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Bits, Bytes and Business
by Bhairav Patel
Conversations with a range of business owners from across the globe that discuss the challenges, triumphs and failures that are faced when trying to build and grow a business. In addition we talk about the latest trends in tech and generally anything we feel is relevant for today's tech and business savvy audience The companies interviewed operate in a diverse set of industries and are of varying maturity from the new startup to the established multi-national.If you would like to take part in a podcast or would like to learn more then follow the link to Substack or LinkedIn and message us there
Episodes
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Reading Is a Small Act of Rebellion
Toby Muse returns to the podcast for the first time since 2020. Back then we talked about his book Kilo and his years reporting from inside the cocaine trade. This time the conversation shifts to what is happening to journalism, books, and our collective ability to pay attention. Toby is a war...
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Are you deadly serious about becoming a journalist? - Toby Muse Trailer
Toby Muse is back on the podcast for the first time since 2020, and before we get into the main event I put him through the five questions I ask everyone: What is your morning routine? What are you most proud of? What annoys you? What do you do to relax? What advice would you give to someone...
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Culture Is What You Tolerate | RWE Podcast
Culture is one of those words that gets thrown around in business without anyone pinning down what it actually means. In this episode of Real World Entrepreneurship, Bhairav and Alan dig into why culture is always set from the top, why most businesses have a culture they didn't deliberately…
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Fear Is the Problem, Not AI
Podcast-platform show notes for SoundCloud, in your functional reference format and under the 4,000-character limit. Fear is the problem, not AI | Mark Bentley returns | Bits, Bytes and Business with Bhairav Patel About This Episode Mark Bentley's first appearance became the most popular episode...
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Get Your Feet In the Grass - Mark Bentley Trailer
Mark Bentley is back for part two, and this is the first episode we have filmed. He answers the five questions I ask everyone: What is your morning routine? What are you most proud of? What annoys you? What do you do to relax? What advice would you give to someone struggling with all the AI right...
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Selling to Private Equity: What They Don't Tell You
Sorcha Lorimer built Trace, a boutique data privacy consultancy, from scratch. She bootstrapped it, landed enterprise clients across the UK, Europe and North America, and sold it to a private equity backed business. In this episode, she talks openly about what that journey actually looked like,...
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Are you willing to take the hits? Sorcha Lorimer Trailer
Sorcha Lorimer was the founder of Trace, a data privacy consultancy she bootstrapped, scaled to enterprise clients across the UK, Europe and North America, and sold to a private equity backed business. She's now building Onyxio, which helps health tech and life sciences companies prove their...
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AI In Recruitment: How can you stand out?
Alfie Elliott is the Director of Select Group, a boutique recruitment business covering IT, business operations and consultancy across the UK and US. Starting as a 16-year-old apprentice in East Croydon, Alfie has spent just under 15 years in the recruitment industry, working primarily across...
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Make Yourself Human - Alfie Elliott Trailer
Alfie Elliott is the Director of Select Group, a boutique recruitment business covering IT, business operations and consultancy across the UK and US. He started as a 16-year-old apprentice in East Croydon and has spent just under 15 years in the industry, working across financial services and...
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Fear is Normal, Embrace It | RWE Podcast
Culture is one of those words that gets thrown around in business without anyone pinning down what it actually means. In this episode of Real World Entrepreneurship, Bhairav and Alan dig into why culture is always set from the top, why most businesses have a culture they didn't deliberately…
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Pricing-for-Success-Mark-Peacock
Mark Peacock, The Pricemaker, returns to the show, one of only a handful of guests to appear twice, to talk through his new book Pricing for Success. Most small and medium businesses default to whatever pricing method they inherited: hourly rates, project fees, or cost-plus margin. Mark makes the...
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Start for Success with Jan Cavelle (replay)
Jan Cavelle returns to the show, this time with her new book Start for Success, the prequel to Scale for Success. Where a lot of startup books are written by people who raised a billion dollars in Silicon Valley, Jan's is built from the honest, often raw stories of real founders, including the...
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RWE: What do you really need to worry about when starting a business?
In this episode of Real World Entrepreneurship, Bhairav and Alan dig into a question every business owner wrestles with: what’s actually worth worrying about? Between cash flow, co-founders, market reception and the things you genuinely cannot see coming, it’s easy to spend energy in the wrong...
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The Loneliness Economy: London vs The Valley
**About This Episode** Bhairav sits down with Ramit Mehta, founder of Commfy, a community marketplace app connecting individuals, organisers, venues and brands. Ramit shares his journey from Mumbai to Silicon Valley to London, why he left the US behind, and the thinking behind building a platform...
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Find Joy in the Process - Ramit Mehta Trailer
This is the trailer to the main event, this week's guest is Ramit Mehta, the founder of Commfy https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramitmehta
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LLMs are the most overrated part of AI - Sanjay Rakshit
About This Episode Bhairav sits down with Sanjay Rakshit, now at Poppulo, for his third or fourth appearance on the show. The conversation was sparked by a quote Sanjay gave at DSE (the digital signage industry event run by Invidis): "LLMs are the most overrated part of AI." They unpack what that...
