Latest / iwon™ podcast with Michael J Thomas / Idea to Impact: From Google to Becoming a Startup Founder - Tolu's Salami's Journey | iwon podcast | Episode 7
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- 0:00Welcome
- 0:00to
- 0:00the
- 0:00podcast.
- 0:01My
- 0:01name
- 0:01is
- 0:02Michael
- 0:02Thomas.
- 0:03The
- 0:03purpose
- 0:03of
- 0:04the
- 0:04podcast
- 0:04is
- 0:04very
- 0:04much
- 0:04to
- 0:05bring
- 0:06founders
- 0:06together,
- 0:07people
- 0:07who
- 0:07are
- 0:07building
- 0:08really
- 0:08interesting
- 0:09and
- 0:09cool
- 0:09things
- 0:10to
- 0:11help
- 0:11share
- 0:11ideas
- 0:12with
- 0:12you
- 0:13so
- 0:13that
- 0:14you
- 0:14can
- 0:15improve,
- 0:15develop
- 0:15and
- 0:16grow
- 0:16in
- 0:16new
- 0:17ways.
- 0:17Because
- 0:18what
- 0:19upsets
- 0:19me
- 0:19Most
- 0:19is
- 0:20that
- 0:201
- 0:20in
- 0:20200
- 0:21founders
- 0:22make
- 0:22it,
- 0:22which
- 0:23just
- 0:23isn't
- 0:24good
- 0:24enough.
- 0:25My
- 0:25guest
- 0:25today
- 0:26I'm
- 0:26so
- 0:27excited
- 0:27about
- 0:27having
- 0:28because,
- 0:28you
- 0:29know,
- 0:29many
- 0:29of
- 0:29us
- 0:29think
- 0:30that
- 0:31we
- 0:31can't
- 0:31do
- 0:32really
- 0:32cool
- 0:32and
- 0:32interesting
- 0:33things.
- 0:34Well,
- 0:34Tolu
- 0:35has
- 0:37built
- 0:37something
- 0:37really
- 0:38interesting
- 0:38for
- 0:38the
- 0:39household.
- 0:39His
- 0:39company
- 0:39is
- 0:40called
- 0:40letplant.
- 0:41And
- 0:41prior
- 0:41to
- 0:41letplant
- 0:42he
- 0:43also
- 0:43worked
- 0:43for
- 0:44Google.
- 0:45He
- 0:46built
- 0:46his
- 0:46own
- 0:47reputware,
- 0:48which
- 0:49of
- 0:49course
- 0:49is
- 0:49reputation
- 0:51management.
- 0:51And
- 0:52now
- 0:52LetPoint,
- 0:53I
- 0:53believe
- 0:54if
- 0:54I'm
- 0:54correct,
- 0:55Togu,
- 0:55correct
- 0:56me
- 0:56if
- 0:56I'm
- 0:56wrong,
- 0:57is
- 0:57now
- 0:58a
- 0:58award
- 0:58winner
- 0:59as
- 0:59well
- 0:59as
- 1:00nominee
- 1:00and
- 1:01finalist
- 1:01for
- 1:01green
- 1:02awards.
- 1:03And
- 1:04you're
- 1:04now
- 1:04working
- 1:04with
- 1:05Morrisons.
- 1:06You've
- 1:07been
- 1:07recognized
- 1:08as
- 1:09a
- 1:09sustainable
- 1:10venture.
- 1:11You're
- 1:11doing
- 1:11all
- 1:12this
- 1:12really
- 1:12cool
- 1:13stuff.
- 1:13And
- 1:14what's
- 1:15really
- 1:15interesting
- 1:16about
- 1:16you,
- 1:16Togu,
- 1:18is
- 1:18how
- 1:19you've
- 1:19managed
- 1:20to
- 1:20kind
- 1:20of
- 1:20bring
- 1:21lots
- 1:21of
- 1:21ideas
- 1:23together
- 1:24and
- 1:24solve
- 1:24some
- 1:25real
- 1:25problems.
- 1:25So
- 1:26obviously
- 1:27yours
- 1:27is
- 1:28a
- 1:28lot
- 1:28different
- 1:29to
- 1:29everyone
- 1:30else's
- 1:30and
- 1:31you
- 1:31bring
- 1:31together
- 1:32Iot
- 1:33the
- 1:33sensors,
- 1:34the
- 1:35AI
- 1:36and
- 1:37people.
- 1:37What
- 1:37it
- 1:37does
- 1:38is
- 1:38it's
- 1:39going
- 1:39to
- 1:39help
- 1:39keep
- 1:39your
- 1:39plants
- 1:40alive.
- 1:41That's
- 1:41great,
- 1:41good
- 1:42for
- 1:42the
- 1:42environment,
- 1:42but
- 1:43also
- 1:43your
- 1:44favorite
- 1:44plants
- 1:45are
- 1:45going
- 1:45to
- 1:46be
- 1:47there
- 1:48for
- 1:48much
- 1:48longer.
- 1:48This
- 1:49man
- 1:49is
- 1:49saving
- 1:51wildlife
- 1:53and
- 1:53plants.
- 1:54I
- 1:54wanted
- 1:54to
- 1:54talk
- 1:55to
- 1:55you,
- 1:55Tolu,
- 1:55because
- 1:56that
- 1:56plant
- 1:57is
- 1:57the
- 1:57perfect
- 1:58example
- 1:58of
- 1:58taking
- 1:59a
- 2:00messy
- 2:00human
- 2:01problem,
- 2:01plants
- 2:02dying.
- 2:03And
- 2:03obviously
- 2:03I'm
- 2:04sure
- 2:04there
- 2:04are
- 2:04plenty
- 2:05of
- 2:05other
- 2:05applications
- 2:07and
- 2:08applying
- 2:08some
- 2:08surgical
- 2:09clarity
- 2:10to
- 2:11solve
- 2:11a
- 2:11massive
- 2:12issue.
- 2:13So
- 2:13you've
- 2:13said
- 2:14you
- 2:15started
- 2:15to
- 2:15let
- 2:15pine,
- 2:16I
- 2:16believe,
- 2:16because
- 2:17you,
- 2:17you
- 2:17kept
- 2:17killing
- 2:18plants,
- 2:19including
- 2:19a
- 2:19gift
- 2:20from
- 2:20your
- 2:20wife
- 2:20and
- 2:21you
- 2:22went
- 2:22on
- 2:22Reddit
- 2:23and
- 2:23found
- 2:24a
- 2:24bunch
- 2:24of
- 2:24people
- 2:25with
- 2:25the
- 2:25same
- 2:26pain.
- 2:27So
- 2:27talk
- 2:27to
- 2:27me
- 2:27about
- 2:28that
- 2:28aha
- 2:28moment
- 2:29that
- 2:29got
- 2:30you
- 2:30started
- 2:30on
- 2:30this
- 2:30journey.
- 2:31Yeah,
- 2:31absolutely.
- 2:32Thank
- 2:32you
- 2:33so
- 2:33much,
- 2:33Mike.
- 2:34Did
- 2:34I
- 2:34get
- 2:34everything
- 2:34right?
- 2:35So
- 2:36starting
- 2:36let
- 2:36plant
- 2:37let
- 2:37plant
- 2:37for
- 2:37me
- 2:38started
- 2:38as
- 2:38like
- 2:39you
- 2:39said,
- 2:39I
- 2:39had
- 2:40a
- 2:40gift
- 2:40for
- 2:41someone
- 2:41and
- 2:42the
- 2:42reason
- 2:43why
- 2:43I
- 2:43really
- 2:43built
- 2:44Le
- 2:44Plan
- 2:44heart
- 2:44was
- 2:45because
- 2:45I,
- 2:45I
- 2:45sent
- 2:46out
- 2:46the
- 2:46gift.
- 2:47Unfortunately
- 2:48it
- 2:48couldn't
- 2:49get
- 2:49the
- 2:49labor
- 2:49was
- 2:50returned
- 2:50back
- 2:50to
- 2:50me.
- 2:51But
- 2:52I've
- 2:52got
- 2:52a
- 2:53really
- 2:53expensive
- 2:54house
- 2:54plan
- 2:54as
- 2:55a
- 2:55gift
- 2:55and
- 2:55I
- 2:55don't
- 2:56just
- 2:56want
- 2:56you
- 2:56to
- 2:56waste.
- 2:57And
- 2:57that's
- 2:58one
- 2:58of
- 2:58the
- 2:58reasons
- 2:58why
- 2:58I
- 2:59started
- 2:59building
- 3:00let
- 3:00Plan.
- 3:01But
- 3:01before
- 3:01I
- 3:01do
- 3:02that,
- 3:02I
- 3:03tried
- 3:03to
- 3:04make
- 3:04sure
- 3:04there
- 3:04is
- 3:04a
- 3:04demand
- 3:05for
- 3:05It
- 3:05a
- 3:06lot
- 3:06of
- 3:06people
- 3:06are
- 3:06also
- 3:07having
- 3:07a
- 3:07problem
- 3:08and
- 3:08that
- 3:09brings
- 3:09the
- 3:09story
- 3:09about
- 3:10Reddit.
- 3:10So
- 3:11I
- 3:11research
- 3:12online
- 3:12to
- 3:13find
- 3:13the
- 3:13market
- 3:13gap
- 3:14to
- 3:14see
- 3:15if
- 3:15people
- 3:16really
- 3:16want
- 3:16this.
- 3:17And
- 3:18just
- 3:18looking
- 3:18already
- 3:19there
- 3:19are
- 3:19like
- 3:20hundreds
- 3:20and
- 3:20hundreds
- 3:21of
- 3:21people.
- 3:22And
- 3:22a
- 3:22good
- 3:22example
- 3:23of
- 3:23one
- 3:23that
- 3:24really
- 3:24piques
- 3:24my
- 3:24interest
- 3:25was
- 3:25a
- 3:25guy
- 3:26in
- 3:26which
- 3:26his
- 3:26girlfriend
- 3:27probably
- 3:27traveled
- 3:28to
- 3:29Spain
- 3:30and
- 3:30he
- 3:30had
- 3:30to
- 3:30keep
- 3:30the
- 3:31husband
- 3:31alive.
- 3:32So
- 3:32he
- 3:32sent
- 3:32a
- 3:32picture
- 3:33on
- 3:33the
- 3:33sub
- 3:33forum
- 3:34and
- 3:34he
- 3:34was
- 3:35asking
- 3:35people
- 3:35for
- 3:35helping
- 3:36out
- 3:36to
- 3:36keep
- 3:36this
- 3:36husband
- 3:37alive.
- 3:38So
- 3:38that
- 3:38was
- 3:39more
- 3:39like
- 3:40the
- 3:40haha
- 3:41moment
- 3:41for
- 3:41me
- 3:42because
- 3:42I
- 3:42have
- 3:42the
- 3:43technical
- 3:43know
- 3:44how
- 3:44to
- 3:44build
- 3:44a
- 3:45software
- 3:45how
- 3:46and
- 3:46that
- 3:46was
- 3:47when
- 3:47I
- 3:47prototyping
- 3:48the
- 3:48hub
- 3:49then
- 3:49got
- 3:49some
- 3:49funding,
- 3:50grant
- 3:50funding
- 3:51from
- 3:51Henley
- 3:51Business
- 3:52Angels,
- 3:53then
- 3:54grew
- 3:54the
- 3:55user
- 3:55base
- 3:55and
- 3:56here
- 3:57we
- 3:57are
- 3:57today
- 3:57talking
- 3:58to
- 3:58Michael
- 3:58about
- 3:59the
- 3:59product.
- 3:59You
- 4:00mentioned
- 4:01that
- 4:01you
- 4:01came
- 4:01across
- 4:02this
- 4:02guy
- 4:02on
- 4:02Reddit
- 4:03talking
- 4:03about
- 4:03this
- 4:04expensive
- 4:04houseplant
- 4:05that
- 4:05had
- 4:05died.
- 4:06Yeah,
- 4:07and,
- 4:07and
- 4:07this
- 4:07is
- 4:08for
- 4:08founders
- 4:08who
- 4:09I
- 4:09always
- 4:09talk
- 4:09about
- 4:10solving
- 4:10the
- 4:10right
- 4:10problem.
- 4:11Right.
- 4:11And.
- 4:14Okay,
- 4:14so
- 4:15for
- 4:15me
- 4:16I
- 4:16was
- 4:16the
- 4:17one
- 4:17with
- 4:17the
- 4:17expensive
- 4:18house
- 4:18plan
- 4:19that
- 4:20doesn't
- 4:20want
- 4:20to
- 4:20die
- 4:21because
- 4:22then
- 4:22I
- 4:22was
- 4:22a
- 4:23total
- 4:23rookie
- 4:23now
- 4:24to
- 4:24keep
- 4:24her
- 4:24houseplant
- 4:25alive.
- 4:25So
- 4:26that
- 4:26prompted
- 4:27me
- 4:27to
- 4:27look
- 4:28okay,
- 4:29other
- 4:29way
- 4:29around.
- 4:29Yeah,
- 4:30I
- 4:30got
- 4:30you.
- 4:31Yeah.
- 4:31To
- 4:31see
- 4:32if,
- 4:32if
- 4:32someone
- 4:32can
- 4:33I'm
- 4:33just
- 4:33like
- 4:33the
- 4:33other
- 4:34guy
- 4:34that
- 4:34was
- 4:34like
- 4:35trying
- 4:35to
- 4:35help
- 4:36his
- 4:36girlfriend
- 4:37houseplant
- 4:37trying
- 4:37to
- 4:38keep
- 4:38it
- 4:38alive
- 4:38as
- 4:38well.
- 4:39So
- 4:39I
- 4:39was
- 4:39online
- 4:40looking
- 4:41up
- 4:41on
- 4:41Reddit
- 4:42and
- 4:42see
- 4:42if
- 4:42someone
- 4:43could
- 4:43help
- 4:43me
- 4:43as
- 4:44well.
- 4:44Then
- 4:44I
- 4:45see
- 4:45there's
- 4:45a
- 4:46lot
- 4:46of
- 4:46people
- 4:47having
- 4:47the
- 4:47same
- 4:47problem
- 4:48that
- 4:49they
- 4:49can't
- 4:49really
- 4:49keep
- 4:49the
- 4:50houseplant
- 4:50alive.
