Where Are They Now: A Lesson in Resilience & Pivoting with James Lo, Co-Founder of Ethos

Where Are They Now: A Lesson in Resilience & Pivoting with James Lo, Co-Founder of Ethos

Author: JBM, James Mitra January 22, 2025 Duration: 32:47
James Lo, one of our most popular 40 Minute Mentors and Co-Founder of Ethos, joins us for today’s 40 Minute Mentor, Where Are They Now feature.  A lot has happened since the last time James came on the podcast.  In today’s episode, we dive into every twist and turn in his journey since building and eventually exiting education platform, Mana, all the way through his latest venture - Ethos, the opportunity engine for humanity, currently in stealth.  📚 Episode Chapters:  ➡️ Pivoting & exiting Mana [02:00]  ➡️ Digging deep for resilience during challenging times [06:00]  ➡️ Jumping back into the Founder seat & building Ethos [10:00]  ➡️ Learning from previous mistakes [18:00]  ➡️ Fundraising advice [23:00]  ⛳ Helpful links: ➡️ Listen back to James’ original episode: 40 Minute Mentor  ➡️ Connect with James here: LinkedIn ➡️ Learn more about Ethos: Ethos ⭐Enjoyed this episode?⭐️ Keep up to date with all our latest episodes, by hitting the subscribe button on your favourite podcast platform. And for any feedback on what you enjoy the most and ideas on what we can do to make 40 Minute Mentor even better, please leave us a review at https://ratethispodcast.com/40mm  🎧 You may also enjoy:  Catherine Lenson: From Being The First Female Managing Partner at SoftBank to Building a Portfolio Career Zeynep Yavuz: Investing In Fintech, Crypto & Emerging Markets Gary Izunwa: Driving Social Mobility through Referrals with Tangent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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