Michael Ashcroft on Constructing You - Start Ups, Success and Skills

Mike Ashcroft is the co-founder of EstimateOne - the industry-standard tendering platform for the commercial construction industry in Australia & New Zealand. From humble beginnings, the business has grown to serve more than 600 head contractors and 60,000 subbies and suppliers. Mike is now working to support EstimateOne's ambitions to grow internationally, and expand our products to become the industry-standard procurement platform for commercial construction. Prior to founding EstimateOne, Mike worked as an estimator and contract administrator for some of Australia's leading Tier 2 construction and property development companies. In this episode, you'll learn about: EstimateOne's founding story Pivotal start up lessons Attributes of successful entrepreneurs Two most important functions of a business Navigating through risks and uncertainty Key leadership advice for start up leaders And more! If you are seeking to step into the entrepreneurial arena, this episode is for you. Resources: https://estimateone.com Show notes If you enjoyed this episode, and you've learnt something or it inspired you in some way, I'd love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, and post it to your Instagram Stories, and tag me, @elinormoshe_ or Elinor Moshe on LinkedIn. Don't forget you can also join the Facebook community to be part of the growing family of constructors who chose exceptional futures.