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InsTech - insurance & innovation with Matthew Grant & Robin MerttensRichard Gunn, President & CRO: hyperexponential: What it takes to scale insurtech across markets (383)In this episode, Richard Gunn, President & CRO at hyperexponential, joins host Matthew Grant to share the inside story of hyperexponential's expansion journey from the UK to the US, and how the company is reshaping pricing and underwriting in the insurance sector.
Richard reflects on seven years at hyperexponential, starting as the first non-engineering hire to now leading a fast-growing US team in New York. He explains how hyperexponential has evolved from a pricing platform into a broader decision infrastructure provider, with tools spanning triage, portfolio intelligence and AI-powered underwriting support.
In this conversation, Richard shares:
2025-11-3032 min
Scouting for GrowthAmrit Santhirasenan: Talks Agentic Underwriting… From Theory to Enterprise TransformationOn this episode of the Scouting For Growth podcast, Sabine VdL talks to Amit Santhirasenan, co-founder and CEO of hyperexponential, an actuary and software engineer who has built the AI native pricing and underwriting platform used by leading specialty carriers.
In this episode we cover how to turn messy submissions into structured signals your pricing model can trust – without hiring an army, multi agent architectures, the agentic AI mesh, and the human in the loop controls executives need for auditability and speed, and where agentic underwriting is ready today (and where it isn’t), plus the metrics exec...
2025-10-021h 03
The Reinsurance PodcastAmrit Santhirasenan: Smarter Reinsurance Pricing | TRP #131Amrit Santhirasenan, CEO & Co-founder of hyperexponential, joins us to unpack how technology is revolutionising pricing in reinsurance. From ditching Excel to harnessing AI, we explore why the future of underwriting is smarter, faster, and more dynamic than ever before.EPISODE LINKS:Amrit's LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/amritsanthirasenan/hyperexponential:https://www.hyperexponential.com/CONNECT WITH US:Join the Conversation:https://forms.gle/ZtofYjbgpLQVaXQ16Say Hello: producer@thereinsurancepodcast.comWebsite: https://www.supercede.com LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/supercedehq Twitter: https://twitter.com/SupercedeHQ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com...
2025-02-1138 min
Beyond Tech FrontiersIntelligent Pricing in Insurance: Advanced AI, Case Studies, and Future TrendsThis episode delves into advanced pricing decision intelligence in the insurance industry. It begins with an introduction to intelligent pricing, emphasizing the adoption of new technologies and the importance of quick, accurate decision-making. Case studies featuring Convex, Aviva, and Conduit Re highlight the unique aspects of hyperexponential. The creation and leadership vision behind hx Renew are explored, alongside the role of AI and machine learning in enhancing pricing efficiency. The discussion covers compliance, security, and the evolution of specialty risk management, concluding with insights into the future of predictive analytics. Closing remarks include a preview of future episodes.
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2024-10-1007 min
Scouting for GrowthAmrit Santhirasenan: Delivering Dynamic Pricing Decision IntelligenceOn this episode of the Scouting For Growth podcast, Sabine VdL talks to Amrit Santhirasenan, Co-founder and CEO of hyperexponential (hx). With a unique blend of actuarial expertise and software engineering, Amrit has spent over a decade in the Lloyd’s of London market, shaping the future of insurance analytics. We'll delve into the world of insurance pricing for complex risk decisions and explore the transformative potential of decision intelligence. Amrit will share insights on how hx Renew is revolutionising how pricing models are built and deployed, offering an unparalleled user experience. KEY TAK...
2024-10-0336 min
Making Risk Flow | The Future of Insurance[Greatest Hits] Actuaries and underwriters join forces in digital transformation | Jamie Wilson, Hyperexponential, and Simon Cooper-Williams, MarkelWhile we take a seasonal break over the summer, we're excited to bring you a special series of Greatest Hits episodes! These episodes highlight the most impactful discussions from past seasons of Making Risk Flow; offering both new listeners a chance to catch up on the essential conversations that have shaped our industry, and long-time followers an opportunity to revisit the insights that continue to resonate today. We hope you enjoy revisiting these highlights, and we look forward to bringing you new content soon.In this Greatest Hits episode, Juan is joined by Simon Cooper-Williams (Director of...
2024-09-2438 min
InsTech - insurance & innovation with Matthew Grant & Robin MerttensMarcus Ryu, Co-founder and Chairman at Guidewire and Partner: Battery Ventures: Beating the odds, revealing the secrets of successful entrepreneurs (317)What does it take to build a company like Guidewire or attract investor interest?
This week, Matthew Grant talks with Marcus Ryu, Co-founder and Chairman of Guidewire, and Partner at Battery Ventures. Marcus, one of Guidewire's five founders, shares his experiences from starting the company in 2002 and the lessons he learned along the way.
In this episode, Marcus discusses his shift from leading Guidewire to investing through a multi-stage technology investment firm. The conversation covers topics relevant to those interested in the insurance industry, current trends in insurance technology, and practical advice for entrepreneurs and...
2024-08-2532 min
Scouting for GrowthRichard Gunn: On Hyperexponential… The Pricing Nerds!On this episode of the Scouting For Growth podcast, Sabine VdL talks to Richard Gunn, Chief Revenue Officer at hyperexponential, who is at the forefront of revolutionising the insurance industry through advanced pricing decision intelligence and driving the adoption of hx Renew, a cutting-edge Pricing Decision Intelligence platform designed specifically for commercial insurers in Europe and beyond. On this episode we'll explore how hyperexponential is changing the pricing paradigm for insurers, the importance of advanced pricing decision intelligence in today's rapidly evolving market, and Richard's vision for the future of the insurance industry. KEY TAKEAWAYS
2024-08-1543 min
The Leadership in Insurance Podcast - Insurtech & InnovationThe Emerging Tech Series with Tom Clark, Field CTO of HyperexponentialDelighted to have Tom Clark, Field CTO of hyperexponential on the podcast this week 🎤 Tom walks us through his role and provides an interesting insight into his evolving role from being a traditional CTO to a "Field CTO".We got a great insight into how hyperexponential's platform is revolutionizing the traditional actuarial modeling process, and why after 7 years Tom and the team have decided to shift the technology strategy.hyperexponential (hx) a startup that serves the property-casualty insurance industry with decision intelligence for pricing.Their Pricing Decision Int...
2024-04-0343 min
The Leadership in Insurance Podcast - Insurtech & InnovationThe Leadership in Insurance Podcast with Richard Gunn, HyperExponentialTransforming the insurance industry through the power of decision intelligence Tune into our episode with Richard Gunn, hyperexponential's CRO with Alex Bond for their discussion on the hashtag#evolution of the insurance industry towards a more hashtag#data-driven and efficient model, pricing intelligence and the use of hashtag#emerging technologies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-04-0139 min
The Leadership in Insurance Podcast - Insurtech & InnovationThe Leadership in Insurance Podcast with Richard Gunn, CRO, HyperExponentialHello and good mornignto th next episode of The Leadership in Insurance Podcast where our host Alex Bond is joined by Richard Gunn, CRO of HyperExponential Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-04-0139 min
The Leadership in Insurance Podcast - Insurtech & InnovationThe Emerging Tech Series with Tom Clark, Field CTO at HyperexponentialGood mrnign and welcome ot the next episode of The Emerging Tech Series where this week our host Gavin Savage is joined by Tom Clark, Field CTO at Hyperexponential Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-03-2043 min
InsTech - insurance & innovation with Matthew Grant & Robin MerttensJanuary news - $73 million funding, ships, war and thunderstorms (287)After the popularity of our first episode, InsTech is back with another analysis of what happened in insurance in the past month.
