From Fleet Street to AI: The Mike Anderson Iteration Story

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we sit down with Mike Anderson, the founder of DOTTT. Mike shares his incredible journey from a 20-year corporate career on Fleet Street, where he rose to board-level positions and launched major products like the Metro newspaper, to founding and exiting the Chelsea Apps Factory. He explains how these experiences in both the instinct-driven world of media and the data-driven world of tech startups culminated in his current venture, DOTTT, which operates on a powerful "Coach and Connect" model. Mike delves into his unique approach to leadership coaching for entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs, his disciplined process for fostering real outcomes, and how he leverages his vast 40-year network to make impactful connections for his clients.Mike provides a masterclass in relationship-driven business growth, emphasizing the importance of listening, authenticity, and disciplined networking over aggressive outreach. He reveals why he focuses solely on leadership coaching, the structure of his long-term client engagements, and how he maintains a full roster of 6-8 clients purely through referrals and active community involvement. Reflecting on his extensive career, Mike leaves us with invaluable advice for his younger self: to listen more and transform arrogance into confidence, a lesson he now imparts to the ambitious founders and corporate innovators he coaches today.