Nothing Ventured

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In conversation with the people who make the start-up world go round. Join Aarish Shah as he talks to founders, investors, and operators across the tech and venture ecosystem exploring some of the lesser-heard stories and challenges they've faced as they try to build the future.https://nothingventured.tech/Follow Nothing Ventured on socialTwitter https://twitter.com/NVPodFacbook https://www.facebook.com/NothingVenturedPodTikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@nothingventuredpodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/nothingventuredpod/

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Nothing Ventured - Gautam Sahgal

May 05, 2022 15:00 - 24 minutes - 17.2 MB

On the podcast this week we welcome Gautam Sahgal CEO of Perkbox, in conversation with our own Aarish Shah. Perkbox helps companies care for, connect with and celebrate their employees - no matter where they are globally. As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem, bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world. For more episodes of Nothing Ventured listen here: Spotify Apple Don't forget to sign-up for the...

Nothing Ventured - Nii Cleland

April 28, 2022 14:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MB

On the podcast this week Aarish talks to Nii Cleland, CEO, and Co-Founder of Flair. Flair is a racial equity technology company helping organisations measure and demonstrate their progress in building racially equitable cultures. As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem, bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world. For more episodes of Nothing Ventured listen here: Spotify Apple Don't forget to sign-up ...

Nothing Ventured - Mariano Gonzalez Vasconcelos

April 21, 2022 13:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MB

In this week's episode of Nothing Ventured, Aarish Shah is in conversation with Mariano Gonzalez Vasconcelos. Mariano is Founder and General Partner at MGV Capital Group. MGV invests in Fintech, Consumer Technology, and Enterprise Software across the US and Mexico. As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem, bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world. For more episodes of Nothing Ventured listen here: Spot...

Nothing Ventured - Renana Ashkenazi

April 13, 2022 08:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MB

In this week's episode of Nothing Ventured, Aarish Shah is in conversation with Renana Ashkenazi. Renana is a General Partner at Grove Ventures, a leading Israeli early-stage, deep technology fund established by Dov Moran. Prior to joining Grove Ventures, Renana worked at Applied Materials, a global technology leader, in various product and technical management positions. Her previous position was as an engineering fellow at the Center for Innovation in Global Health Technologies at Northwe...

Nothing Ventured - Jonathan Sun

April 05, 2022 14:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MB

In this week's episode of Nothing Ventured, Aarish Shah is in conversation with Jonathan Sun. Jonathan is the founder of Horizan VC, a UK-based alt VC working to bring the Convertible Income Share Agreement to the UK (now known as the Convertible Future Earnings Agreement. Prior to getting into VC, Jonathan was a former Edtech founder, ran community events for Othership, Product-Hunt, Techstars, and Guide Group, and also attended the Lavin Entrepreneurship Program at the University of Wash...

Nothing Ventured - Anthony Rose

March 30, 2022 11:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MB

In this week's episode of Nothing Ventured, Aarish Shah is in conversation with Anthony Rose. Founder of Seedlegals, Anthony discusses getting BBC iPlayer on track and Seedlegals, which let's face it you've probably used! As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem, bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world. For more episodes of Nothing Ventured listen here: Spotify Apple Don't forget to sign-up for the ne...

Nothing Ventured - Tania Mulry

March 23, 2022 08:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MB

In this week's episode of Nothing Ventured, Aarish Shah is in conversation with Tania Mulry. Tania discusses Steamwork Ventures and their investment thesis, her background in investment banking, product development, marketing, and a lot more! As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem, bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world. For more episodes of Nothing Ventured listen here: Spotify Apple Don't forget...

Nothing Ventured - Alex Leigh

March 17, 2022 14:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MB

In this week's episode of Nothing Ventured, Aarish Shah is in conversation with Alex Leigh. Alex discusses The Tippy Top his support community for entrepreneurs and his role as Senior Investment Executive at the Development Bank of Wales (DBW). As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem, bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world. For more episodes of Nothing Ventured listen here: Spotify Apple Don't forg...

