Hosted by John O’Connell, tech entrepreneur, founder, and investor · 🇺🇸 US · EN-GB · 18 episodes
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SaaS ScaleUps – Pearls of Wisdom from Entrepreneurs is the go-to podcast for B2B SaaS tech founders looking to scale. Hosted by tech entrepreneur, founder, and investor John O’Connell, we dive into fundraising strategies, the power of AI in SaaS, and growth insights from top entrepreneurs. Whether you're securing Series A funding or planning a successful exit, get actionable wisdom from those who’ve been there.Brought to you by ScaleUp Group—helping B2B SaaS tech scaleups secure Series A funding, co-investing alongside institutional investors and providing post-investment support.
John O’Connell, tech entrepreneur, founder, and investor hosts SaaS ScaleUps: Pearls of Wisdom from Entrepreneurs, a business show with 18 episodes published.
James Bennet MBE is a corporate advisor supporting The Kings Trust, an entrepreneur, a ScaleUp Group Partner and former EY partner. In this episode John and James unpack the realities ofpartnering with large organisation
Paddy MccGwire is Senior Partner at Silverpeak with over 30 years’ experience of representing European growth technology businesses on M&A and financing. He’s also a Partner at ScaleUp Group. Tune into this episode as Pa
Mike Reid is Founder and Senior Partner at Frog Capital, anda Partner with ScaleUp Group. In this episode, Mike and John explore what it takes toscale a technology business successfully. They highlight that growth is dri
Sean Finnan is a Portfolio Non-Exec, Leadershipcoach, Investor and Partner at ScaleUp Group. A former Chairman at ActiveOps and Avvio, he also held senior leadership positions at IBM, HP and EDS. In this episode, Sean jo
Adam Hale holds several board & advisory roles aroundPeople & Technology. He’s a Partner at ScaleUp Group and the former CEO at Fairsail, sold to Sage in 2017 for £115 million (23x return in 3.5 years). In this episode,
In this insightful podcast episode, John O’Connell, Founder& Chairman of ScaleUp Group, shares the most common mistakes tech entrepreneurs make when raising Series A funding (£3m–£10m). Drawing on decades of experience a
Duane Jackson is a serial entrepreneur and tech founder ofB2B SaaS businesses, including Sodium, Staffology and KashFlow. In this candid conversation, Duane shares his remarkablejourney with John, from challenging beginn
Giles Fraser is the Co-Founder of leading communications andPR agency, Brands2Life, representing over 100 tech and health companies in Europe and the US. In this episode, John and Giles chat about the evolution oftech co
Michael Tobin CBE is a serial technology entrepreneur & pioneer with over 40 years’ experience in the telecoms & technology sector. In this episode, John and Michael explore leadership,resilience, and navigating change i
From investor prep to post-deal growth—lessons in trust,timing, and scaling smart. Adam de Courcy Ling is the Executive Chairman at BlackdotSolutions - the UK technology company behind Videris, the most powerful investig
Martin Neale, is CEO and co-founder of ICS.AI, a company dedicated to revolutionising public sector services through innovative AI solutions. Having bootstrapped ICS.AI with his pension, Martin took abold personal leap t
David Cocks co-founded CloudTrade in 2009 and managed the company as CEO from day one. He grew CloudTrade into a global provider of intelligent data capture and document automation services, delivered by its own patented
Matthew Elson acquired Evotix (a health, safety and sustainability SaaS business) in 2011 and sold the business in 2023. He remains CEO, where he has led the company through commercial dispute, going from 10 to 150 staff
Stuart Clarke is the CEO of Blackdot Solutions – the UK technology company behind Videris, the most powerful investigations software for fighting serious, organised and economic crimes. A globally respected expert in inv
Our guest – Frank Reeves, a distinguished entrepreneur and innovator in the travel technology sector, best known for his role as the co-founder and CEO of the bootstrapped travel tech firm, Avvio.com, from 2002 to 2022.
Simon Black is the Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officerof Lexical Labs, the company behind Tiro—the world’s leading AI-powered contract review software. With 25 years at a major law firm, primarily in Asia, Simonloved
Greg Wildisen is the founder and CEO of Panoram, a leadingGenAI software specialist for business and legal sectors. Panoram’s mission is to develop cutting-edge GenAI-powered solutions that enhance efficiency, ensure com
David Williams is the founder and CEO of KAI Conversations, the industry-leading Conversational Intelligence (CI) platform which uses AI to analyse and reveal the impact of human conversations, providing real-time, actio
Mike Reid
Grammy winning songwriter, recording artist, member of the NSAI Songwriter's Hall of Fame · Frog Capital
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John O'Connell
Founder& Chairman · Tax Payers' Alliance
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Duane Jackson
Founder & Managing Partner · Author Capital Partners
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Michael Tobin
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David Williams
Leiter Programm für internationale Klimagerechtigkeit · North Carolina Central University
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