- 4:51Now
- 4:51that
- 4:51I
- 4:51have
- 4:51a
- 4:51technical
- 4:52know
- 4:52how
- 4:53that
- 4:53was
- 4:53when
- 4:53I
- 4:54say
- 4:54oh,
- 4:54there
- 4:55is
- 4:55a
- 4:55market
- 4:55gap
- 4:55for
- 4:56it
- 4:56and
- 4:57let
- 4:57plant
- 4:57is
- 4:57just
- 4:58going
- 4:58to
- 4:58fill
- 4:58that
- 4:58space
- 4:59of
- 4:59helping
- 4:59thousands
- 5:00and
- 5:00thousands
- 5:01of
- 5:01people,
- 5:02keeping
- 5:03your
- 5:03heart
- 5:03plant
- 5:04alive
- 5:04and
- 5:05solving
- 5:05the
- 5:05problem
- 5:06of
- 5:06plant
- 5:06wasting
- 5:07in
- 5:07the
- 5:08environment.
- 5:09So
- 5:09you
- 5:10found
- 5:10this
- 5:11Reddit
- 5:11which
- 5:11was
- 5:12essentially
- 5:13solving
- 5:13the
- 5:13problem
- 5:14that
- 5:14you
- 5:14yourself
- 5:15were
- 5:15having.
- 5:15But
- 5:15then
- 5:16you
- 5:16saw,
- 5:16wow,
- 5:16there's
- 5:17all
- 5:17these
- 5:17people,
- 5:18there's
- 5:18this
- 5:19community
- 5:19of
- 5:19people
- 5:20who
- 5:20are
- 5:21frustrated
- 5:22and
- 5:22don't
- 5:23know
- 5:23how
- 5:23to
- 5:23fix
- 5:23it.
- 5:24And
- 5:25guess
- 5:26what?
- 5:26I
- 5:26know
- 5:26how
- 5:26to
- 5:27put
- 5:27all
- 5:27these
- 5:27little
- 5:27bits
- 5:28together.
- 5:30Is
- 5:30that
- 5:30fair?
- 5:32Yeah.
- 5:33Right.
- 5:33And
- 5:33so
- 5:34what
- 5:34sort
- 5:35of
- 5:35made
- 5:35you
- 5:36think
- 5:36from
- 5:36that
- 5:37point,
- 5:37having
- 5:37worked
- 5:38at
- 5:38Google
- 5:38and
- 5:39your
- 5:39background
- 5:40before
- 5:40that,
- 5:40which
- 5:40anybody
- 5:41can
- 5:41look
- 5:41up,
- 5:41was
- 5:42there
- 5:42any
- 5:42experience
- 5:42from
- 5:43Google
- 5:43and
- 5:44working
- 5:44with
- 5:44those
- 5:45small
- 5:45medium
- 5:45sized
- 5:46businesses
- 5:47that
- 5:47kind
- 5:47of
- 5:48helped
- 5:48you
- 5:49think
- 5:50of
- 5:50a
- 5:50way
- 5:50to
- 5:51really
- 5:52validate
- 5:52the
- 5:52idea
- 5:53with
- 5:53that,
- 5:53with
- 5:54that
- 5:54single
- 5:54Reddit
- 5:57thread
- 5:58subreddit?
- 5:59I
- 5:59never
- 6:00get
- 6:00the
- 6:00Terms.
- 6:00Right.
- 6:01In
- 6:01terms
- 6:02of
- 6:02validating
- 6:03the
- 6:03product,
- 6:04I
- 6:04think
- 6:04it's
- 6:04just
- 6:05most
- 6:05of
- 6:05the
- 6:05time
- 6:05it's
- 6:06just
- 6:06about
- 6:06talking
- 6:07to
- 6:07your
- 6:07potential
- 6:08customers.
- 6:09And
- 6:09I
- 6:10think
- 6:10one
- 6:10of
- 6:10the
- 6:11mistakes
- 6:11I
- 6:11see
- 6:11most
- 6:12Fondant
- 6:12makes
- 6:12is
- 6:13try
- 6:13to
- 6:14build
- 6:14a
- 6:14product
- 6:14first
- 6:15before
- 6:16validating
- 6:16it.
- 6:16I
- 6:17think
- 6:17it's
- 6:17really
- 6:17like
- 6:18a
- 6:18big
- 6:18problem.
- 6:18What
- 6:19you
- 6:19get
- 6:19to
- 6:20find
- 6:20yourself
- 6:20into
- 6:21is
- 6:21you
- 6:21probably
- 6:22find
- 6:22yourself
- 6:23working
- 6:23on
- 6:23an
- 6:23expensive
- 6:24hobby.
- 6:25You
- 6:26probably
- 6:26won't
- 6:26make
- 6:26any
- 6:27money
- 6:27from
- 6:27it.
- 6:27So
- 6:28the
- 6:28way
- 6:28I
- 6:28validated
- 6:29this
- 6:29problem
- 6:29is
- 6:30number
- 6:30one,
- 6:30I
- 6:31see
- 6:31a
- 6:31lot
- 6:31of
- 6:31people
- 6:32not
- 6:32having
- 6:32the
- 6:32know
- 6:33how
- 6:33or
- 6:33don't
- 6:34really
- 6:34know
- 6:34how
- 6:34to
- 6:35keep
- 6:35their
- 6:35house
- 6:35plant
- 6:35alive.
- 6:36Number
- 6:37two,
- 6:37after
- 6:37that
- 6:38I
- 6:38didn't
- 6:38just
- 6:38stop
- 6:39there.
- 6:39I
- 6:39talked
- 6:40to
- 6:40real
- 6:40people,
- 6:40potential
- 6:41customers
- 6:42in
- 6:42my
- 6:42community
- 6:42and
- 6:43see
- 6:43and
- 6:43hack
- 6:44them
- 6:44how
- 6:44they've
- 6:45been
- 6:45taking
- 6:45care
- 6:45of
- 6:45their
- 6:45plant.
- 6:46And
- 6:46it
- 6:46comes
- 6:46to
- 6:46most
- 6:47of
- 6:47the
- 6:47questions
- 6:47that
- 6:48they
- 6:48get
- 6:48to
- 6:49ask
- 6:49me
- 6:50and
- 6:50hunts
- 6:50are
- 6:50like,
- 6:51oh,
- 6:51probably
- 6:51I
- 6:52don't
- 6:52know
- 6:52when
- 6:52it's
- 6:53going
- 6:53to
- 6:54have
- 6:54enough
- 6:54watering.
- 6:55Do
- 6:55I
- 6:55need
- 6:55enough
- 6:55water?
- 6:56Do
- 6:56I,
- 6:57Am
- 6:57I
- 6:57watering
- 6:58it
- 6:58too
- 6:58much?
- 6:58Does
- 6:58any
- 6:59sunlight?
- 7:00This
- 7:01and
- 7:01couple
- 7:01of
- 7:01other
- 7:01questions
- 7:02are
- 7:02what
- 7:03are
- 7:03put
- 7:03together
- 7:04to
- 7:04make
- 7:05my
- 7:05for
- 7:05us
- 7:05to
- 7:06start
- 7:06building
- 7:06up
- 7:06on
- 7:06our
- 7:07product
- 7:07and
- 7:07prioritize
- 7:08the
- 7:08future
- 7:08we
- 7:09are
- 7:09going
- 7:09to
- 7:09implement
- 7:09on
- 7:09the
- 7:10app.
- 7:10So
- 7:11it's
- 7:11more
- 7:11about
- 7:12validating
- 7:13what
- 7:13the
- 7:13customer
- 7:14really
- 7:14need.
- 7:15Not
- 7:15even
- 7:15what
- 7:16you
- 7:16think
- 7:16is
- 7:16right
- 7:16is
- 7:17about
- 7:17what
- 7:17the
- 7:17customers
- 7:18really
- 7:18need.
- 7:19And
- 7:19talk
- 7:19to
- 7:19real
- 7:20people,
- 7:20either
- 7:21quantitatively
- 7:22or
- 7:22quantitatively.
- 7:23Get
- 7:23the
- 7:24right
- 7:24questions,
- 7:24get
- 7:25them,
- 7:25get
- 7:25them
- 7:26to
- 7:26talk,
- 7:26and
- 7:27then
- 7:27prioritize
- 7:28building
- 7:28your
- 7:28functional
- 7:29requirement
- 7:29and
- 7:29build
- 7:30out
- 7:30your
- 7:30product
- 7:30from
- 7:30there.
- 7:31Yeah,
- 7:31which
- 7:31is
- 7:31unfortunate.
- 7:32It's
- 7:33sad.
- 7:33And
- 7:34it
- 7:34could
- 7:35very
- 7:35much
- 7:36be
- 7:36one
- 7:36of
- 7:36the
- 7:36biggest
- 7:37reasons
- 7:37why
- 7:37only
- 7:381
- 7:38in
- 7:38200
- 7:39founders
- 7:39make
- 7:39it,
- 7:40because
- 7:40so
- 7:40many
- 7:40of
- 7:41them
- 7:42build
- 7:43for
- 7:44something
- 7:45they're
- 7:45excited
- 7:45about
- 7:46rather
- 7:46than
- 7:46a
- 7:46problem
- 7:47that
- 7:47really
- 7:47needs
- 7:47solving.
- 7:48And
- 7:49I
- 7:49guess
- 7:49one
- 7:50of
- 7:50the
- 7:50key
- 7:50questions
- 7:50I
- 7:51had
- 7:51based
- 7:51on
- 7:51what
- 7:51you
- 7:51said
- 7:52is
- 7:52like
- 7:52for
- 7:53people
- 7:53listening,
- 7:55what
- 7:55would
- 7:55you
- 7:55say,
- 7:56and
- 7:56I'm
- 7:56putting
- 7:57you
- 7:57a
- 7:58little
- 7:58bit
- 7:58on
- 7:58the
- 7:58spot
- 7:59here,
- 7:59buddy,
- 7:59what
- 7:59would
- 8:00you
- 8:00say
- 8:00is
- 8:00a
- 8:00good
- 8:01sort
- 8:02of
- 8:02benchmark
- 8:03for
- 8:03validating
- 8:04your
- 8:04idea?
- 8:05So
- 8:05as
- 8:06in,
- 8:06you
- 8:07know,
- 8:07speak
- 8:07to
- 8:0850
- 8:09of
- 8:09your
- 8:10ideal
- 8:10target
- 8:10market
- 8:11or
- 8:12what?
- 8:13You
- 8:13know,
- 8:13given
- 8:13your
- 8:13Google
- 8:14background,
- 8:14et
- 8:15cetera,
- 8:15I'd
- 8:15love
- 8:15to
- 8:16hear
- 8:16a
- 8:16different
- 8:16spin
- 8:17on
- 8:17how
- 8:17you
- 8:17kind
- 8:18of
- 8:18felt
- 8:18you'd
- 8:18gotten
- 8:19to
- 8:19a
- 8:19point
- 8:19where
- 8:20you'd
- 8:20hit
- 8:21sort
- 8:21of
- 8:21a
- 8:21benchmark
- 8:22and
- 8:22what
- 8:22you'd
- 8:22recommend
- 8:22for
- 8:23other
- 8:23people.
- 8:23I
- 8:23think
- 8:24at
- 8:24the
- 8:24end
- 8:24of
- 8:24it,
- 8:25it's
- 8:25still
- 8:25all
- 8:25about
- 8:26asking
- 8:26the
- 8:26customer
- 8:27and
- 8:28seeing
- 8:28if
- 8:28they're
- 8:29going
- 8:29to
- 8:29give
- 8:29out
- 8:30the
- 8:30money
- 8:30for
- 8:30it.
- 8:30One
- 8:31of
- 8:31the
- 8:31best
- 8:31way
- 8:31that
- 8:32I've
- 8:32seen
- 8:33a
- 8:33lot
- 8:33of
- 8:33successful
- 8:34business,
- 8:34I
- 8:34would
- 8:34say
- 8:35is
- 8:35to
- 8:35even
- 8:35try
- 8:36and
- 8:36sell
- 8:36the
- 8:36product
- 8:37first
- 8:37before
- 8:37they
- 8:38build
- 8:38it.
- 8:38And
- 8:39one
- 8:39of
- 8:39the
- 8:39best
- 8:40ways
- 8:40like
- 8:40can
- 8:40I
- 8:41put
- 8:41this
- 8:41Is
- 8:41destined
- 8:42for
- 8:42new
- 8:43product
- 8:43that
- 8:43you're
- 8:43building.
- 8:44It's
- 8:44just
- 8:44about
- 8:44you
- 8:44asking
- 8:45why,
- 8:45who's
- 8:46gonna
- 8:46buy
- 8:47it
- 8:47and
- 8:48how
- 8:48visible
- 8:49the
- 8:49viability
- 8:50of
- 8:50the
- 8:50product
- 8:50in
- 8:51the
- 8:51marketplace.
- 8:51So
- 8:52for
- 8:52horrors,
- 8:52when
- 8:53I
- 8:53was
- 8:53working
- 8:53out
- 8:53late
- 8:54planned
- 8:54is
- 8:54just
- 8:54about
- 8:55first.
- 8:56I
- 8:56saw
- 8:56the
- 8:56gap,
- 8:57I
- 8:57saw
- 8:57a
- 8:57lot
- 8:57of
- 8:57people
- 8:57having
- 8:58the
- 8:58problem.
- 8:58But
- 8:59that
- 8:59doesn't
- 9:00really
- 9:00still
- 9:00push
- 9:00me
- 9:01to
- 9:01start
- 9:01putting
- 9:02a
- 9:02lot
- 9:02of
- 9:02work
- 9:02and
- 9:03a
- 9:03lot
- 9:03of
- 9:03money
- 9:03in
- 9:03building
- 9:04out
- 9:04the
- 9:04product.
- 9:05What
- 9:05I
- 9:05did
- 9:05next
- 9:06was
- 9:06to
- 9:06validate
- 9:06the
- 9:07problem,
- 9:07set
- 9:07up
- 9:07my
- 9:08hypotheses
- 9:09and
- 9:09hacks
- 9:10with
- 9:10people
- 9:10with
- 9:11questions
- 9:11and
- 9:11see
- 9:12if
- 9:12you're
- 9:12going
- 9:12to
- 9:12commit
- 9:12them
- 9:13all
- 9:13into
- 9:13it.
- 9:14And
- 9:14when
- 9:14I
- 9:15have
- 9:15a
- 9:15lot
- 9:15of
- 9:15numbers
- 9:16of
- 9:16people
- 9:16committing
- 9:17to
- 9:17it,
- 9:17then
- 9:18that's
- 9:18honestly
- 9:19a
- 9:19great
- 9:19sign
- 9:19to
- 9:19start
- 9:19building
- 9:20out
- 9:20a
- 9:20product.
- 9:20You're
- 9:21kind
- 9:21of.