If you are curious to know what is going on behind the news items you read about in insurance or technology - we’re bringing together experts, founders, insurers and some well know figures to tell us the news items that are capturing their attention – and why.
Matthew Grant CEO of InsTech is once again joined by Nigel Walsh, Managing Director, Insurance, Google Cloud US, alongside Martha Notaras, Managing Partner at Brewer Lane Venture...
2024-02-0445 minMaking Risk Flow | The Future of InsuranceActuaries and underwriters join forces in digital transformation | Jamie Wilson, Simon Cooper-WilliamsIn this episode of Making Risk Flow Juan is joined by Simon Cooper-Williams (Director of Portfolio Development Solutions at Markel International) and Jamie Wilson (Head of Pricing and Innovation at Hyperexponential). Together they discuss how the role of actuaries has evolved over the years, and how they work together with underwriters to achieve more dynamic and informed pricing decisions.To discover more about digital risk processing, click here.Our previous guests include: Bronek Masojada of PPL, Simon McGinn of Allianz, Richard Coleman of Ecclesiastical, Steven Wilkins of Hiscox, Matthew Grant of InsTech, Philippe Lutgen of...
2023-12-1838 min
Insurance UncutS4 Ep. 4 - GIRO 2023 – what happened on Thursday part 2Insurance Uncut went on the road to Edinburgh for the actuarial profession’s 50th GIRO general insurance conference.
From the afternoon of day two of GIRO 2023, we bring you four great conversations. We chat to:
- Isabelle Williams, Oli Grossman and Joanna Thornett from LCP about their talk ‘Zero to hero: can we build a capital model in an open-source framework, from scratch, using ChatGPT?’
- Rachel Haldane, Exposure Manager at Start Network and Andy Jinks, Head of the Insurance and Investment, Government Actuary’s Department, about their talk ‘Insurance for humanitarian crises.’
- Amrit Santhirasenan, Co-founder and CEO at hyperexponen...
2023-11-0839 min
InsTech - insurance & innovation with Matthew Grant & Robin MerttensMark Varley, Founder and CEO: Addresscloud: Helping insurers understand geographic risk (273)Addresscloud has grown from a team of three to a team of eleven since InsTech last spoke to Founder and CEO, Mark Varley.
In this episode, Matthew’s discussion with Mark covers Addresscloud’s core services such as geocoding and peril risk assessment, and its recent launch of a new management platform called Addresscloud Risk. Tune in to hear more about fire blocks and how Addresscloud utilises open-data sets to simulate fire spread for insurance purposes.
Key talking points include:
Utilizing open-data sources
Working with serverless technology
Partnerships with Allied World Insurance and solving their...
2023-11-0531 min
InsTech - insurance & innovation with Matthew Grant & Robin MerttensAnthony Joseph & Andrew Caswell: PwC: Faster and better decision making - scaling up specialty insurance (266)The first podcast in our series with PwC touches on the Scale-up programme for insurtechs and the key to transformation in speciality insurance. Matthew Grant speaks to Anthony Joseph, Partner and Andrew Caswell, Director of Insurance Consulting at PwC UK, on why insurers are now progressing with the move to digitization, what transformation really means and how - and which - insurtechs are the key to change.
Talking points include:
The PwC insurtech Scale-up programme
Digital adoption in the industry
Specialty insurance and transform
New generations of underwriters and new tools
You can find out mor...
2023-09-2730 minThe Reinsurance PodcastRVS Monte-Carlo #9 - Amrit Santhirasenan: CEO at HyperexponentialDon't miss this rare insider view of Monte Carlo 2023 from an innovative insurtech CEO!
Amrit Santhirasenan, CEO of Hyperexponential, shares his unique perspective on how technology is shaping the future of reinsurance.
Learn what key challenges he's hearing, how insurtechs like his are partnering with traditional reinsurers, and his outlook for bringing powerful new data solutions to this pivotal global industry.
EPISODE LINKS:
Amrit's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amritsanthirasenan/
Hyperexponential: https://www.hyperexponential.com/
CONNECT & SUPPORT:
Website: https://www.supercede.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/supercedehq
2023-09-2505 min
The Modern Consultant#27. Buy, grow, and sell businesses w/ Jay AbrahamEpisode at a Glance:Watch The Episode Trailer:Unusual Highlights:You can acquire just a part of a business.Want more buyers? Acquire a list of buyers.Want more leads? Acquire a traffic source.Want more sales? Acquire a sales process, tech, or team.Want a better product? Acquire a related product.Acquiring a business (or just the part you need) can cost $0.My Personal Take:Whether you lead a team of 1, 10, 100, or 1,000 - in this episode, Jay will introduce you to a...
2023-09-1850 min
InsTech - insurance & innovation with Matthew Grant & Robin MerttensAmrit Santhirasenan: Co-founder & CEO, hyperexponential: Pricing decision intelligence for insurers (263)This week on the podcast Matthew speaks to a returning guest, Amrit Santhirasenan who is the Co-founder and CEO at hyperexponential. Their discussion focuses on pricing decision intelligence and what this means for insurers. Listen to find out more about hyperexponential’s evolution as a start-up since Amrit previously spoke on the podcast in 2019, and how hyperexponential want to “take the tech risk away” for “insurers to focus on the insurance risk”.
Are you an insurer or reinsurer interested in finding out more about hyperexponential? We are hosting a Breakfast Event in partnership with hyperexponential on 26th of September...
2023-09-1039 min
The Voice of InsuranceSpecial Ep Amrit Santhirasenan CEO hyperexponential: How to win at the team sport of underwritingToday’s guest is someone pretty unique for our sector because he’s a software engineer who became a senior actuary and then founded his own insurance-focused technology business.
Amrit Santhirasenan, Co-founder and CEO at hyperexponential’s story is a classic of the entrepreneurial genre:
Frustrated with a lack of an insurance-specific decision-making platform to bring together underwriters, actuaries and the exponentially growing datasets that an increasingly digital world is producing, Amrit decided to build his own.
The longer I am around, the more I find that an unorthodox combination of skills and experi...
2023-08-0434 min
challenge * the future PodcastRaion PODCAST : Timothy Whelan - VP of Engineering at hyperexponentialRaion PODCAST : Timothy Whelan - VP of Engineering at hyperexponentialTune in to the latest episode of the Raion Podcast featuring Timothy Whelan, VP of Engineering at Hyperexponential, as he shares his insights and experiences in leading engineering teams to success. Join our host as we explore Timothy's career journey, including his role in scaling Hyperexponential, and how he navigates the challenges of leading a fast-growing technology company. Don't miss out on this informative and inspiring conversation! Listen now on all podcast platforms.challenge * the future : https://raion.io/
2023-02-1745 min
InsTech - insurance & innovation with Matthew Grant & Robin MerttensDawn Miller: Commercial Director, Lloyd’s of London: Powering innovation to solve new global challenges (226)Since being founded in 1688 Lloyd’s of London has grown into a marketplace supporting over £35 billion of premium. Innovation is at the heart of its success. More recently the “Lloyd’s Lab” has supported over 100 companies from around the world that are helping insurers find new solutions for the insurance protection gap and improving efficiencies.
