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We are joined by Brent Hoberman - a titan in the UK and European entrepreneurship ecosystem, Co-Founder of lastminute.com as well as executive chair of Founders Forum Group and Firstminute Capital. Brent has founded and exited 2 unicorns and invested in several more of them.
Listen as he compares being an entrepreneur today to the dotcom boom, gives key words of advice, and makes the case for the future of UK and European tech.
Don't miss his in...2025-01-2505 min
Bandwidth ConversationsInside the Mind of a Serial Entrepreneur: How Brent Hoberman built Lastminute.com and the blueprint for startup success Brent Hoberman, the visionary co-founder of Lastminute.com and Made.com, is a true force in the world of entrepreneurship. From building multi-million- dollar businesses to founding the renowned Founders Forum, Brent is now a key player in supporting the next wave of innovators. Heâs an advisor to governments on tech, a board member tackling issues from cyberbullying to education and a relentless advocate for startups. In this lively and insightful conversation, Brent opens up about his journey through the highs and lows of the dot-com boom, the lessons heâs learned, and the unique challenges of b...2024-10-0156 min
PersonableGenZ EXPERT Jenk Oz: Forbes 30U30 | GOOGLE & SNAPCHAT CONSULTANT | THRED (MEDIA) | 19 Yr Old FounderJenk Oz is an 19-year-old social entrepreneur, public speaker, social change activist, and the founder of Thred (formerly iCoolKid) and Thred Media. Thred is a social change platform and website with 350,000 monthly page views, offering news coverage on culture, technology, and social change. Thred's content also includes social media platforms with 200,000 followers and a newsletter with 10,000 subscribers.Thred Media is a Gen Z-focused consulting company that provides services to major brands such as Coke, Snapchat, Google, Ford, Dunkin', Ogilvy, and Microsoft. Thred Media helps these companies develop operating systems, communications strategies, and long-term goals with a focus...2024-08-041h 04
The Bottom LineMartha Lane FoxMartha Lane Fox was first catapulted into the public eye during the dot.com boom as co-founder of lastminute.com the online agency she set up with Brent Hoberman in the late 1990s.It was valued at three quarters of a billion pounds when it floated on the London stock exchange in 2000. She then experienced a life change road accident while on holiday in Morocco when she was thrown from the passenger seat of an open-top car. She says she very nearly died. âThey rank you in trauma I was a 37, 39 is deadâHer...2024-05-2046 min
UKTN | The PodcastBusinesses must brace for a year of election frenzy and AI disruption â Martha Lane Fox , president, British Chambers of CommerceBaroness Martha Lane Fox reflects on a challenging year for tech businesses, explains why we should be more concerned about a âprofound shift in information flowsâ than destruction by robots, and unpacks why we shouldnât be too pessimistic about startup funding. Elsewhere on the show, she looks ahead to a year of political uncertainty and explains why the first trillionaire in the world will âprobablyâ come from the green transition. Lane Fox is a British businesswoman, philanthropist and public servant. She co-founded Last Minute during the dotcom boom in 1998 with Brent Hoberman, taking it to a public list...2023-12-1227 min
The WalletBanking Bad: Surviving the Dotcom Bubble with Martha Lane Fox, Lastminute.comđžWelcome to Banking Bad - a podcast series featuring six true-crime stories from the world of money. In this episode, I speak to Martha Lane Fox, the co-founder of lastminute.com, Europeâs biggest travel and leisure website. She started the company in 1998 with Brent Hoberman, and sold it in 2005 for a whopping ÂŁ577 million when she was only 31. We revisit this fascinating story and discuss how they raised money for their innovative idea, how they became one of the most popular online travel platforms during the dotcom boom of the early 2000s, what happened after they went pu...2023-11-1016 min
The European VCEUVC #228 Sam Endacott, firstminuteToday we have Sam Endacott with us. Sam is a Partner at firstminute, a $400m seed-stage venture fund based in London & Berlin to back founders across Europe (and opportunistically in the US and Rest of World). The fund has invested across all sectors and is a generalist VC but has typically focused on SaaS, DeepTech, Developer Tools and FinTech. firstminute is backed by over 130 unicorn founders in addition to current and former CEOs of Global Corporates.firstminute are investing out of Fund III with a total $100m AUM and an established portfolio of over 130 companies. Notable investments include A...2023-10-0940 min
