Best Balderton Capital Podcasts (2024)

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S7E6 - Johannes Weber, Founding Partner @ Ananda Impact Ventures 42:24

16d ago42:24

42:24

Johannes Weber is the Founding Partner at Ananda Impact Ventures, the leading impact venture capital fund with a pan-European investment remit, managing ca. €200 million in four Core Impact Funds, with backing from notable institutional and private investors. They back technology businesses committed to having a positive impact that answers the mos…

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S7E5 - Meri Beckwith, Co-Founder @ Lindus Health 42:53

23d ago42:53

42:53

Meri Beckwith is a Co-Founder at Lindus Health. Their mission is to accelerate clinical trials, so patients can benefit from new treatments sooner. They are an anti-CRO running radically faster, more reliable clinical trials for life science pioneers. They do this thanks to a commercial model that aligns incentives (fixed-priced quotes per study, w…

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S7E4 - Leila Zegna & Chrys Chrysanthou @ Kindred Capital 51:00

2M ago51:00

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Chrys Chrysanthou and Leila Zegna are General Partners at Kindred Capital. At Kindred, they align their ambitions and achievements with their portfolio - in structure and in spirit. Every entrepreneur they invest in becomes a co-owner of the fund and they call it ‘equitable venture’. They invest early and work with their community of founders and a…

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S7E3 - Suranga Chandratillake, General Partner @ Balderton Capital 42:04

2M ago42:04

42:04

Suranga Chandratillake is a General Partner at Balderton Capital; a multistage venture firm with more than two decades of experience supporting Europe’s best founders from Seed to IPO. They have both early and growth funds and invest across the technology sector. Suranga joins James Pringle and Hector Mason to share strategies for creating new proc…

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S7E2 - Dinika Mahtani, Partner @ Cherry Ventures 47:41

3M ago47:41

47:41

Dinika Mahtani is a Partner at Cherry Ventures; an early-stage venture capital firm led by a team of entrepreneurs with experience building fast-scaling companies such as Zalando and Spotify. The firm backs Europe's boldest founders, usually as their first institutional investor, and supports them in everything from their go-to-market strategy and …

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S7E1 - Amon Ghaiumy, Co-Founder & CEO @ Ophelos 43:08

3M ago43:08

43:08

Amon Ghaiumy is the Co-Founder and CEO of Ophelos; a fintech startup with unique technology that uses machine learning and behavioural science to get people debt-free and organisations paid back. Amon joins James Pringle and Hector Mason to discuss how he started Ophelos, the existing debt collection industry situation, the founder experience in th…

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S6E29 - James Evans, Founder & CEO @ CommandBar 49:13

4M ago49:13

49:13

James Evans is the Co-Founder and CEO of CommandBar; an AI-powered user assistance platform that makes your product easier to use. Activate and retain more users to grow faster. James joins James Pringle and Hector Mason to discuss how to determine product-market fit, CommandBar’s hiring philosophy, their fundraising strategy, & so much more. Don't…

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S6E28 - Christian Gabriel, CEO & Co-Founder @ Capdesk (Acquired by Carta) 44:21

5M ago44:21

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Christian Gabriel is the Co-Founder and former CEO of Capdesk (acquired by Carta), a platform that helps people manage equity, build businesses, and invest in the companies of tomorrow. Their mission is to unlock the power of equity ownership for more people in more places. Carta is trusted by more than 40,000 companies, over 5,000 investment funds…

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S6E27 - David Bateman, Managing Partner @ Claret Capital Partners 41:23

5M ago41:23

41:23

David Bateman is a Managing Partner at Claret Capital Partners. The Claret team has been active in the technology financing markets for over 20 years and provides debt solutions to help entrepreneurs and private equity investors grow their companies while minimizing dilution. Since 2013 Claret has backed over 140 European SMEs from a wide range of …

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How to Get €3M ARR From Content Marketing, with Alexis Chevallier, Content-Led Part-Time CMO 35:07

5M ago35:07

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How much revenue can you tie to your content marketing operations? Should you place your Content Marketing Strategy in the hands of AI?To discuss this, we’re joined by Alexis Chevallier, Former CMO, now Part-Time CMO, who’s successfully achieved 3M in ARR directly attributed to content marketing operations for Content Marketing Agency YouLoveWords.…