Dawn Miller joined Lloyd’s of London as the Commercial Director in 2022 after a career with some well-known global insurers - having cut her teeth as an investor and entrepreneur.
One of Dawn’s responsibilities is helping the Lloyd’s market (which in...
2023-01-1528 min
Startup DadsHappy Millionaire - find out why this show is going viral right now!!Happy Millionaire is a brand-new podcast about building startups and having a great life.Hosted by Jay Radia, a UK startup veteran who has built businesses worth over £500m, and Dr Rupy Aujla, an OG podcaster and TV personality, beginning his own tech founder journey.The show features frameworks & principles for building a successful company whilst living a happy life, plus lots of laughs and banter!⚡️ Listen on Apple ⚡️ Listen on other players
2022-08-2401 min
Startup Dads4 simple rules for being a good dad, Ross Shiel - Infogrid, Twitter and StrideEnergy vs time management, internal psychological conflicts and the 4 rules to being a dad are just a few of this episode’s highlights. Amrit is joined by Ross Shiel - currently SVP of Global Revenue at Infogrid, he formerly worked at Twitter and Stride. Keep up to date with everything Startup Dads related on Twitter - https://twitter.com/startupdadspod/ Check out Infogrid: https://www.infogrid.io/ This week’s Startup Shout-Outs: Butter.us - software platform for engaging online workshops and meeti...
2022-07-2631 min
Startup DadsRiding a unicorn: Tom Blomfield, MonzoAn episode from our friends at Founders Uncut this week! We hope you enjoy...On the outside, it probably seemed that Tom was living his best life. The reality was very different. Tom grew Monzo from 0 to over 2,000 employees and was one of the youngest CEOs of a UK regulated bank ever. He raised over $500M on the Monzo journey and over 5 million people use the product they built at Monzo. Tom was also a co-founder of GoCardless. Today, Tom Blomfield is a prolific angel, and a visiting partner for YC. In this e...
2022-03-2939 minStartup DadsLeading through Crisis: Jacob Waern, eduMeAfter a successful career in digital media, Jacob Waern became the CEO and founder of eduMe, a groundbreaking platform offering mobile training for desk-less workforces.Tune in to listen to Jacob’s fascinating takes on the importance of staying present with your team and family, the transition from corporate CEO to startup founder and how quick decision-making and transparency are vital when taking a company through prolonged crises. Keep up to date with everything Startup Dads related on Twitter - https://twitter.com/startupdadspod/Check out eduMe: https://www.edume.com/This w...
2022-03-1532 min
Startup DadsDevelop the mental grit to prosper in crypto, business & life: Piers Ridyard, RDX Works“One of the biggest differentials in success is the combination of curiosity and mental toughness.” Welcome Piers Ridyard; the first crypto guest on Startup Dads.In today’s chat with Amrit, Piers talks about the importance of honouring your commitments as a CEO and a dad, the weight of your words and the power of separating your ideas from yourself. This episode gets pretty intellectual!Piers Ridyard is the CEO of RDX Works, the only decentralized network where developers will be able to build quickly without the constant threat of exploits and hacks, where every improve...
2022-03-0132 min
Startup DadsEmbrace and learn from failure: Mike Quinn, Boost Technology“I genuinely believe that failure can become a superpower". Prior to founding Boost Technology, Mike was a co-founder and CEO of Zoona, one of Africa's earliest fintechs, having processed $2.5 billion of transactions, generated $26 million in income for 3,000 micro-entrepreneurs across Zambia and Malawi, and raised $35 million in investment. He is also the author of Failing to Win: Hard-Earned Lessons from a Purpose-Driven Start-Up. Raised in Calgary, he has lived in Ghana, Zambia, South Africa, and the UK. He has an amazing wife and two awesome kids, and loves to hike, run, mountain bike, and play guitar.In today’s cha...
2022-02-2230 min
Startup DadsDiscover happiness as an entrepreneur: Reshma Sohoni, SeedCamp“The definition of happiness is reality exceeding expectations.” A lover of numbers and people, Reshma Sohoni is continuously excited to see hard work and game changing connections come together. Her team helps push early stage founders through those difficult early days into being household names.In today’s chat with Amrit, Reshma talks about giving up the CEO title, the zero sum versus positive sum delegation, how success changes you and engineering a legacy for your business.Reshma Sohoni is the founding partner of Seedcamp, Europe's seed fund, investing early in world-class founders attacking large, global...
2022-02-1532 minStartup DadsSUD selects: Lessons learned from life and leaders - Dan Murray-Serter, HeightsA guest that needs no introduction, Dan Murray-Serter! You may know him as host of Secret Leaders, the UK’s #1 Business Podcast, and co-founder of wellness company Heights. Alongside this he’s an angel investor, and he helps other founders succeed through his startup network Foundrs. In this episode, Dan explains how he discovered that feeding his brain with proper nutrition cured his chronic insomnia and paved the way for Heights. Amrit and Dan also explore how, not taking care of your own wellbeing, can affect your ability to be a good leader and father. Keep up to d...
2022-02-0833 min
Startup DadsDesign your support systems to operate at the highest level: Polly McMaster, The Fold“Why am I so driven and ambitious? It’s because I’m in a job that I really love doing and I’ve got a big ambition for it.” Operating as a bellwether for motivation and business, Polly McMaster exhibits a refreshing hunger for novelty and diversity while displaying a relentless dedication to offering options to women that ensure confidence and gravitas in all aspects of their lifestyle. In today’s chat with Amrit, Polly McMaster talks about understanding yourself when making compromises as a startup parent, how life changes can build empathy and understanding of your customers, and...
2022-02-0133 min
Startup DadsBeing a Jedi Master to your Padawan (employees): Jimmy Williams, Urban Jungle“You think a lot about what happens if it goes badly, but no one tells you about what happens if it goes well.” Self-professed workaholic, Jimmy Williams has set out to build a team capable of turning the insurance industry on its head. He leads on strategy, people and investor relations, but loves rolling his sleeves up and diving into the business.In today’s chat with Amrit, Jimmy Williams talks about his views on remote work, the relationship with his co-founder and cultivating the right mindset.Jimmy is the co-founder and CEO of Urban Jungle...
2022-01-2529 min
Startup DadsBuild a culture of transparency & openness: Ruth Handcock, Octopus Investments“You build much better relationships with people if you’re able to show a bit of vulnerability” . Proud to make a positive difference to the world we live in, Ruth Handcock is passionate about reducing the stress that people feel managing their finances by harnessing technology to improve access to financial services and financial advice.In today’s chat with Amrit, Ruth Handcock talks about work life blend vs work life balance, feedback loops and experimentation in startups and parenting and the power of consistency, and how to build transparency with vulnerability.Ruth Handcock is the CEO o...