The High Performance PodcastWhen does dedication become obsession? With Stephen Hendry, Jill Scott, Jonny Wilkinson and Brent HobermanIn this episode we look back upon some of the guests whose dedication to High Performance has had a detrimental effect on other elements of their lives. Jake and Damian explore the difficulties associated with going 'all in', while reliving moments from Jill Scott, Brent Hoberman, Stephen Hendry and Jonny Wilkinson.Listen to their full episodes here: Jill Scott: https://pod.fo/e/17147dBrent Hoberman: https://pod.fo/e/172e1dStephen Hendry: https://pod.fo/e/c12f9Jonny Wilkinson: https://pod.fo/e/9cca42023-05-0526 min
The High Performance PodcastE187 - Brent Hoberman, lastminute.com founder: the hard truths of entrepreneurshipBrent Hoberman is an entrepreneur and investor. He co-founded lastminute.com and made.com, both of which went on to be valued at $1 billion dollars. Being born in South Africa, from a Jewish family and moving to England to attend boarding school, Brent identifies being an immigrant and an outsider as a driving force in his work. He shares with Jake and Damian how he used his misfit status to create his own path, and now actively looks for outsiders and mavericks to work alongside him. They discuss how to build credibility as an entrepreneur and w...2023-04-101h 09
Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots463: EmergeOne with Aarish ShahAarish Shah is the Founder of EmergeOne and Projected.ai and host of Off Balance and Nothing Ventured Podcast.
Will talks to Aarish about having the venture capitalist money idea and having that "aha!" moment that it could work, what drives him and having a purpose of helping others, and using his podcast to teach lessons that he's learned along the way.
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Shot of Digital Health TherapyShot of #DigitalHealth Therapy - Meri Beckwith - Lindus HealthOn this Wednesday's #TheShot of #DigitalHealth Therapy Jim Joyce and I talked "plants, cells and spiders" with the awesome guest Meri Beckwith, Co-Founder of Lindus Health:đȘŽ đ· Academia CurrencyđȘŽ đ· How VC's really work đ đȘŽ đ· EROOM law in PharmađȘŽ đ· CRO Business modelđȘŽ đ· What matters in #clinicaltrials đȘŽ đ· oh and.... team & talent! Fun mentions as always: Lina Wenner Brent Hoberman firstminute capital Alex Zhavoronkov Christian Angermayer Paul Wicks Michael Pace Jonah Comstock 2022-08-1035 min
Legacy Talks with Sasha LundDR. CHRISTIAN BUSCH: Serendipity Mindset - The Art & Science of Creating Good LuckDid you know there is such a thing as smart luck? And did you know that you can actually contribute greatly to creating your own luck? Sounds a bit too good to be true, right? Well, I am excited to tell you that it is possible! In todayâs Legacy Talks episode, I am joined by Dr. Christian Busch. He is the bestselling author of Connect the Dots: The Art & Science of Creating Good Luck, a book that has been highly praised by people such as Ariana Huffington, Reid Hoffmann, and Brent Hoberman.Christian and I discuss the co...2022-02-1435 min
Go Fund Yourself Podcast by SeedrsMartha Lane Foxâs ÂŁ577 million Lastminute.com empireMartha Lane Fox is the founder of Lastminute.com. A period in her life which she describes as âtotal chaosâ.At 25 years old, with co-founder Brent Hoberman, she embarked on a very exciting journey creating one of the first European startups combining e-commerce and travel.However, when youâre the first to do something, thereâs always a lot of naysayers. People didnât think Lastminute.com was going to be successful. Little did they know they were just getting started. In 2005, they sold the company for ÂŁ577 million.Martha took what she had built with...2022-01-1727 min
Climb In ConsultingEpisode 94: Start Ups, Mentors and Acquisitions With Rob Chapman, CEO of Founders IntelligenceIn the latest episode of Climb in Consulting Nick talks to the founder and CEO of Founders Intelligence, Rob Chapman. The entrepreneur powered consultancy that helps clients to identify and seize the next billion-pound opportunities that are emerging in their industries.
