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Hosted by michael Livingstone · business · EN
Zero.24% is a UK podcast spotlighting Black and underrepresented founders. Speaking to the founders, operators and investors backing them, while navigating a funding system that still underinvests in Black and underrepresented innovators.Named after the 0.24% of venture capital reportedly received by Black founders in 2024, the show goes beyond inspiration, into the real work, real numbers, and real lessons behind startup growth, bootstrapping, and fundraising, from pre seed through seed and beyond.Hosted by Michael Livingstone, founder of Dustid.com, each episode delivers honest conversations on resilience, product, go to market, community led growth, pitching, investor readiness, and the unseen challenges of scaling in the UK startup ecosystem. Expect practical insights, unfiltered founder stories, and actionable takeaways for builders and allies who want to make opportunity less exclusive.New episodes drop every two weeks.
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Booking probability
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Guest openness
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Signup to Generate a PitchZero.24% is a UK podcast spotlighting Black and underrepresented founders. Speaking to the founders, operators and investors backing them, while navigating a funding system that still underinvests in Black and underrepresented innovators.
Recent episodes include "Building Against the Odds" (18 September 2026, 54 minutes), "No Funding? Build Your Startup With Sweat Equity" (17 July 2026, 73 minutes), and "The Man Who Built Manchester’s Tech Scene Without Waiting for Permission" (8 June 2026, 92 minutes).
Zero.24% publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 74 minutes across 7 episodes.
Booking probability for Zero.24% is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Zero.24% requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Zero.24%'s contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Zero.24% are Investing & Wealth Management and Business & Management Consulting. Zero.24% has a business audience.
Zero.24% is a business podcast with 7 episodes published.
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Episode #7
Hassan Mushaid: Turning Adversity Into a Founder’s Advantage In this episode of Zero.24%, Michael Livingstone speaks with Hassan Mushaid, founder and CEO of Creative Composite, a marketing agency specialising in the...
Judy Leung: Building Startups Through Talent, Ownership and Sweat Equity In this episode of Zero.24% , Michael Livingstone speaks with Judy Leung , founder and CEO of Sweqlink , a platform helping early-stage founders...
<h1>Episode summary</h1><p>In this episode of Zero.24%, Michael Livingstone sits down with Manoj Ranaweera, founder of Techcelerate, Deal Lite and SkilledUp Life, and one of the people credited with helping build...
Episode #3
<p>Episode title</p><p> Why Brilliant Women Founders Are Still Overlooked, Lisa Maynard Atem Exposes the Real Problem</p><p>Episode summary</p><p> In this episode of Zero.24%, Michael Livingstone speaks with Lisa...
Episode #2
<p>Episode summary</p><p> In Episode 2, Part 2, Michael Livingstone continues the conversation with Eric Masaba, and this time the story gets even more shocking. After 17 years of fighting for recognition, Eric opens up...
<h2>Ep 1, Eric Masaba, The 17 yr patent battle behind ride hailing</h2><h3>Episode summary</h3><p>In our opening episode, Michael Livingstone sits down with Eric Masaba, inventor behind the Taxi Dispatch System patent...
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