From Zero to Global in Five Years

From Zero to Global in Five Years

Author: Amazon Web Services August 19, 2020 Duration: 30:27
It was not by chance that Kamarul Muhamed combined his financial background and drone obsession into an AI-powered drone services startup. Aerodyne is Muhamed’s fourth startup, so he can spot a great opportunity. But even he didn’t fully appreciate that if developing technology is your only focus as CEO -- you will fail.

Building a company is a messy, exhilarating, and deeply personal journey. The AWS Startup Podcast, from Amazon Web Services, moves beyond theory to capture the real voices from the trenches. Each conversation is a direct line to founders who have navigated the specific challenges of scaling a business, offering an unfiltered look at what actually worked when the pressure was on. You'll hear them break down the practical technology choices and operational tools that powered their growth, but also the less-discussed human elements-the leadership decisions that shaped their culture and the hard-won lessons that never make it into a business plan. This podcast digs into the gritty details of creation, from initial architecture to managing a team through uncertainty. And because a founder's life isn't all pitch decks and code, these discussions often touch on something equally precious: how these dedicated builders actually step away to recharge during their scarce moments of downtime. It’s a collection of stories for anyone curious about the tangible mechanics and the personal resilience behind today's most interesting companies.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 38

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Technology’s Role in Supporting the Very Human Need to Create [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 11:33
Georg Petschnigg doesn’t think of himself as purely a designer, yet he has spent a career building products like Paper and Paste that helps us all create more beautiful things in the course of our work and fun. “It’s hum…
Navigating a Changing Fundraising Landscape with Entrepreneur First [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 0:00
Matt Clifford, co-founder and CEO of Entrepreneur First, takes a global view when investing in people and their ideas. Not surprisingly, to hear Clifford tell it, there is practically no place on earth where startups and…
The Simplest, Yet Most Powerful Trait: Trust [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 12:48
Data practically runs through the veins of Steven Mih, CEO of opensource data orchestration startup Alluxio. He's a serial startup CEO with more than two decades in the distributed data world. At Alluxio, Mih was brought…
Inside Angel Investing: The Education of George Burgess [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:00
Serial startup founder, angel investor, and college dropout George Burgess founded exam prep startup Gojimo when he was an undergraduate student at Stanford. Burgess was seemingly living the founder dream, but as his dor…
Inside Angel Investing: This is Not Small Business Territory [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:18
As an angel investor Richard Fearn has met thousands of entrepreneurs, and there is a streak that runs through the best, he says. “They do have a restlessness and a resourcefulness to continue, even when it gets terribly…
Inside Angel Funding: The Fintech Angel You Should Know [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 39:50
Investors don’t want to hear about your optimistic and unrealistic path to an exit. Save that for your own private, magical thinking. What angels want to see is that you have the right team and a massive market. And crit…
Inside Angel Investing: Should You Join an Accelerator? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:50
Eamonn Carey from TechStars London walks us through the reasons you might want to apply to an accelerator. Beyond the network, beyond the technical and business help, Carey says, there is the forcing function of just get…
Inside Angel Funding: The 4 Things that Matter [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:55
Simon Thorpe from U.K.-based Delta2020 uses a basic model when vetting potential investments and it boils down to four things: the right team, the right technology, intellectual property that is defensible, and a very bi…