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My Favourite Failure: The side business which cost me £150k, my appetite, and my mental health - Gope Walker
My Favourite Failure: The side business which cost me £150k, my appetite, and my mental health - Gope Walker
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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Jun 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Gope Walker is the Founder and CEO of Data Kraken, a data consultancy that helps companies make valuable, data-driven decisions.
But whilst Data Kraken is making more money than ever today, the venture downstairs is another story.
Gope wanted to create a cafe that brought people together. But instead, it left him with depression, loss of appetite, and a £150,000 hole.
He thought he was creating something valuable but customers didn’t see it that way. And when the council had the chance to save the business, they gave the cafe the cold shoulder.
What happened?
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But whilst Data Kraken is making more money than ever today, the venture downstairs is another story.
Gope wanted to create a cafe that brought people together. But instead, it left him with depression, loss of appetite, and a £150,000 hole.
He thought he was creating something valuable but customers didn’t see it that way. And when the council had the chance to save the business, they gave the cafe the cold shoulder.
What happened?
If you have any feedback, we’d love to hear it. What would make the show better?
hello@secretleaders.com
Sponsor links:
personio.com/secretleaders
Released:
Jun 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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