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S6E26 - Agate Freimane, General Partner @ Norrsken VC 29:32

5M ago29:32

29:32

Agate Freimane is a General Partner at Norrsken VC, an Article 9, or "dark green," investment fund. They operate as a pure impact fund, exclusively investing in companies that have a sustainable objective for the product or service they develop. They provide extensive support to their portfolio companies, assisting them in implementing impact works…

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S6E25 - Christian Noske, Partner @ NGP Capital 29:54

5M ago29:54

29:54

Christian Noske is a Partner at NGP Capital. They back early-stage B2B companies from Series A onwards in Europe, the US, Israel, and China within enterprise software, industrial tech, cybersecurity, and infrastructure. Their current portfolio includes Coda, DataLoop, Clue, Nova Labs, Scandit, Shippeo, & SecurityScorecard, while their exits include…

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S6E24 - Lopo Champalimaud & Raphael Thiolon @ Verlinvest 48:07

5M ago48:07

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This episode is with Raphael Thiolon (Managing Director) and Lopo Champalimaud (Co-Founder & Managing Partner at V3 Ventures) at Verlinvest, an international, family-backed evergreen investment company. They partner with visionary entrepreneurs who are driving consumer revolutions and building the next generation of category-defining brands that wi…

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S6E23 - Audrey Handem, VC @ Speedinvest 22:56

6M ago22:56

22:56

Audrey Handem is a VC at Speedinvest; one of Europe’s most active early-stage investors with more than €1 billion AuM and 40+ investors based in Berlin, London, Munich, Paris, and Vienna. Founder success is Speedinvest’s top priority, so they don’t just send some money and "check in" at board meetings. Their mission is to empower founders with game…

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S6E22 - Jay Radia, Managing Partner @ Blissgrowth 47:12

6M ago47:12

47:12

Jay Radia is the Founder and Managing Partner of Blissgrowth. They ideate, build, and scale industry winning B2B software technology companies with the best second-time founders. Jay joins Hector Mason to talk about decision-making, how happiness affects the business, startup process for his different companies, & so much more. Don't forget to like…

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Building a thriving online community, with Alex Theuma, Founder @SaaStock 51:39

6M ago51:39

51:39

Communities can be super powerful.They carry trends, they generate awareness, and if you play your cards right, they can even significantly affect your overall business growth.Now, communities are far from easy to build.To explore the topic, we invited Alex Theuma, founder of SaaStock a successful community helping SaaS founders and their teams con…

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S6E21 - Roger Wade, Chairman @ Boxfund VC 56:09

6M ago56:09

56:09

Roger Wade is the Chairman of Boxfund VC, a venture capital fund established by entrepreneurs, funded by entrepreneurs, and dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs. They possess a deep understanding of the qualities required for entrepreneurial success and actively seek out exceptional individuals with brilliant ideas. They provide them with financia…

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S6E20 - Sir Martin Sorrell, Executive Chairman @ S4 Capital 46:22

6M ago46:22

46:22

Sir Martin Sorrell is the Founder and Executive Chairman of S4Capital plc, the tech led, new age / new era digital advertising and marketing services company for global, multinational, regional and local clients, and millennial-driven influencer brands. To commemorate the launch of Riding Unicorns in 2020, Sir Martin joins James Pringle and Hector …

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S6E19 - Chris Smalling, Professional Footballer @ AS Roma & Co-Founder @ The Player's Fund 43:10

7M ago43:10

43:10

Chris Smalling is a professional footballer and is also the Co-Founder of The Player's Fund. Chris currently plays for AS Roma in Italy. He has 31 caps and 1 goal for England. A few year's ago Chris started investing in companies that align with his plant-based lifestyle and he has now helped launch The Player's Fund alongside other top investing a…

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S6E18 - Niccolo Perra, Co-Founder @ Pleo 44:30

7M ago44:30

44:30

Niccolo Perra is the Co-Founder of Pleo. Pleo offers smart company cards that enable employees to buy the things they need for work, all while keeping a company's finance team in control of spending. Simplify bookkeeping, eliminate expense reports, and revolutionize your business. Niccolo joins James Pringle and Hector Mason in this episode to talk…

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How to Grow a SaaS B2B Brand using Video Marketing, with Nora Sandell, Head of Marketing @Videoly 34:27

