Andy Aitken - Taking on the telecoms giants

Andy Aitken, co-founder of Honest Mobile, on disrupting the mobile phone sector, bold funding techniques and his plans to create the world's first global mobile network. Show Notes: (00:44) Leaving the corporate world to co-found Honest Mobile (4:11) Co-founding a business with an old school friend (7:21) Changing the mobile industry status quo (9:51) Challenges faced in founding Honest Mobile (13:22) Transforming from a telecoms business to a tech business (14:06) Scaling customer support (16:22) Reaction from the big mobile companies (17:45) Becoming sustainable and fair from the start (21:48) Honest Mobile's sustainability credentials drawing interest and jealousy (23:22) Benefits of being a B-Corp (26:49) Seeking funding for Honest Mobile (33:12) Looking back, is there anything you'd change/Learning to apologise (35:55) What I learned from the corporate environment (37:14) Winning the World Congress Award for Best Startup (38:07) Balancing work and home life (40:25) Future plans for Honest Mobile (43:42) My definition of success