- 9:21Are
- 9:22you
- 9:22advocating
- 9:22for
- 9:23the
- 9:23idea
- 9:23of
- 9:24selling
- 9:24the
- 9:25idea
- 9:25and
- 9:26seeing
- 9:26what
- 9:27pushback
- 9:28you
- 9:28get
- 9:28as
- 9:28well
- 9:29as.
- 9:30Because
- 9:30from
- 9:31what
- 9:31you
- 9:31said,
- 9:31a
- 9:31bit
- 9:32like
- 9:32saying
- 9:32I
- 9:33build
- 9:33this
- 9:33thing,
- 9:34it
- 9:34does
- 9:34this
- 9:35want
- 9:35to
- 9:35buy.
- 9:36Not
- 9:36that
- 9:36direct,
- 9:37but
- 9:37you
- 9:37know
- 9:37what
- 9:37I
- 9:38mean
- 9:38as
- 9:38in
- 9:38you
- 9:38flow
- 9:39through
- 9:39that
- 9:39conversation
- 9:40and
- 9:40just
- 9:41see
- 9:41what.
- 9:41What
- 9:42resistance
- 9:42people
- 9:42put
- 9:43up
- 9:43or.
- 9:44Or
- 9:44perhaps
- 9:45what
- 9:45they
- 9:45don't
- 9:45like
- 9:45about
- 9:46the
- 9:46idea.
- 9:47Yeah.
- 9:47So
- 9:47I
- 9:47think
- 9:48it
- 9:48has
- 9:48to.
- 9:48It
- 9:48also
- 9:49depends
- 9:49on
- 9:49the
- 9:49business
- 9:50model.
- 9:50If
- 9:50you're
- 9:50doing
- 9:50B2B
- 9:51or
- 9:52B2C.
- 9:53So
- 9:53for
- 9:53example,
- 9:54if
- 9:54you're
- 9:54doing
- 9:54B2B
- 9:55now
- 9:55if
- 9:56you
- 9:56get
- 9:56like
- 9:56a
- 9:56few
- 9:56couple
- 9:57letter
- 9:57of
- 9:57intern
- 9:58from
- 9:58corporate
- 9:59I
- 9:59think
- 9:59this
- 9:59are
- 9:59really
- 10:00good
- 10:00signs
- 10:00that
- 10:00oh
- 10:01B
- 10:01people
- 10:01are
- 10:02really
- 10:02willing
- 10:02to
- 10:02buy
- 10:03this
- 10:03product.
- 10:03And
- 10:04if
- 10:04you're
- 10:04talking
- 10:05to
- 10:05directly
- 10:05to
- 10:05customer,
- 10:06if
- 10:06you
- 10:07ask
- 10:07them
- 10:07to
- 10:08fill
- 10:08a
- 10:08form
- 10:08and
- 10:08they're
- 10:09able
- 10:09to
- 10:09come
- 10:09in
- 10:09like
- 10:09say
- 10:10one
- 10:10pound
- 10:10for
- 10:10example,
- 10:11I
- 10:11think
- 10:11those
- 10:12are
- 10:12really
- 10:12good
- 10:12signs
- 10:13that
- 10:13people
- 10:13are
- 10:13ready
- 10:13to
- 10:14pay
- 10:14for
- 10:14the
- 10:14product.
- 10:14So
- 10:15what
- 10:15we
- 10:16want
- 10:16to
- 10:16achieve
- 10:16here
- 10:17is
- 10:18we
- 10:18want
- 10:18people
- 10:19to
- 10:19be
- 10:19able
- 10:19to
- 10:20like
- 10:20commit
- 10:20to
- 10:20it.
- 10:21It
- 10:21could
- 10:21be
- 10:21just
- 10:21any
- 10:22actions
- 10:22be
- 10:23on
- 10:23the
- 10:23waitlist
- 10:24or
- 10:24do
- 10:24something.
- 10:24It's
- 10:25just
- 10:25like
- 10:25a
- 10:25commitment
- 10:26and
- 10:26action.
- 10:26An
- 10:26event
- 10:27that
- 10:27happens
- 10:28that
- 10:28you
- 10:28want
- 10:28people
- 10:29to
- 10:29do
- 10:29and
- 10:29commit
- 10:29to
- 10:30it.
- 10:30I
- 10:30think
- 10:30one
- 10:30great
- 10:31hack
- 10:31that
- 10:32I
- 10:32think
- 10:32workspaces
- 10:33were
- 10:33trying
- 10:33to
- 10:33validate
- 10:34product
- 10:34is
- 10:35to
- 10:35use
- 10:36the
- 10:36mom
- 10:36test
- 10:36approach.
- 10:37I
- 10:37know
- 10:38probably
- 10:38a
- 10:38couple
- 10:38of
- 10:38other
- 10:39inventors
- 10:39and
- 10:40founders
- 10:40have
- 10:40also
- 10:40said
- 10:41it,
- 10:41but
- 10:41it's
- 10:42just
- 10:42a
- 10:42way
- 10:42on
- 10:42how
- 10:42you
- 10:43frame
- 10:43the
- 10:43questions
- 10:44so
- 10:44that
- 10:44you
- 10:44can
- 10:45really
- 10:45get
- 10:46the
- 10:46help
- 10:47that
- 10:47you
- 10:48Want
- 10:48after
- 10:48the
- 10:49potential
- 10:49customers
- 10:50you're
- 10:50talking
- 10:50to.
- 10:51The
- 10:51mom
- 10:52test
- 10:52books
- 10:52allows
- 10:53you
- 10:53to
- 10:53like
- 10:54friction
- 10:54questions
- 10:55and
- 10:55people
- 10:56are
- 10:56able
- 10:56to
- 10:56speak
- 10:57their
- 10:57mind.
- 10:57It's
- 10:57not
- 10:57going
- 10:57to
- 10:57be
- 10:58yes
- 10:58or
- 10:58no
- 10:58questions,
- 10:59right?
- 10:59And
- 11:00it's
- 11:00not
- 11:00going
- 11:00to
- 11:00be
- 11:00like
- 11:01you're
- 11:01hacking
- 11:01your
- 11:02mom
- 11:02for
- 11:02an
- 11:02idea
- 11:03in
- 11:03which
- 11:03it's
- 11:03going
- 11:04to
- 11:04say
- 11:04yes,
- 11:05but
- 11:05you're
- 11:05hacking
- 11:06with
- 11:06people
- 11:06that
- 11:06are
- 11:06willing
- 11:07to
- 11:07spend
- 11:07money
- 11:07on
- 11:07your
- 11:07product
- 11:08and
- 11:08see
- 11:09it
- 11:09develop
- 11:09to
- 11:10be
- 11:10a
- 11:10unicorn
- 11:11in
- 11:11the
- 11:11future
- 11:11as
- 11:11well.
- 11:12So
- 11:12that
- 11:13is
- 11:13a
- 11:13really,
- 11:13really
- 11:14good
- 11:14point.
- 11:14Not
- 11:15only
- 11:15is
- 11:15that
- 11:15important
- 11:16at
- 11:16the
- 11:16validation
- 11:17process,
- 11:17but
- 11:17just
- 11:18for
- 11:18listeners
- 11:19also
- 11:19as
- 11:19you
- 11:19go
- 11:20through
- 11:21and
- 11:21you
- 11:21build
- 11:21something,
- 11:22you
- 11:23get
- 11:23an
- 11:23mvp,
- 11:24you
- 11:24get
- 11:24users,
- 11:25you
- 11:25build
- 11:25momentum,
- 11:27never
- 11:27stop
- 11:28asking
- 11:28questions.
- 11:29Because
- 11:30what
- 11:30could
- 11:31have
- 11:31been
- 11:31a
- 11:31great
- 11:31product
- 11:32three
- 11:32months
- 11:32ago,
- 11:33maybe
- 11:33one
- 11:34feature
- 11:34set
- 11:35it
- 11:35completely
- 11:36on
- 11:36a
- 11:36different
- 11:37path,
- 11:37good
- 11:38or
- 11:38bad.
- 11:39And
- 11:39if
- 11:39you're
- 11:39not
- 11:39getting
- 11:40feedback
- 11:40constantly
- 11:41and
- 11:42as
- 11:42you
- 11:42say,
- 11:42open
- 11:43ended
- 11:43questions,
- 11:44the
- 11:44old
- 11:44feedback
- 11:45loop
- 11:45used
- 11:46to
- 11:46be
- 11:46are
- 11:46you
- 11:46enjoying
- 11:47the
- 11:47product?
- 11:47Thumbs
- 11:48up
- 11:48or
- 11:48thumbs
- 11:48down?
- 11:48Well
- 11:49that
- 11:49isn't,
- 11:49that's
- 11:50great.
- 11:51But
- 11:51some
- 11:52people
- 11:52just
- 11:53click
- 11:54thumbs
- 11:54up
- 11:54because
- 11:54they
- 11:55think
- 11:55it'll
- 11:55make
- 11:55the
- 11:55box
- 11:56disappear.
- 11:57So
- 11:57it
- 11:58doesn't
- 11:58give
- 11:58you
- 11:58any
- 11:59information.
- 11:59And
- 11:59I
- 12:00love
- 12:00your
- 12:00idea
- 12:00about
- 12:01getting
- 12:02a
- 12:03lot
- 12:03more
- 12:03open
- 12:03ended
- 12:04with
- 12:04your
- 12:04questioning
- 12:05and
- 12:05spending
- 12:05more
- 12:06time
- 12:06on
- 12:06it.
- 12:07And
- 12:07I
- 12:07think
- 12:07in
- 12:08an
- 12:08AI
- 12:08world
- 12:09that's
- 12:09a
- 12:10great
- 12:10thing
- 12:10to
- 12:11do.
- 12:11Not
- 12:11just
- 12:12at
- 12:12the
- 12:12validation
- 12:12but
- 12:13throughout
- 12:13the
- 12:13whole
- 12:14process
- 12:14keep
- 12:15asking
- 12:15good
- 12:16questions.
- 12:17You
- 12:17spent
- 12:17years
- 12:18at
- 12:18Google
- 12:18and
- 12:19Accenture.
- 12:20What
- 12:20was
- 12:21the
- 12:21sort
- 12:21of
- 12:21realization
- 12:22that
- 12:22you
- 12:23personally
- 12:23had
- 12:24that
- 12:24made
- 12:24you
- 12:24decide
- 12:25to
- 12:25build
- 12:25your
- 12:25own
- 12:25thing
- 12:26rather
- 12:26than
- 12:27go
- 12:27and
- 12:27work
- 12:27for
- 12:28someone
- 12:28else?
- 12:28And
- 12:28I'm
- 12:29just
- 12:30before
- 12:30we
- 12:30really
- 12:30dive
- 12:31into
- 12:32let
- 12:32pine
- 12:32a
- 12:33new
- 12:33journey.
- 12:34Anybody
- 12:34listening?
- 12:35If
- 12:35you're
- 12:36working
- 12:37in
- 12:37a
- 12:37job
- 12:37with
- 12:38a
- 12:38cool
- 12:38name
- 12:38like
- 12:38Google
- 12:39or
- 12:39Accenture,
- 12:39a
- 12:40lot
- 12:40of
- 12:40people
- 12:40would
- 12:40love
- 12:40to
- 12:40work
- 12:41for
- 12:41them.
- 12:41Tolu
- 12:42could
- 12:42tell
- 12:42you
- 12:43what
- 12:43made
- 12:44him,
- 12:44you
- 12:44know,
- 12:45take
- 12:45the
- 12:45leap
- 12:45and
- 12:45do
- 12:45something
- 12:46for
- 12:46himself.
- 12:46My
- 12:47journey
- 12:47at
- 12:47Google,
- 12:48I
- 12:48mean
- 12:48I
- 12:48think
- 12:48it's
- 12:49really
- 12:49an
- 12:49interesting
- 12:49part
- 12:50because
- 12:50I
- 12:51was
- 12:51a
- 12:52team
- 12:52lead
- 12:52at
- 12:53a
- 12:53very
- 12:53young
- 12:53age,
- 12:54had
- 12:54like
- 12:5512
- 12:55team
- 12:55members
- 12:56if
- 12:56I
- 12:56could
- 12:56remember.
- 12:57I
- 12:57was
- 12:57a
- 12:58team
- 12:58lead,
- 12:58I
- 12:58was
- 12:58leading
- 12:59the
- 12:59team,
- 12:59I
- 12:59was
- 12:59doing
- 13:00very
- 13:00well.
- 13:00We
- 13:00are
- 13:01eating
- 13:02our
- 13:02milestones
- 13:02and
- 13:03tags
- 13:03and
- 13:03all
- 13:03that.
- 13:04I
- 13:04think
- 13:05a
- 13:05major
- 13:05break
- 13:05comes
- 13:05for
- 13:06me
- 13:06after
- 13:07I
- 13:07left
- 13:07Google
- 13:07was
- 13:08to
- 13:08create
- 13:09a
- 13:09development
- 13:09agency.
- 13:10So
- 13:10that
- 13:10was
- 13:10when
- 13:10I
- 13:11went
- 13:11ahead
- 13:11and
- 13:12started
- 13:12my
- 13:12development
- 13:13agency
- 13:14and
- 13:14that
- 13:14was
- 13:14where
- 13:14we
- 13:15built
- 13:15Bootcare.
- 13:16That
- 13:16was
- 13:16where
- 13:16we
- 13:17built
- 13:17about
- 13:17analytics
- 13:18and
- 13:18that
- 13:18was
- 13:18where
- 13:19we
- 13:19built
- 13:19some
- 13:20other
- 13:20interesting
- 13:20B2B
- 13:21and
- 13:21B2C
- 13:22product.
- 13:22So
- 13:23honestly,
- 13:23before
- 13:24I
- 13:24got
- 13:24into
- 13:24Henley
- 13:24Business
- 13:25School.
- 13:25I
- 13:25was
- 13:26really
- 13:26open
- 13:27to
- 13:27starting
- 13:28something
- 13:29before
- 13:29I
- 13:29finished
- 13:30uni.
- 13:31Right,
- 13:31you
- 13:31wanted
- 13:32to
- 13:32get
- 13:32going,
- 13:32did
- 13:32you?
- 13:33Yeah,
- 13:33I
- 13:33just
- 13:33want
- 13:33to
- 13:33get
- 13:34going
- 13:34on
- 13:34the
- 13:34part
- 13:34of
- 13:34entrepreneurships
- 13:35and
- 13:36building
- 13:36up
- 13:36product
- 13:36and
- 13:37building
- 13:37out
- 13:37a
- 13:37lot
- 13:38of
- 13:38portfolio
- 13:38and
- 13:38that.