Having begun his career in the start-up world, Rob moved in to consulting with PwC, wanting to build those core consulting skills that many young professionals want to learn.
But his early days in start-ups had ignited a passion in him, and it was a chance introduction to one of his now longstanding mentors that led to the idea...2021-12-101h 27
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Kamal Ahmed and Rohan Silva meet leading entrepreneurs to hear their stories of risk, sacrifice and ambition - including those behind Dyson, Linkedin, Mumsnet, lastminute.com and Netflix. Business journalist Kamal Ahmed and start-up supremo Rohan Silva lift the lid on the realities of starting your own business in a series of candid, unfiltered interviews with innovators who have...2021-07-015h 37Listen To A Addictive Full Audiobook On Your Commute.The Disrupters: Business lessons from 11 world-leading entrepreneurs by Rohan Silva, Kamal AhmedPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/515783to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Disrupters: Business lessons from 11 world-leading entrepreneurs
Author: Rohan Silva, Kamal Ahmed
Narrator: Rohan Silva, Kamal Ahmed
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 37 minutes
Release date: July 1, 2021
Genres: Career Development
Publisher's Summary:
Kamal Ahmed and Rohan Silva meet leading entrepreneurs to hear their stories of risk, sacrifice and ambition - including those behind Dyson, Linkedin, Mumsnet, lastminute.com and Netflix. Business journalist Kamal Ahmed and start-up supremo Rohan Silva lift the lid on the realities of starting your own business in a series of candid, unfiltered interviews with innovators who...2021-07-015h 37
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Title: The Disrupters: Business lessons from 11 world-leading entrepreneurs
Author: Rohan Silva, Kamal Ahmed
Narrator: Rohan Silva, Kamal Ahmed
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 37 minutes
Release date: July 1, 2021
Genres: World
Publisher's Summary:
Kamal Ahmed and Rohan Silva meet leading entrepreneurs to hear their stories of risk, sacrifice and ambition - including those behind Dyson, Linkedin, Mumsnet, lastminute.com and Netflix. Business journalist Kamal Ahmed and start-up supremo Rohan Silva lift the lid on the realities of starting your own business in a series of candid, unfiltered interviews with innovators who have...2021-07-015h 37
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Title: The Disrupters: Business lessons from 11 world-leading entrepreneurs
Author: Rohan Silva, Kamal Ahmed
Narrator: Rohan Silva, Kamal Ahmed
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 37 minutes
Release date: July 1, 2021
Genres: Career Development
Publisher's Summary:
Kamal Ahmed and Rohan Silva meet leading entrepreneurs to hear their stories of risk, sacrifice and ambition - including those behind Dyson, Linkedin, Mumsnet, lastminute.com and Netflix. Business journalist Kamal Ahmed and start-up supremo Rohan Silva lift the lid on the realities of starting your own business in a series of candid, unfiltered interviews with innovators who...2021-07-015h 37
Shot of Digital Health TherapyShot of #DigitalHealth Therapy - Lina WennerOn today's #TheShot of #DigitalHealth Therapy, Jim Joyce and I are are on the same timezone and even the same coast in US - woo hoo! ..but our guest zooms in from my old stomping grounds in Berlin - Jim and I had the pleasure of hosting Lina Wenner, an investor with firstminute capital and chatted about:đž Their new $160M fund with 100 unicorn founders as LP'sđž Is there a "Tiger Global Squeeze" at seed stage?đž firstminute capital health investments & things to watchđž Coined here first - 4Ts of investment - Team, TAM, Tech, T...2021-06-0946 min
Back to the F**ktureHenry Coutinho-Mason on Identifying the Trends that MatterOur Back to the F**kture series asks renowned thinkers to put foresight predictions under the hindsight spotlight. This month Martin Raymond caught up with long-time forecaster and entrepreneur Henry Coutinho-Mason, who has just left his job as managing director of TrendWatching.com to become director of content strategy with Brent Hoberman and his team at Founders Forum, Europeâs answer to SXSW minus the oat milk tents and banjo yoga classes on the side.