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Understand the Fundamentals - 5 Questions with Sanjay Rakshit
Sanjay is back! But this time he answers the famous five questions... https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjay-rakshit/
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Position Alone Doesn’t Give You Authority with Mateo Bervejillo
Guest: Mateo Bervejillo, CEO of Xseed and author of Back to Basics Mateo started his career as an attorney in Uruguay before moving into outsourcing operations, growing into VP-level roles leading teams across the US, Uruguay and India, and eventually becoming CEO of Xseed, a LATAM software…
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Prepare for an emotional rollercoaster - Mateo Bervejillo Trailer
This week's guest is Mateo Bervejilo - CEO of Exceed Solutions, who will be answering the famous 5 questions
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Vibe Coding and Real World Problems: Why AI Still Needs a CTO
# Show Notes: Vibe Coding and Real World Problems: Why AI Still Needs a CTO **Guest:** Anuraag Jain, CTO, Executive Coach and Author **Website:** [growthvariable.com](https://www.growthvariable.com) **LinkedIn:** [Anuraag Jain](https://www.linkedin.com/in/anuraagjain) --- ## About This Episode...
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Logical Thinking is more important in the age of AI - Anuraag Jain Trailer
This week veteran tech CTO Anuraag Jain, author of Prompt Engineering the Subconscious is answering 5 questions: https://book.growthvariable.com/ i
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Koloso: The Zambian EdTech Startup Solving an African Problem
James found me online looking for fractional CTO services. That conversation eventually made me an investor. In this episode I sit down with all three co-founders of Koloso — James, Petra and Sowi — to talk about building a meaningful EdTech product in Zambia with limited capital, no technical...
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Don't do it alone! The Koloso Trailer
This week I'm joined by Sowi, Petra and James, the founders of Koloso, a Zambian EdTech Startup
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New Season Coming!
We're back! A new season of the Atom CTO podcast will be coming to your ears over the coming weeks so stay tuned!
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RWE: All you knew about social media has changed - with Colin Kelly
What used to be relatively straightforward—“Twitter for debate, Facebook for fun, Instagram for cool visuals, LinkedIn for business”—has become chaotic, politicized, and in many ways more dangerous for founders and brands. In this episode with Colin Kelly we explore: -Why the old rules of social...
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RWE Episode: Understanding the current AI landscape with Sanjay Rakshit
In this episode, Bhairav and Alan bring in AI practitioner Sanjay Rakshit to unpack what’s really going on with artificial intelligence – beyond the noise, hype, and fear. They explore what AI actually is (and isn’t), why no one is truly an “AI expert” yet, and how founders and business leaders...
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AI and the Law: What you need to know about using AI in your business with Kiley Tan
In this week's podcast, I'm talking with Kiley Tan, a co-founder and legal expert in AI with The Legal Director, who sheds light on how startups and businesses can navigate the complex landscape of AI usage, focusing on legal risks, copyright issues, and data protection. Key Discussion Points:...
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Just do it! The Kylie Tan Trailer
This week's guest is Kiley Tan, Consultant Solicitor specialising in AI with The Legal Director
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Fostering a Growth Mindset: A Key to Startup Success with Adib Bamieh (replay)
You will learn the following: - There are patterns and challenges that companies commonly face at different stages of their growth. These challenges are not random. - Building a strong foundation and getting the basics right is essential for success in business. - Hiring the right people and...
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Machine Learning 101 with Matt White (replay)
In this podcast you will learn: - What do we really mean by “Machine Learning”? - What is the difference between AI and ML? - What problems can ML solve? - How can a business owner know if ML is right for their business? - What are the steps a company should take before they decide on…
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Mastering Startup Challenges: Bill Bolden's Experience as a CTO (replay)
In this highly informative episode of Atom CTO Podcast, we take a deep dive into the challenging yet rewarding world of startups as we converse with one of the seasoned experts in the field, Bill Bolden. With an impressive resume spanning a two-decade-long career, and contributing to over…
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Understanding AI Basics with Sanjay Rakshit (replay)
Welcome to another episode of The Atom CTO Podcast, joined by Bhairav Patel and Sanjay Rakshit, veterans in the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence (AI). We delve into AI, machine learning, data science, and natural language processing (NLP). Concepts that have transformed life as we…
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Empowering Women in Business with Joanna Vargas
Dive into a fascinating journey of female entrepreneurship on the Atom CTO Podcast! We're hosting an inspiring conversation with Joanna Vargas, the dynamic force behind "The Get Up Girl" podcast. Vargas's career trajectory is a testament to her entrepreneurial spirit, fiery passion, and grit....