- 13:39I
- 13:39mean
- 13:39it
- 13:39was
- 13:39through
- 13:40a
- 13:40chance
- 13:41that
- 13:41I
- 13:41had
- 13:41to
- 13:41like
- 13:41oh,
- 13:42I'm
- 13:42to
- 13:42going,
- 13:42going
- 13:42to
- 13:42give
- 13:42up
- 13:43an
- 13:43hack
- 13:43plan
- 13:44to
- 13:44a
- 13:45friend
- 13:45of
- 13:45mine
- 13:46and
- 13:47unfortunately
- 13:48it
- 13:48doesn't
- 13:49get
- 13:49delivered.
- 13:50Now
- 13:50we
- 13:50have
- 13:50a
- 13:51expensive
- 13:51house
- 13:52plan
- 13:52for
- 13:52me
- 13:52to
- 13:52take
- 13:53care
- 13:53of
- 13:54now
- 13:55I
- 13:56joined
- 13:56the
- 13:57Entrepreneurship
- 13:58society.
- 13:59The
- 13:59in
- 14:00the
- 14:00while
- 14:00I
- 14:00was
- 14:00doing
- 14:00my
- 14:01Masters
- 14:01then,
- 14:02then
- 14:02I
- 14:02pitched
- 14:02this
- 14:03idea.
- 14:03Show
- 14:03the
- 14:04market
- 14:04gap,
- 14:05show
- 14:05the
- 14:05total
- 14:05access
- 14:06to
- 14:06the
- 14:06market
- 14:06which
- 14:07in
- 14:07the
- 14:07UK
- 14:07alone
- 14:08is
- 14:08just
- 14:08is
- 14:08more
- 14:09is
- 14:09about
- 14:0927
- 14:10million
- 14:10which
- 14:11is
- 14:11really,
- 14:11really
- 14:11big.
- 14:11The
- 14:12house
- 14:12plan
- 14:12sector
- 14:13is
- 14:13more
- 14:13than
- 14:131
- 14:14billion
- 14:14annually,
- 14:15which
- 14:15is
- 14:15also
- 14:16really,
- 14:16really
- 14:16big.
- 14:17And
- 14:17I
- 14:17pitched
- 14:17the
- 14:18idea,
- 14:18I
- 14:18got
- 14:18funding
- 14:19for
- 14:19it.
- 14:19Then
- 14:21I
- 14:21think
- 14:21it's
- 14:21just
- 14:21me
- 14:22waiting
- 14:22for
- 14:22my
- 14:23chances
- 14:23and
- 14:24it
- 14:24came
- 14:24right
- 14:25to
- 14:25me,
- 14:25the
- 14:25money
- 14:26and
- 14:26started
- 14:26building
- 14:27out
- 14:27the
- 14:27product.
- 14:28So
- 14:28I
- 14:28would
- 14:28say
- 14:28my
- 14:29journey
- 14:29start
- 14:29from
- 14:30just
- 14:30being
- 14:30open
- 14:31to
- 14:31entrepreneurships
- 14:32and
- 14:32like
- 14:33out
- 14:33of
- 14:33chance,
- 14:34I
- 14:34just.
- 14:35Shit
- 14:35folk.
- 14:35Did
- 14:36you
- 14:36have
- 14:36any
- 14:36fear
- 14:37about
- 14:38leaving
- 14:38this?
- 14:38Sort
- 14:39of.
- 14:39Because
- 14:40obviously
- 14:40you
- 14:41did
- 14:41the
- 14:41Google,
- 14:41the
- 14:42Accenture,
- 14:42you
- 14:43went
- 14:43back
- 14:43and
- 14:44did
- 14:44your
- 14:44master's
- 14:44at
- 14:45Henley.
- 14:46Yeah.
- 14:46Did
- 14:46you
- 14:46have
- 14:47any
- 14:47concerns
- 14:48about.
- 14:49Because
- 14:49I'm
- 14:49sure
- 14:49a
- 14:50lot
- 14:50of
- 14:50people
- 14:51the
- 14:51salaries
- 14:51at
- 14:51Google
- 14:52and
- 14:52Accenture
- 14:52are
- 14:53generally
- 14:53pretty
- 14:53good.
- 14:54The
- 14:54perks
- 14:55are
- 14:55pretty
- 14:55good.
- 14:56But
- 14:56then
- 14:56of
- 14:56course
- 14:57it's
- 14:57the
- 14:57whole
- 14:57getting
- 14:58comfortable.
- 14:58I
- 14:59talked
- 14:59about
- 14:59this
- 14:59with
- 15:00a
- 15:00lot
- 15:00of
- 15:00guests.
- 15:00Right
- 15:01when
- 15:01I
- 15:01started
- 15:01my
- 15:02career
- 15:02after
- 15:02uni,
- 15:04I
- 15:04went
- 15:04and
- 15:04worked
- 15:04in
- 15:05London.
- 15:05That
- 15:05was
- 15:05always
- 15:06what
- 15:06I
- 15:06wanted
- 15:06to
- 15:06do.
- 15:07And
- 15:07then
- 15:07I,
- 15:08you
- 15:08know,
- 15:08one
- 15:08evening
- 15:09with
- 15:09work
- 15:09colleagues,
- 15:10I
- 15:10had
- 15:10a
- 15:11conversation
- 15:11with
- 15:11somebody
- 15:12who
- 15:12was
- 15:12making
- 15:12a
- 15:12ton
- 15:13of
- 15:13money
- 15:13in
- 15:13the
- 15:13company
- 15:14and
- 15:14I
- 15:14said,
- 15:15you
- 15:15must
- 15:15be
- 15:15loving
- 15:15it.
- 15:16I
- 15:16said
- 15:16mikey,
- 15:17get
- 15:17out
- 15:17while
- 15:17you
- 15:17can.
- 15:19And
- 15:19I
- 15:19said,
- 15:20what
- 15:20do
- 15:20you
- 15:20mean?
- 15:20I
- 15:20said,
- 15:21well
- 15:21the
- 15:21problem
- 15:22is
- 15:22you'll
- 15:22get
- 15:22used
- 15:23to
- 15:23these
- 15:23things
- 15:24and
- 15:25then
- 15:25you
- 15:25won't
- 15:25be
- 15:26able
- 15:26to
- 15:26leave
- 15:26and
- 15:26all
- 15:27of
- 15:27your
- 15:27life
- 15:27will
- 15:27be
- 15:28built
- 15:28around
- 15:28that
- 15:28income
- 15:29wise
- 15:29and
- 15:29whatever.
- 15:30And
- 15:30I'm
- 15:31guessing
- 15:31that
- 15:31when
- 15:31you
- 15:32were
- 15:33Henley,
- 15:34I'm
- 15:34not
- 15:34putting
- 15:34words
- 15:34in
- 15:35your
- 15:35mouth
- 15:35here,
- 15:36but
- 15:36I'm
- 15:36guessing
- 15:37when
- 15:37you
- 15:37were
- 15:37surrounded
- 15:38with
- 15:38all
- 15:38these
- 15:38people,
- 15:39given
- 15:39that
- 15:39you
- 15:39mentioned
- 15:40you
- 15:40wanted
- 15:40to
- 15:40start
- 15:41whilst
- 15:41you
- 15:41were
- 15:41at
- 15:41uni,
- 15:43would
- 15:43you
- 15:43encourage
- 15:44people
- 15:44to
- 15:45take
- 15:45the
- 15:46dive
- 15:46and
- 15:46go
- 15:47for
- 15:47it
- 15:47or
- 15:49what
- 15:49would
- 15:50be
- 15:50your
- 15:50sort
- 15:50of
- 15:52immediate
- 15:52advice,
- 15:53I
- 15:53guess
- 15:53to
- 15:54people
- 15:54in
- 15:54a
- 15:54similar
- 15:54situation
- 15:55at
- 15:55uni
- 15:55or
- 15:56whatever
- 15:56it
- 15:56may
- 15:56be?
- 15:56Yeah,
- 15:57I
- 15:57think
- 15:57if
- 15:57you're
- 15:58just
- 15:58panning
- 15:58out
- 15:59of
- 15:59uni.
- 15:59I
- 15:59think
- 16:00you
- 16:00really
- 16:00don't
- 16:00have
- 16:00anything
- 16:01to
- 16:01lose,
- 16:01to
- 16:01be
- 16:02honest.
- 16:02I
- 16:02think
- 16:02that's
- 16:03really
- 16:03the
- 16:03best
- 16:03time
- 16:03for
- 16:04you
- 16:04to
- 16:04really.
- 16:04I'd
- 16:04agree.
- 16:05Yeah.
- 16:06Try
- 16:06a
- 16:06lot
- 16:06of
- 16:06things.
- 16:06No
- 16:07kids,
- 16:07no
- 16:07house,
- 16:08no.
- 16:09I
- 16:09think
- 16:09the
- 16:10worst
- 16:10case
- 16:10scenario
- 16:10is
- 16:11just
- 16:11you
- 16:11probably
- 16:11just
- 16:11go
- 16:12back
- 16:12to
- 16:12your
- 16:12mom's
- 16:13house
- 16:13and
- 16:13stay
- 16:14there
- 16:14for
- 16:14a
- 16:14long
- 16:15time.
- 16:15As
- 16:15much
- 16:15as
- 16:15you
- 16:16can
- 16:16rent.
- 16:17Yeah.
- 16:18Save
- 16:18money
- 16:18from
- 16:19me
- 16:19and
- 16:19all
- 16:19that.
- 16:20I'll
- 16:20probably
- 16:21just
- 16:21stay
- 16:21around
- 16:21with
- 16:22your
- 16:22mate
- 16:22and
- 16:23have
- 16:23a
- 16:24room
- 16:24or
- 16:24whatever.
- 16:26I
- 16:26think
- 16:26the
- 16:26best
- 16:26time
- 16:27to
- 16:27do
- 16:27it
- 16:27is
- 16:27just
- 16:27like
- 16:27when
- 16:28you're
- 16:28spanning
- 16:28out
- 16:28the
- 16:28uni.
- 16:29No
- 16:29rent,
- 16:30not
- 16:30too
- 16:30much
- 16:30commitment,
- 16:31no
- 16:33extra
- 16:33expenses
- 16:34that
- 16:34can
- 16:34like
- 16:35dive
- 16:35into
- 16:36your
- 16:36finances
- 16:37and
- 16:37all
- 16:37that.
- 16:38I
- 16:38mean,
- 16:38for
- 16:38me,
- 16:38I've
- 16:39always
- 16:39like
- 16:40planned
- 16:40it.
- 16:41It's
- 16:41whole
- 16:41is
- 16:41just
- 16:41in
- 16:42my
- 16:42head,
- 16:42to
- 16:42be
- 16:42honest.
- 16:43And
- 16:43I
- 16:43think
- 16:43how
- 16:43all
- 16:44this
- 16:44also
- 16:44advised
- 16:45a
- 16:45lot
- 16:45of
- 16:45people,
- 16:45like,
- 16:46if
- 16:46you
- 16:46want
- 16:46to
- 16:47do
- 16:47something,
- 16:47probably
- 16:48just
- 16:48that
- 16:49you
- 16:49might
- 16:49not
- 16:50have
- 16:50the
- 16:51idea
- 16:51at
- 16:52the
- 16:52moment,
- 16:52but
- 16:52if
- 16:53you
- 16:53really
- 16:53open
- 16:53your
- 16:54mind
- 16:54to
- 16:54it,
- 16:55honestly,
- 16:55I
- 16:56think
- 16:56we
- 16:56just
- 16:56come
- 16:57at
- 16:57the
- 16:57right
- 16:57time.
- 16:57And
- 16:57that
- 16:58was
- 16:58literally
- 16:58what
- 16:58happened
- 16:59with
- 16:59Let
- 16:59Plan.
- 17:00I
- 17:00was
- 17:00open
- 17:01to
- 17:01starting
- 17:02a
- 17:02new
- 17:02thing.
- 17:02I
- 17:03was
- 17:03working,
- 17:04doing
- 17:04my
- 17:04uni
- 17:05master's
- 17:05program
- 17:06at
- 17:06the
- 17:06Henley
- 17:07Business
- 17:07School.
- 17:08And
- 17:08when
- 17:09the
- 17:09right
- 17:09opportunity
- 17:10came,
- 17:11I
- 17:11went
- 17:11for
- 17:11it.
- 17:12I
- 17:13won
- 17:13the
- 17:13award.
- 17:14We
- 17:14won
- 17:14the
- 17:14overall
- 17:15best
- 17:15award,
- 17:15by
- 17:15the
- 17:16way.
- 17:16So.
- 17:17Yeah.
- 17:17And
- 17:18the
- 17:18rest
- 17:18is
- 17:18history
- 17:19today.
- 17:19It's
- 17:19very
- 17:20interesting
- 17:20what
- 17:20you
- 17:20kind
- 17:21of
- 17:21touch
- 17:21on
- 17:21there
- 17:22about
- 17:22how
- 17:24you
- 17:24don't
- 17:24need
- 17:24to
- 17:25force
- 17:25the
- 17:25idea.
- 17:27If
- 17:27you
- 17:27want
- 17:27to
- 17:28do
- 17:28it,
- 17:28it
- 17:28will
- 17:28randomly
- 17:29come
- 17:30and
- 17:30you'll
- 17:31go,
- 17:31oh
- 17:31man,
- 17:31this
- 17:32is
- 17:32the
- 17:32opportunity.
- 17:33And
- 17:34to
- 17:34do
- 17:34it
- 17:35when
- 17:35you're
- 17:35young,
- 17:35if
- 17:35you
- 17:36can,
- 17:37because
- 17:37you've
- 17:38got
- 17:38less
- 17:38responsibilities.
- 17:39And
- 17:40is
- 17:40that
- 17:40fair?
- 17:40Have
- 17:41I
- 17:41summarized?
- 17:42Well,
- 17:42I
- 17:42think
- 17:43that's
- 17:43really
- 17:43fair
- 17:43because
- 17:44like
- 17:44I
- 17:44said,
- 17:44you
- 17:45don't
- 17:45really
- 17:45have
- 17:45any
- 17:46financial
- 17:46commitment,
- 17:47to
- 17:47be
- 17:48honest.
- 17:48No
- 17:48kids,
- 17:49no.
- 17:50No
- 17:50bills.
- 17:51And
- 17:51you
- 17:51just
- 17:52Johnny
- 17:52hat
- 17:52maybe
- 17:53for
- 17:53like
- 17:53one
- 17:53year
- 17:53or
- 17:54two
- 17:54and
- 17:54see
- 17:54how
- 17:54it
- 17:55works
- 17:55out
- 17:55for
- 17:55you.
