Founder Friday by Canopy Community

About Founder Friday by Canopy Community

Founder Friday Leveraging entrepreneurship as a tool for social mobility. That's the mission behind Canopy Community and the Founder Friday podcast. We believe talent is everywhere, but opportunity isn't. Too many people never start a business because they never see someone like themselves become a founder. They assume entrepreneurship belongs to people with different backgrounds, different education, different connections or different resources. We're here to change that. In each episode, host Stewart Noakes sits down with founders from around the world to uncover the stories that rarely make the headlines. Together they explore the uncertainty, resilience, failures, breakthroughs and defining moments that shape entrepreneurial journeys. These aren't polished success stories. They're honest conversations about building something from nothing. Our hope is simple. One story at a time, we want every listener to discover someone they can relate to and think: "If they can do it, maybe I can too." Because there isn't one route into entrepreneurship. - Founders come from cities and villages. - From universities and factories. - From boardrooms and bedrooms. - From privilege and from adversity. Some are parents. Some are students. Some are immigrants. Some start at 18, others at 68. Every journey is different, yet has similarities regardless of the origin. Every story matters. Every conversation helps widen the picture of what a founder looks like. Whether you're exploring your first idea, validating an MVP, finding customers, raising investment or simply wondering whether entrepreneurship could be part of your future, Founder Friday offers practical insights and authentic stories from people who are actively building. Produced by Canopy Community, one of Europe's leading startup communities, Founder Friday is part of a bigger mission: To leverage entrepreneurship as a tool for social mobility by making founders more visible, more relatable and more accessible to the next generation. Because changing one life doesn't always start with funding. Sometimes it starts with a story. And perhaps the next story you hear will be the one that changes yours. 🎙️ Follow Founder Friday for new episodes as they drop. 🌱 Learn more about Canopy Community: https://www.canopy.community/ (https://www.canopy.community/) 👋 Connect with Stewart Noakes: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stewartnoakes/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/stewartnoakes/) #FounderFriday #FirstTimeFounder #StartupFounder #Entrepreneurship #StartupCommunity #SocialMobility #Innovation #MVP #StartupJourney #FollowYourDreams #IfNotNowThenWhen #Tribe

Publisher

Canopy Community

Category

business · business · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 Jul 2025

Latest episode

13 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

4 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Aug 2025

   Hard Work Makes Its Own Luck: How Sahil Created an AI Video Revolution

   Send us a text Sahil, founder of DeepReel, shares his journey from investment banker to AI entrepreneur and explains how his platform creates complete videos from just ideas or text. • DeepReel has evolved from an AI avatar company to a comprehensive video creation platform • The system handles everything from scriptwriting and finding visuals to editing, transitions, music, and captions automatically • Currently has 300,000 total signups with 15,000-20,000 monthly active users • Operates 10...

2. 

   10 Jul 2025

   Fear of regret drives me more than fear of failure.

   Send us a text Rob Kramer shares his journey as a serial entrepreneur who has built businesses across Ireland, Portugal, and Brazil, driven by his "fear of regret" and desire to live life on his own terms. • Austrian by birth but citizen of the world, having lived in Ireland, Portugal and Brazil • Started his first wholesale distribution company while still in college • Currently runs "the world's sexiest bakery" according to Yahoo News • Survived a near-fatal accident at 19 that gave him a ...

3. 

   9 Jul 2025

   Why Your Co-founder Shouldn't Be Your Best Friend

   Send us a text Rob Cousins shares his journey from corporate banking to co-founding Scribe, a data-driven platform helping founders connect with investors and enabling financial institutions to structure private company data. His transition illuminates the realities of startup life and the critical importance of finding the right technical co-founder. • Moving from a 7-year career at Barclays to founding a startup after identifying automation opportunities in financial data processing • Find...

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   9 Jul 2025

   These founders created a VR experience that calms people in just seven minutes

   Send us a text Katie and Zilla are revolutionising mental health support through innovative virtual reality experiences that help people calm down in just seven minutes while developing vital coping skills. • Both founders met while working on a Doctor Who VR project for the BBC that received an Emmy nomination • Their complementary skills create a strong partnership: Zilla as a super-connector with extensive networks and Katie as a strategic problem-solver • They identified a gap where 30 y...

Podcast Authority Score: 5 / 100

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