Alice Bentinck - Entrepreneur First - Building the next generation of entrepreneurs

Jimmy's Jobs of the Future

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Technology, Business, Careers

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🗓️ 25 August 2021

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Our guest today is Alice Bentinck, co-founder of Entrepreneur First.EF (as it's more commonly known) celebrate their tenth year this week and co-founders Alice & Matt have gone from strength to strength - even fostering their first billion-dollar company in Tractable … which also happens to be the UK's 100th unicorn. But it has not been plain sailing - as you’ll hear today. There are many myths around entrepreneurship that I try to challenge on this podcast, one of which is that entrepreneurs are born not created. I believe it has never been easier to be an entrepreneur and is now a much more credible career choice than even 10 years ago … However, the number of tools and options available can also make it more difficult to know where to turn. EF looks to solve this by matching you up with a co-founder and learning the basics of entrepreneurship from some of the very best …and we are probably just at the beginning of their journey.A big thank you to all you listeners for powering us into the top 15 of Apple business podcasts ….If you are enjoying the series, it makes a massive difference if you could rate us on iTunes. It is wonderful to read reviews such as the one by Charles Fletcher of Navigate Politics or hearing from people like Eben Owen who has recently got a job having been inspired by the guests on the podcast. You can find out more on our website or get in touch via [email protected] You can follow us on social media: Instagram: @Jimmysjobs Twitter: @Jimmysjobs And most importantly on LinkedIn Subscribe so you don't miss any new episodes, releasing every Wednesday.You can sign up to Jimmy's Substack here for weekly content on the future of work, technology, and politicsFor more information on partnering with us please visit our partnerships page here.Also make sure you subscribe to The Shift, you can find it here on Spotify or on Apple Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Jimmy's Jobs in the Future, presented by me, Jimmy McLaughlin, a former
0:12.8	Dan Extreme Advisor on Business. Firstly, a big thank you to you, the listeners, for
0:19.4	pairing us into the top 50 of Apple's Business Podcasts. If you are enjoying the series,
0:26.5	it makes a massive difference if you can take the time to rate and reviewers on iTunes.
0:32.6	The reason we do this podcast is to try and inspire people about the exciting jobs of
0:37.9	the future that entrepreneurs are creating, understand the future of our economy, and
0:43.3	allowing people to realise their potential. I didn't know what I was doing when we started
0:48.8	the podcast, and truth be told, I still don't know where it's going to end up either,
0:53.7	which is not a hugely dissimilar story, so today's guests. So it's wonderful to see the
0:58.7	reviews of the podcast by Charles Fletcher of Navigate Politics, and hearing from people
1:04.2	I even owe it, but has recently got a job, having been inspired by some of the guests
1:08.9	on the podcast. Always feel free to reach out and drop us a line on HelloAtJobsTheFuture.co.
1:17.3	Our guest today is Alice from Entrepreneur First. EF, as it is more commonly known, is
1:23.9	10 years old this week. If you look at the stories of the co-founders, Alice and Matt, they
1:30.4	are both articulate, bright, tendered Oxbridge, went to work at McKinsey, and even have NBEs
1:37.8	to show for their efforts. They've also fostered their first billion-dollar company, Contractable,
1:44.2	which also happens to be the UK's 100th unicorn. But it has not all been plain sailing.
1:51.3	You'll hear today how they initially thought that they were going to be a charity, but
1:56.1	the charity commission ruled that out, and for the first two years, they didn't really
2:00.5	know the direction they were heading. They just had a simple idea that investing in people
2:06.0	was the way forward. There are, I believe, many myths around entrepreneurship, some of
2:11.8	which I try to challenge on this podcast. One of them is that entrepreneurs have a light
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