7M ago34:27

34:27

Are you really making good use of video to promote your SaaS company, products, and services? If not, the latest SaaS Growth Hub Podcast episode might be of interest to you as it is about ... video marketing, and everything it touches.To cover this creative topic, we invited Nora Sandell, Head of Marketing at Videoly, a leading product video platfo…

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S6E17 - Jimmy Fussing Nielsen, Managing Partner @ Heartcore Capital 43:55

7M ago43:55

43:55

Jimmy Fussing Nielsen is a Partner and Co-founder of Heartcore Capital, an early-stage venture capital fund with offices in Copenhagen, Stockholm, Berlin, and Paris. Since 2007, they have backed some of Europe’s biggest category-defining companies, such as Tink, Neo4j, Boozt, Peakon, Seriously and TravelPerk. So far, they have invested in over 100 …

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S6E16 - Babs Ogundeyi, Founder & CEO @ Kuda 34:54

7M ago34:54

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Babs Ogundeyi is the Founder and CEO of Kuda, a fintech company on a mission to make financial services more accessible, affordable and rewarding for every African on the planet. They've built the money app for Africans around the world, giving them a better alternative to traditional finance by delivering services including free money transfers, s…

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S6E15 - Kirsty Grant, Managing Director @ Seedrs 33:41

8M ago33:41

33:41

Kirsty Grant is Managing Director at Seedrs. Seedrs is Europe’s leading online private investing platform that enables individuals to invest in startups, growth companies, and, if eligible, top VC funds, as well as supporting entrepreneurs in all sectors to raise capital from their communities, angels and institutional investors.Since its launch in…

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S6E14 - Henry Irish & Donald Gillies, Co-Founders @ Passfort (acquired by Moody's) 46:04

8M ago46:04

46:04

Donald Gillies and Henry Irish are the Founders of PassFort. They enable regulated financial services companies to rapidly onboard customers then manage risk and compliance standards throughout the customer lifecycle. Their integration model enables them to ingest datasets from any provider and interoperate with any system. They help you build a da…

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Behind the Scenes of a 50M ARR Company, with Edward Ford, Demand Gen Director @Supermetrics 47:18

8M ago47:18

47:18

After Joining Supermetrics as employee number 32 — and marketer number 4 — in 2019, Edward is now Demand Generation Director at Supermetrics, a fast-growing SaaS company with a stunning 50M ARR, in a very competitive space.In this exceptional episode with Edward, we cover:— The secret sauce to Supermetrics’ growth— Who should be driving growth? — W…

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S6E13 - Saif Hameed, Founder & CEO @ Altrusitiq 44:24

9M ago44:24

44:24

Saif Hameed is Founder and CEO of Altruistiq. The platform enables large enterprises with complex supply chains to automate sustainability data measurement, management and exchange - with unparalleled accuracy and ease. They believe that business has the power to be a force for positive change in the world.Their mission is to help businesses do mor…

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S6E12 - Jack Durling, Co-Founder @ Lockdown Liquor 36:37

9M ago36:37

36:37

Jack Durling is Co-Founder of Lockdown Liquor & Co. The brand offers award-winning premium blended cocktails, crafted by expert mixologists using the best quality ingredients resulting in unique and great tasting cocktails. Having initially traded direct to consumers, Lockdown Liquor is now retailed in a selection of prestigious outlets including D…

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S6E11 - Alex Macdonald, Co-Founder @ Velocity Black (acquired by Capital One) & Co-Founder @ sequel 53:34

9M ago53:34

53:34

Alex Macdonald Co-Founded Velocity Black which went on to be acquired by Capital One and is now the Co-Founder at sequel helping the world's best athletes invest in the world's best startups, making a positive impact. They are on a mission to help athletes build legacies for their families and for the world. They harness cutting-edge technology and…

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S6E10 - Saasha Celestial-One, Co-Founder @ Olio 39:28

9M ago39:28

39:28

Saasha Celestial-One is the co-founder & COO of Olio, a sharing app for local communities, on a mission to fight waste. They make it easy to pass on the things we no longer need — from food to furniture, and clothes to books — to people who live nearby. They also work with businesses to redistribute unsold or unserved food. That way, every last bit…

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S6E9 - Cristina Vila Vives, Founder & CEO @ Cledara 49:31

