When building a startup thinking about the talent you bring in to your business and your Employee Value Proposition is probably one of the furthest things from your mind. But bringing in the best (and most flexible) talent can be the difference on whether your business thrives or survives. On the podcast this week Nyree Trimbel spoke to Ruby Mellin…

On the latest episode of From The Factory Floor we spoke to Georgia Gibson, founder of Youni who spotted an opportunity at university to help universities retain students through connecting people with passions. Georgia talks through; How she spotted an opportunity Finding a technical co-founder Generating traction and revenue Getting Angel Investm…

Today on FtFF James and Nyree catch up with Sam Royle from SoSquared on their journey and cover all things startup and boostrapping. Stay Tuned! ________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here: James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, throu…

Today on FtFF Nyree catches up with Ian Brookes on their journey and cover all things startup and boostrapping. Stay Tuned! ________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here: James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception …

Today on FtFF James and Nyree catch up with Matthew Codd on their journey and how and when founders just approach early stage sales. We discuss everything from his background to the role of a founder in sales and what startups can expect when the bring a sales team onboard! Stay Tuned! _______________________________________________________________…

Today on FtFF James and Nyree catch up with Rob Bowley on their journey and how he is now a fractional CTO for many startups in the North West. We discuss everything from his background to the role of a Fractional CTO and what startups can expect when the bring a fractional CTO on board! Stay Tuned! _________________________________________________…

Today on FtFF James catches up with founder Rob March on their journey with their startup Gigmate. We discuss everything from their background to their current endeavour, where Gigmate fits in and its potential scale and next steps! Stay Tuned! ________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here:…

Today on FtFF James and Nyree catch up with Chris Earle. Chris shares his views on early-stage investment and what's important at those very early stages. Stay Tuned!! ________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here: James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a …

Today on FtFF James and Nyree catch up with Harry from Housr. Harry shares his entrepreneurial journey and how it has led to the creation of Housr, with all the ups and downs and sales tactics he's employed to get Housr to where it is today. Stay Tuned!! If you want to take Harry up on his kind offer to help founders on their journey's drop him an …

Today on FtFF James catches up with Andy Shuttleworth from the recently launched CoPerceptuo. It's been a while since we first spoke to Andy at the beginning of the project, so we catch-up on the process, the challenges and the changes throughout the process of building out and testing the MVP. Stay Tuned! __________________________________________…

Today on FtFF James catches up with Aleksa Vukotic on the upcoming instalment of pragmatic CTO and what the attendees have to look forward to. Stay Tuned! ________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here: James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential cli…

Today on FtFF James and Nyree catch up with Emma-Louise Fusari from In House Health, on the importance of looking after your tech team and her journey from idea to successful business and her tips for looking after your own mental well-being as a founder. Stay Tuned! ________________________________________________________________________ James Bro…

Today on FtFF James and Nyree catch up with Jess Jackson from Praetura Ventures on the role of Incubators and Accelerators in the start-up ecosystem, what people should expect and how to spot a good one. Stay Tuned! ________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here: James is Head of Projects, a…

Today on FtFF Nyree and Ian catch up on the role and importance of your startup advisors and non-execs. Stay Tuned! ________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here: James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting with a potential client, through project inception and deli…

Today on FtFF James catches up with founder duo Daniel Bottomley and David Bilsborough on their journey with their startup VoxANN. We discuss everything from their background to their current endeavour, where VoxANN fits in and its potential scale and next steps! Stay Tuned! ________________________________________________________________________ J…

Today on FtFF James catches up with founder Brendan Chaplin on their journey with his startup Chrono-Net. We discuss everything from his background and passion for watches, how he came up with the idea for Chrono-Net, and what's next in his startup journey! ________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can b…

In this week's episode, the usual crew are back with James, Nyree and Ian discussing the importance of the value proposition and some of the tools and techniques you can use to help build your startups value proposition. Watch this space as we also have an upcoming webinar where Ian will go into even more depth in this with some practical advice __…

James was out this week, so Nyree kindly stepped up to the host chair! She had the pleasure of welcoming Martin Bryant onto the show to cover all things startup and PR with topics ranging from what is actually newsworthy to relationships with journalists and news channels. ________________________________________________________________________ Jam…

