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#011: Sebastian Francis Talks Success With eLearning

Diversity All Star

English - February 04, 2017 11:04 - 53 minutes - 43.1 MB
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Sebastian Francis is the Co-Founder of Titus Learning, a tech company that provides bespoke virtual learning environment solutions and more, to International Schools around the globe. Seb is also a Virgin StartUp Ambassador.

In this episode, you will learn how to deal with the cultural challenges of doing business abroad. What to do, if you want to create software for your business, and what to do if you don't have the money to develop your idea, and your scared of someone stealing your idea

Check the show notes for resources, notes, and links from the show.

Sebastian Francis is the Co-Founder of Titus Learning, a tech company that provides bespoke virtual learning environment solutions and more, to International Schools around the globe. Seb is also a Virgin StartUp Ambassador.


 


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In this Podcast we discuss ( SPOILER ALERT )

[02:00] An introduction to Sebastian Francis
[03:42] Sebastians motivation for becoming an entrepreneur.
[05:50] We hear a story about one of Sebastians first money making venture
[08:20] Sebastian explains if you need to reinvent the wheel in creating a new business?
[10:10] What is a lifestyle business
[12:00] We find out if sacrifices helped Sebastian get to where he is today in business
[14:00] Sebastian shares how his company grew internationally
[16:38] We learn how to deal with cultural challenges of doing business abroad
[20:41] We find out how web Titus Learning is doing in business
[22:50] We find out how education if affecting the education industry
[27:00] What to do, if you want to create software for your business
[30:11] What to do if you don’t have money to develop your idea, and your scared of someone stealing your idea
[33:27] Sebastian shares where he gets his inspiration from
[36:40] What Sebastian learnt from Sir Richard Branson
[38:10] We find out more about Sebastians up and coming podcast, Startup Secrets
[41:10] Sebastian shares a story about one of his failures in business
[43:10] We learn what Seb wishes he knew, before he started in business
[45:30] Good places to network
[46:50] We find out what is working in promotion Titus Learning

You will learn

How to deal with the cultural challenges of doing business abroad
What to do, if you want to create software for your business
What to do if you don’t have money to develop your idea, and your scared of someone stealing your idea

Links and resources mentioned

More from Sebastian Francis

Seb Francis Twitter (Follow Seb on Twitter to find out more about when his podcast launches)
Instagram

More from Titus Learning

Titus Learning website
Education is GREAT Blog post

Recommended Links

Department for International Trade 

Inspirational People

Jaz-Z
Sir Richard Branson
Warren Buffet

Homework

Make a list of problems or things that bug or pester you everyday.
Then review your notes to see if there is anything in your list, that could be applied to a wider audience.
Use this to find a real market pain point, not just an irritation.

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