S4: Advice from Britain’s most-successful start up investor, with Tom Teichman, co-founder of The Garage Soho

Conversations of Inspiration

Holly Tucker MBE

Education, Society & Culture, Entrepreneurship, Self-improvement, Business, Personal Journals

5.0 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2019

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

This week Holly speaks to investor Tom Teichman, the founder of Spark Ventures & The Garage Soho.

Known as ‘Britain’s most-successful digital start-up backer’ Tom has invested in companies such as LastMinute.com, Moshi Monsters and Made.com.

He also played a key role in Holly's business journey, when he invested in Notonthehighstreet. Together they recount the serendipitous way in which Tom and Holly met, and the incredible journey they embarked on.

Now Tom runs his latest venture from his Soho townhouse incubator office with his co-founder, the advertising guru Sir John Hegarty. Investing and mentoring small businesses with a focus on technology-enabled consumer brands.

In this conversation, Holly and Tom discuss his incredible journey from arriving in England as a refugee, taking inspiration from his entrepreneurial parents, to becoming one of the most well known and respected venture capitalist investors in Britain.

A highly personal interview, Holly and Tom discuss the importance of intuition and emotion in business, how finding the ying to your yang in a business partner makes for a stronger business, and the key points he looks for when investing in a business.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	I'm Holly Tucker and welcome to my podcast Conversations of Inspiration
0:06.6	founder of Not on the High Street and Holly and Co. I'm the UK Ambassador of Creative Small Businesses.
0:13.7	I believe that having a business doing what you love is the key to a happy, fulfilled life,
0:20.3	and my dream is to help everyone start theirs.
0:24.0	I'm here to offer advice, inspiration, wisdom and encouragement,
0:29.0	and in my view, the greatest way to do this is by sharing stories.
0:33.6	So I've reached out to all my favorite small businesses,
0:37.0	acclaimed entrepreneurs, and those who just simply inspire me
0:41.8	and ask them to share theirs. With thanks to our sponsor Nat West
0:46.3	who have helped bring this free podcast to life. Here are my conversations of
0:51.6	inspiration.
0:53.0	Bower head and let your islands close on down.
0:57.0	I have an incredibly exciting announcement to make.
1:00.0	I am taking this very podcast, Conversations of Inspiration on the Road with six live
1:05.9	recordings taking place across the UK. Each episode will take place in a very
1:10.8	special venue with a highly inspirational guest, including a speech from me and a
1:16.1	chance to ask questions too.
1:18.4	The evening will include wonderful entertainment, magical Holly and Co details, a fantastic opportunity to shop small business,
1:26.0	drink a delicious tiple or two, mingle with like-minded people, make new friends,
1:31.3	and I will ensure you will be thoroughly and utterly inspired.
1:35.6	I believe that one conversation has the ability to change the course of your life forever
1:40.9	and I want it to be mine.
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