#24: "It's easy to start, but hard to master" with Jacob Wedderburn-Day

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In this episode I had the absolute pleasure of chatting with Jacob Wedderburn-Day, the Founder and CEO of Stasher. After graduating from the University of Oxford to complete his Economics and Management degree, followed by UCL for his Masters in Economics, Jacob founded Stasher alongside his co-founder, Anthony.

In the early days, Stasher was referred to as the “AirBnB for storage” - a no doubt complimentary term for the young company, but one which Jacob and his team were keen to shake as they carved their own space in the ever-growing market place sector.

Jacob himself acknowledges that they really started as ‘kids’ trying to convince individuals and companies to work with Stasher, but after some clever moves on their part, they quickly started working with some of the most well known names in the travel industry, including; Expedia, Hotels.com, Premier Inn, and Accor Hotels, to name just a few.

In this episode we discuss:

Business validation Measuring success Overcoming objections Finding and establishing the right partnerships Raising finances, angel investment, and venture capital Marketing routes

#24: "It's easy to start, but hard to master" with Jacob Wedderburn-Day

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