2022-01-1831 min
Startup DadsThe juggling act of work-life balance: Sam Gordon & Sophie Eden, Gordon & Eden“We have really good quality time at the end of the day - that works for us as a family.” In today’s chat with Amrit, Sam and Sophie talk about how to make family time, romantic notions versus practical reality, juggling glass balls and plastic balls and creating a business in the image of your clients.Sam Gordon and Sophie Eden are the co-founders of Gordon & Eden, an Executive Search & Interim Management firm that work closely with both early stage and corporate clients, helping startups to scale and transform established businesses with entrepreneurial talent.Keep up...
2022-01-1127 min
Startup DadsChampioning Startup culture: Gerard Grech, Tech Nation“There's going to be an explosion of creativity now that the tools are available, the capital is increasingly available in various ways and I just call that the entrepreneurial age.” Globetrotter Gerard Grech, has been passionate about conceiving and building impactful products and services throughout his career.In this chat with Amrit, Gerard talks about the two biggest inhibitors of growth in startups, insights into different startup cultures from across the world, using your people teams to discover how your remote culture is evolving and the founder economy and the entrepreneurial age that we’re currently in.G...
2022-01-0433 min
Startup DadsSUD selects: Tessa Clarke, OLIO: Setting a good exampleCan you still succeed when profit isn’t your primary motivation? Today’s guest shows us that you can. In this episode she tells us how staying true to your purpose can do a whole lot of good for your bottom line, and in her case - a whole lot of good for the world. Tessa is the founder of Olio: the app that connects neighbours with each other and with local businesses, so surplus food can be shared, not thrown away. In this conversation with Amrit they discuss how she built Olio from home whilst raising her children, how...
2022-01-0234 min
Startup DadsSUD selects: Fred Destin, Stride VC: Why do startups win?Fred Destin is the founder of Stride.VC, a London-based seed-stage tech fund that is made up of a team of dedicated venture investors backing small teams of passionate entrepreneurs. He was also the lead investor and board member for companies such as Cazoo, Zoopla, Deliveroo, Pillpack, Integral Ads, Secret Escapes and others. His portfolio has a total enterprise value of more than $20BN.In this episode, Amrit and Fred explore using risk to help your children develop, ritual forming as a way to connect and the difference between focusing on the outcomes rather than the journey.
2021-12-3044 min
Startup DadsSUD selects: Matt Reynolds, Barbell Logic: Voluntary hardshipMatt Reynolds is a founder, strength coach and family man. In this episode, Matt explains how it all gets done...with time left over at the end of the day.Amrit and Matt explore how methods, such as using the pomodoro technique for productivity and the 'black box' approach to output, can be applied just as successfully to homeschooling your kids and how being a CEO is about ‘working on the company not just in the company’.Keep up to date with everything Startup Dads related on Twitter: https://twitter.com/startupdadspod/This week...
2021-12-2849 minStartup DadsSUD selects: Rob Walling, Tiny Seed: Plotting your own pathRob Walling is a serial entrepreneur and VC who’s founded multiple companies, runs an accelerator, and keeps coming back for more. In this episode, Amrit asks - why go through such a testing process of starting a company from scratch time and time again? Well, he’s also father to three kids, so is clearly comfortable with adapting to new challenges!This week, Rob shares his experiences of how flexible working can have its drawbacks as well as it’s obvious benefits. He also shares how he’s trying to teach his children valuable entrepreneurial life lessons...
2021-12-2629 minStartup DadsSUD selects: Rachel Carrell, Koru Kids: Powerful lessons in business and childcareWelcoming our first startup mum this week… Rachel Carrell! Rachel is the founder and CEO of Koru Kids, a childcare tech startup. It was only when Rachel had her first baby that she realised how limited childcare options were in London. The idea for Koru Kids was born out of her frustrations! In this episode, Rachel and Amrit examine the many parallels between managing a team and bringing up kids, such as making sure they both have autonomy and purpose. Rachel also gives us some insights on how Koru Kids successfully navigated the challenges of the pandemic. Kee...
2021-12-2324 minStartup DadsSUD selects: Ben Hay, Collective Benefits: You can’t do it all on your own!Ben Hay leads operations at Collective Benefits, a rapidly-growing insurtech on a mission to make independent work, work for everyone. It’s a noble path, and one that found Ben rather than the other way round! In his chat with Amrit, Ben discusses the importance of generosity, building a great network and not being afraid to reach out for help. Keep up to date with everything Startup Dads related on Twitter - https://twitter.com/startupdadspod/A Fascinate Production.
2021-12-2129 min
Startup DadsScale your routines alongside your Startup, over communicate on expectations, & definitions of success for a founder with children: Joshua Wöhle, Mindstone"People don't rise to the level of their ambitions, they fall to the level of their routines." Self confessed routine obsessive Josh Wöhle has been optimising his routine for the past decade, to make the biggest impact possible on the world whilst maintaining a happy life. In this chat with Amrit, Joshua explains how founders rarely scale as fast as their businesses, the importance of integrating some slack into your system, and gives us his useful definition for success as a founder. Joshua is the founder of Superawesome, one of the world's leading KidTech bus...
2021-12-1431 min
Startup DadsThey wouldn't invest in a pregnant founder...Anastasia Lang is the CEO and founder of Creative X, a successful marketing analytics company born out of the e-commerce platform Hatch.co.Tune in to listen to Anastasia’s rich insights on moving between discovery, comfort and danger zones in the Startup journey, the need for flexibility of priorities between family life and business on a day-to-day basis, and the importance of changing perceptions on pregnancy and parenting leave in the Startup universe. Keep up to date with everything Startup Dads related on Twitter - https://twitter.com/startupdadspod/ Check out C...
2021-12-0729 min
Startup DadsCreating a leveraged version of yourself. With Paul Wickers of HugggPaul Wickers is the founder and CEO of Huggg, a b2b gifting startup that has made it easy for you to reward employees, customers and clients with gifts they’ll love. He’s also a dad to 4 kids. Tune in about what it means to create a leveraged version of yourself through your startup and the vulnerability that comes with, learning to embrace lack of mastery as a CEO and a crazy story about laptops in the labour room. Keep up to date with everything Startup Dads related on Twitter - https://twitter.com/startupdadspod/Che...
2021-11-3033 min
Startup DadsChoosing long term priorities as an entrepreneur. Saul Klein, LocalglobeFather of three Saul Klein guides us through his journey in the world of entrepreneurship as an investor in Index Ventures, a VP at Skype and Co-Founder of venture capital firm Localglobe. He chats with Amrit about the importance of defining long term priorities, the high value of emotional soft-skills, and the entrepreneurial gene. Keep up to date with everything Startup Dads related on TwitterCheck out LocalglobeThis week’s Startup Shout Out: Zinc – Tackling pressing social mattersA Fascinate Production
2021-11-2331 min
Startup DadsJonathan Wolf, Zoe: Set intensions, control notifications, & feed your microbiomeJonathan Wolf is the founder of Zoe, a health-tech start up that uses science and artificial intelligence to help people feel healthier and lose weight without dieting.Earlier in his career, he was also chief product officer at Criteo - helping to transform it from a 30 person startup to a Nasdaq listed company, bringing in over 1 billion dollars of revenue per year. Suffice to say this is a founder who really his stuff, and we’re blessed to have him here to share some of his knowledge and experience with us. Check out Zoe...