- 17:55You
- 17:55can
- 17:55always
- 17:56go
- 17:56back
- 17:56to
- 17:56a
- 17:57job
- 17:58and
- 17:59if
- 18:00what
- 18:00you're
- 18:00building,
- 18:01your
- 18:01style
- 18:01works
- 18:01really
- 18:02well
- 18:02and
- 18:02you
- 18:02have
- 18:02something
- 18:03to
- 18:03commit
- 18:03to
- 18:03for
- 18:04next
- 18:04five
- 18:04or
- 18:05six
- 18:05years
- 18:05before
- 18:05you
- 18:06probably
- 18:06sell
- 18:06it.
- 18:06If
- 18:07you're
- 18:07low
- 18:07key
- 18:07and
- 18:08yeah,
- 18:09if.
- 18:09I
- 18:09may
- 18:09dive
- 18:10in,
- 18:10you
- 18:11automated
- 18:11sort
- 18:11of
- 18:1245%
- 18:12of
- 18:13user
- 18:13access
- 18:13at
- 18:14Accenture
- 18:14and
- 18:14proposals
- 18:15at
- 18:15Weah.
- 18:16Do
- 18:16you
- 18:16think
- 18:17AI
- 18:17is
- 18:17going
- 18:17to
- 18:17take
- 18:18all
- 18:18the
- 18:18jobs?
- 18:20I
- 18:20have
- 18:20these
- 18:20conversations
- 18:21all
- 18:21the
- 18:21time.
- 18:22Or
- 18:22is
- 18:22it
- 18:23just
- 18:23freeing
- 18:23us
- 18:23up
- 18:23to
- 18:24do
- 18:24more
- 18:24human
- 18:24things?
- 18:24Or
- 18:25do
- 18:25you
- 18:25have
- 18:25a
- 18:25different
- 18:25take
- 18:26on
- 18:26it?
- 18:26I
- 18:26think,
- 18:26hey,
- 18:27I
- 18:27Mean
- 18:27when
- 18:27we
- 18:27started
- 18:28let
- 18:28plan
- 18:28it
- 18:28was
- 18:29just
- 18:29like
- 18:29the
- 18:29beginning
- 18:30of
- 18:30hey
- 18:30high.
- 18:30Like
- 18:31it's
- 18:31not
- 18:32so
- 18:32crazy
- 18:32the
- 18:32way
- 18:33it
- 18:33works
- 18:33right
- 18:33now
- 18:34because
- 18:34right
- 18:34now
- 18:34it's
- 18:34just
- 18:35over
- 18:36the
- 18:36roof.
- 18:36The
- 18:37way
- 18:37I
- 18:37position
- 18:38a
- 18:38high.
- 18:39I
- 18:39think
- 18:39it
- 18:39falls
- 18:40into
- 18:40the
- 18:40category
- 18:41of
- 18:41a
- 18:41business
- 18:41process
- 18:42is
- 18:42a
- 18:42tool
- 18:43for
- 18:43a
- 18:43business
- 18:43to
- 18:44achieve
- 18:44something
- 18:45faster.
- 18:46What
- 18:46we
- 18:46can
- 18:46do
- 18:47before
- 18:48a
- 18:48high
- 18:48that,
- 18:49that
- 18:49could
- 18:49span
- 18:50six
- 18:50months
- 18:50literally
- 18:51we
- 18:51can
- 18:51do
- 18:51that
- 18:51in
- 18:51a
- 18:51week.
- 18:52I
- 18:52think
- 18:52AI
- 18:53is
- 18:53meant
- 18:53for
- 18:54an
- 18:54adoption
- 18:54as
- 18:55a
- 18:55tool
- 18:55for
- 18:55a
- 18:56business
- 18:56rather
- 18:56than
- 18:57we've
- 18:57been
- 18:57scared
- 18:58of
- 18:58it.
- 18:58It's
- 18:58just
- 18:58gonna
- 18:59help
- 18:59us
- 18:59get
- 18:59things
- 18:59done
- 19:00faster,
- 19:01improve
- 19:01on
- 19:02our
- 19:02resources,
- 19:03help
- 19:04us
- 19:04ship
- 19:04product
- 19:05faster
- 19:05as
- 19:05well.
- 19:06I
- 19:06mean
- 19:06for
- 19:06our
- 19:06own
- 19:07use
- 19:07case
- 19:07it's
- 19:08just
- 19:08like
- 19:08tremendously
- 19:09helpful.
- 19:09I
- 19:10think
- 19:10the
- 19:10people
- 19:10that
- 19:10are
- 19:10going
- 19:11to
- 19:11lose
- 19:11for
- 19:11me
- 19:11are
- 19:12people
- 19:12that
- 19:13don't
- 19:13see
- 19:14the
- 19:14advantages
- 19:15is
- 19:15bring
- 19:16to
- 19:16the
- 19:16community
- 19:17and
- 19:18putting
- 19:18into
- 19:19our
- 19:19business
- 19:19for
- 19:19us
- 19:19to
- 19:20be
- 19:20able
- 19:21to
- 19:21be
- 19:21highly
- 19:22productive
- 19:22in
- 19:23whatever
- 19:24businesses
- 19:25we're
- 19:25working
- 19:25on.
- 19:25That's
- 19:26I
- 19:26see
- 19:27as
- 19:27a
- 19:27business
- 19:27process
- 19:28in
- 19:28two
- 19:29to
- 19:29four.
- 19:29I
- 19:29do
- 19:29too.
- 19:30I
- 19:30do
- 19:30too.
- 19:32It's
- 19:32not
- 19:32going
- 19:32to
- 19:33replace
- 19:33people
- 19:34in
- 19:34the
- 19:34same
- 19:34way
- 19:35that
- 19:36were.
- 19:37It's
- 19:37like
- 19:37the
- 19:38early
- 19:381900s
- 19:39when
- 19:39horse
- 19:40and
- 19:40car
- 19:41became
- 19:41car.
- 19:43So
- 19:43as
- 19:43in
- 19:43like
- 19:44suddenly
- 19:45we're
- 19:45able
- 19:46to
- 19:46in.
- 19:46In
- 19:47terms
- 19:47of
- 19:47farming
- 19:48instead
- 19:48of
- 19:48having
- 19:49doing
- 19:49everything
- 19:50by
- 19:50hand
- 19:50we
- 19:50have
- 19:50tractors
- 19:52and
- 19:52so
- 19:52it
- 19:53speeds
- 19:53up
- 19:53the
- 19:53process.
- 19:54Yeah.
- 19:55And
- 19:55now
- 19:55people
- 19:56are
- 19:56moved
- 19:56to
- 19:57things
- 19:57that
- 19:57are
- 19:57more
- 19:58need,
- 19:58you
- 19:58know,
- 19:59need
- 19:59to
- 19:59be
- 19:59more
- 19:59hands
- 20:00on
- 20:00and
- 20:00more
- 20:01thoughtful
- 20:02and
- 20:02stuff.
- 20:03So
- 20:04it
- 20:04takes
- 20:05a
- 20:05lot
- 20:05of
- 20:05the
- 20:05pain
- 20:06away
- 20:07hopefully.
- 20:08Yeah,
- 20:08I
- 20:08hope.
- 20:09Yeah.
- 20:10Sorry,
- 20:10I
- 20:10mean
- 20:10I
- 20:10was
- 20:11just
- 20:11gonna
- 20:11have
- 20:11that.
- 20:11It's
- 20:11just
- 20:12like
- 20:12the
- 20:12way
- 20:12we
- 20:12move
- 20:13from
- 20:13the
- 20:14industrial
- 20:15age
- 20:15because
- 20:15I
- 20:16mean
- 20:16Mike,
- 20:16you
- 20:16said
- 20:17you're
- 20:17a
- 20:17bit
- 20:17older
- 20:17so
- 20:18probably
- 20:18you
- 20:18fought
- 20:19into
- 20:19the
- 20:19industrial.
- 20:20I'm
- 20:20not
- 20:201900s.
- 20:21Are
- 20:21we,
- 20:22you
- 20:22know,
- 20:22in
- 20:22terms
- 20:23of
- 20:23old.
- 20:23I
- 20:24was
- 20:24gonna
- 20:24say
- 20:24just
- 20:24so
- 20:24we
- 20:25will
- 20:25move
- 20:25from
- 20:25the
- 20:26industrial
- 20:27age
- 20:27to
- 20:28the
- 20:28information
- 20:28head.
- 20:29So
- 20:29the
- 20:30way,
- 20:30the
- 20:30perspective,
- 20:31the
- 20:32how
- 20:32we
- 20:32do
- 20:32things
- 20:33change
- 20:33tremendously
- 20:34and
- 20:34we
- 20:34tend
- 20:35to
- 20:35do
- 20:36things
- 20:36a
- 20:37bit
- 20:37more
- 20:37faster.
- 20:38I
- 20:38think
- 20:38now
- 20:38it's
- 20:39AI
- 20:39era
- 20:40and
- 20:40I
- 20:40think
- 20:40the
- 20:41changes
- 20:41are
- 20:41just
- 20:42there
- 20:42and
- 20:42so
- 20:42obvious
- 20:43and
- 20:43we
- 20:43can
- 20:43do
- 20:44things
- 20:44even
- 20:44way
- 20:45lot
- 20:45smarter
- 20:46and
- 20:46faster
- 20:47than
- 20:47the
- 20:47way
- 20:47it
- 20:47was
- 20:48before.
- 20:49Fantastic.
- 20:49So
- 20:50given
- 20:50that
- 20:51you're
- 20:51in
- 20:51the
- 20:52space
- 20:52of
- 20:53saving
- 20:53plants
- 20:54and
- 20:55looking
- 20:55after
- 20:56the
- 20:57sustainability
- 20:57aspect,
- 20:59given
- 20:59your
- 20:59sustainability
- 21:00credentials.
- 21:01It's
- 21:01a
- 21:01buzzword
- 21:02that
- 21:03is
- 21:04often
- 21:04full
- 21:04of
- 21:04rubbish.
- 21:05From
- 21:05a
- 21:06corporate
- 21:06point
- 21:06of
- 21:06view.
- 21:08Do
- 21:08you
- 21:08think
- 21:09that
- 21:09the
- 21:09climate
- 21:10and
- 21:10sustainability
- 21:11needs
- 21:12more
- 21:12regulation
- 21:13to
- 21:13stop
- 21:13companies
- 21:14greenwashing?
- 21:15Just
- 21:15to
- 21:15make
- 21:15sure
- 21:15I
- 21:16get
- 21:16your
- 21:16question
- 21:16correctly,
- 21:17are
- 21:17you
- 21:18talking
- 21:18about
- 21:18the
- 21:19policies
- 21:20and
- 21:20the
- 21:20requirement
- 21:21needed
- 21:21for
- 21:21company
- 21:22like
- 21:22the
- 21:22new
- 21:22startup
- 21:23to
- 21:24start
- 21:24something
- 21:24along
- 21:25the
- 21:25line
- 21:25of
- 21:25sustainability.
- 21:26Correct.
- 21:28I
- 21:28don't
- 21:28think
- 21:28we
- 21:29really
- 21:30there
- 21:30is
- 21:30a
- 21:30lot
- 21:31of
- 21:32barriers
- 21:32for
- 21:33us
- 21:33at
- 21:33the
- 21:33moment
- 21:33to
- 21:34start
- 21:34something
- 21:34really
- 21:34new
- 21:34in
- 21:35the
- 21:35market.
- 21:36I
- 21:36don't
- 21:36know
- 21:36what
- 21:36the
- 21:36next
- 21:37two
- 21:37or
- 21:37three
- 21:37years
- 21:37might
- 21:38be
- 21:38but
- 21:39I'll
- 21:39say
- 21:40right
- 21:40now
- 21:40we
- 21:40can
- 21:41really
- 21:42start
- 21:42our
- 21:43projects,
- 21:43work
- 21:43on
- 21:44our
- 21:44products,
- 21:45go
- 21:45with
- 21:45the
- 21:45compliance
- 21:46that
- 21:46we
- 21:46have
- 21:46on
- 21:46ground
- 21:47which
- 21:47are
- 21:47not
- 21:47so
- 21:48complicated
- 21:49at
- 21:49the
- 21:49moment.
- 21:50Honestly
- 21:50right
- 21:50now
- 21:51I
- 21:51don't
- 21:51see
- 21:51any
- 21:52issue
- 21:52with
- 21:52that.
- 21:52Is
- 21:52there
- 21:53anything
- 21:53that
- 21:53you
- 21:53think
- 21:54is
- 21:54making
- 21:54it
- 21:54harder
- 21:55for
- 21:55people
- 21:55like
- 21:56you
- 21:56to
- 21:56come
- 21:56up
- 21:56with
- 21:57sustainable
- 21:58climate
- 21:59tech
- 21:59solutions
- 22:00or
- 22:01do
- 22:01you
- 22:01think
- 22:01it's
- 22:02pretty
- 22:02easier
- 22:02than
- 22:03people
- 22:03might
- 22:03think?
- 22:04I
- 22:04think
- 22:04probably
- 22:04one
- 22:04of
- 22:05the
- 22:05restrictions
- 22:05has
- 22:05to
- 22:06do
- 22:06with
- 22:06the
- 22:06funding.
- 22:07I
- 22:07think
- 22:07it
- 22:07takes
- 22:07quite
- 22:08a
- 22:08lot
- 22:08of
- 22:08money.
- 22:08Probably
- 22:09should
- 22:09be
- 22:10some
- 22:10there
- 22:11are
- 22:11some
- 22:11already
- 22:12but
- 22:12just
- 22:12make
- 22:13it
- 22:13more
- 22:13available
- 22:14for
- 22:14people.
- 22:15I
- 22:15think
- 22:15that
- 22:15thousands
- 22:16and
- 22:16thousands
- 22:16of
- 22:16ideas
- 22:17out
- 22:17there
- 22:18to
- 22:18enable
- 22:18us
- 22:18reduce
- 22:19the
- 22:19CO2
- 22:20and
- 22:21be
- 22:21it's
- 22:22the
- 22:22net
- 22:22zero
- 22:22goal
- 22:23by
- 22:232030
- 22:24according
- 22:24to
- 22:24the
- 22:24UK.
- 22:25I
- 22:25think
- 22:26more
- 22:26has
- 22:26to
- 22:26do
- 22:26with
- 22:27the
- 22:27funding
- 22:27for
- 22:27us
- 22:28to
- 22:28push
- 22:28these
- 22:28ideas
- 22:29and
- 22:30from
- 22:31theory
- 22:31to
- 22:32being
- 22:32more
- 22:33practical
- 22:33about
- 22:33it.