Nothing Ventured - Patrick Ryan

March 10, 2022 15:00 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MB

In this week's episode of Nothing Ventured, Aarish Shah is in conversation with Patrick Ryan Co-Founder of Odin. Odin is an investment platform and community for people building the future. We are starting by making it 10x cheaper and easier to launch and invest in syndicates, SPVs & funds. As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem, bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world. For more episodes of Nothing Ven...

Nothing Ventured - Marvyn Harrison

March 02, 2022 15:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MB

In this week's episode of Nothing Ventured, Aarish Shah is in conversation with Marvyn Harrison Chief Growth Officer at BELOVD Agency amongst other things, author, speaker, radio presenter. The list goes on. As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem, bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world. For more episodes of Nothing Ventured listen here: Spotify Apple Don't forget to sign-up for the newsletter to k...

Nothing Ventured - Melissa Snover

February 22, 2022 13:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MB

In this week's episode of Nothing Ventured, Aarish Shah is in conversation with Melissa Snover CEO and Founder at Nourish3d and Script3d. Melissa shares her considerable insight as a founder and adviser in this episode, it's a must-listen for founders. As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem. Bringing founders the insight they need to navigate this crazy world. For more episodes of Nothing Ventured listen here: Spotify Apple ...

Nothing Ventured - David Hickson

February 14, 2022 18:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MB

In this week's episode of Nothing Ventured, Aarish Shah is in conversation with David Hickson. David is part of the Founders Factory founding team. A serial operator & founder, he has over 20 years of experience spanning five different tech companies, four of which as a co-founder or on the founding team and which have reached an aggregate enterprise value of ~$1.5bn. David shares his considerable insight in this episode, it's a must-listen for founders. As ever Nothing Ventured brings an...

Nothing Ventured - Cleo Sham

February 01, 2022 17:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MB

Welcome to the new look Nothing Ventured. In this week's episode, Aarish Shah is in conversation with Cleo Sham. Cleo cut her teeth with Uber and Didi in China before moving into the investment space, arriving at her current role as Partner at Stride VC in 2021. Cleo shares her considerable experience, lessons from her time as an operator, and how this helps her in her current role. As ever Nothing Ventured brings an honest take on investors, operators, and the start-up ecosystem. Bringi...

Nothing Ventured - Jenny Ervine

January 24, 2022 11:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MB

In conversation with Jenny Ervine Co-Founder of Raise Ventures, Marketeer, Director, Advisor, Investor, Event Speaker and Mentor. Jenny is passionate about working with start-ups and Raise pitching events and accelerator are living proof. In this episode, Jenny talks about her career and provides great insights for founders looking to start their first raise. For more episodes of Nothing Ventured follow us here: Spotify Apple Website Follow EmergeONE: Twitter Linkedin Follow Jenny:...

Nothing Ventured - Zoe Peden

January 21, 2022 12:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MB

In conversation with Zoe Peden, Principle at Ananda Impact Ventures and Founder at FutureWorld VC. Zoe talks about everything from her early publishing career, Co-Founding an award-winning language and communication development software business to her present career as a VC. For more episodes of Nothing Ventured follow us here: Spotify Apple Website Follow EmergeONE: Twitter Linkedin Follow Zoe: Linkedin Twitter

Nothing Ventured - Arfah Farooq

January 13, 2022 18:00 - 45 minutes - 30.9 MB

In conversation with Arfah Farooq, community lead at NHSX, angel investor and speaker and workshop host around community building, diversity+Inclusion, and careers and organizing events Arfah talks about her journey from a media degree to working for the Government. For more episodes of Nothing Ventured follow us here: Spotify Apple Website Follow EmergeONE: Twitter Linkedin Follow Arfah: Linkedin Twitter

Nothing Ventured - Chris Smith

December 22, 2021 14:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MB

In conversation with Chris Smith, the Managing Partner at Playfair Capital. Chris talks about his journey from the law, via the Isle of Man to his current role at Playfair. For more episodes of Nothing Ventured follow us here: Spotify Apple Website Follow EmergeONE: Twitter Linkedin Follow Chris: Linkedin Twitter