2021-11-1627 min
Startup DadsMax Landry, Peppy: Mission driven recruitmentMax Landry is an experienced serial founder, having launched independent news source the Conversation, office supplies provider Paperstone, and his current company Peppy - a company that supports people through life and family transitions, including having a baby.Tune in to find out some invaluable tips on hiring into Startups, how to reframe stressful situations, and find out about the reality of the often neglected middle act of the Startup journey. Keep up to date with everything Startup Dads related on Twitter - https://twitter.com/startupdadspod/Check out Peppy: https://pe...
2021-11-0931 min
Startup DadsLiam Martin, Time Doctor: The rise of remote workingToday’s guest founded time doctor, an application to help remote businesses track and manage their time. It’s a business that found a silver lining in the pandemic, with the rise of remote work becoming truly mainstream.In this chat with Amrit, they discuss synchronous vs asynchronous management, how the future of work could drive the future of education, and discipline as a path to freedom. Check out time doctor at - https://www.timedoctor.com/Keep up to date with everything Startup Dads related on Twitter - https://twitter.com/sta...
2021-11-0239 min
Startup DadsAron Gelbard, Bloom and Wild: Act like an ownerAron Gelbard is the CEO of Bloom and Wild, a pioneer in the world of flower delivery. In this chat with Amrit they discuss leverage, ambition vs risk, different phases of focus throughout the life of a business and Aarons journey as a founder. Keep up to date with everything Startup Dads related on Twitter - https://twitter.com/startupdadspod/This week’s Startup Shout Outs:https://www.motley-london.com/ - beautiful jewellery without breaking the bankhttps://this.co/ - meat free food https://www.dishpatch.co.uk/ - finish at ho...
2021-10-2626 min
Startup DadsMarvin Liao, 500 Startups & Yahoo: Don't be a businessman, be a business, manToday’s guest was a partner at 500 Startups, investing in 400+ companies during his time there. Before this he was an executive at Yahoo, building teams in sales and marketing, as well working in his own Startups. As you’ll hear today, Marvin has a gift for distilling big ideas and vast swathes of information into its first principles. This ability means he made one hell of a guest!This discussion with Amrit looks into the future of work and how we can adapt to succeed (turns out Jay Z has it sussed), transformation of education throu...
2021-10-1934 min
Startup DadsToby Cubitt, Phasecraft: Paternity leaveHave you thought much about paternity leave? Most of us just accept the status quo, but today’s guest has other ideas. Toby Cubitt is a father, academic and the founder of Phasecraft: a cutting edge quantum computing company. Toby has also put down a lot of his ideas about paternity leave online - the current state of affairs, what other countries have done, what the future could look like - and he shares these thoughts with us today. The episode also covers the (actual) most common reason startups fail, recognising recurring ‘red alerts’, and catching t...
2021-10-1226 min
Startup DadsDaniel Hegarty, Habito: Leading with empathyToday’s guest really has led a life. Having secured a record deal for his band he dropped out of school at 16, moved to LA and went on to become a writer and session musician for many well known international artists. After returning home to the UK without much of a plan, Dan Hegarty landed on his feet, but took quite a pivot. He became one of the first employees at Wonga, before founding Habito - a company that uses tech to take out the pain involved in home buying. Habito recently raised their series C and continues to go...
2021-10-0528 min
Startup DadsChris Howard, The Rattle: Early-stage dad lifeEmpowering artists and musicians to approach their work like an early stage startup, is a lot of how today's guest spends his time running The Rattle. Speaking with Amrit just days before the arrival of baby number two, Chris Howard paints a markedly honest picture of the struggles faced by a new father, already nurturing one high maintenance entity. It’s clear from the moment he opens his mouth that he’s an optimist (he even named his old band the Optimists), and during the conversation Chris argues (rather encouragingly) that optimism is something you can learn, something you do...
2021-09-2835 min
Startup DadsJames Field, LabGenius: Framing success & rationalising riskJames Field’s decision to enter the Startup world is somewhat at odds with many of the entrepreneurs who feature on this show. James weighed up the risk of continuing in academia with starting his own business, and determined that overall, Startup life was the less risky move of the two! LabGenius was born: a deep-tech startup that uses AI to discover the next generation of drugs. In this chat with Amrit, they discuss the different ways to define and measure success, the power of mentors, and leading by example to create a culture (both at work and at ho...
2021-09-2129 min
Startup DadsMichael Collett & Matt Blom, Kin: Socially responsible social mediaToday’s guests founded an app that gives your family its own secure ‘personal media’ space where you can connect with each other today, share memories from yesterday, and even leave messages for tomorrow. All free of advertising and without your data ever being up for sale. They’re on a mission to shake up a world dominated by unicorns and questionable morals, with something that puts family first. In this chat with Amrit, we hear how Michael’s habit of sending emails to his youngest son to read in the future turned into a venture backed Startup, how they built...
2021-09-1430 min
Startup DadsJeff Solomon, Markup Hero: There's no 'A' in entrepreneurshipJeff Solomon a startup entrepreneur and 5x founder from L.A. He’s founded a number of Startups of varying sizes one of which he sold for $128m in 2017. Jeff is passionate about sharing his experiences with young people, and now teaches at the very high school he attended growing up, where he’s developed a curriculum for entrepreneurship. This episode is jam packed with actionable advice. His chat with Amrit discusses life’s many routes to success, ‘essentialism’ and how to find your focus, and how he applies his critical thinking to raising his children. Startup Shoutout...
2021-09-0733 min
Startup DadsAshleigh Cornelius, Localise: Championing small businessesToday's guest started his career in the cut-throat world of investment banking, but long held a startup idea close to his chest on how to save the high street. However, Ashleigh Cornelius and his wife went through an emotionally draining 7 year long IVF journey to have their first daughter, Amelie, so his startup idea had to wait. After his second daughter was born, Ashleigh bit the bullet and quit investment banking to set up Localise, a mobile app created to support and promote the independent business landscape. Then lockdown hit and all shops, independent or otherwise closed their doors. L...
2021-08-3128 min
Startup DadsAndrew Lynch, Huckletree: Developing a calloused mindToday’s guest founded the fast growing coworking community Huckletree - spaces to help businesses grow, collaborate and pioneer new ideas for the future. Being a dad, alongside running a business like this, you wouldn't think there’d be time left for much else. Well, you’d be wrong on this occasion. Andrew spends what time he has left running ultramarathons - which often means a marathon before breakfast! All this, whilst somehow remaining one of the most chilled out Startup Dads we’ve had on the show to date. There’s a lot to be learnt from this episode ab...
2021-08-2429 min
Startup DadsRosemary Francis, Ellexus: Being the only woman in the roomAfter a PHD in computer architecture at Cambridge, followed by a move into the semiconductor industry, Rosemary Francis found herself wanting more. So, she set out on her own to fix the problems she’d encountered during her career. Ellexus was born, creating tools for I/O diagnostics, optimization, and dependency detection for high-performance computing at large enterprises. Things took off around the time she gave birth to her first child, and Ellexus went on to an incredible exit in 2020. In this episode you’ll hear an honest account of what it can be like to be a female CEO...