- 22:34Okay,
- 22:34so
- 22:35what
- 22:35you're
- 22:35suggesting
- 22:36is
- 22:38encouraging
- 22:39governments
- 22:39and
- 22:40stuff
- 22:40to
- 22:41be
- 22:41more
- 22:42proactive
- 22:43and
- 22:43fund
- 22:43a
- 22:44lot
- 22:44more
- 22:44of
- 22:44these
- 22:44ideas
- 22:45to
- 22:45try
- 22:45and.
- 22:47But
- 22:48the
- 22:48climate
- 22:48is
- 22:48getting
- 22:49hotter
- 22:49faster
- 22:50than
- 22:50it
- 22:50would
- 22:50normally
- 22:52so
- 22:52solutions
- 22:53are
- 22:53needed.
- 22:54That's
- 22:54science,
- 22:55not
- 22:56opinion.
- 22:56Okay,
- 22:57so
- 22:58in
- 22:59terms
- 22:59of
- 22:59the
- 23:00your
- 23:00story,
- 23:01you
- 23:02mentioned
- 23:02that
- 23:02you
- 23:02knocked
- 23:03on
- 23:03the
- 23:03doors
- 23:03of
- 23:0440
- 23:04garden
- 23:04centers
- 23:05and
- 23:05got
- 23:05nowhere
- 23:06until
- 23:06you
- 23:06found
- 23:08Morrisons
- 23:09that
- 23:09were
- 23:09willing
- 23:10to
- 23:10support
- 23:11your
- 23:11dream
- 23:12and
- 23:12your
- 23:12idea.
- 23:13Yeah.
- 23:14For
- 23:14the
- 23:14founders
- 23:14listening
- 23:15how
- 23:17do
- 23:17you
- 23:17keep
- 23:17going
- 23:18And
- 23:18I
- 23:18say
- 23:19this
- 23:19a
- 23:19lot,
- 23:19a
- 23:19lot
- 23:19of
- 23:20the
- 23:20time
- 23:20it's
- 23:20the
- 23:21hardest
- 23:21part
- 23:21is
- 23:22taking
- 23:23all
- 23:23the
- 23:23knockbacks
- 23:24and
- 23:25not
- 23:25knowing
- 23:25when
- 23:26your
- 23:26yes
- 23:26is
- 23:26going
- 23:26to
- 23:27come.
- 23:27How
- 23:28do
- 23:28you
- 23:28keep
- 23:28going
- 23:28after
- 23:29the
- 23:2930th
- 23:29no
- 23:31and
- 23:33what
- 23:33do
- 23:33you
- 23:33think
- 23:33made
- 23:34them
- 23:34say
- 23:34yes?
- 23:35I
- 23:35think
- 23:36I'll
- 23:36start
- 23:36with
- 23:37saying
- 23:37grit
- 23:38is
- 23:38all
- 23:38about
- 23:39embracing
- 23:40the
- 23:40process
- 23:41because
- 23:42for
- 23:42every
- 23:43no
- 23:44you
- 23:44get
- 23:44there
- 23:45is
- 23:45just
- 23:45one
- 23:45step
- 23:46to
- 23:46you
- 23:46getting
- 23:46the
- 23:46yes.
- 23:48So
- 23:48in
- 23:49my
- 23:49own
- 23:49case
- 23:49when
- 23:50I
- 23:50was
- 23:50keep
- 23:50knocking
- 23:51on
- 23:51guiding
- 23:51centers
- 23:52and
- 23:53I
- 23:53reached
- 23:54the
- 23:54was
- 23:54it
- 23:5521
- 23:56I
- 23:57felt
- 23:57like
- 23:58I
- 23:58might
- 23:58really
- 23:59doing
- 23:59the
- 23:59right
- 23:59thing.
- 23:59Is
- 24:00it
- 24:00the
- 24:00right
- 24:00approach?
- 24:01But
- 24:01before
- 24:01that
- 24:02I
- 24:02will
- 24:02always
- 24:03set
- 24:03a
- 24:03target.
- 24:03So
- 24:04I
- 24:04said
- 24:04oh
- 24:04okay
- 24:05probably
- 24:05just
- 24:05going
- 24:05to
- 24:06I
- 24:06say
- 24:06a
- 24:06target
- 24:06of
- 24:06100.
- 24:07I
- 24:07was
- 24:07going
- 24:08to
- 24:08knock
- 24:08on
- 24:08100
- 24:08guidance
- 24:09centers
- 24:09before
- 24:09I
- 24:10could
- 24:10get
- 24:10one.
- 24:11So
- 24:12I
- 24:12think
- 24:12it
- 24:13has
- 24:13to
- 24:13be
- 24:13with
- 24:13the
- 24:14numbers
- 24:14game
- 24:15and
- 24:15the
- 24:15mindset
- 24:15in
- 24:16the
- 24:16first
- 24:16place.
- 24:16Probably
- 24:17you
- 24:17just
- 24:17need
- 24:18to
- 24:18say,
- 24:18okay,
- 24:18I'm
- 24:18going
- 24:19to
- 24:19go
- 24:19to
- 24:19100
- 24:20and
- 24:20visit
- 24:20100
- 24:21places,
- 24:22talk
- 24:22to
- 24:22them
- 24:22and
- 24:23see
- 24:23if
- 24:23I
- 24:23could
- 24:24get
- 24:24it.
- 24:24Yes.
- 24:25So
- 24:25I
- 24:25would
- 24:26say
- 24:26the
- 24:26greatest
- 24:26was
- 24:27already
- 24:27planned
- 24:28and
- 24:28I
- 24:28mean
- 24:29the
- 24:29rest
- 24:29was
- 24:29issue
- 24:29when
- 24:30we
- 24:30get
- 24:30the
- 24:30years
- 24:30and
- 24:31was
- 24:31just
- 24:31forced
- 24:32to
- 24:33go
- 24:33in
- 24:33and
- 24:34show
- 24:35product
- 24:36and
- 24:36validated
- 24:37from
- 24:37the
- 24:37customers
- 24:37as
- 24:38well.
- 24:38So
- 24:38just
- 24:39to
- 24:39make
- 24:39sure
- 24:39that
- 24:39I
- 24:40understand
- 24:40what
- 24:41you're
- 24:41saying,
- 24:41you're
- 24:42saying
- 24:42that
- 24:42like
- 24:43the
- 24:43key
- 24:43for
- 24:43you
- 24:44was
- 24:44setting
- 24:44a
- 24:45goal
- 24:45of
- 24:45100
- 24:46and
- 24:46kind
- 24:46of
- 24:47recommending
- 24:47that
- 24:47people
- 24:48set
- 24:48that
- 24:48sort
- 24:49of
- 24:49goal.
- 24:50Yep.
- 24:50And
- 24:51then
- 24:51try
- 24:51and
- 24:52get
- 24:52through
- 24:52them.
- 24:53Like
- 24:53as
- 24:53in
- 24:53just
- 24:54don't
- 24:54think
- 24:54about
- 24:54the
- 24:55no.
- 24:55It's
- 24:55just
- 24:55think
- 24:55I'm
- 24:56getting
- 24:56closer
- 24:56to
- 24:57yes.
- 24:57Is
- 24:57that
- 24:57what
- 24:58you're
- 24:58suggesting?
- 24:59Yeah,
- 24:59that's
- 24:59correct.
- 25:00I
- 25:00mean
- 25:00for
- 25:00example,
- 25:01like
- 25:01me,
- 25:01like
- 25:01I
- 25:02said,
- 25:02I
- 25:02have
- 25:02got
- 25:03100
- 25:03and
- 25:03I
- 25:04got
- 25:04a
- 25:04yes
- 25:04at
- 25:04the
- 25:0548
- 25:05one,
- 25:05which
- 25:06is
- 25:06that
- 25:06means
- 25:06I
- 25:07have
- 25:07see
- 25:07how
- 25:0760
- 25:08lives
- 25:08I
- 25:08have
- 25:08to
- 25:09explore.
- 25:10But
- 25:10it's
- 25:11easier
- 25:11to
- 25:11do
- 25:11that
- 25:11once
- 25:12you
- 25:12got
- 25:12the
- 25:12s
- 25:12right.
- 25:13Yeah,
- 25:13yeah,
- 25:14yeah.
- 25:14It's
- 25:14easy.
- 25:15But
- 25:15you
- 25:15just
- 25:15need
- 25:16to
- 25:16like
- 25:16set
- 25:17the
- 25:17numbers
- 25:17right.
- 25:18Give
- 25:18yourself
- 25:18enough
- 25:19room
- 25:19to
- 25:19do
- 25:20that.
- 25:20It's
- 25:20not
- 25:20like
- 25:21you're
- 25:21just
- 25:21gonna
- 25:21send
- 25:22or
- 25:22probably
- 25:22visit
- 25:23like
- 25:23five
- 25:23or
- 25:24six
- 25:24garden
- 25:24centers
- 25:25and
- 25:26no.
- 25:26And
- 25:26you
- 25:26probably
- 25:27stop.
- 25:28I
- 25:28don't
- 25:28think
- 25:28as
- 25:28an
- 25:29entrepreneur
- 25:29you
- 25:30should
- 25:30be
- 25:31doing
- 25:31that.
- 25:31I
- 25:31think
- 25:33you
- 25:33should
- 25:34understand
- 25:34it's
- 25:35always
- 25:35a
- 25:35numbers
- 25:36game
- 25:36and
- 25:37more
- 25:37you
- 25:37could
- 25:37go
- 25:38the
- 25:39chances
- 25:39of
- 25:39you
- 25:39getting
- 25:40a
- 25:40yes.
- 25:42So
- 25:42keep
- 25:43going
- 25:43people.
- 25:44He,
- 25:44he
- 25:44got
- 25:45nine
- 25:4539
- 25:46no's
- 25:46and
- 25:47the
- 25:4740th
- 25:47yes.
- 25:48Yep,
- 25:48that's.
- 25:49So
- 25:50did
- 25:50you
- 25:51finish
- 25:51before
- 25:51I
- 25:52asked
- 25:52the
- 25:52next
- 25:53question
- 25:53that
- 25:53I'm
- 25:54dying
- 25:54to
- 25:54ask.
- 25:55Did
- 25:55you
- 25:55do
- 25:55the
- 25:56final
- 25:5660?
- 25:57No,
- 25:57to
- 25:57be
- 25:58honest.
- 25:58I
- 25:58mean
- 25:58I
- 25:59think
- 25:59the
- 25:59hundred
- 26:00was
- 26:00just
- 26:00the
- 26:00gap
- 26:01that
- 26:01for
- 26:01us
- 26:01to
- 26:01get
- 26:01a
- 26:02yes.
- 26:02So
- 26:02when
- 26:03we
- 26:03had
- 26:03a
- 26:03yes,
- 26:03we
- 26:04had
- 26:04our
- 26:04moment
- 26:04and
- 26:05we
- 26:05just.
- 26:05You
- 26:05had
- 26:06a
- 26:06starting
- 26:06point.
- 26:07Yeah,
- 26:07yeah,
- 26:08that's
- 26:08when
- 26:08holding
- 26:08for
- 26:09it.
- 26:09Which
- 26:09leads
- 26:10me
- 26:10to
- 26:10a
- 26:10really
- 26:10other
- 26:11cool
- 26:11point
- 26:12which
- 26:12really
- 26:13drew
- 26:13me
- 26:13to
- 26:13you
- 26:14when
- 26:14we
- 26:14first
- 26:14started
- 26:14speaking.
- 26:15You
- 26:16have
- 26:16a
- 26:16patent
- 26:17pending
- 26:18system
- 26:18at
- 26:19the
- 26:19moment
- 26:19and
- 26:20in
- 26:21the
- 26:21startup
- 26:21world,
- 26:22patents
- 26:22are
- 26:23a
- 26:23scary
- 26:23thing.
- 26:24You
- 26:25know,
- 26:25people,
- 26:25people
- 26:26are.
- 26:26There's
- 26:26a
- 26:26lot
- 26:27of
- 26:27misinformation
- 26:28out
- 26:28there.
- 26:28Right.
- 26:28What
- 26:29drove
- 26:29you
- 26:29to
- 26:30get
- 26:30a
- 26:30patent
- 26:30and
- 26:31what
- 26:31do
- 26:31you
- 26:32think
- 26:32it's
- 26:32going
- 26:32to
- 26:32do
- 26:33for
- 26:33you
- 26:33and
- 26:34how
- 26:34easy
- 26:34was
- 26:34it?
- 26:34Three
- 26:35points
- 26:35to
- 26:35that.
- 26:35What
- 26:35drove
- 26:36you
- 26:36to
- 26:36it?
- 26:36What
- 26:37do
- 26:37you
- 26:37think
- 26:37it'll
- 26:37give
- 26:37you
- 26:38and
- 26:38what
- 26:38did
- 26:38you
- 26:39learn?
- 26:39I
- 26:39think
- 26:39what
- 26:40drove
- 26:40me
- 26:40to
- 26:40it
- 26:41was
- 26:41to
- 26:42Honestly
- 26:43send
- 26:43our
- 26:43competitors
- 26:44away.
- 26:44So
- 26:45that
- 26:45was
- 26:45the
- 26:45first
- 26:45thing
- 26:46I
- 26:46have
- 26:46the
- 26:47idea,
- 26:47we
- 26:47have
- 26:48the
- 26:48system,
- 26:48the
- 26:49architecture
- 26:49that
- 26:50we're
- 26:50using
- 26:50to
- 26:51approach
- 26:51these
- 26:51problem
- 26:52and
- 26:52how
- 26:52we
- 26:53plan
- 26:53to
- 26:53stop
- 26:54the
- 26:54plant
- 26:54risk
- 26:55concern.
- 26:56So
- 26:56what
- 26:56I
- 26:57want
- 26:57to
- 26:57do
- 26:57first
- 26:58is
- 26:58to
- 26:58protect
- 26:58the
- 26:58idea
- 27:00and
- 27:00the
- 27:00best
- 27:00way
- 27:01is
- 27:01to
- 27:01go
- 27:01through
- 27:02and
- 27:02get
- 27:02a
- 27:02patent
- 27:03for
- 27:03it.
- 27:03And
- 27:04that's
- 27:04honestly
- 27:04the
- 27:05first
- 27:05thing
- 27:05that
- 27:05drove
- 27:05me
- 27:05to
- 27:06it
- 27:06because
- 27:06I
- 27:07think
- 27:07a
- 27:07lot
- 27:07of
- 27:07people
- 27:07are
- 27:08thinking
- 27:08and
- 27:09just
- 27:10don't
- 27:10want
- 27:10to
- 27:10get
- 27:10caught
- 27:11in.
