The AJ Connection
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<p>AJ is a serial entrepreneur and passionate student of startups.</p><p>After a decade of spending countless hours and money building companies, most of which failed, he went back to basics and surrounded himself with entrepreneurs decades further ahead of him.</p><p>He ran a deeply connected community of 400 entrepreneurs in the UK and realised how little he knew about the art and science of company building.</p><p>At this intersection of relationships and company building is where AJ has found the key to success.</p><p>If we don't understand people, we don't understand business.</p><p>But people are hard to understand....</p><p>Which is why this show exists!</p><p></p><p>scale with soul is a deep dive intro how the best entrepreneurs alive build and manage the relationships that lead to startup success.</p><p></p>
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- What is The AJ Connection?
<p>AJ is a serial entrepreneur and passionate student of startups.</p><p>After a decade of spending countless hours and money building companies, most of which failed, he went back to basics and surrounded himself with entrepreneurs decades further ahead of him.</p><p>He ran a deeply connected community of 400 entrepreneurs in the UK and realised how little he knew about the art and science of company building.</p><p>At this intersection of relationships and company building is where AJ has found the key to success.</p><p>If we don't understand people, we don't understand business.</p><p>But people are hard to understand....</p><p>Which is why this show exists!</p><p></p><p>scale with soul is a deep dive intro how the best entrepreneurs alive build and manage the relationships that lead to startup success.</p><p></p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
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This podcast is available on 6 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
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