In this episode they talk about how Henry got into forecasting at TrendWatching, his move to Founders Forum and his next book The Fu...2021-04-081h 07
Elevating FoundersBrent Hoberman & Tim Draper on VC, entrepreneurship and investment opportunitiesIn this episode of Elevating Founders, Brent Hoberman chats to Tim Draper, Founding Partner of Draper Associates, whose prominent investments include SpaceX, Hotmail, Skype and Tesla.
Their conversation spans insights on Timâs passion for VC, if entrepreneurship is teachable and the biggest opportunities for investment today beyond the usual markets.
2021-03-1829 min
Now, Then, TenCultivating a Community with Purpose: Scott Harrison, founder and CEO, Charity: WaterIn episode two of Now, Then, Ten, Brent Hoberman discovers how a nightclub promoter and self-confessed âbozoâ became a man on a mission to bring clean water to the world â and disrupted the charity sector in the process. Scott Harrison reveals why radical transparency, rewarding employees and being first with technology has helped Charity: Water transform the lives of 12 million people, and he shares where the organisation is headed next.Sign up to Facebook Curated, the monthly leadership newsletter for stories on the people, brands and ideas shaping business and culture: https://bit.ly/37tFNMtNow, Then...2021-02-2425 min
The Gentlemanâs Journal PodcastThe future of tech investment â Jonnie Goodwin OBE and Tommy StadlenIn a special episode of the podcast, we're joined by Tommy Stadlen and Jonnie Goodwin â two prominent members of the UKâs investment community. Tommy is the co-founder of Giant Ventures, and has had a remarkably varied career â working as an advisor to both Barack Obama and David Miliband, setting up a photography app that was then sold to Microsoft, and even finding time as a teenager to release an ambient music album.Â
Jonnie, meanwhile, is the head of Alvarium Merchant Banking. Heâs enjoyed a rich and colourful career in television and radio, advising on over 100 very high...2021-02-1948 min
Now, Then, TenBuilding a Community for Gen Z: Maria Raga, CEO, DepopHow did a shopping app evolve into a creative community? And what impact are its 26 million-and-counting users â 90% of whom are under 26 years old â having on the fashion industry as a whole? In the first episode of Now, Then, Ten, Maria Raga shares the secrets of Gen Zâs go-to resale brand with Nicola Mendelsohn, reveals the pivotal moments that led her to the role, and talks candidly about the lessons sheâs learned along the way. Sign up to Facebook Curatedâs monthly newsletter for stories on the people, brands and ideas shaping business and culture: https://www...2021-02-1726 min
The Reboot Chronicles with Dean DeBiaseHow Corporates Dance with StartupsAs a co-founding board member at 1871 in Chicago and creator of the Dancing with Startups program, I am always on the lookout for potential global expansion partners, like Founders Factory. They are a very dynamic startup accelerator and venture studio, launched five years ago in London by Brent Hoberman and Henry Lane Fox, on the principles of aiding founders with hands-on resources.
On this episode of the Reboot Chronicles we dig into how entrepreneurs and startups should evaluate incubators, accelerators or venture studios with Founders Factory Managing Director, Isabella Chick. With a growing list of corporate partners, 100...2021-01-2130 min
Bet On Yourself by Ann Hiatt#006 Martha Lane Fox, Entreprenuer, Internet Activist & Public Servant - SerendipityMartha Lane Fox is a British entrepreneur, philanthropist, internet activist and public servant. In this episode we cover topics like Serendipity and The Triple Bottom Line, as well as how the Digital World, like many of us, is having a midlife crisis and what we can do to increase our chances of coming out the other side better off for it. Martha knows because she has experienced this rollercoaster a few times over in her career. In 1998 Martha co-founded Europeâs largest travel and leisure website, lastminute.com with Brent Hoberman. They took it pu...2021-01-1352 min
Bet On Yourself by Ann Hiatt#005B Summary Episode - Entrepreneurship with Brent HobermanThe chat with Brent was so full of wisdom and best practices, useful for people at any stage in their career, but particularly for those at the start of their career.Something that really stood out from our conversation was how Brent emphasised how his early career success came down to starting at a place where he was paid to learn. This as well as the following, were some of the key take aways: Centred work around his passions and remains exciting Early stage learning as much as possible Knowing when is the right time to...2021-01-0613 min
