The Start-Up Diaries Podcast

In this bitesize moment from our episode with Naeem Alvi-Assinder, Founder of Tech branding agency Notepad, Naeem talks through when is (and isn't) the right time to invest money into a branding agen…

Brett Shanley is the Founder & CEO of Knoma, which stands for 'The Knowledge Market'. This FinTech business offers  an ethical finance solution and marketplace for people looking to future proof thei…

We can't believe we've made it to two whole years of The Start-Up Diaries Podcast! We'd like to say a massive thank you to all of the guests we've had on the show so far, to all of the guests we've g…

Engineius is the leading vehicle movement service in the UK. The business was founded in 2018 on the belief that it should be as easy to book and manage vehicle movements as it is to buy from Amazon …

In this insights episode, Head of Investment for GC Angels, Jess Jackson talks through what 'cash runway' actually means and her advice for defining and adapting your action plan for it. She also tal…

Whereby is a video conferencing tool that incorporates screen sharing, recording, chat, live reactions and integrations with Google Drive, Trello, Miro and YouTube. In this episode, Chris is joined b…

In this bitesize episode, Chloe Barrett the Founder of EdTech Start-Up Immersify Education, shares her best advice for keeping your cool whilst pitching - from mindset, to preparation, to follow-ups.…

What's the biggest mistake that start-ups make when it comes to marketing & branding? In this episode, Founder of Tech Branding Agency Notepad, Naeem Alvi-Assinder tells all - from how to position yo…

Commenting on his experience with fundraising & investment, Ashely Lockwood - Co-Founder & COO of Oya Kitchens - shares his top tips for gaining early stage traction from investors, as well as the do…

We're back with Season 4 of the The Start-Up Diaries podcast! To kick off the series, Chris is joined by Sho Sugihara, Co-Founder & CEO of Pave, the app that's on a mission to become the world's best…

In this Insights episode Dom Raban, Co-Founder & CEO of Xploro, talks through how to pitch a tech for good business to investors, helping them to understand their ROI & ultimately how to decide if an…

In the Season 3 finale of the Start-Up Diaries, Chris sat down with the Head of Tech Services at Beauty Bay - Rob Black. Beauty Bay are beauty focused e-commerce platform, that source hard-to-find br…

In this Insights episode, CTO of Modern Milkman James Renshaw talks through how they planned their roadmap for national expansion of their platform, as well as how they prepared their architecture  f…

Today's guest, Eliane Lugassy is the Founder and CEO of French-based business Witco, an all-in-one app for more serviced and collaborative spaces such as offices, co-working, co-living, residences an…

A bitesize moment from our episode with Lydia Jones, Founder & CEO of Housemate, sharing her insight into how to handle & overcome challenging situations as a business leader. From learning when to s…

Anish Kapoor, CEO of AccessPay has retired not once... but twice. After working on a series of successful disruptor tech businesses that have solved some of the most prominent problems in tech, Anish…

In this episode, Chris sits down with James Davison, Chief Technology Officer of Mobysoft, a business that provides software & data driven insights that help social housing providers manage rent arre…

In our latest 'Insights' episode, Laura Pomfret - Co-Founder of financial wellness app Financielle - explains how you can determine if taking investment is the right thing for your business, and, how…

In this episode, Chris is joined by Rob Brockington, CEO of Claro Money, a start-up wealth management platform aiming to create a new generation of investors who are both ethically and financially in…

In the first episode back since our short hiatus, Chris is joined by Richard Mabey, Co-Founder & CEO of Juro, an all-in-one contract automation platform that helps legal counsel and their teams to ag…