9M ago49:31

49:31

Cristina Vila Vives is the founder and CEO of Cledara. A dreamer and a doer, she started Cledara as a result of her life-long desire to start a company that focussed on helping people. Cledara brings visibility and control to software subscriptions, helping users to reduce software costs by 30% and save +20h a month on finance admin. With 1000+ cus…

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The secret to telling engaging customer stories, with Joel Klettke, Founder @Case Study Buddy 27:03

10M ago27:03

27:03

- What’s an efficient process for creating customer stories? - Can one scale the process? - Do you have a secret formula to get around this and still tell compelling stories?- How to tell stories when you can’t share numbers- How to hook the visitor from the get-go? Tune in to hear from Joel Klettke, Founder at Case Study Buddy.About the showThe Sa…

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S6E8 - Dr. Andre Retterath, Partner @ Earlybird VC 45:58

10M ago45:58

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Dr. Andre Retterath is a Partner at venture fund Earlybird Venture Capital. Earlybird Venture Capital focuses on European technology companies. Founded in 1997, Earlybird identifies and backs exceptional early-stage companies on a pan-European basis and supports them through their growth and development phases – providing financial resources, strat…

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S6E7 - Jenny von Podewils & Kajetan von Armansperg, Co-founders @ Leapsome 41:29

10M ago41:29

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This week's guests are Leapsome Co-founders, Jenny von Podewils and Kajetan von Armansperg Leapsome is an all-in-one intelligent people enablement platform. CEOs and HR teams at more than 1400 forward-thinking companies (including Spotify, monday.com, and Unity) use Leapsome’s intelligent people enablement platform to drive employee development, pr…

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How to measure your customer stories’ ROI, with Joel Klettke, Founder @Case Study Buddy 32:32

10M ago32:32

32:32

- Why are customer stories so important?- Why is it so difficult to create and publish quality customer stories?- How to ensure customer stories serve business and revenue goals?- How should marketers measure the ROI of a case study?- How to ask a customer for a story?Tune in to hear from Joel Klettke, Founder at Case Study Buddy.About the showThe …

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S6E6 - Peter Specht, Partner @ Creandum 29:25

10M ago29:25

29:25

Peter Specht is a Partner at venture fund Creandum. Creandum is a leading European early-stage venture capital firm backing some of Europe’s most successful tech companies including Spotify, iZettle, Depop, Klarna, KRY, Epidemic Sound and Small Giant Games. Peter joins James Pringle and Hector Mason in this episode to discuss how to be a super valu…

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S6E5 - Riya Grover, Co-Founder & CEO @ Sequence 40:25

10M ago40:25

40:25

This week's guest is Sequence Co-founder & CEO, Riya Grover Sequence helps B2B companies design and iterate on billing and payment flows so they can stay focused on their mission. Their goal is to empower operators to build, scale and iterate, expand seamlessly into new markets and product verticals, and have a real time pulse on their business. Ri…

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S6E4 - Henrik Wetter Sanchez, Partner @ Playfair 37:50

11M ago37:50

37:50

This week's guest is Playfair Partner, Henrik Wetter Sanchez. Playfair is a generalist fund with a contrarian approach to pre-seed technology investing. They have backed 70+ companies across two funds including Thought Machine, Andela, Mapillary and Omnipresent. Henrik joins James Pringle and Hector Mason in this special episode to discuss his jour…

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Are LinkedIn Ads really expensive? with Gabriel Ehrlich, CEO @Remotion 22:35

11M ago22:35

22:35

What is the role of LinkedIn in a B2B advertising strategy?What is the best use of LinkedIn ads? Is LinkedIn really expensive?What's the Future of LinkedIn Ads?Tune in to learn from Gabriel Ehrlich, CEO at Remotion and LinkedIn Ads expert.About the showThe SaaS Growth Hub podcast is powered by Growth Marketing Agency Advance B2B. We cover marketing…

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S6E3 - Paddy Ryan & Mary Lin, Co-founders @ Odin 42:52

11M ago42:52

42:52

This week's guests are Odin Co-founders, Paddy Ryan and Mary Lin. Odin is building a better way to invest together: a relationship-centric investment marketplace for founders, angels, and VC’s. Paddy and Mary join James Pringle and Hector Mason in this episode to discuss the founder's psyche, finding your Ikigai, creative strategies to facilitate p…

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LinkedIn Ads 101 — What's a good LinkedIn Ad campaign? with Gabriel Ehrlich, CEO @Remotion 29:28