2021-08-1734 min
Startup DadsBen Hardyment, Gameroo & Webflix: Taking on the big boysToday’s guest started out in entrepreneurship as (in his own words) “a professional internet researcher, much like Hugh Grant in About a Boy". After spotting a nascent internet company building traction across the pond, Ben decided to start his own version in the UK: Webflix. Why? Because how hard can it be? This episode is all about hustle! Ben talks about his determination to bootstrap without Venture Capital, taking on world beating competitors, and beginning his next adventure: Gameroo. Keep up to date with everything Startup Dads related on Twitter - https://twitter.com/startu...
2021-08-1032 min
Startup DadsDavid Grimm, UCL Tech Fund: Empathy - experiences from both sides of the tableDavid Grimm’s move into the world of entrepreneurship was highly unconventional. A chance meeting in China during his gap year led him to find out about the problems faced by dairy farmers, and years later, he quit his job in consultancy to form a solution. A bold move, and one that ultimately didn’t pan out due to government regulation. However, this experience gave him a unique perspective to bring to the other side of the table, in his current role as Investment Director at UCL Technology Fund. He discusses how to be an empathetic investor, and why we s...
2021-08-0331 min
Beyond The Balance SheetFootnote Episode: From Employee To Co-FounderLee and Ashlee discuss the previous episode where Ashlee sat down with Co-founder and CEO at Hyperexponential and Host of Start-up Dads Podcast, Amrit Santhirasenan. Lee shares his thoughts on how to manage the transition from employee to business owner and the best ways to maintain a healthy work life balance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-07-2808 min
Startup DadsLeila Zegna, Kindred Capital: Codified reputation and the future of parental leaveLeila Zegna spent her early career helping other founders achieve success - notably the founders of Innocent Drinks, Endeavor, Plum District, and DNA Sequencing company GenapSys. Now she runs Kindred - her groundbreaking new model for Venture Capital, where each founder in the portfolio becomes a co-owner of the fund! In this chat with Amrit, she discusses how reputation in the world of VC is built not by the founders who get funded, but the ones that don’t, and gives us her framework for measuring and codifying that reputation. Leila reveals Kindred’s unique model for parental leave, that...
2021-07-2739 min
Beyond The Balance SheetFrom a two-person team to a multi-million-pound business with Amrit SanthirasenanEver received a call from a potential business investor whilst bathing your daughter?How about writing your HR policy whilst sitting on the back of the 185 bus?Well... Amrit Santhirasenan, Co-founder and CEO of Hyperexponential (HX) certainly has!For Amrit, it took time to get used to dealing with interruptions, and time being consumed in ways that were difficult to fathom before he started his own business. However, even with these challenges, he managed to transform his business from a 2 person team working out of his kitchen, into a multi-million...
2021-07-2637 min
Startup DadsEben Upton, Raspberry Pi: Accessible computing for allToday’s guest needs very little introduction - he’s the CEO and Founder of Raspberry Pi; a charity that puts the power of computing and digital making into the hands of people all over the world. Eben talks with Amrit about his transition from engineer to the founder of a truly groundbreaking company, how to deal with psychopaths (they make up 10% of the populace), and he codifies how to fit two jobs and a family into your life.Find out more about Raspberry Pi here: https://www.raspberrypi.org/Keep up to date with ever...
2021-07-2036 min
Startup DadsPaul Kemp-Robertson, Contagious: Choosing brand braveryPaul Kemp-Robertson left a career as an ad man to launch Contagious; a publication that shares creative ideas to help agencies and brands innovate. In this chat with Amrit, he talks about launching in the incubation of a larger company to mitigate some risk, how his company evolved to offer consultancy to meet clients needs, the ways advertising can work for good, and how his teenage children help him to stay on the pulse of modern cultural shifts.Paul’s book “The Contagious Commandments” is available on Amazon and all good book stores - and we highly recomm...
2021-07-1329 min
Startup DadsWil Schroter, Startups.com: Staying ahead of the curveThis is an episode absolutely brimming with knowledge bombs! Wil Schroter is the founder of Startups.com: a company that’s helped founders raise over half a billion dollars of capital, and in doing so he’s observed the the challenges that pop up for almost every founder. Wil regales stories from founding multiple companies, of overcoming imposter syndrome, and being broke. He also shares a particularly frank account of the impact his work had on his relationship with his son, and leaves us with actionable tips on how and why to get started right now. Keep up to...
2021-07-0633 min
AugmentDetect Technologies, Shogun, Mandolin, Pietra, Nodes&Links, FloLive, NoName Security and Hyperexponential raise funds | BMW i Ventures announce their second sustainability-focused fund | ServiceTitan acquires Aspire Software | Slack launches Huddles | Device42 developed a new solution that analyses infrastructure | Nauta Capital has announced ambitions to invest in pre-seed deeptech businesses across Europe | ARIADNEXT has been bought by IDnow | Gusto launches Gusto Embedded PayrollDetect Technologies, a company specializing in industrial AI, has raised $12 million in a round led by Accel Partners and Elevation Capital. According to the company’s statement, the money will be used to enhance worldwide industrial efficiency and extend the company’s position as a leader in industrial digitalization. The firm provides a wide range of AI and IoT solutions for the industrial sector.BMW i Ventures announce their second sustainability-focused fund for early to mid-stage startups in the industries of transportation, manufacturing, supply chain and others. Previously, investments of the VC firm’s first fund, BMW i Vent...
2021-07-0106 min
Startup DadsBrett Wigdorts OBE, Tiney: Solving your own problem - childcare!Today’s guest first founded charity Teach First, in an effort to break the link between low family income and poor educational attainment. He now heads up tiney, on a mission to make the highest quality child care accessible to more families, and empower a generation of micro-entrepreneurs to deliver amazing care from their own homes. In this chat with Amrit he talks about learnings from his last business to this one - the mission, values, and strategy trifecta - and providing a breadth of experience to your children to broaden their aspirations. Keep up to date wit...
2021-06-2917 min
Startup DadsScott Hawskworth: SOAR Pay & the CBD Guide: Running a side hustleToday’s guest is a talented multitasker, and the first ‘side-hustler’ to feature on Startup Dads. Alongside heading up communications at digital payments platform Soarpay and presenting their podcast, Scott runs the CBD guide using his podcasting skills. In this chat with Amrit, they discuss the value of growing an audience, whatever business you're in, and how to prioritise self care to make sure you can thrive as a Dad.Keep up to date with everything Startup Dads related on Twitter - https://twitter.com/startupdadspod/This week’s Startup Shout Outs:https://w...
2021-06-2230 min
Startup DadsTessa Clarke, OLIO: Setting a good exampleCan you still succeed when profit isn’t your primary motivation? Today’s guest shows us that you can. In this episode she tells us how staying true to your purpose can do a whole lot of good for your bottom line, and in her case - a whole lot of good for the world. Tessa is the founder of Olio: the app that connects neighbours with each other and with local businesses, so surplus food can be shared, not thrown away. In this conversation with Amrit they discuss how she built Olio from home whilst raising her children, how...
2021-06-1534 min
Startup DadsTom Hooper, Third Space Learning: Starting up in a brand new marketIt can be a daunting prospect starting a new business in an industry where you have no previous experience - but that’s exactly what today’s guest did. Tom Hooper, Founder of Third Space Learning lays out the pros and cons of making the jump, in his case, from finance to the education sector, and provides some golden insights for anyone thinking of doing the same. He also discusses with Amrit how choosing a culture, rather than a sector, might be the best way to think about choosing a career.Keep up to date with everything Star...
