Bootstrapping a Global Software Company: Lessons from Cambridge Intelligence - with Joe Parry

Episode 7 • May 13, 2022 • 00:54:14
Bootstrapping a Global Software Company: Lessons from Cambridge Intelligence - with Joe Parry
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Bootstrapping a Global Software Company: Lessons from Cambridge Intelligence - with Joe Parry

May 13 2022 | 00:54:14

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Ben Hartley

Show Notes

Joe Parry started Cambridge Intelligence, a company building game-changing visualisation tools with applications ranging from fraud detection to cyber security, at his kitchen table over a decade ago. He now has a team of over 60 with customers all over the world. 

Joe talks through his entrepreneurial journey, particularly the crucial first years of turning the concept into a reality. 

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