Startup Blueprint

🤖 We're talking all things Robotics and AI with VCs Joseph Krause and Brannon Jones from AlleyCorp! Dive into the future of technology as we discuss how hardware can keep up with software, why most people are missing the point of driverless cars, what future human augmentation will look like, and whether all-out scaling of AI models at the expense of efficiency is the right approach. 🧐 We answer your burning questions - will I ever have JARVIS in my home? When can I get my own humanoid assistant? In this exclusive interview, Joseph and Brannon share their unparalleled insights into robotics, including from which industries they expect to see the big winners emerge 💪 📺 Don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to the Startup Blueprint Podcast for exclusive interviews with industry leaders! 🤝 🚀 🔗 About AlleyCorp: https://alleycorp.com/ 🔗 Connect with Joseph: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephfkrause/ 🔗 Connect with Brannon: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brannon-jones-487aa592/ 🔗 Connect with James: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-bannon/

💡 Join us on the Startup Blueprint Podcast as we delve into the inspiring journey of Jane, the founder of Ops Lab. Explore the reasons behind why Jane jumped ship from a startup to start her business, discover her secret sauce, and gain insights into the psychology of successful founders. 🔗 Connect with Jane: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jane-davydiuk-b85046168/ 🔗 Connect with James: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-bannon/

🌱 Join Nadav Steinmetz, Founder & CEO of Climate First accelerator and Nomea climate tech fund, as he delves into the world of Climate Tech and the future of climate investing. Discover insights into why climate tech is gaining traction, how to identify promising startups, the role of batteries in the green revolution, and more! 🔗 Connect with Nadav: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadav-steinmetz-38bb9518b/ 🔗 Connect with James: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-bannon/ 🌐 Nadav's Businesses: https://climatefirst.vc/ | https://nomeainvestments.com/

Olu Taiwo is founder and CEO of Solideon, which 3D prints for the space industry! 3D printing allows for AI-optimised design, speedy iteration, and limitless personalisation 💪 Olu's vision is to be the "AWS of manufacturing" by upending the historically slow-moving and capital-intensive industry. Olu has great stories about how he got his first startup funding, his lessons from the titans of the Space Industry at Virgin Orbit & RocketLab, the difficulties that comes with being a hardware founder, solving the problems of the space supply chain, and following his lifelong passion for space & manufacturing. "If you're building a company on Earth, you're inherently a space company!" 🛰 ------------------------------ Olu's startup: https://solideon.com/ Follow Olu: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oluseun-taiwo-44b97910b/ Follow James: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-bannon/

Stuart Pearce is an award winning sales trainer from the UK. From the words of his own website “Stuart has spent over 20 years training and coaching people and is currently the UK Enterprise Awards 'Sales Trainer of the Year'. He has trained people and teams across the globe from Hong Kong to Manchester and everywhere in between.” 🌍 His wealth of experience in sales leads him to drop tons of valuable insights - how many times should you follow up? When is the right time to let a lead go? Where is the hidden value in your sales pipeline? Why are you losing leads? 🤔 These questions and many more are explored in this episode and it’s a treat to hear them through Stuart’s straight shooting and fun delivery. 💥 Find Stuart here: https://thesalestrainer.uk/

Dr Ben Miles is a physicist, entrepreneur, startup investor and educational YouTuber (with over 100k subs) 🧬 **Key highlights of our convo: how scientists can be entrepreneurs, the downsides of too much technological progress, the eternal promise of nuclear fusion, how VCs should pivot into Deep Tech, and how to find your life's purpose! Ben's YouTube:  @DrBenMiles  Spin Up Science: https://www.spin-up.science/ Science Angel Syndicate: https://www.scienceangelsyndicate.com/ Connect with Ben here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drbenmiles/ Connect with James here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-bannon/

Raja Skogland drops top advice on - how to build your network from nothing, how to conduct customer interviews, how to sell your company's vision, fundraising strategies, and what "pre-totyping" is. Raja broke free from the corporate lifestyle as an ex-private banker in Switzerland to become a founder & VC investor 💰 A big personality with an online presence to match, she currently helps startups, scale-ups, and SMBs access the expertise and network they need - check out her newsletter: https://rajaskogland.substack.com/ Raja's VC firm: https://www.thevisionaryvc.com/ Connect with Raja: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajaskogland/ Connect with James: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-bannon/ Connect with Suraj: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suraj-t-4a9630155/

Rajeshwar is passionate climate advocate and entrepreneur, having founded green streaming service Zero-Carbon, battery research company High-LES, and climate community 42hacks. 🌱 He offers top insights into how we can reverse the current climate crisis. In episode 55 we cover - his climate startups, why different geographies need different climate solutions, localized & tailored climate solutions, the problems with resource-hungry data centers, global water shortages, climate solutions for the global south, the AI hype cycle and its implications, the future energy mix, climate policy from governments, the POV of the climate investor, the current state of the battery industry, battery supply chains, battery geopolitics, and what keeps Rajeshwar personally motivated. Please like & subscribe to the Startup Blueprint Podcast for more exclusive interviews! 🚀 ------------------------------ Rajeshwar's companies: https://zero-carbon.de/ https://batchurajeshwer763.wixsite./highles https://www.42hacks.com/ Connect with Rajeshwar here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bachu-rajeshwar/ Connect with James here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-bannon/

Steve Bookbinder joins us from New York on this episode! Steve is a multi-book selling author with decades of experience in sales! He has done OVER 5000 workshops. He unleashes a unique perspective on sales. 👀 Steve starts with the view that sales is a social process - knowing more people in a business and having deep rapport with prospects is a sure fire way to win champions of your product. 🏆 He then hits us with the reality - if your prospect hasn’t even put your name in their calendar as a next step then what makes you think they’re gonna buy from you? Always book next steps in and have a roadmap to securing the sale. ✅ Find out more such as “what do most salespeople do to make their lives harder??” (The clue: sell too much). There’s a reason this episode is one of our longest to date! Tune in. 📡 Connect with Steve: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stbookbinder Connect with Suraj: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suraj-t-4a9630155 Find Steve’s most recent book here: https://books.google.co.in/books/about/Echo_Selling.html?id=oXgCzwEACAAJ&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y

Amos is Founder & CEO of Dovetail Finance - empowering the financial sector to invest in net zero by modelling the impact of climate change on every company. 🌱 Amos' fascinating background is in financial crime journalism, before working at Peter Thiel's Palantir Technologies, teaching himself to code, and taking an eye-opening trip to America 🇺🇸 We then discuss: how he founded his startup Dovetail Finance, how he found a co-founder, how he got his first customers, his passion for climate action, the pitfalls of climate change modelling, the threat of greenwashing, the pros & cons of the ESG spectrum, the role policy plays in climate action, UK vs US mentality towards startups & funding, climate solutions for developing countries, climate as an investment opportunity, the space sector, nuclear power, the philosophy of entrepreneurship, the Theranos debacle, managing ego, advice for startup founders, and Amos' must-read books. ------------------------------ Dovetail Finance: https://www.dovetail.finance/ Connect with Amos here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amos-wittenberg-88838b40/ Connect with James here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-bannon/