11M ago29:28

29:28

What makes it so difficult to make LinkedIn ads work?How should marketers approach targeting on LinkedIn ads?What does a good LinkedIn ads campaign look like?Tune in to learn from Gabriel Ehrlich, CEO at Remotion and LinkedIn Ads expert.About the showThe SaaS Growth Hub podcast is powered by Growth Marketing Agency Advance B2B. We cover marketing s…

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Startup Spotlight: Orbital Witness 9:22

11M ago9:22

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Startup Spotlight with Edmond Boulle, Co-Founder at Orbital Witness. Orbital Witness is a legaltech/proptech company liberating everyone involved in property transactions by organising all the information at the start of the process so there are no nasty surprises. Over 1.5% of all commercial property transactions in the UK use Orbital Witness and …

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S6E2 - Sammy Rubin, Founder & CEO @ YuLife 42:36

12M ago42:36

42:36

This week's guest is Yulife CEO & Co-founder Sammy Rubin. Yulife is on a mission to inspire people to live their best lives: financially, mentally and physically. They have fundamentally changed the nature of life insurance, creating an innovative new ‘win-win’ model which benefits individuals, businesses and society. Sammy joins James Pringle and …

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How Founders Can Fix Sales and Marketing Alignment - With Dave Kellogg (Balderton Capital) 23:48

12M ago23:48

23:48

What should founders do to fix sales and marketing alignment once and for all?Dave Kellogg is an Executive in Residence at Balderton Capital. He also comes with 10 years of experience both as a CEO and a CMO.In other words, he has a lot to say about sales and marketing.Dave recently wrote “The Founder's Guide to B2B Sales”, and we invited him on th…

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Startup Spotlight: Connect Earth 7:08

12M ago7:08

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Startup Spotlight with Alex Lempka, Co-Founder at Connect Earth. Connect Earth is an environmental data company working with banks and fintechs to offer customers insights into the impact of their spending and investments on the climate. Its technology is integrated with banking groups such as KBC Bank, community banks and fintech firms in Europe a…

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S6E1 - Tristan Thomas, CEO & Co-Founder @ Packfleet 40:59

12M ago40:59

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This week's guest is Packfleet CEO & Co-founder Tristan Thomas. Packfleet is on a mission to empower independent businesses across the UK to offer the best deliveries on Earth. Tristan joins James Pringle and Hector Mason in this episode to discuss how to scale a business, how to time your fundraising activities, some thoughts on product management…

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What founders need to know about B2B Sales and Marketing - With Dave Kellogg (Balderton Capital) 28:36

1y ago28:36

28:36

How much do founders know about Sales and Marketing? How much should they?Dave Kellogg is Executive in Residence at Balderton Capital. He also comes with 10 years of experience both as a CEO and a CMO.In other words, he has a lot to say about sales and marketing.Dave recently wrote “The Founder's Guide to B2B Sales”, and we invited him on the podca…

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Market expansion: Challenges, DOs and DONT's, with Teemu Ilola, VP of Sales (Leadoo) 20:44

1y ago20:44

20:44

We’ve all heard stories from companies successfully entering new markets. Now, if every other B2B SaaS company is always trying to expand to new markets, success in that field is actually quite scarce.We had the pleasure of welcoming Teemu Ilola on the show to tell us more about this. Teemu is VP of Sales Operations at Leadoo, a Finnish SaaS compan…

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S5E20 - Mark Chaffey, Co-Founder & CEO @ hackajob 41:24

1y ago41:24

41:24

This week's guest is hackajob Co-founder & CEO Mark Chaffey hackajob have made it their mission to make the hiring process fairer, faster and based on skills rather than backgrounds, so people can get the job they deserve and earn what they're worth. Mark joins James Pringle and Hector Mason in this special extended episode to discuss how to valida…

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Market expansion: Strategy and Sales & Marketing Alignment, with Teemu Ilola, VP of Sales (Leadoo) 27:32

1y ago27:32

27:32

We’ve all heard stories from companies successfully entering new markets. Now, if every other B2B SaaS company is always trying to expand to new markets, success in that field is actually quite scarce.We had the pleasure of welcoming Teemu Ilola on the show to tell us more about this. Teemu is VP of Sales Operations at Leadoo, a Finnish SaaS compan…

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