Turning Problems into Profit and Other Life Lessons w/ Ash Ali

In this episode, Cem and Wayne interview Growth Hacker and Start-up Founder Ash Ali who worked as part of the senior management team at Just-Eat, securing over £10.5 million in VC funding and has recently started his own company Fare Exchange, an online platform for minicabs businesses to manage and grow their client base. Ash shares his entrepreneurial journey from building e-commerce websites in his attic at the age of 19, why young people are ill equipped to make the most of the entrepreneurial revolution and why your personal brand and what you stand for matters. What You’ll Hear 04:10 - Who is Ash Ali?09:50 - Building websites before it was “a thing”15:25 - Accidentally discovering an unexpected online market19:00 - Knowing where to place your attention26:00 - Developing the ability to see trends and gaps in the market29:00 - Vitamins vs Painkillers37:40 - Defining FareExchange41:45 - How can we help students to find potential solutions to problems49:15 - Where is the gap between box ticking and providing value53:15 - Where opportunity lies today56:35 - Using online platforms to get your dream job by providing value01:01:30 - The most powerful piece of advice I’ve been given01:02:25 - The biggest load of nonsense I’ve ever heard01:03:25 - Must reads01:06:30 - Your education only really starts when you get out into the real world Resources http://fareexchange.co.uk/ http://www.just-eat.co.uk/ http://leanstack.com/lean-canvas/ https://www.freelancer.co.uk/ Zero to One - Peter Thiel Six Thinking Hats - Edward De Bono Black Swan - Nassim Taleb Fooled by Randomness - Nassim Taleb The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen Covey