Bet On Yourself by Ann Hiatt#005 Brent Hoberman, Co-Founder & Executive Chairman - EntrepreneurshipThis week on the Bet On Yourself Podcast I am talking with Brent Hoberman. Brent is Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Founders Factory (a corporate-backed venture studio and accelerator), as well as The Founders Forum (a global community of founders and tech leaders), and firstminute capital (a $210m seed fund with global remit, backed by Atomico, Tencent and over 70 unicorn founders). Previously, Brent co-founded lastminute.com in 1998, where he was CEO from its inception to sale in 2005 to Sabre for $1.1bn. He is truly one of the internetâs original unicorns.Technology businesses Brent has co-founded have ra...2020-12-2343 min
Now, Then, TenIntroducing Now, Then, TenNow, Then, Ten explores how the worldâs most influential communities â from global movements to Gen Z brands â come to life. Hosts Nicola Mendelsohn, Facebookâs Vice President for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Brent Hoberman, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Founders Forum, ask the driving forces behind these communities â luminaries in business, technology and culture â to share the secrets of their success. Theyâll reveal how they were created, the moments in history that inspired them, and what theyâll look like 10 years from now.2020-12-1701 min
Brave Bold BrilliantCat Jones Start Up Entrepreneur, CEO Byway - Inspired by the Iconic Brent Hoberman, Founders FactoryIn this episode, Jeannette speaks with Cat Jones, an entrepreneur powerhouse, spanning travel, start-ups, media and more! Â Cat started off in the world of physics which is an unusual starting point for business but Cat then spent the next 10 years involved in the full âlife cycleâ of a start-up. After this point she moved to the Founders Factory, set up by Brent Hoberman, CEO & founder of Lastminute.com, where Cat was managing director of the Media and Travel Division. Now she is the CEO of Byway, a start-up business specialising in sustainable and slow travel. 2020-12-141h 01
Jimmy's Jobs of the FuturePete Flint (pt.1) - NFX, founder of two unicorn companiesPete Flint was the founding member of LastMinute.com with Brent Hoberman and Martha Lane Fox. Following the billion dollar acquisition, Pete went to study for an MBA at Stanford Graduate School of Business. He noticed how it was hard to get accomodation, and so this led to him founding Trulia, which turned into another unicorn being acquired by Zillow for ÂŁ3.5 billion. He has recently written a brilliant essay on the NFX website on how to 10X your career, you can check out that piece which we talk a lot about in the show - https://www.n...2020-12-0422 min
Aspen UKThe Future of InnovationIn this episode, a group of renowned innovators and entrepreneurs discuss the future of innovation. Led by Toby Coppel, the co-founder of Mosaic Ventures, they also include Sherry Coutu CBE, founder and chair, Founders4Schools and founder of the Scaleup Institute; Brent Hoberman CBE, co-founder and executive chairman of the Founders Forum, and Rob Chapman, CEO of Founders Intelligence. Together they discuss how to drive innovation and explore how technology can change the way people learn. Support the show2020-08-041h 01
Bits & Pretzels PodcastB&P #24 Brent Hoberman: How to grow your Startup now & where to get the Money fromOne of Europeâs top Entrepreneurs, early stage Investors & Startup Mentors on how founders can thrive in uncertainty
In conversation with Bits & Pretzels' Britta Weddeling London-based top VC Brent Hoberman, one of the most influential entrepreneurs in European tech, shares his secrets of how founders can grow their startup during the current COVID-19 crisis, where to raise funds now as an early stage startup & what kind of companies & "founder DNA" he's looking for nowadays as an investor.
Hoberman, who cofounded travel booking website Lastminute.com in 1998 and sold it seven years later for over $1 billion, also explained how he we...2020-05-2735 min
RUNWAY SERIES by Olive Capital - web3, Venture Capital, Startup, Crypto20. Marguerite de Tavernost, VC @Cherry Ventures - DĂ©velopper ses convictions Seed Consumer en France @ un VC berlinois au fort ADN opĂ©rationnel & international.Dans ce 20Ăšme Runway Series Originals et tout premier en #live sur Storm, jâĂ©tais ravi dâaccueillir @Marguerite de Tavernost, VC chez @Cherry Ventures, un fonds de #seed europĂ©en basĂ© Ă Berlin pour lequel Marguerite identifie et accompagne les entrepreneurs français notamment #consumer les plus prometteurs depuis septembre 2019.