2021-06-0834 min
Startup DadsLeo Ringer, Form Ventures: Bridging 2 different worldsToday’s guest set out to create a VC firm to support cash strapped, time poor founders in so much more than just funding. Leo Ringer’s expertise is in navigating the world of regulation - to enable companies within his portfolio to jump through the hoops of working regulated markets without the holdups. In this conversation with Amrit, they discuss his journey into the often opaque world of Venture Capital, how he began his business, and how he wants to enable all of us to understand this space through his exciting upcoming whitepaper on the subject. Keep...
2021-06-0125 min
Startup DadsClaire Cockerton, Plexal/Innovate Finance/ENTIQ: The ‘i’ wordOur guest today took an unconventional route on her way entrepreneurial journey: Building and exiting a landscaping business at a young age, before heading off to business school. Claire Cockerton really is a student of the school of hard knocks! A specialist in designing, building and operating innovation centres, as well as advising companies on establishing innovation internally. In this episode she speaks with Amrit about instilling internal motivation in your children, the importance of introducing them to the concept of "real jobs", and much more. Claire gives us some rare and thoughtful info when it comes to raising...
2021-05-2529 min
Startup DadsMike Townsend, Otter Labs: Knowing when to pivotThere isn’t a part of the startup ecosystem that Mike Townsend hasn’t touched. As well as being an investor and mentor in the startup space, he’s an experienced founder, dipping his toe in a range of industries. Since founding ZingCheckout in 2012, he’s gone on to grow HomeHero, a marketplace for families to hire in-home care for seniors, Redeem, a crypto trading marketplace and, his most recent endeavour, Otter Labs, which matches software developers with startup founders. He is also father to Leonardo, who he says in quite the handful in comparison!A lot of...
2021-05-1838 min
PayPod: The Payments and Fintech PodcastRedefining Mathematical Modeling Systems with Amrit Santhirasenan of Hyperexponential: Ep 170How data is leveraged to create Mathematical models impacts many industries, particularly those such as finance and insurance. As technology improves, the possibilities for fintech applications are nearly endless. Amrit Santhirasenan, Co-founder and CEO of Hyperexponential, as well as host of the Startup Dads Podcast joins to explore. Find show notes and more at: https://www.soarpay.com/podcast/
2021-05-1533 min
Startup DadsYoussef Darwich, Hapi: Investing in our childrenYoussef Darwich co-founded Hapi, a business that helps parents achieve financial security for their children. Before becoming a startup founder he led the product efforts for Octopus Wealth and was the second employee at Tide - the leading SME challenger bank. When he’s not solving problems in the financial services, he can be found performing renditions of Moana in his living room with his daughter, Zaina.In this episode, Amrit and Youssef discuss learning how to be patient, making decisions for the long-term and defining your startup culture. Keep up to date wit...
2021-05-1127 min
Startup DadsSimon Hay, Firefly: Starting EarlySimon Hay started Firefly with a school friend at age 15, beating Mark Zuckerberg in the age stakes! He designed the Firefly learning software to try and solve his own frustrations as a student. What started as revision procrastination has since grown to a global business helping students in 35 countries learn from home.He is also dad to Angus and Aidan who are 4 and 8 months.In this episode, Amrit and Simon discuss product market fit, how your attitude to risk changes and the perils of not being good at being bad at things. Keep...
2021-05-0424 min
Around The CoinAmrit Santhirasenan, Founder and CEO of HyperexponentialIn our latest episode, Mike Townsend sits down with Amrit Santhirasenan, Founder & CEO of Hyperexponential. Amrit is fast becoming an influential figure in the world of fintech. He's founder and CEO of hyperexponential (hx), a cutting-edge fintech startup that's transforming the world of insurance. Amrit is actively engaged in tackling the broader challenges faced in the finance industry by looking to develop better pricing solutions in an increasingly data-driven and technological world. The idea for hx was borne out of Amrit's frustration with the software available to actuaries in the task of modelling, analysis and making difficult judgements with little...
2021-04-2849 minAround the CoinAmrit Santhirasenan, Founder and CEO of HyperexponentialIn our latest episode, Mike Townsend sits down with Amrit Santhirasenan, Founder & CEO of Hyperexponential. Amrit is fast becoming an influential figure in the world of fintech. He's founder and CEO of hyperexponential (hx), a cutting-edge fintech startup that's transforming the world of insurance. Amrit is actively engaged in tackling the broader challenges faced in the finance industry by looking to develop better pricing solutions in an increasingly data-driven and technological world. The idea for hx was borne out of Amrit's frustration with the software available to actuaries in the task of modelling, analysis and making difficult judgements with little...
2021-04-2849 min
Startup DadsFred Destin, Stride VC: Why do startups win?Fred Destin is the founder of Stride.VC, a London-based seed-stage tech fund that is made up of a team of dedicated venture investors backing small teams of passionate entrepreneurs. He was also the lead investor and board member for companies such as Cazoo, Zoopla, Deliveroo, Pillpack, Integral Ads, Secret Escapes and others. His portfolio has a total enterprise value of more than $20BN.In this episode, Amrit and Fred explore using risk to help your children develop, ritual forming as a way to connect and the difference between focusing on the outcomes rather than the journey.
2021-04-2743 min
Startup DadsMatt Reynolds, Barbell Logic: Voluntary hardshipMatt Reynolds is a founder, strength coach and family man. In this episode, Matt explains how it all gets done...with time left over at the end of the day.Amrit and Matt explore how methods, such as using the pomodoro technique for productivity and the 'black box' approach to output, can be applied just as successfully to homeschooling your kids and how being a CEO is about ‘working on the company not just in the company’.Keep up to date with everything Startup Dads related on Twitter: https://twitter.com/startupdadspod/This week...
2021-04-2048 minStartup DadsPete Ward, Humanity: Going againPete Ward is a serial entrepreneur who has ventured from international travel social networks to health and ageing tech. His latest endeavour, Humanity, is on a mission to extend human lifespan by monitoring your rate of ageing and helping you understand the actions you can take to slow it down, or even better, reverse it. In this episode, Pete reflects on almost going bust 15 times, reveals how he’s developed a daily routine for optimum wellness and productivity, and explains his proactive approach to therapy and mental health development. Keep up to date with everything Sta...
2021-04-1336 minStartup DadsRob Walling, Tiny Seed: Plotting your own pathRob Walling is a serial entrepreneur and VC who’s founded multiple companies, runs an accelerator, and keeps coming back for more. In this episode, Amrit asks - why go through such a testing process of starting a company from scratch time and time again? Well, he’s also father to three kids, so is clearly comfortable with adapting to new challenges!This week, Rob shares his experiences of how flexible working can have its drawbacks as well as it’s obvious benefits. He also shares how he’s trying to teach his children valuable entrepreneurial life lessons...
2021-04-0628 minStartup DadsDan Murray-Serter, Heights: Preparing for change – lessons learned from life and leadersWe’re starting off season 2 with a guest that needs no introduction, Dan Murray-Serter! You may know him as host of Secret Leaders, the UK’s #1 Business Podcast, and co-founder of wellness company Heights. Alongside this he’s an angel investor, and he helps other founders succeed through his startup network Foundrs. In this episode, Dan explains how he discovered that feeding his brain with proper nutrition cured his chronic insomnia and paved the way for Heights. Amrit and Dan also explore how, not taking care of your own wellbeing, can affect your ability to be a good leader and fa...
