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We’re passionate about two things. Helping scaleups grow and learning from others. We launched a podcast
series to share the best bits about the people that we admire and respect, helping the wider tech
startup and scaleup community on their journey. Explore our past podcasts below.
Scaleup Diaries, Ifty Nasir
Vestd is a share scheme and equity management platform that helps support founders understand equity. When Ifty was first setting up Vestd, a big part of his research was centred a...
14/06/2022
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Scaleup Diaries, Anna Rasmussen
OpenBlend is a people-centric performance management platform, focusing on moving conversations between management and team to go beyond objectives.
Anna worked as a leadership ...
20/04/2022
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Scaleup Diaries: Deirdre Mc Gettrick, ufurnish.com
On our latest episode of the Scaleup Diaries podcast, our Co-Founder, Alan Furley was joined by Deirdre Mc Gettrick, Co-Founder and CEO of ufurnish.com.
Deirdre founded ufurnish...
04/04/2022
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Scaleup Diaries: Ian Dibb, Keylu
Ian founded Keylu (Formally named Once I’ve Gone) in 2015 after the sudden loss of both his mother and sister in the space of 2 years.
This difficult period was made only harder...
23/03/2022
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Scaleup Diaries: Ben Brown, Intuit
ISL's Director, Alan Furley, sits down (virtually) with Ben Brown, Head of Engineering at Intuit QuickBooks, to chat about; building an inclusive culture, reentering the workplace ...
16/03/2022
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Scaleup Diaries: Steve Salvin, Aiimi
ISL's Director, Alan Furley, sits down (virtually) with Steve Salvin, Chief Executive at Aiimi to chat about mental health and well being, Black Lives Matter and diversity & inclus...
16/03/2022
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Scaleup Diaries: Alex Packham, ContentCal
ISL's Director, Alan Furley, sits down (virtually) with Alex Packham, founder of ContentCal, to discuss: Building startups into scaleups, key challenges faced when starting up a bu...
16/03/2022
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Scaleup Diaries: Robert Howes, Judopay
ISL's Director, Henry Keys, sits down (virtually) with Rob Howes, CTO & Board Advisor at Judopay, to discuss:
Building trust and transparency across Judopay.
Breaking the stigma...
16/03/2022
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Scaleup Diaries: Ahana Banerjee, Clear
Ahana Banerjee is the co-founder and CEO of Clear– a mobile app that allows users to gain financial rewards and social features whilst saving money on their skincare.
Having gra...
16/03/2022
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