THIS WEEK: 5 Things I Think You'll Love

Happy Friday! I hope you have had a great week. As always, I have collated some of my favourite pieces of content to share with you this week, from my interview with serial founder Adam Wiggins to a great quote from Susan Cain, the author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking.

PODCAST

This week's episode is with the fantastic Adam Wiggins, co-founder of Heroku, Ink & Switch and Muse.

In?our interview, Adam and I discuss his childhood fascination with computers, how, as an introvert, he fell in love with designing software products and how we should all be asking ourselves?how can we put more effort into making computers and the internet somewhere that really improves humanity's most important noble pursuits such as art and science, as well as our mental and physical health

You can listen to the interview in full via

Apple?here

Google?here

Spotify?here

Audible?here

Simplecast?here

Enjoy!

QUOTE

“Everyone shines, given the right lighting.”

Susan Cain

INTERVIEW

A great listen! Dan Runcie interviews Troy Carter co-founder and CEO of Q&A, a technology and media company. He has also produced his own music, managed some of the biggest artists like Lady Gaga and Eve, and worked for Spotify as its Global Head of Creator Services. In this interview, Dan talks to Troy about trends in the music industry and where it is going, how tech plays a part in that including NFTs, crypto, digital portfolios, Web3 and how it will democratize wealth for artists, Troy’s work with Venice Innovation Labs, and his approach to angel investing.

Listen to the interview here.

FILM

I know this is a bit left-field but I found this documentary really inspiring. It follows the story of a criminal court judge who starts a running club on LA’s notorious Skid Row and begins training a motley group of addicts and criminals to run marathons, which in turn, changes their lives, in more ways than one.

The story is one of hope, grit and friendship.

Watch the trailer here and watch the full film on Amazon here.

BOOK

Getting Acquired: How I Built and Sold My SaaS Startup by Andrew Gazdecki tells his story about building a SaaS startup to $10m ARR when he was 21.

Andrew founded Bizness Apps as a broke, twenty-year-old and went on to sell it to a private equity firm at 29—after going head-to-head with Apple over a blanket App Store policy that threatened to ruin him.

This book is an honest look at the highs and lows of a startup journey and how the founder was able to build his own successful business and ultimately, sell it within ten years.

Buy the book here.

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Finally, thank you once again to all of you who read this newsletter and listen to?the podcast. I truly appreciate each and every one of you.

Have a lovely weekend and see you on the other side.

Danielle