Un Ă©pisode plein de questions sur Storm nous ayant permis de comprendre le profil dâinvestisseur de Marguerite au travers
- de lâhistoire de Cherry, un fonds Ă lâADN opĂ©rationnel et international trĂšs fort et la façon dont Cherry accompagne les startups notamment pa...2020-05-041h 16
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: The Framework to Scale A Team From 20 to 190 in 24 Months, How To Structure The Perfect Investor Updates & How To Create A Culture of Distributed Ownership with Radical Transparency with Jean-Charles Samulian, Co-Founder & CEO @ Alan Jean-Charles Samulian is the Co-Founder & CEO @ Alan, the startup revolutionising health insurance with a service centred on people, simplicity and comfort. To date, Jean-Charles has raised over $85M in funding with Alan from some of the best in the business including Jan Hammer @ Index, Shakil Khan, Tom Stafford @ DST, Xavier Niel and Brent Hoberman to name a few. Prior to changing the healthcare insurance system, Jean-Charles founded Expliseat, revolutionising airline seating for economy class, now used by some of the world's leading airlines. In Todayâs Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Jean-Charles made his way fr...2020-04-0338 min
The Bottom LineBusiness hypeCan new businesses survive without some form of hype or over-promotion? Or will consumer or investor disillusionment inevitably correct this? One recent example where hype came back to bite a company founder is that of the shared office space provider, WeWork. Its stock market valuation fell from $50bn to near bankruptcy over the course of a few weeks. GUESTSBrent Hoberman, serial entrepreneur and investor, chair and co-founder of Founders Factory and First Minute Capital
Kerry Baldwin, Managing Partner at IQ Capital,a venture capital investment firm
Rory Sutherland, Vice Chair of Ogilvy, the global...2020-03-1227 min
Handelsblatt Disrupt - Der Podcast ĂŒber die Zukunft der WirtschaftLastminute.com-GrĂŒnder Hoberman: âEuropĂ€ische Unternehmer mĂŒssen zehn Mal hĂ€rter arbeiten als ihre US-RivalenâHandelsblatt Disrupt vom 10.01.2020
Nur wenigen gelingt es, in ihrem Leben mehrfach, erfolgreiche Unternehmen aufzubauen. Der britische Unternehmer Brent Hoberman gehört zu dieser seltenen Spezies. In dieser Live-Folge von Handelsblatt Disrupt spricht er ĂŒber seine Unternehmergeschichte, ĂŒber Technologien, in die er heute investiert - und wie er erfolgreiche GrĂŒnder erkennt.
Hoberman baute Ende der Neunzigerjahre das Reiseportal Lastminute.com auf und brachte sie einen Tag vor dem Platzen der Internetblase an die Börse. Neben einigen anderen Start-ups grĂŒndete der Brite spĂ€ter den Online-MöbelhĂ€ndler Made, die Investmentgesellschaft Firstminute Capital, die Beratungsfirma Founders Intellige...2020-01-1051 min
FRENCHWEB EXITDECODE EXIT SNIPS avec Yann Lechelle, Stefan Lechere et Richard MenneveuxAprĂšs avoir levĂ© 16,3 millions de dollars auprĂšs dâinvestisseurs comme The Hive, Eniac Ventures, 500 startups, Brent Hoberman, fondateur de Lastminute.com, Xavier Niel et Bpifrance, Rand Hindi vient dâannoncer la cession de Snips Ă Sonos, une sociĂ©tĂ© californienne spĂ©cialisĂ©e dans les enceintes et Ă©quipements audio/video. Discussion sur cette sortie pour la startup française SNIPS avec Yann Lechelle2019-11-2855 min
Voice of FinTechÂźFounders Factory - Global partner for start-ups and scale-upsFounders Factory is a global technology incubator and accelerator uniquely backed by industry-leading corporates, providing all start-ups with the advantage of early access to partnership opportunities as well as support from a full-time team of 70 specialists, based in London and Paris.Started by Brent Hoberman and Henry Lane Fox, Founders Factory has received investments from LâOreal, easyJet, Guardian Media Group, Aviva, Holtzbrinck, CSC and Marks & Spencer and partnered with Wunderman and Vodafone. 2019-07-2320 min
Startup MicrodoseJulien Callede, MADE.COM - How to Break it to Make itJulien founded e-commerce giant Made.com in 2010 alongside Brent Hoberman, Chloe Macintosh and Ning Li. The company posted revenues of ÂŁ173 million in 2018 up 37% from the previous year as it continues to expand geographically and refine its service in existing territories.
