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How I Failed: death threats and journalists knocking on the door after growing too fast, with Matt Kelly
How I Failed: death threats and journalists knocking on the door after growing too fast, with Matt Kelly
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Length:
14 minutes
Released:
Feb 23, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Matt Kelly, the Founder of Spacegoods (really cool company btw) experienced one of the fastest rises and falls with a bootstrapped business we’ve ever seen.
He grew Neon Beach, a DTC neon sign brand, to £7m in revenue in a year. He got to £10m in 18 months - from his bedroom, in lockdown - basically just him, his laptop and freelancers.
But then he made one big mistake which cost him more than this business.
What the hell happened?
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He grew Neon Beach, a DTC neon sign brand, to £7m in revenue in a year. He got to £10m in 18 months - from his bedroom, in lockdown - basically just him, his laptop and freelancers.
But then he made one big mistake which cost him more than this business.
What the hell happened?
--
If you have any feedback, we’d love to hear it. What would make the show better?
hello@secretleaders.com
--
Sponsor links:
otta.com/secretleaders
Released:
Feb 23, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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