Nothing Ventured - Kirsty Macdonald

December 15, 2021 15:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MB

In conversation with Kirsty Macdonald, Principle at JamJar investments. For more episodes of Nothing Ventured follow us here: Spotify Apple Website Follow EmergeONE: Twitter Linkedin Follow Kirsty: Linkedin

Nothing Ventured - Claire Cherry

December 09, 2021 11:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MB

In conversation with Claire Cherry, Investment Principle at True. For more episodes of Nothing Ventured follow us here: Spotify Apple Website Follow EmergeONE: Twitter Linkedin

Nothing Ventured - Paige Doherty

November 29, 2021 08:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MB

In conversation with Paige Doherty, Founder at Behind Genius Ventures. For more episodes of Nothing Ventured follow us here: Spotify Apple Website Follow EmergeONE: Twitter Linkedin

Nothing Ventured - Jason Foster

November 26, 2021 17:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MB

In conversation with Jason Foster, CEO of Ori Biotech. For more episodes of Nothing Ventured follow us here: Spotify Apple Website Follow EmergeONE: Twitter Linkedin

Nothing Ventured - Flavia Richardson

November 19, 2021 11:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MB

In conversation with Flavia Richardson, Chief Commercial Officer at Juice Ventures. For more episodes of Nothing Ventured follow us here: Spotify Apple Website Follow EmergeONE: Twitter Linkedin

Nothing Ventured - Becks Armstrong

November 11, 2021 15:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MB

In conversation with Becks Armstrong, General Partner and COO at Supercapital Partners, and Founder and CEO of Clarity. For more episodes of Nothing Ventured follow us here: Spotify Apple Website Follow EmergeONE: Twitter Linkedin

Nothing Ventured - Ariana Thacker

November 05, 2021 10:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MB

In conversation with Ariana Thacker, the founding partner at Conscience VC. For more episodes of Nothing Ventured follow us here: Spotify Apple Website Follow EmergeONE: Twitter Linkedin

Nothing Ventured - Neil Shah

October 28, 2021 12:00 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MB

In conversation with Neil Shah from The London Stock Exchange. For more episodes of Nothing Ventured follow us here: Spotify Apple Website Follow EmergeONE: Twitter Linkedin

Nothing Ventured - Mads Jensen

October 22, 2021 11:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MB

In conversation with the Managing Partner at SuperSeed. For more episodes of Nothing Ventured follow us here: Spotify Apple Website Follow EmergeONE: Twitter Linkedin

Nothing Ventured - Jannat Shah Rajan

October 15, 2021 11:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MB

In conversation with the Head of Strategic Finance at Hopin and angel investor. For more episodes of Nothing Ventured follow us here: Spotify Apple Website Follow EmergeONE: Twitter Linkedin

Nothing Ventured - Anuj Desai

October 08, 2021 13:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MB

In conversation with Anuj Desai the host of Europe’s leading cannabis industry podcast, The Cannabis Conversation. Anuj is also a qualified lawyer, having worked in a variety of senior roles in the UK media industry over 15 years, and now acts as a legal consultant and board advisor to cannabis startups and SMEs in the UK.

Nothing Ventured - Kevin Monserrat

September 30, 2021 14:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MB

In conversation with the Co-Founder of Consilience Ventures and former Head of Ecosystem at Microsoft Scale Up Europe.

Nothing Ventured - Alex Dunsdon

September 23, 2021 14:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MB

In conversation with Alex Dunsdon, LP, GP, Founder, Board Exec and Advisor "Just listened to your podcast on Nothing Ventured and what you're doing with potential.co sounds so amazing I was close to tears." - Nothing Ventured listener. For more episodes of Nothing Ventured follow us here: Spotify Apple Website Follow EmergeONE: Twitter Linkedin Follow Alex: Twitter Linkedin

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