He stepped back from his executive role at Made in 2017. He now works as a mentor, advisor and investor for promising entrepreneurs and their startups.
Julien gives a meticulous account of the Made.com journey from concept to success as well as some insights into his future projects including mental health tech and blockchain-based asset management.2019-05-141h 32Startup MicrodoseDavid Hickson, Founders Factory - The Pragmatic Art of Startup FundraisingDavidâs 20-year career contains some remarkable highs: overseeing Lastminute.comâs $1.2bn exit to Travelocity, merging mydeco.com with Made.com, founding Tribesports and raising ÂŁ2m from Adidas, acting as an NED for Simba Sleep and now as part of the founding team, alongside Brent Hoberman and Henry Lane Fox, of award-winning accelerator and incubator Foundersâ Factory, (where we are fortunate enough to record these podcasts).
But this glittering CV which David describes as âa drunkardâs stumble rather than a best laid planâ is only part of the story. Despite the security of a wonderful career and loving family, David...2019-02-111h 59
The DisruptersMartha Lane Fox and Brent Hoberman, founders of lastminute.comThe poster children of the UKâs internet boom talk to Kamal and Rohan about the rise of lastminute.com, but how in business as in life, we have to be careful what we wish for.2018-11-2040 min
Oxford Said Entrepreneurship ForumOSEF 2018: Biz Stone in conversation with Brent HobermanBiz Stone (Co-founder of Twitter, Medium, and Jelly) in conversation with Brent Hoberman (Co-Founder of Lastminute.com and Founders Forum) at Oxford SaĂŻd Entrepreneurship Forum 2018.2018-04-0953 min
The Aviva PodcastWhat is Founders Factory?Founders Factory is a brand new way of helping startups to scale and big companies to innovate. Established by well-known British entrepreneurs Brent Hoberman and Henry Lane Fox, Founders Factory has a six month accelerator programme and an incubation programme where they build start-ups from scratch. Aviva is their FinTech partner and have already supported five tech startups and incubated one new business.
In this podcast, Ben Moss visits Founders Factory to speak to Anna Stables from Aviva and Hannah Blake, Business Development Lead at Founders Factory.
For more information visit:
https://foundersfactory.com/
https://digital.aviva.com/2017-09-0707 min
KindredCastAryeh Speaks With Gustavo and Adriana Cisneros; Unicorn Brent Hoberman On European Start-UpsIn this show we focus on the global TMT outlook. First up is a rare keynote fireside chat with LionTree CEO Aryeh Bourkoff and Gustavo (Chairman) and Adriana (CEO) Cisneros, the father-daughter duo who run the eponymous Latin American powerhouse. Their conversation was recorded at this monthâs eMerge Americas conference. Then, after a Brexit-themed quiz question, we remain in the UK for a lively conversation between LionTree Executive In Residence Ed Vaizey and UK unicorn/Founders Forum creator Brent Hoberman. For more information and content from the show, follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@KindredCast). Please read before listening: www.l...2017-06-2333 min
Leadership, Brand Strategy & Transformation - Minter DialogueFounders Factory - An Accelerator With a Difference with George NorthcottMinter Dialogue Episode #208 â This interview is with George Northcott, co-founder and head of business development at the Founders Factory, an accelerator with great ambitions and very interesting business model. Closely affiliated with the Founders Forum, the Founders Factory -- whose other co-founders count Brent Hoberman, Henry Lane-Fox and Jim Meyerle -- links startups with corporates in very specific verticals. In the podcast, George discusses the model, how they work with the corporates, and provides some great tips for entrepreneurs who are looking to succeed.Meanwhile, please send me your questions as an audio file (or...2016-08-1431 min
Tech.euBrent Hoberman, Eze Vidra, the state of VC in The Netherlands & our person of the yearThe Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - Some big departures in the European tech space: Brent Hoberman, who has officially announced that he is leaving Profounders Capital And Eze Vidra, the man behind Google Campus and Partner at Google Ventures, announced he is leaving the company altogether - Dutch startups raised 430 million euros in 2015, which translates to less money but more deals raised in the Netherlands than the previous year, is this good or...2016-01-0416 min