In this week's episode, James, Nyree and Ian discuss one of the more interesting and difficult topics when beginning a startup, whether it's better to go it solo, or whether to have a cofounder come on board. Watch this space as we also have an upcoming webinar where Ian will go into even more depth in this with some practical advice ______________…

In this week's episode, James, Nyree and Ian discuss all things KPI. What you should and shouldn't be measuring, what goals should you be setting and much much more. If this isn't enough we also have a webinar coming up on just this topic: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/your-startup-kpis-tickets-494986145887?aff=ebdssbeac ____________________________…

In this week's episode, James to talks to tsf.tech's newest founder, Andy from CoPerceptuo and discuss how his startup will shake up the world of consulting. To get in touch with Andy reach out to him on here or check out their website here. ________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here: Ja…

Today on FtFF James catches up with founder of tsf.tech Ian and Marketing Expert Nyree Trimbel on one of the most critical parts of early stage startups and one of the 'dark arts' of beginning a start-up: Marketing. ________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here: James is Head of Projects, a…

Today on FtFF James catches up with founder of tsf.tech Ian on one of the most critical parts of early stage startups and one of the parts often people enjoy the least, Sales. ________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here: James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first meeting…

Today on FtFF James and Aleksa catch up with Mark Hartley, founder of BankiFi. We discuss how BankiFi has grown as a company and the challenges around the founder journey as a company scales and how BankiFi have overcome that. ________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here: James is Head of …

Today on FtFF James and Aleksa catch up with Rhys Jones, founder of FiTR. We discuss how important founder wellness is how founders can get help from FiTR to improve their wellness! ________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here: James is Head of Projects, a role that starts with the first m…

Today on FtFF James and Aleksa catch up with David Foreman, MD and founder of Praetura Ventures. We discuss what is perceived by many as the dark arts of fundraising and discuss that it should be much more straightforward and how to approach fundraising from VCs ________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes …

Today on FtFF James and Nyree catch up with Ben Davies from Praetura Ventures. We discuss what is personal branding and why it's so important for startup founders to consider it as earlier as possible, with some tips on how to do it! ________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here: James is H…

Today on FtFF James catches up with tsf.tech CTO Aleksa Vukotic. We discuss tsf.tech's new side project 'The Pragmatic CTO' and what it is, who it's for and how it can help! Sign up for the event on Eventbrite here ________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be found here: James is Head of Projects, a …

Today on FtFF James catches up with founders Ian and Lisa McCartney on their journey with their startup PLYtime. We discuss everything from getting into tech as non-tech people, the ups and downs of startup life, investment and what their next steps are! ________________________________________________________________________ James Brookes can be f…

A new year is a great time to start a new idea but what do you do once you've got a killer business idea? James and Austin discuss advice for potential founders and how tsf approach solidifying an idea into a reality For more info read Austin's blog here: https://thestartupfactory.tech/four-questions-which-help-turn-your-startup-vision-into-a-reali…

This is our thirty-fifth episode. Today we get an insight into the mindset of one of our founders Paul Coombes. Paul is the founder of Movvle which is one of the original projects we worked on at tsf.tech and has just launched his new app on the Apple and Google stores - https://www.movvle.com/ ______________________________________________________…

This is our thirty-fourth episode. Today we get an insight into the mindset and differences from being a student at manchester university to being an intern and then an employee with tsf.tech with our newest team member Lucas Diaz Fiol ________________________________________________________________________ Ian Brookes can be found here: The foundi…

This is our thirty-third episode. Today we get an insight into why coaching is so vital with insights from Lesley Calland, the founder of tsf.tech's client MyOnlineCoach!! ________________________________________________________________________ Ian Brookes can be found here: The founding father of tsf.tech, Ian has spent the last decade working as …

This is our thirty-second episode. Today we get an insight into what it's like setting up a startup as a founder duo with our good friends at Fuzzy Labs: Matt Squire and Tom Stockton. ________________________________________________________________________ Ian Brookes can be found here: The founding father of tsf.tech, Ian has spent the last decade…

This is our thirty-first episode. Today we get an insight into marketing in a startup with thestartupfactory.tech's newest team member and marketing whizz, Nyree Trimbel ________________________________________________________________________ Ian Brookes can be found here: The founding father of tsf.tech, Ian has spent the last decade working as a …

This is our thirtieth episode. Today we get an insight into joining a FinTech startup from someone who has been there and done it - Rebecca Birt, the financial controller at Nivohub ________________________________________________________________________ Ian Brookes can be found here: The founding father of tsf.tech, Ian has spent the last decade w…

