EP37: “I had lunch with BILL GATES” | From buzzy scale-up to shutting the business | Kenny Ewan, Founder & ex-CEO, WeFarm, now Director at Nesta Studio

Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/strategyandtragedy Kenny Ewan is the Director at Nesta’s Mission Studio, the venture studio creating impactful solutions for the UK’s most pressing problems, from obesity to climate change. He is a highly experienced entrepreneur who led Wefarm from idea stage to become the world’s largest farming network with over 3.5 million users, 120 employees, and $35m in venture capital. In this episode, Steph and Kenny discuss: 🌱 The importance of focus for early customer adoption🌱 Baking in product network effects to + proactively driving growth🌱 How validation changed the game at the heady heights of a buzzy startup🌱 Venture capital funding - what sort of business should raise and when it goes wrong🌱 Due diligence in fundraising 🌱 And much more!Learn more about Nesta here: https://www.nesta.org.uk/project/mission-studio/-Want more?Follow Steph:🤍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephmelodia/🤍 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniemelodia/🎬 Watch the episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@stephmelodia/🙏🏼 Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108229517🎧 Don't forget to subscribe, rate, review, and share with a friend!