Episode 02: Emily Forbes
Tech Startups, Copycat Competitors and High Performance Teams
This week’s guest is Emily Forbes, founder and CEO at Seenit, the creative platform that enables colleagues, customers and fans of large organisations to tell stories through authentic video content.
In this episode we talk about how to test your business idea, copycat competitors and why authentic company values are so important. We discuss Emily’s approach to team management using the framework of creativity, risk taking, growth and autonomy. Emily shares her mistakes, her proudest moments and insights for aspiring business owners.
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Chapters:
00:00 Chapter 1: Test, Learn, Iterate, Grow: Planting The Seed for Seenit
12:45 Chapter 2: Testing The Idea
18:47 Chapter 3: Overcoming The Initial Hurdles
23:49 Chapter 4: People Management and Company Values
33:07 Chapter 5: Mistakes and Learnings
39:25 Chapter 6: Proudest Moments and Awards
41:27 Chapter 8: Maintaining Good Mental Health
45:30 Chapter 9: Closing Note: A Key Insight
Episode resources:
Seenit - https://seenit.io
Collider Accelerator - https://www.collider.io/
London and Partners - https://www.londonandpartners.com/
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Find out more about Seenit:
Seenit - https://seenit.io
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