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Finding your tribe: A journey into humanitarian leadership with Dom Courage
Dominic Courage shares gripping insights from managing global humanitarian crises at Save the Children. From coordinating refugee responses to training crisis leaders, this episode reveals practical leadership lessons born from high-stakes situations. Discover how empathy, systematic thinking…
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Act small - think Big! The Dominic Courage Trailer
Act small - think Big! The Dominic Courage Trailer by Bhairav Patel
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Innovating Social Commerce with AI - Ugenie
In this engaging episode of the Atom CTO podcast, host Bhairav Patel welcomes Phin Mpofu, a dynamic serial entrepreneur and founder of Ugenie. Bhairav and Phin explore the journey from idea to implementation in the start-up ecosystem, focusing on the unique challenges and opportunities in the…
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Unpacking M&A: The mechanics of a tech due diligence with Mark Zurich
In this episode of the Atom CTO podcast, Bhairav Patel sits down with seasoned tech executive Mark Zurich to delve deep into the intricate world of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) from a technical perspective. The conversation addresses both the seller's and buyer's mindsets, with an emphasis on...
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Develop a Founder Mindset - the Phin Mpofu Trailer
Trailer to the main event where we ask this week's guest 5 questions Phin Mpofu is a serial entrepreneur and the founder of Eugenie, an AI-powered platform in the social commerce space. With a background in the start-up community and a passion for technology and community building, Phin is...
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Leadership vs Management
In this episode, Alan and Bhairav talk about leadership and management, the qualities to look out for and what it takes to excel as a leader and a manager. In this podcast you'll learn: - Difference between leadership and management - Can everyone be a leader? - What makes a great manager?…
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How to write a pitch deck
In this episode Alan and Bhairav talk all things "pitch deck" Both Alan and Bhairav outline the slides described by Guy Kawasaki in his post, "The only 10 slides you need in your pitch" and add their own experience and flavour to that methodology...
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CPOP: The Four Pillars of Successful Project Management
In this episode of the Real World Entrepreneurship Podcast, hosts Bhairav Patel and Alan Clarke dive deep into the reasons why projects often fail and share valuable insights on how to avoid common pitfalls. Drawing from their extensive experience in the business and technology worlds, they...
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Aligning Tech and the Business: Become a better CTO with Aviv Ben-Yosef
In this episode of the Atom CTO Podcast, we talk with Aviv Ben-Yosef, tech consultant and CTO coach: https://avivbenyosef.com/ We delve into the persistent disconnect between tech teams and business units—a challenge that plagues both start-ups and larger enterprises. Along with Aviv we explore...
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Think of why you're doing what you're doing - Aviv Ben-Yosef Trailer
This is the trailer to the main event we are asking Aviv Ben-Yosef 5 questions...
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RWE Podcast: Burnout
In this Real World Entrepreneurship podcast we talk with Lauren Young, the Burnout Therapist: https://www.theburnouttherapist.co.uk/ We explore the signs and symptoms of burnout that entrepreneurs frequently face, from chronic exhaustion and sleep disturbances to increased physical ailments and...
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Introducing the Real World Entrepreneurship podcast
As we're in the middle of putting together the next season of the Atom CTO podcast, we thought we'd introduce the Real World Entrepreneurship podcast which is hosted by Bhairav Patel and Alan Clarke, from the Business Growth Partnership For the next few weeks we will be showcasing various…
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Fall in love with your problem, not your solution - MVP tips from Verticode
In this episode of the Atom CTO Podcast, we delve into the intricacies of building a Rapid Minimum Viable Product (MVP) with insights from Verticode's ground-breaking approach. Rapid MVP delivery has revolutionized the start-up landscape by enabling founders to receive a functional prototype…
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5 Questions with Tom Green
In our usual trailer to the main event, we ask Tom Green from Verticode 5 Questions....
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Essential Guide to Software Contracts with Rustam Roy
Join us on this episode of the Atom CTO Podcast as we examine the significance of well-drafted contracts in software development projects for startups. Our speakers Bhairav Patel and Rustam Roy illustrate how comprehensive contracts ensure mutual understanding and alignment of expectations…
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5 Questions with Rustam Roy
This weeks podcast guest is Rustam Roy from Legalistic: https://www.legalistic.co.uk/
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Understanding Product Management and Idea Validation with Diana Matei
In this enlightening episode of the Atom CTO Podcast, we welcome Diana Matei, an accomplished product consultant with over a decade of experience spanning diverse industries such as travel, retail, e-commerce, and fintech. Together, they delve into the critical aspects of product management and...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Conversations with a range of business owners from across the globe that discuss the challenges, triumphs and failures that are faced when trying to build and grow a business. In addition we talk about the latest trends in tech and generally anything we feel is relevant for today's tech and business savvy audience The companies interviewed operate in a diverse set of industries and are of varying maturity from the new startup to the established multi-national.If you would like to take part in a podcast or would like to learn more then follow the link to Substack or LinkedIn and message us there
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