Leadership, Brand Strategy & Transformation - Minter DialogueItw with Annabel Kilner, the story behind Made.com, the online furniture retailerMinter Dialogue Episode #151 â This interview is with Annabel Kilner, head of MADE.COM UK, an online furniture retailer, which was created by Ning Li, Julien Callede, Chloe Macintosh and Lastminute.com founder Brent Hoberman in 2010. Having previously held senior positions at MyDeco and sharing with me a past at LâOreal, Annabel talks to us about Made.comâs approach to disruption, how it fosters transparency, the unorthodox Unboxed concept, the use of digital in their show room and much more. Plenty of good advice for those driving eCommerce. Meanwhile, you can comment and find the show notes on myndse...2015-06-2237 min
SIME Stockholm 2012, November 13-14.22-Brent Hoberman, The Billion Dollar Club - E-commerce 3.0?The Billion Dollar Club - E-commerce 3.0?
Brent Hoberman, co-founder Lastminute.com, Made.com and Mydeco.com.
Interviewed by Ola Ahlvarsson.2013-02-2118 min
London Business School podcastsUp Close with Brent Hoberman, Serial Entrepreneur, Investor and Co-Founder of Lastminute.comBrent Hoberman, discusses his entrepreneurial career and what "being successful" means to him. He offers some insight into the success of Lastminute.com and what he's learnt as the Non-Executive Director at the Guardian Media Group and TalkTalk.<div class="feedflare">
<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/london/lbs?a=M_JXyNQ74CU:NCrKfI64Y_0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/london/lbs?i=M_JXyNQ74CU:NCrKfI64Y_0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/london/lbs...2012-10-1800 minThe Bottom LineEconomy and RumoursThe view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion, statistics and spin to present a clearer view of the business world, through discussion with people running leading and emerging companies.Evan asks his guests whether it's time to declare a state of emergency in the world economy and to adopt extreme measures to sort out the Euro crisis and the lack of economic activity in the West. They also discuss rumours, hearsay and speculation, and the role they play in business.Evan is joined in the studio...2011-09-2227 minThe Bottom Line04/11/2010The view from the top of business. Presented by Evan Davis, The Bottom Line cuts through confusion, statistics and spin to present a clearer view of the business world, through discussion with people running leading and emerging companies.Evan and a panel of top guests from the worlds of online retail, investment and utilities examine how young upstart companies can outsmart their well-established incumbent opponents, and how those opponents can defend themselves.The panel also discusses company names. What makes a good one? And why the business obsession with changing them?Evan is...2010-11-0427 min
Desert Island DiscsMartha Lane FoxThis week Sue Lawley's castaway is the dot-com millionaire and businesswoman Martha Lane Fox. She says that as a child she was confident and bossy - tormenting her younger brother and, in games of teachers and pupils, always marking him lower than her line of teddy bears. Her drive and ambition were recognised at school and college - her brother claims her nickname was 'Fast Lane Foxy'. After studying modern and classical history at Oxford University she became a management consultant at a small company and met Brent Hoberman - who had the idea for lastminute.com...2004-01-0435 min
Desert Island Discs: Archive 2000-2005Martha Lane FoxThis week Sue Lawley's castaway is the dot-com millionaire and businesswoman Martha Lane Fox. She says that as a child she was confident and bossy - tormenting her younger brother and, in games of teachers and pupils, always marking him lower than her line of teddy bears. Her drive and ambition were recognised at school and college - her brother claims her nickname was 'Fast Lane Foxy'. After studying modern and classical history at Oxford University she became a management consultant at a small company and met Brent Hoberman - who had the idea for lastminute.com...2004-01-0435 min