- 27:12Get
- 27:12caught
- 27:12in
- 27:12someone
- 27:13like
- 27:13build
- 27:14out
- 27:14your
- 27:14idea
- 27:15before
- 27:15you
- 27:15probably
- 27:16even
- 27:16finish
- 27:16it.
- 27:16I
- 27:17think
- 27:17that
- 27:17was
- 27:17what
- 27:17drove
- 27:18me
- 27:18to
- 27:18it.
- 27:19Get
- 27:19the
- 27:19pay
- 27:19attention.
- 27:21We
- 27:21can
- 27:22really
- 27:23send
- 27:23our
- 27:23competitors
- 27:24away
- 27:25from
- 27:25selling
- 27:25your
- 27:25idea.
- 27:26Like
- 27:26the
- 27:26main
- 27:27thing
- 27:27is
- 27:27what
- 27:28was
- 27:28it
- 27:28like
- 27:28and
- 27:29what
- 27:29did
- 27:29you
- 27:29learn
- 27:29from
- 27:30the
- 27:30process?
- 27:30Like
- 27:30anybody
- 27:31listening
- 27:31who's
- 27:32thinking
- 27:32about
- 27:32trying
- 27:33to
- 27:33protect
- 27:33their
- 27:33idea.
- 27:34I
- 27:34work
- 27:34with
- 27:35quite
- 27:35a
- 27:35lot
- 27:35of
- 27:35people
- 27:36from.
- 27:36I
- 27:37work
- 27:37with
- 27:37hackp
- 27:38lawyers
- 27:38and
- 27:38all
- 27:39that.
- 27:39And
- 27:40I
- 27:40think
- 27:40it's
- 27:40just
- 27:40like
- 27:41give
- 27:42you
- 27:42a
- 27:42sense
- 27:42of
- 27:43originality,
- 27:44if
- 27:45that
- 27:45makes
- 27:45sense
- 27:46and
- 27:46you
- 27:46being
- 27:47able
- 27:47to
- 27:47have
- 27:47a
- 27:47pattern
- 27:48for
- 27:48your
- 27:48product,
- 27:48it
- 27:49shows
- 27:49a
- 27:49sense
- 27:49of
- 27:49originality
- 27:50in
- 27:50the
- 27:50first
- 27:50place
- 27:51and
- 27:51you're
- 27:51able
- 27:52to
- 27:52protect
- 27:52the
- 27:52product.
- 27:53And
- 27:54in
- 27:54the
- 27:54world
- 27:54of
- 27:54startup,
- 27:55you're
- 27:55probably
- 27:55also
- 27:56approaching
- 27:56a
- 27:56lot
- 27:56of
- 27:56investors
- 27:57and
- 27:57VCs
- 27:58and
- 27:59honestly
- 27:59what
- 27:59you
- 28:00want
- 28:00to
- 28:00do
- 28:00most
- 28:00of
- 28:00your
- 28:00time
- 28:01has
- 28:01to
- 28:01do
- 28:01is
- 28:01your
- 28:02product
- 28:02protected
- 28:03and
- 28:03how
- 28:03you
- 28:03can
- 28:04show
- 28:04evidence
- 28:04for
- 28:05that
- 28:05is
- 28:05to
- 28:05the
- 28:05payment
- 28:06that
- 28:06you
- 28:06have.
- 28:06If
- 28:07you're
- 28:07raising
- 28:07money,
- 28:07then
- 28:08you
- 28:08probably
- 28:08just
- 28:08also
- 28:09want
- 28:09to
- 28:09protect
- 28:09it.
- 28:09What
- 28:10was
- 28:10the
- 28:10hardest
- 28:10part
- 28:11of
- 28:11going
- 28:12through
- 28:12that
- 28:12process?
- 28:13Like
- 28:13what
- 28:14would
- 28:14you.
- 28:14If
- 28:14you
- 28:15could
- 28:15do
- 28:15it
- 28:15again
- 28:16differently?
- 28:17Yep.
- 28:18For
- 28:18anybody
- 28:19listening
- 28:19who's
- 28:19thinking
- 28:20about
- 28:20getting
- 28:20a
- 28:20patent,
- 28:21what
- 28:21would
- 28:21be
- 28:21your
- 28:22top
- 28:22recommendation
- 28:22for
- 28:23them
- 28:23to
- 28:23avoid?
- 28:25Speak
- 28:25to
- 28:25a
- 28:25professional
- 28:26about
- 28:26it.
- 28:26Honestly,
- 28:27speak
- 28:27to
- 28:27a.
- 28:28Okay,
- 28:30yeah,
- 28:30let's
- 28:30just
- 28:31do
- 28:31it.
- 28:32It's.
- 28:32It's
- 28:33complicated.
- 28:34It's
- 28:34more
- 28:34complicated
- 28:35than
- 28:35you
- 28:35think.
- 28:35Is
- 28:35it.
- 28:35And
- 28:36you
- 28:36may
- 28:36as
- 28:36well
- 28:36just
- 28:37now.
- 28:37Most
- 28:37founders
- 28:38are
- 28:38terrified
- 28:38of
- 28:39hardware
- 28:39because
- 28:39it's
- 28:40hard.
- 28:41What's
- 28:41the
- 28:42biggest
- 28:42mistake
- 28:42you
- 28:43made
- 28:43along
- 28:44the
- 28:44way
- 28:45with
- 28:45the
- 28:45physical
- 28:46sensors
- 28:46that
- 28:46you
- 28:47wish
- 28:47you
- 28:47could
- 28:47go
- 28:47back
- 28:47and
- 28:48fix?
- 28:48I
- 28:48think
- 28:49it
- 28:49has
- 28:49to
- 28:49do
- 28:49with
- 28:49a
- 28:50lot
- 28:50of.
- 28:50I
- 28:50think
- 28:50we
- 28:51have
- 28:51a
- 28:51lot
- 28:51of
- 28:51troubles
- 28:51with
- 28:52Schematic
- 28:53because
- 28:53I
- 28:53was
- 28:53literally
- 28:54trying
- 28:54to
- 28:54do
- 28:55myself
- 28:55in
- 28:55the
- 28:55first
- 28:56place,
- 28:56which
- 28:57is
- 28:57not
- 28:58my
- 28:58strength,
- 28:58to
- 28:59be
- 28:59honest.
- 28:59My
- 28:59strength
- 29:00is
- 29:00coming
- 29:00from
- 29:00the
- 29:01Hub
- 29:01mobile
- 29:02development,
- 29:02which
- 29:03is
- 29:03a
- 29:03software
- 29:03development
- 29:04part.
- 29:05But
- 29:05I
- 29:05wasn't
- 29:06the
- 29:06hardware
- 29:08engineer
- 29:08guy.
- 29:09So
- 29:10I
- 29:10think
- 29:10it's
- 29:11best
- 29:11to
- 29:11have
- 29:12someone
- 29:12who
- 29:12really
- 29:13understand
- 29:13the
- 29:13hardware
- 29:14ecosystem
- 29:14very
- 29:15well
- 29:15because
- 29:16I
- 29:16think
- 29:16we
- 29:16wasted
- 29:17a
- 29:17lot
- 29:17of
- 29:17money
- 29:18in
- 29:19churning
- 29:19out
- 29:20our
- 29:20prototype
- 29:20and
- 29:21that's
- 29:21because
- 29:21of
- 29:21the
- 29:21schematic
- 29:22and
- 29:23we
- 29:23had
- 29:23a
- 29:23lot
- 29:23of
- 29:24intertwined
- 29:24connections
- 29:25that
- 29:26that
- 29:26wouldn't
- 29:27really
- 29:27pass
- 29:27through.
- 29:28Some
- 29:28complaints
- 29:29in
- 29:29the
- 29:29UK
- 29:29for
- 29:29example,
- 29:30I
- 29:31honestly
- 29:31say
- 29:32probably
- 29:32you
- 29:32get
- 29:32a
- 29:32cool
- 29:32founder
- 29:33that
- 29:33understand
- 29:33the
- 29:34hardware
- 29:34part
- 29:34better
- 29:35than
- 29:35you
- 29:35or
- 29:35you
- 29:36probably
- 29:36work
- 29:36with
- 29:37that
- 29:37agency
- 29:37and
- 29:38design
- 29:38agencies
- 29:39that
- 29:39can
- 29:39take
- 29:40you
- 29:40from
- 29:40zero
- 29:40to
- 29:41hundred
- 29:41close
- 29:42it.
- 29:42Okay,
- 29:42so
- 29:43like
- 29:43an
- 29:43innovation
- 29:43lab
- 29:44sort
- 29:44of
- 29:44thing,
- 29:45you
- 29:45know?
- 29:45Yeah,
- 29:45you
- 29:45sort
- 29:46of
- 29:46big
- 29:46plan
- 29:46for
- 29:462026.
- 29:47With
- 29:47that
- 29:48plan
- 29:49you've
- 29:49now
- 29:50won
- 29:50the
- 29:50award.
- 29:51You're
- 29:51moving
- 29:52into
- 29:52B2B
- 29:53contracts
- 29:54for
- 29:54office
- 29:54spaces.
- 29:56And
- 29:57how
- 29:57does
- 29:57the
- 29:58story
- 29:58change
- 29:58when
- 30:00you're
- 30:01sort
- 30:01of
- 30:01approaching
- 30:02that?
- 30:02What
- 30:02are
- 30:02you.
- 30:02What
- 30:03is
- 30:03your
- 30:03sort
- 30:03of
- 30:03thinking
- 30:04for
- 30:042026?
- 30:05What
- 30:05is
- 30:05your
- 30:05big
- 30:05idea?
- 30:06Let's
- 30:07try
- 30:07it
- 30:08as
- 30:08a
- 30:08way
- 30:09to
- 30:11solve
- 30:11the
- 30:11problem
- 30:11of
- 30:12plant
- 30:12waste
- 30:12in
- 30:13the
- 30:13environment.
- 30:13But
- 30:14right
- 30:14now
- 30:14Lip
- 30:14Plant
- 30:15is
- 30:15becoming
- 30:16more
- 30:16of
- 30:17a
- 30:18product
- 30:18ecosystem.
- 30:19That's
- 30:20the
- 30:20way
- 30:20I
- 30:20say
- 30:21because
- 30:21right
- 30:21now
- 30:22we
- 30:22have
- 30:22not
- 30:22just
- 30:23have.
- 30:23We
- 30:23have
- 30:23like
- 30:24four
- 30:24products
- 30:24in
- 30:25the
- 30:25market.
- 30:26We
- 30:26have
- 30:26the
- 30:27let
- 30:27brand
- 30:28Prosper
- 30:29inspired
- 30:29by
- 30:30Houseplants
- 30:31and
- 30:31it's
- 30:31just
- 30:31like
- 30:32an
- 30:32hoard
- 30:33your
- 30:33wellness
- 30:34hub
- 30:35that
- 30:35helps
- 30:36people
- 30:36to
- 30:36stay
- 30:37calm.
- 30:38And
- 30:38we
- 30:39also
- 30:39integrate
- 30:39system
- 30:40whereby
- 30:40you
- 30:40earn
- 30:41the
- 30:41prosper
- 30:42point
- 30:42and
- 30:43you
- 30:43can
- 30:43redeem
- 30:44it
- 30:44for
- 30:45wellness
- 30:45classes
- 30:46like
- 30:46yoga
- 30:47in
- 30:47your
- 30:47environment
- 30:48or
- 30:48in
- 30:48your
- 30:49community.
- 30:49So
- 30:49this
- 30:50is
- 30:50just
- 30:50like
- 30:50approach
- 30:51some
- 30:51of
- 30:52our
- 30:52product
- 30:52in
- 30:52the
- 30:52pipeline
- 30:53and
- 30:53we
- 30:53have
- 30:54a
- 30:54lot
- 30:54of
- 30:54products
- 30:54that
- 30:55we
- 30:55also
- 30:56bringing
- 30:56out
- 30:56into
- 30:56the
- 30:57ecosystem.
- 30:58So
- 30:58it's
- 30:58not
- 30:59just
- 30:59about
- 31:00the
- 31:01plant
- 31:01anymore,
- 31:02I'll
- 31:02say
- 31:02it's
- 31:03more
- 31:03about
- 31:03nature
- 31:04and
- 31:04technique,
- 31:05technology
- 31:05and
- 31:06that's
- 31:06the
- 31:06niche
- 31:07we're
- 31:07trying
- 31:07to
- 31:07dominate.
- 31:08And
- 31:08from
- 31:09a
- 31:09business
- 31:09to
- 31:09business
- 31:10point
- 31:10of
- 31:10view,
- 31:10are
- 31:10there
- 31:11any
- 31:11big
- 31:11plans
- 31:11you've
- 31:12got
- 31:12for
- 31:12the
- 31:12year
- 31:12that
- 31:12we
- 31:12should
- 31:13highlight?
- 31:14Yeah,
- 31:15absolutely.
- 31:15So
- 31:15for
- 31:15this
- 31:16year
- 31:16we
- 31:16plan
- 31:17to
- 31:18expand
- 31:18to
- 31:18more
- 31:19retail
- 31:19stores.
- 31:20I
- 31:20think
- 31:20that's
- 31:20one
- 31:20of
- 31:20our
- 31:21priority.
- 31:21We've
- 31:22been
- 31:22talking
- 31:22to
- 31:23our
- 31:23partners
- 31:23and
- 31:24we
- 31:24hope
- 31:25we
- 31:25could
- 31:25get
- 31:25into
- 31:25more
- 31:25retail
- 31:26stores
- 31:26and
- 31:26that
- 31:27would
- 31:27be
- 31:28a
- 31:28big
- 31:29milestone
- 31:29for
- 31:29such
- 31:30aero
- 31:30this
- 31:30year.
- 31:31Get
- 31:31to
- 31:31more
- 31:31toast
- 31:31toes
- 31:32in
- 31:32terms.
- 31:33Of
- 31:34your
- 31:34metrics
- 31:34of
- 31:35success
- 31:36when
- 31:37you
- 31:37sit
- 31:37in
- 31:37front
- 31:37of
- 31:38investors.
- 31:38How
- 31:39do
- 31:39you
- 31:39prove
- 31:39that
- 31:40let
- 31:40plan
- 31:41is
- 31:41not
- 31:41just
- 31:42an
- 31:42expensive
- 31:42hobby
- 31:43in
- 31:43your
- 31:43view.
- 31:44How
- 31:44to
- 31:44prove
- 31:45it
- 31:45is
- 31:45just
- 31:45showing
- 31:46tractions.
