My guest for Ep138 of The Startup Playbook Podcast is the Founder of Sked Social and Galileo Ventures, Hugh Stephens.

Hugh founded Sked Social as a solo founder in 2013. The product is now used by over 10,000 companies worldwide and generates millions of dollars in revenue each year, all without taking any external capital.

Alongside Sked Social, he is also the Founder & General Partner at Galileo Ventures, a $10M venture capital firm and growth accelerator program that alongside investing $200,000 in early stage startups, also provides 12 months of practical support, 1:1 coaching and much more.

We covered a range of topics in this interview including:

• Using constraints to your advantage
• A deep dive on pricing strategies
• How to decide whether to bootstrap or raise capital for your startup 
• Lifting the lid on the challenges in raising a fund
• & much more!

Special Thanks:

Special thanks to James Alexander and Nathan Murphy for their help with research for this interview! 

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Music: Joakim Karud – Dreams

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