From Deliveroo to deliverance: Entrepreneurship lessons with Jonny Burch, NearFuture AI

🧚‍♀️ Want Steph to mentor you? Apply for 1:1 founder coaching here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSchRTqGNNhrN8xph4Gh4RuVJNU_mc31cT8bl08nXRQeM6rd8Q/viewform☕️ Get 25% off artisan half-caff coffee for a guilt-free cup at https://buzzcutcoffee.com/Jonny Burch is a serial entrepreneur, early Deliveroo employee, exited founder, and now runs Near Future, an AI transformation consultancy for product and design teams. As a designer for nearly 20 years, Jonny is the founder of Progression, a career platform for which he raised $6m and exited in 2024, before exploring the AI transformation space by day and tinkering in his product studio by night.In this conversation, Steph and Jonny discuss:👉 Jonny's design background and how it's influenced his entrepreneurial journey👉 Early days at Deliveroo and the unforgettable lessons learnt👉 Finding product-market fit with his first venture - testing lots of ideas and parting ways with initial co-founders before landing on Progression👉 Fundraising for Progression during the pandemic👉 Exiting Progression and the shocking last-minute turn of events👉 Founder life and soul-searching post-exit👉 What Jonny's working on now (hint: it's in AI!)🤖 Keen to accelerate your team’s AI adoption? Get in touch here: https://nearfuture.works/I'd LOVE to know, what resonated most with you from this interview? Get involved in the conversation:🤍 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephmelodia/🤍 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephmelodia-keynotespeaker/🎧 Don't forget to subscribe, rate, review, and share with a friend!