for a teaser of some of the best mentorship from the episode. For the full dose of pocket-sized mentorship, listen to the episode on Apple, Spotify or YouTube. 🎧 #40MinuteMentor #Fundraising #VC #Startup

Fundraising can be a real test on your patience, resilience and determination. 👀 We’ve heard the best advice from top VCs when it comes to fundraising. Now it’s time to hear directly from Founders who have raised some of the biggest rounds, even in challenging market conditions… In today’s episode, we have collated the best fundraising advice from: 🌟 Avion Gray, Co-Founder & CEO of Belong 🌟 Alice Pelton, Co-Founder & CEO of The Lowdown 🌟 Christian Facey, Founder & CEO of Audiomob 🌟 Ham Serunjogi, Co-Founder & CEO of Chipper Cash 🌟 Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, Olympian & Co-Founder of Jennis 🌟 Molly Johnson-Jones, Co-Founder & CEO of Flexa 🌟 Exited Founder Nicolas d'Audiffret of Ankorstore 🌟 Simone Maini, CEO at Elliptic 🌟 Tim Chong, Co-Founder & CEO of Yonder So, if you’re currently going through the motions of fundraising or are preparing for your next fundraise, make sure you add this one to your playlist! 🎧 #40MinuteMentor #VC #Fundraise #Startup

What advice would top VCs give to Founders currently fundraising? 👇 Here’s a snapshot of the brilliant advice from this week’s episode featuring... 🌟 Leila Rastegar Zegna 🌟 Hannah Seal 🌟 Pippa Lamb 🌟 Ian Hogarth 🌟 Antoine Nussenbaum 🌟 Cleo Sham 🌟 Francesca (Check) Warner Want to hear even more from these VCs? Check out their full 40 Minute mentor episodes in the archives. 🎧 Simply look up “Name + 40 Minute Mentor” and listen now on all of the popular podcast platforms! #40MinuteMentor #Mentorship #VC #Fundraising

What’s better than Wednesday morning mentorship from one VC? That’s right. Mentorship from x7 VCs. 🙌 For today’s 40 Minute Mentor episode we have collated some of the best VC advice we have received on the podcast to date. You’ll hear from: 🌟 Leila Rastegar Zegna-Zegna, Founding General Partner of Kindred Capital VC 🌟 Hannah Seal, Partner at Index Ventures 🌟 Pippa Lamb, Partner at Sweet Capital 🌟 Ian Hogarth, Partner at Plural 🌟 Antoine Nussenbaum, Co-Founder of Felix Capital 🌟 Cleo Sham, ex-Partner at Stride.VC 🌟 Francesca (Check) Warner, Co-Founder of Ada Ventures From defining what really makes an exceptional Founder to driving DE&I in VC and being strategic in choosing your fund, this episode is filled to the brim with great mentorship. Listen to the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/gfD4GZDB And if you’d like to listen to the individual episodes, make sure you have a look through the 40 Minute Mentor archives. 🎧 #40MinuteMentor #Podcast #VC #Mentorship

How do you know when the time is right to hire a COO? 🤔 Making a COO hire is a big commitment. Getting it right can save you £££. Getting it wrong can cost you £££+more. So, what are some of the signs to look out for? 👇 If you’re nodding along to these, it may be time to make that hire. 💬 Drop us a message if you want to chat through what that could look like. #COO #ExecutiveSearch #Recruitment #Leadership

🚀 From Founder to Operator and Investor to solo GP fund. 🚀 Gideon Valkin has been on an incredible career journey, including: 🧱 Building his own business 🙌 Becoming a Commercial Leader at Monzo Bank and ClearScore 💪 Launching Andrena Ventures, a $12m solo GP fund Find out what got him through the biggest challenges along the way and who he’s looking to back, in this week’s 40 Minute Mentor episode. Check out some of our favourite mentorship moments below and head over to your favourite podcast platform for the full episode. 🎧 #40MinuteMentor #Podcast #VC #Startup #CareerAdvice

Founders - have you ever considered raising from a solo GP? You’ll want to listen to today’s 40 Minute Mentor: the brilliant Gideon Valkin. Following 15 years as a Founder, Operator (at Monzo Bank & ClearScore) and Investor, Gideon is now combining being a Founder and Investor in the launch of Andrena Ventures - a $12m solo GP fund. In today’s episode, you’ll find out: 😩 The toughest time Gideon faced as a Founder ⏭️ Why he transitioned into an Operator 🙌 What it was like to work alongside Tom Blomfield and Justin Basini 🚀 Raising a solo GP in a challenging market 🤝 What it’s actually like to work with a solo GP Plus, lots of advice for Founders & anyone considering VC as their next route. 🎧 Listen to the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/gfD4GZDB #40MinuteMentor #Mentorship #VC #Fundraising

When on the outside everything looks perfect, but it’s a different story inside… Kicking off this new week with a mentorship throwback from our very own James Mitra on the big lessons learned from JBM 1.0. 💡 Who else can relate? 🙋 Hands up in the comment section. #40MinuteMentor #Mentorship #Founder #Scaling