Startup Survival Podcast
Created and written for people involved in any stage of business start-up, management or growth, the Startup Survival Podcast provides storified expert insight, research-backed theory and practical advice. Presented by Peter Harrington, a serial entrepreneur with 30+ years of business start-up and growth experience, this engaging and fact-filled production drives thinking, imagination and action. This podcast is sponsored by SimVenture - Digital Learning Solutions Bringing Business Learning to Life - https://simventure.com/
Episodes
44 episodes
Episode 3.12 - Billionaire Guilt
How does a billionaire entrepreneur view the world? How do they feel about the wealth they’ve generated, the people with whom they’ve worked and the family that has journeyed with them?Honest and frank with thoughts and feelings from sta...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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1:12:54
Episode 3.11 - Personal Pride
When going against the grain, we engage uncertainty and test ourselves. Yet rewards are never guaranteed. We flourish in the moment because the action, the risk, the ambition connects us with the possibility of meaningful achievement and a deep...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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48:00
Episode 3.10 - Trust & Female Founders
According to the renowned author, Stephen R Covey, Trust is the glue of life. Without trust we can’t build personal relationships and we therefore cannot expect to be able to build any kind of business.But what is trust and how does this...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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49:40
Episode 3.9 - Know your Vulnerability
Start-ups need to be strong-minded. Start-ups need to lead with confidence. Without such strength, how can a business expect to survive especially when times are tough?But strength is also a weakness. Too much strength can blind start-up...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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59:08
Episode 3.8 - Managing Emotions in a Crisis
Human behaviour changes when the pressure is on. And for business owners, nothing generates pressure quite like a crisis.In this compelling episode all about entrepreneurship emotion, seasoned academic
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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54:52
Episode 3.7 - Empathy
Successful startups create and build long-term relationships. Building long-term relationships requires us to empathise with others.Starting and sustaining any new business is a huge challenge and requires deep reserves of energy. As a r...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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53:07
Episode 3.6 - Managing Mental Health
Starting and running any new venture can be as exciting as it is stressful.Successful entrepreneurs must continuously develop new skills and as their business grows so does the level of responsibility. Research increasingly points toward...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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56:21
Episode 3.5 - Finding Happiness
We all seek to be happy but what is happiness? And more importantly, how do we find happiness in our startup and entrepreneurial lives?If you want to lift your mood or simply develop a better understanding of how we can all feel better w...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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43:20
Episode 3.4 - Understanding Anxiety
This episode's special guest, Richard Hughes Jones, has suffered from anxiety for as long as he can remember.Richard (41) spent several years working in the private and public...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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50:17
Episode 3.3 - Building Self Belief
In this episode, tune into Steve Gwenin a man who really believes – and as a result throughout his career has combined global discovery and adventure with personal development and sustaina...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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48:16
Episode 3.2 - Applying Surprise
Why is surprise such a powerful emotion and how can you use it in your work to attract customers and build brand loyalty?In this episode, listen to the charismatic Dr Claire Hookham explain how to create lasting surprise that works with...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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41:09
Episode 3.1 - Understanding Anger
How and why can anger (and getting angry) work for any start-up, any venture?In this episode, hear seasoned entrepreneur Alan Donegan explain how anger fuelled his desire to turn an idea into a business that has gone onto impact the liv...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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45:20
Introduction to Series 3
Discover what Series 3 of the Startup Survival Podcast covers and how the content is designed to help anyone involved with the world of startup and entrepreneurship.Learn why understanding emotions is such an important issue for entrepr...
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Season 3
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Episode 0
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5:56
Be a Guest on the Startup Survival Podcast - Series 3 - Strength of Feeling
Welcome to Series 3 of the Startup Survival Podcast.Entitled 'Strenth of Feeling', Series 3 launches in January 2022. Episodes will examine how emotions impact entrepreneurial behaviour.Starting with the subject of anger, specia...
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Season 3
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Episode 0
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8:57
Episode 2.17 - How a Surviving Startup Thinks and Works
Surviving startups recognise there is no perfect way through the maze of entrepreneurship. False dawns and one way streets are inevitable; but left unchecked these unrewarding routes can confuse, frustrate, trap and worst of all lead to an unpl...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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21:36
Episode 2.16 - 'Keep Your Distance' - Series 2 Podcast soundtrack original music
Do you remember the scenes at Bournemouth Beach on the 25th of June 2020?Reported as a major incident, thousands of sunseekers flocked to the sands in the middle of a heatwave - in the middle of the pandemic.Covid meant social d...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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3:21
Episode 2.15 - How to Think through your Entrepreneurial Future
May be you know how your entrepreneurial adventure will end. And may be you know how you will get there. But given the uncertainty of life (pandemic or no pandemic) the chances are you don’t.So how the heck do you plan, prepare and think...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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46:50
Episode 2.14 - Perfect Presenting
Like it, love it or loath it, presenting is one of those key skills all entrepreneurs should learn to master. Being able to speak effectively to an audience gives you the power to communicate, influence and persuade.In this episod...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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45:42
Episode 2.13 - Negotiate Negotiation
How much money and time will you let slip in the months and years ahead because you assume you’ll always negotiate the best deal and get the very best outcome for your venture?Whether it’s hiring fresh recruits, working with suppl...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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47:10
Episode 2.12 - Local to Global: Expand your Entrepreneurial Horizons
What mindset and skills are required to start a business and grow it globally?In this fascinating episode, tune into Vikrant Shaurya and learn how this young, gentle but highly focused publishing entrepreneur transformed his ow...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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52:38
Episode 2.11 - Why what you Sell is not what People Buy
So many start-ups fail to prioritise selling as a key business issue. Entrepreneurs new to the journey often sell badly, think marketing is sales or believe their product/service is so good, no selling is required.Don’t be fooled!...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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45:12
Episode 2.10 - Startup Marketing: What Works and what Wastes your Money and Time?
For all startups on a budget, spending money and time on marketing is possibly one of the most frustrating of all activities... Just when you thought a social media or google ads campaign would lead to customers lining up for you...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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43:14
Episode 2.9 - Networking to Influence
All start-ups must get out of the building and out of their comfort zone. Inevitably, this means meeting others and starting conversations with people we don’t know. For the lucky ones, ‘professional socialising’ is enjoyable and...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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36:09
Episode 2.8 - Why Environmental Sustainability is the Future
Tune in and listen to entrepreneur, engineer and academic, Dr Peter Melville Shreeve, explain why all start-ups must prioritise environmental sustainability. Early in this episode you'll learn about basic environmentally soun...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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33:08
