Startup Insider: London Edition

About Startup Insider: London Edition

Startup funding decoded: Navigate the complex world of investment strategies, equity challenges, and investor relationships. Weekly insights from London's startup ecosystem to transform your entrepreneurial journey, one episode at a time.

Publisher

Vasily Alekseenko

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 May 2025

Latest episode

7 Jan 2026

Latest episodes

28 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Jan 2026

   How to Herd Investors Into a Close

   Most founders ask investors for money too soon and kill the deal. My friend Chris Howard shared his "Snail Strategy" with me, a method he used to raise over $100M by spiraling from advice to commitment. Here is the exact 6-step process to close your round without appearing desperate.

2. 

   30 Dec 2025

   My 2026 Predictions: The Reality Check

   As the tech market consolidates and the initial AI hype corrects, the smart money is shifting toward sovereign tech like defense and energy. The blog's major 2026 prediction is an "agent-to-agent" work revolution that will obliterate the traditional "per seat" pricing model. B2B founders must pivot to usage-based pricing immediately to survive this coming shift.

3. 

   17 Dec 2025

   Why You Shouldn't Slow Down in December

   The Budget scare is over, and investors are now rushing to deploy cash before the April tax deadline. Don't stop working; use this quiet time to close deals and apply for accelerators while your competition is sleeping.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

39,478

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Podcast Authority Score: 41 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

51

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

0