Growth CFO Podcast

We interview leading players in growth companies: founders, VCs, angel investors and seasoned advisers - discussing their practical advice for growing startups and scaleups.

04 - Shane Corstorphine

Scaleup adviser and ex-CFO of Skyscanner

Shane played a key part in Skyscanner's growth as CFO and then Head of Americas. During his time the company grew from 50 employees to over 1,500 employees and a unicorn exit.

He now advises CEOs and helps companies to become mega scaleups through his advisory firm: NowScaleIt.

During our chat, we get his 3 tips for scaleups:

Get the board right
Invest in people for growth
Make everything measurable, repeatable and therefore scalable

We also cover his biggest failure and success, but you'll need to listen to find out.

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Guest: The New F*Word

Stephen Findlay joins Colin Hewitt on his podcast

Colin is the Founder & CEO of Float, a cash flow forecasting app for Xero.

Together, on this episode they discuss:

Fundraising for startups
Financial and cash flow management
Skills required by founders

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03 - Jens Dueing

VC Investor

Jens is a Senior Partner at Frog Capital, a leading investor in EU startups and scaleups.

With 20+ years of VC investing, and having successfully helped scale some leading companies, Jens is well placed to provide insights on investing and growing scaleups.

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02 - Simon Thorpe

Angel Investor

Simon has a wealth of experience having made over 60 angel investments over 15+ years and being an active member of leading angel networks Cambridge Angels, Angel Academy and Manchester Angels.

Advice for founders looking to fundraise from angels includes:

think carefully about who you are approaching for investment and why it is suitable for them;
define your proposition succinctly; and
importance of the team.

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