2021-03-3033 minStartup DadsRachel Carrell, Koru Kids: Powerful lessons in business and childcareWelcoming our first startup mum this week… Rachel Carrell! Rachel is the founder and CEO of Koru Kids, a childcare tech startup. It was only when Rachel had her first baby that she realised how limited childcare options were in London. The idea for Koru Kids was born out of her frustrations! In this episode, Rachel and Amrit examine the many parallels between managing a team and bringing up kids, such as making sure they both have autonomy and purpose. Rachel also gives us some insights on how Koru Kids successfully navigated the challenges of the pandemic. Kee...
2021-03-1623 min
The Leadership in Insurance Podcast - Insurtech & InnovationThe Leadership in Insurance Podcast - S1, E20, Amrit Santhirasenan, CEO, Co-Founder, HyperexponentialHello and welcome to the latest edition of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast. In today's episode, we were lucky enough to be joined by Amrit Santhirasenan. Amrit is Co-Founder and CEO of hyperexponential or HX as it's affectionately known.HX is the company you get when you take 2 actuaries with computer science degrees and they find the software landscape lacking! HX provides software solutions for insurance companies with their flagship, next-generation modeling platform, Renew. In this episode we talked about: Creativity in actuarial science Why open-sourced solut...
2021-03-1556 minStartup DadsBen Hay, Collective Benefits: You can’t do it all on your own!Ben Hay leads operations at Collective Benefits, a rapidly-growing insurtech on a mission to make independent work, work for everyone. It’s a noble path, and one that found Ben rather than the other way round! In his chat with Amrit, Ben discusses the importance of generosity, building a great network and not being afraid to reach out for help. Keep up to date with everything Startup Dads related on Twitter - https://twitter.com/startupdadspod/A Fascinate Production.
2021-03-0929 minStartup DadsCarl Reader, Small business champion and author: Taking the LeapWhat’s stopping you from taking the leap into setting up your business? Maybe it’s just a small fraction of us destined for an entrepreneurial journey - there’s only one Mark Zuckerberg right? Author and entrepreneur Carl Reader wants everyone to know that business isn’t difficult - and that we don’t all need to found a unicorn. During this chat with Amrit, he argues that entrepreneurialism isn’t presented as a viable option to our kids - and how that needs to change - and they discuss some of the practicalities around taking the first step along t...
2021-03-0229 minStartup DadsStephen Brittain, Insurtech Gateway: Nurturing GrowthHe has a 360 view of the Startup landscape - having been a founder and VC, before starting an incubator. However, his biggest challenge began just six weeks ago with the birth of his child. Amrit chats with Insurtech Gateway founder Stephen Brittain about nurturing growth, the DNA of a successful startup, and properly distilling the problem within your pitch. Keep up to date with everything Startup Dads related on Twitter - https://twitter.com/startupdadspod/A Fascinate Production.
2021-02-2331 minStartup DadsJustin Small, FSC: Purpose & LegacyJustin Small is the founder of the Future Strategy Club. A London based creative agency challenging the status quo with a brand new agency model. In his chat with Amrit they discuss of business driven by purpose, and the idea of building a business to pass on - not to exit.Keep up to date with everything Startup Dads related on Twitter - https://twitter.com/startupdadspod/A Fascinate Production.
2021-02-1631 minStartup DadsNigel Walsh, Deloitte: Bridging startup and enterpriseHe spends his time working in the rare intersection between Startups and large enterprise organisations like Deloitte, where he is a partner. ‘Mr Insuretech’ Nigel Walsh, provides a host of insights into how startups and big business can collaborate and learn from each other. Keep up to date with everything Startup Dads related on Twitter - https://twitter.com/startupdadspod/A Fascinate Production.
2021-02-0930 minStartup DadsThe Dad BitAmrit chats with Joe Thompson about raising children when you're building a company, why work and family should not be competing interests, and how to ensure family comes first. Joe is a founder and Senior Director of Tech and Product at Xoomworks, who spends his time building and leading teams that make incredible things happen with technology. Keep up to date with everything Startup Dads related on Twitter - https://twitter.com/startupdadspod/A Fascinate Production.
2021-02-0233 minStartup DadsThe Startup BitAmrit chats with Joe Thompson, Senior Director of Tech and Product at Xoomworks, about the Startup Bit of being a Startup Dad. Joe built and sold a technology company by the time he hit his mid thirties, and he now spends his time building and leading teams that make incredible things happen with technology.Keep up to date with everything Startup Dads related on Twitter - https://twitter.com/startupdadspod/A Fascinate Production.
2021-02-0232 minStartup DadsTrailerThis is a show about entrepreneurship and parenting. How do you scale both your business and your family? Subscribe now so you don't miss an episode!
2021-01-2601 min
Jen and Wizzy's Fanfiction Power HourForever YoungHELLO! Ross and Wizzy are back for another fan(fiction)tastic episode of... The thing with an overly long name. THIS WEEK! We are reading the fanfic Forever Young by Hyperexponential, which can be found over yonder: https://www.fimfiction.net/story/99216/forever-young
2020-06-0835 min
Insurtech Insider Podcast by 11:FS67. News: Drones for the NHS, and new fund raises despite COVID-19Sarah Kocianski and Nigel Walsh are back this week to talk through the most interesting news of the week just gone. As always, they are joined by some awesome guests:Jillian Williams - Investment Principal at Anthemis GroupAlex Dalyac - Founder and CEO at TractableAmrit Santhirasenan - Co-founder and CEO of HyperexponentialTogether they cove the following news stories from the last week:Big month for funding in insurance (06:02)Sound bite James Blackham, CEO and Co-Founder of By Miles (06:32)More arguments over SMBs and cover during COVID-19 (18.22)EU prompted for...
2020-06-0350 min
Insurtech Insider Podcast by 11:FS67. News: Drones for the NHS, and new fund raises despite COVID-19
Sarah Kocianski and Nigel Walsh are back this week to talk through the most interesting news of the week just gone. As always, they are joined by some awesome guests:
Jillian Williams - Investment Principal at Anthemis Group
Alex Dalyac - Founder and CEO at Tractable
Amrit Santhirasenan - Co-founder and CEO of Hyperexponential
Together they cove the following news stories from the last week:
Big month for funding in insurance (06:02)
Sound bite James Blackham, CEO and Co-Founder of By Miles (06:32)
More arguments over SMBs and cover during COVID-19 (18.22)
EU prompted for Catastrophe Insurance cover (24:29)
The...
2020-06-0350 min
Long NowPhilip Rosedale: 'Second Life:' What Do We Learn If We Digitize EVERYTHING?### 2nd Life takes off
What is real life coming to owe digital life?
After a couple years in the flat part of exponential growth, the steep part is now arriving for the massive multi-player online world construction kit called "Second Life." With 1.7 million accounts, membership in "Second Life" is growing by 20,000 per day. The current doubling rate of "residents" is 7 months, still shortening, which means the growth is (for now) hyperexponential.
For this talk the founder and CEO of "Second Life," Philip Rosedale, tried something new for him-- a simultaneous demo and talk. His online avatar, "Philip Linden," was on...
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