- 31:47And
- 31:47I
- 31:47think
- 31:47traction
- 31:48varies
- 31:49depending
- 31:49on
- 31:50who
- 31:50you're
- 31:50seeking
- 31:51money
- 31:51from.
- 31:52For
- 31:52example,
- 31:52if
- 31:52you're
- 31:53seeking
- 31:53money
- 31:53from
- 31:54angel
- 31:54investors,
- 31:55they
- 31:55probably
- 31:55want
- 31:55to
- 31:56see
- 31:56your
- 31:56financial
- 31:56statement,
- 31:57they
- 31:57want
- 31:57to
- 31:58see
- 31:58your
- 31:58records,
- 31:59they
- 31:59want
- 31:59to
- 31:59see
- 31:59how
- 31:59much
- 32:00money
- 32:00you're
- 32:00making,
- 32:00they
- 32:01want
- 32:01to
- 32:01see
- 32:02the
- 32:02user
- 32:03base,
- 32:03they
- 32:03want
- 32:03to
- 32:04see
- 32:04some
- 32:04metrics
- 32:05like
- 32:06the
- 32:06MAU,
- 32:07the
- 32:07dau,
- 32:08and
- 32:10quite
- 32:11a
- 32:11few
- 32:11of
- 32:11things
- 32:11that
- 32:12might
- 32:12be
- 32:12unique
- 32:12to
- 32:13each
- 32:13and
- 32:13every
- 32:13other
- 32:14investor.
- 32:14So
- 32:15I'll
- 32:15say
- 32:15it's
- 32:16more
- 32:16about
- 32:16the
- 32:16metrics.
- 32:17That's
- 32:17what
- 32:17you
- 32:17want
- 32:17to
- 32:18see
- 32:18smart
- 32:18about
- 32:19the
- 32:19metrics
- 32:19and
- 32:20whatever
- 32:20metrics
- 32:21they
- 32:21desire
- 32:21and
- 32:22you're
- 32:22able
- 32:22to
- 32:22provide.
- 32:22So
- 32:23you're
- 32:23showing
- 32:24in.
- 32:24In
- 32:24the
- 32:25case
- 32:25of
- 32:25yours,
- 32:25right,
- 32:26you're
- 32:26showing
- 32:27more
- 32:27maus
- 32:28and
- 32:28daus.
- 32:29Yeah.
- 32:29For
- 32:30those
- 32:30that
- 32:30are
- 32:31newer
- 32:31to
- 32:32tech
- 32:33and
- 32:33software,
- 32:34that
- 32:35means
- 32:35monthly
- 32:35active
- 32:36users
- 32:36and
- 32:36daily
- 32:36active
- 32:37users.
- 32:37Yeah,
- 32:38it
- 32:38means
- 32:38just
- 32:38showing
- 32:39that
- 32:39you've
- 32:40got,
- 32:40you
- 32:40know,
- 32:40you've
- 32:41got
- 32:41traction,
- 32:41you've
- 32:41got
- 32:42growth,
- 32:42which
- 32:42of
- 32:42course
- 32:43Tolu
- 32:43talks
- 32:44about.
- 32:44Okay.
- 32:44So
- 32:45I
- 32:45will
- 32:45obviously
- 32:46pop
- 32:46all
- 32:46the
- 32:47details
- 32:47to
- 32:47Letplant
- 32:48in
- 32:48the
- 32:48show.
- 32:48Notes
- 32:49in
- 32:49the
- 32:49description
- 32:51before
- 32:51you
- 32:51go.
- 32:52Advice
- 32:52to
- 32:53the
- 32:53tribe.
- 32:53So
- 32:53you
- 32:54talked
- 32:54about
- 32:54the
- 32:54mom
- 32:54test.
- 32:55You're
- 32:55a
- 32:55big
- 32:55believer
- 32:56or
- 32:56mum
- 32:57in
- 32:57the
- 32:57uk,
- 32:58you're
- 32:58a
- 32:58big
- 32:58believer
- 32:59in
- 32:59not
- 32:59building
- 33:00until
- 33:00you
- 33:01pay.
- 33:02What's
- 33:02your
- 33:03number
- 33:03one
- 33:03tip
- 33:03for
- 33:04a
- 33:04founder
- 33:04who's
- 33:04currently
- 33:05buried
- 33:05in
- 33:06their
- 33:06code
- 33:06and
- 33:06terrified
- 33:07to
- 33:07go
- 33:07out
- 33:07and
- 33:08ask
- 33:08for
- 33:08that
- 33:08first
- 33:08sale?
- 33:09So
- 33:09to
- 33:10founders
- 33:10out
- 33:10there,
- 33:11I
- 33:11think
- 33:11one
- 33:12problem
- 33:12you're
- 33:12going
- 33:13to
- 33:13have
- 33:13is
- 33:13you
- 33:14have
- 33:14a
- 33:14lot
- 33:14of
- 33:14features
- 33:15and
- 33:15a
- 33:16lot
- 33:16of
- 33:16plds,
- 33:17a
- 33:17lot
- 33:17of
- 33:17functional
- 33:18requirements
- 33:19in
- 33:19your
- 33:19documentations
- 33:20that
- 33:20you
- 33:20want
- 33:21to
- 33:21view
- 33:21that.
- 33:21I
- 33:22don't
- 33:22think
- 33:22that's
- 33:22the
- 33:22problem.
- 33:23Just
- 33:23need
- 33:24to
- 33:24prioritize
- 33:24one
- 33:25feature,
- 33:26build
- 33:26it
- 33:26up
- 33:27and
- 33:28test
- 33:28it
- 33:28with
- 33:29the
- 33:29real
- 33:29users.
- 33:30That's
- 33:30what
- 33:30you
- 33:30need.
- 33:30You
- 33:31don't
- 33:31have
- 33:31to
- 33:31get
- 33:3210
- 33:32features
- 33:32out,
- 33:3315
- 33:34features
- 33:34out
- 33:35before
- 33:35you
- 33:35start,
- 33:35like
- 33:35testing
- 33:36the
- 33:36market
- 33:36and
- 33:36see
- 33:37if
- 33:37people
- 33:37will
- 33:37pay
- 33:37for
- 33:38it.
- 33:38I
- 33:38believe
- 33:39if
- 33:39people
- 33:39are
- 33:39going
- 33:40to
- 33:40pay
- 33:40for
- 33:40one
- 33:41features
- 33:41out
- 33:41of
- 33:41your
- 33:42app,
- 33:42they
- 33:42are
- 33:43ready
- 33:43and
- 33:43waiting
- 33:44for
- 33:45you
- 33:45to
- 33:45develop
- 33:46it,
- 33:46to
- 33:46develop
- 33:47more
- 33:47features,
- 33:48evolving,
- 33:49grow
- 33:49with
- 33:49you.
- 33:50That's
- 33:50what
- 33:50I
- 33:50believe
- 33:50in.
- 33:51So
- 33:51build
- 33:51out
- 33:52one,
- 33:52test
- 33:52it
- 33:53with
- 33:53the
- 33:53market,
- 33:53see
- 33:54if
- 33:54they'll
- 33:54pay
- 33:54for
- 33:54it,
- 33:55use
- 33:55the
- 33:56money,
- 33:56build
- 33:56out
- 33:57more
- 33:57features.
- 33:59There
- 33:59you
- 33:59go.
- 34:00So
- 34:00it
- 34:01sounds
- 34:01like
- 34:01we've
- 34:02almost
- 34:02got
- 34:02a
- 34:02blueprint
- 34:03there.
- 34:03Togo.
- 34:04Such
- 34:04as
- 34:05the
- 34:06idea
- 34:06of
- 34:06find
- 34:07the
- 34:07one
- 34:07feature
- 34:07people
- 34:08desperately
- 34:09need,
- 34:10get
- 34:10them
- 34:10to
- 34:10say
- 34:11yes
- 34:11to
- 34:11paying
- 34:11for
- 34:11it
- 34:12and
- 34:12then
- 34:12you
- 34:12can
- 34:12build
- 34:12from
- 34:12there.
- 34:13Don't
- 34:13be.
- 34:13I
- 34:13talk
- 34:13about
- 34:14this
- 34:14idea
- 34:14of
- 34:14never
- 34:14being.
- 34:15There's
- 34:15no
- 34:16point
- 34:16being
- 34:16a
- 34:16perfectionist.
- 34:17Yep.
- 34:18Like,
- 34:18as
- 34:18in,
- 34:18like,
- 34:19we
- 34:19need
- 34:1920
- 34:20features
- 34:20to
- 34:20launch.
- 34:21No,
- 34:21you
- 34:21don't.
- 34:22You
- 34:22need
- 34:22something
- 34:23that's
- 34:23good.
- 34:23Right.
- 34:24And
- 34:24then
- 34:25you
- 34:25can
- 34:25build
- 34:26on
- 34:26it.
- 34:26Yeah.
- 34:28As
- 34:28you
- 34:28say,
- 34:29fund
- 34:29it.
- 34:29So
- 34:29if
- 34:30you
- 34:30could
- 34:30go
- 34:30back
- 34:30to
- 34:30the
- 34:30day
- 34:31you
- 34:31left
- 34:31Google
- 34:31to
- 34:32start
- 34:32your
- 34:32first
- 34:32venture,
- 34:33what's
- 34:34the
- 34:34one
- 34:34piece
- 34:35of
- 34:35clarity
- 34:36that
- 34:36you'd
- 34:36give
- 34:37to
- 34:37your
- 34:37younger
- 34:38self,
- 34:38like
- 34:38advice
- 34:38you'd
- 34:39give
- 34:39to
- 34:39your
- 34:39younger
- 34:40self?
- 34:40After
- 34:41all
- 34:41of
- 34:41that,
- 34:43I
- 34:43would
- 34:44say.
- 34:46Whatever
- 34:46you
- 34:47have
- 34:47in
- 34:47your
- 34:48mind
- 34:48to
- 34:48do,
- 34:48just
- 34:49do
- 34:49it.
- 34:50Because
- 34:51I
- 34:51think
- 34:51when
- 34:52I
- 34:52was
- 34:52in
- 34:52Google
- 34:52I
- 34:53had
- 34:53a
- 34:54lot
- 34:54of
- 34:54things
- 34:54I
- 34:54want
- 34:55to
- 34:55do,
- 34:55but
- 34:55because
- 34:55of,
- 34:56oh,
- 34:56I'm
- 34:57engaged,
- 34:58what
- 34:59would
- 34:59be
- 34:59the
- 35:00outcome
- 35:00of
- 35:01me
- 35:01not
- 35:01being
- 35:01here
- 35:02and
- 35:02all
- 35:02that?
- 35:02I
- 35:03would
- 35:03say
- 35:03if
- 35:03I
- 35:03have
- 35:03to
- 35:03tell
- 35:04my
- 35:04younger
- 35:04sir
- 35:04whatever
- 35:05I
- 35:05have
- 35:05to
- 35:05do,
- 35:06I
- 35:06think
- 35:06I
- 35:07should
- 35:07just
- 35:07do
- 35:07it
- 35:07and
- 35:08LE
- 35:08process
- 35:09and
- 35:09obviously.
- 35:10Take
- 35:10all
- 35:10of
- 35:10to's
- 35:11advice
- 35:11and
- 35:12what
- 35:12we've
- 35:12discussed
- 35:13here
- 35:13in
- 35:13terms
- 35:13of
- 35:14validating
- 35:14the
- 35:14idea.
- 35:15Talking
- 35:16to
- 35:16people.
- 35:16Talk
- 35:16to
- 35:17people.
- 35:17Talk
- 35:17to
- 35:17people.
- 35:17Talk
- 35:18to
- 35:18people.
- 35:18There
- 35:18are
- 35:18so
- 35:19many
- 35:19amazing
- 35:20communities
- 35:21and
- 35:21I
- 35:21know
- 35:21that
- 35:21you
- 35:21were
- 35:22at
- 35:22le.
- 35:22Was
- 35:23it
- 35:23Pitch
- 35:23UK
- 35:24the
- 35:24other
- 35:25day
- 35:25or.
- 35:25Yeah,
- 35:26the
- 35:27Pitch
- 35:27uk.
- 35:28Yeah,
- 35:28that's
- 35:28correct,
- 35:29yeah.
- 35:29Yeah.
- 35:30So
- 35:30again,
- 35:31I'm
- 35:31plugging
- 35:32the
- 35:32Pitch
- 35:32UK
- 35:32here
- 35:33as
- 35:33well.
- 35:34I'll
- 35:34pop
- 35:34the
- 35:34details
- 35:35of
- 35:35that
- 35:35in
- 35:35so
- 35:36there's
- 35:36loads
- 35:36of
- 35:36cool
- 35:36places
- 35:37to
- 35:37dive
- 35:38in
- 35:38and
- 35:39meet
- 35:39people
- 35:39like,
- 35:40like
- 35:40Tolu
- 35:41and
- 35:41build
- 35:41and
- 35:41develop
- 35:42your
- 35:42idea.
- 35:42I
- 35:42thank
- 35:43you
- 35:43so
- 35:43much
- 35:44for
- 35:44your
- 35:44time,
- 35:44Tolu.
- 35:45I
- 35:45will
- 35:45pop
- 35:46all
- 35:46the
- 35:46details
- 35:46down
- 35:47below
- 35:47to
- 35:48your
- 35:48website,
- 35:49to
- 35:49your
- 35:49LinkedIn
- 35:50profile
- 35:50and
- 35:52if
- 35:52there's
- 35:53anything
- 35:53else,
- 35:53obviously
- 35:54I'll
- 35:54add
- 35:54it
- 35:55later
- 35:55on.
- 35:55But
- 35:55thank
- 35:55you
- 35:56so
- 35:56much
- 35:56for
- 35:56coming
- 35:56today,
- 35:57Tolu.
- 35:57And
- 35:58to
- 35:58those
- 35:58of
- 35:59you
- 35:59listening,
- 35:59please
- 36:00do
- 36:00follow,
- 36:00subscribe,
- 36:01comment,
- 36:02Tell
- 36:02us
- 36:03what
- 36:03you
- 36:03think
- 36:03of
- 36:03Tolu
- 36:04and
- 36:04whether
- 36:04you'd
- 36:05like
- 36:05me
- 36:05to
- 36:05bring
- 36:05him
- 36:05back
- 36:06in
- 36:06six,
- 36:07nine
- 36:07months
- 36:07time,
- 36:08whatever,
- 36:08to
- 36:08share
- 36:09more
- 36:09about
- 36:09the
- 36:09lead
- 36:09plant
- 36:10story
- 36:10and
- 36:10how
- 36:112026is
- 36:12shaping
- 36:12up.
- 36:13Thank
- 36:13you
- 36:13again,
- 36:13Tolu.