This is our twenty-ninth episode. We get approached by many aspiring entrepreneurs looking for help and advice. Today Ian and I discuss what we look for in the people that approach us! If you think you fit the bill get in touch, and let’s unpack your thinking together and see where we can help turn your idea into a reality. Get in touch! __________…

This is our twenty-eighth episode. Today, myself and co-host Ian Brookes welcome Elliot Smith. Elliot is the founder and director of Streamline Accountancy, and shares some fascinating insights into cash flow and how to manage it. Wherever you are on your startup journey, get in touch, and let’s unpack your thinking together and see where we can he…

This is our twenty-seventh episode. Today, myself and co-host Ian Brookes welcome Gavin Bell. Gavin is the Senior Investment Partner at Maven Capital Partners, an independent alternative asset manager. Gavin discusses the importance of due diligence. It can play a massive role for companies and is a multi-layered area that can often take up months …

This is our twenty-sixth episode. Today, myself and co-host Ian Brookes welcome Gavin Bell. Gavin is the Senior Investment Partner at Maven Capital Partners, an independent alternative asset manager. Gavin discusses the importance of due diligence. It can play a massive role for companies and is a multi-layered area that can often take up months of…

This is our twenty-fifth episode. Today, myself and co-host Ian Brookes are delighted to welcome Michael Common. Michael is the CEO of Nivo, a fintech customer service solution. Michael talks about his journey from corporate world to fintech start up; his surprise at how slowly established banking institutions have reacted to the fintech revolution…

This is our twenty-fourth episode. Today, myself and co-host Ian Brookes are delighted to welcome back Guy Remond. Guy is a founder and non-exec at thestartupfactory.tech - and in this episode, we talk about one of his personal entrepreneurial heroes, Elon Musk. Elon Musk is a controversial figure, but one who has propelled various organisations - …

This is our twenty-third episode. Today, myself and co-host Ian Brookes are delighted to welcome Aleksa Vukotic. Aleksa is the Chief Technical Officer at thestartupfactory.tech - and so we pick his brain about what makes an ideal CTO in today's entrepreneurial landscape. We speak about how the role of a CTO can often diverge into two distinct areas…

This is our twenty-second episode. Today, myself and co-host Ian Brookes are delighted to welcome Reece Douglas. Reece is the Founder of Social Plug, a social media agency helping to connect businesses with the right influencers - in order to drive traffic, sales and engagement. We speak about how his time as a noted child actor made him question t…

This is our twenty-first episode. Today, I've got two guests, Ian Brookes and Ian McCartney. Ian McCartney is the director of PLYT, a numeracy board game he invented when recovering from Lyme Disease. We speak about how he made his transition from the corporate world to entrepreneurship; how different corporations inhibit or promote business-buildi…

This is our twentieth episode. Today, I've got two guests, Ian Brookes and Elliot Smith. Elliot is the founder and director of Streamline Accountancy and shares some fascinating insights into the multiple ways the right budget can help an entrepreneur to thrive. We speak about how beginners can build a revenue budget; what some of the pitfalls migh…

This is our nineteenth episode. Today, I've got two guests, Ian Brookes and Tom McNamara of FreeUP, to elaborate on Tom's fascinating journey from 'Academia to Founder.' He explains how FreeUP started up and developed; what made Tom want to leave academia and venture into the world of entrepreneurship; and why taking such a bold step ended up being…

This is our eighteenth episode. Today, I've got two guests, Ian Brookes and Jon Davage, to speak about the vital issue of 'Startup Legals.' Knowing how to set up the legal structure from the beginning is incredibly important for entrepreneurs, and ideally should be handled by the right lawyer - not 'Google Law!' Wherever you are on your startup jou…

This is our seventeenth episode. Today, I've got Ian and Guy, to speak about the importance of finding a great Non-Exec, what they can bring to the table and how the relationship can be nurtured going forward. Wherever you are on your startup journey, get in touch, and let’s unpack your thinking together and see where we can help turn your idea int…

This is our sixteenth episode. Today, I am joined by Ian, Guy, Eric, and Aleksa! This is our Xmas Special and we will be talking about which is better Rugby or Football? Wherever you are on your startup journey, get in touch, and let’s unpack your thinking together and see where we can help turn your idea into a reality. Get in touch! _____________…