The ideaSpace Podcast: How Startups Actually Get Built

Real stories from founders and operators on how companies actually get built — from idea to scale and exit. Through interviews, talks and discussions, the ideaSpace Podcast explores the reality of building a business: the ...more

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August 07, 2025 • 00:53:30
Build Anyway: From Scrappy Start to Real Impact - with Sarjeena Maodud

Build Anyway: From Scrappy Start to Real Impact - with Sarjeena Maodud

In this episode, we're joined by Sarjeena Maodud, a remarkable entrepreneur whose journey spans continents and industries — from her roots in Bangladesh to...

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June 30, 2025 • 00:57:41
Building a Biotech: Funding, Commercialisation, and Leading as CEO - with Lluna Gallego Segrelles

Building a Biotech: Funding, Commercialisation, and Leading as CEO - with Lluna Gallego Segrelles

In this Start-up Stories episode, Ben Hartley speaks with Lluna Gallego Segrelles, CEO and co-founder of Vector Bioscience Cambridge - a University of Cambridge...

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May 02, 2025 • 00:55:50
Business Basics with Christian Bunke, CEO and Founder of Basck and CMO and Co-founder of Aalbun

Business Basics with Christian Bunke, CEO and Founder of Basck and CMO and Co-founder of Aalbun

Our guest on this episode is Christian Bunke, a seasoned founder and intellectual property expert with well over two decades in the startup trenches...

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January 16, 2025 • 00:57:15
The Bee That Changed Everything - with Faye Whitley, Founder of Beevive

The Bee That Changed Everything - with Faye Whitley, Founder of Beevive

 Faye Whitley talks to Ben Hartley about her start-up journey founding Beevive. Initially trained in fashion, and with extensive experience in design and production...

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January 16, 2025 • 00:55:59
Startup Culture: Why People Make or Break a Venture - with Alex Nicolaus, CPO at Paysend

Startup Culture: Why People Make or Break a Venture - with Alex Nicolaus, CPO at Paysend

In this episode we chat to Alex Nicolaus, the people and culture leader at PaySend who has worked with both corporates and fast growing...

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September 26, 2023 • 00:57:27
Building Companies for a Post-Carbon World - with Leo Rayman, CEO of EdenLab

Building Companies for a Post-Carbon World - with Leo Rayman, CEO of EdenLab

Leo Rayman, founder and CEO of EdenLab speaks to Ben Hartley and shares his unique perspective as an “eco-capitalist,” advocating for the commercialization of...

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