Philip and Moe discuss why most founders avoid selling (and why that’s fatal), what “runway” really means and why cash flow matters more than vision, what investors are actually looking for when backing a founder, common funding mistakes that quietly kill great ideas, the mindset shift from entrepreneur to solopreneur and much more.
Philip and Fran covered a wide range of topics including bootstrapping while balancing full-time work, building a B2C startup and the challenges of achieving critical mass, the soft skills founders need to pitch effectively, how geography and industry shape your funding journey and lessons from Fran’s earlier startup successes and acquisitions.
Philip and Mark discuss deline8, building your pitch deck, managing startup stress, Enterprise Ireland's New Frontiers programme, pitching VCs, bootstrapping and much more.
Eoin and I discussed Decision Analytics, MVPs, delegating, founder-led sales, Local Enterprise Offices Priming Grant, Microfinance Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and much more.