Born out of @Founders_Forum, our 9-month "alternative-MBA" empowers ambitious professionals to reinvent their careers in London's most dynamic startups.

Joined June 2019
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Really excited to be speaking at #mtpcon in a few hours. Wish me luck and see you there! 😀 @MindtheProduct @bfgmartin @MAA1 @James_Mayes
Day 2 of #mtpcon Digital is set to be another bumper day of inspiration 😀 ✅ 3 insight-packed Keynotes w/ @cennydd, @ashahaji, & @cagan 🤩 ✅ Interactive breakouts with product experts 💭 ✅ Countless opportunities to connect & network with your community 🌎 See you then 👋
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Next in our #mtpcon Digital keynote line-up is @ashahaji - Co-Founder & COO at @founders_acad. Asha has spent her career developing transformative products and experiences at the intersection of people, technology, and education🎓. Welcome Asha! 👋mindtheproduct.com/mtpcon/di…
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Interested in the secrets of being a great #COO? Check out the latest in the #coosecrets video series, featuring our very own @ashahaji! 👇 jbmc.co.uk/coo-secrets-with-…
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So wonderful to welcome #NickPopovici to our virtual campus 💻🎓 to share his lessons learned from founding, pivoting and scaling @VitaMojo - a company that's on a mission to improve the way the world eats through transformative technology. 🍽️ #alternativeMBA
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An absolute pleasure to host the #BenWhately, Chief Product Officer @memrise, for an #AMA 🎤 with the Tribe. We loved hearing about Ben's journey scaling Memrise to over 50 million users around the globe, transforming the way the world learns languages 🌍. #alternativeMBA
It was fantastic to have world-class operator @AmirNooriala join us for an #AMA last week to share his war stories & lessons learned from scaling Europe's fastest-growing #fintech, @OakNorth, before joining @Callsign, the world's leading digital identity firm. 🚀 #alternativeMBA
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Education is facing transformative change 📚with virtual 'classrooms', eLearning & more! Join the discussion as we radically rethink education ft. @Chegg CEO @DanRosensweig,Simon Henderson, @etonxonline & @ashahaji, @founders_acad. 1st July @ 5:30pm 🚀bit.ly/2xTmeyP
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What a treat it was to have #GabrielStraub, Head of Data Science at @BBC join us for a #masterclass called "Culture eats data for breakfast". We loved hearing about his experience building #datascience capabilities at @Tesco, @notonthehighst, and @BBC. #alternativeMBA
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Wonderful to have the insatiably innovative @williamfgodfrey join us for a Tribe AMA. 🎤 We loved hearing about both the creative flair and disciplined rigour that's gone into building and scaling @foundersfactory - one of world's most ambitious venture builders. 🚀
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It was fantastic to welcome the brilliant @Abadesi to our virtual campus💻to share insights from her inspiring career that's spanned @Groupon, @amazon & @ProductHunt. Aba - we salute you for creating change in an industry that doesn't represent the #society it serves. 🙌🏿🙌🏾🙌🏼
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Thank you to #SteveLloyd for joining us for an #AMA 🎤 to share his lessons learned from building high-performance teams at a diverse mix of tech companies: including early-stage venture builder @foundersfactory , gaming unicorn @Improbableio & mission-driven fintech #Earnd 🚀.
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Wise words from @OnPurposeUK CEO, Tom Rippin. We loved having him join our virtual classroom 💻🎓 for an intimate AMA 🎤 last week on how we can deploy #systemsthinking to build a stronger, healthier, more sustainable economy. #alternativeMBA
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A big thank you to Lisa Shu, Professor in Residence @ @localglobevc & @LBS for sharing her wisdom with us last week on the art and science of #negotiation. "Negotiation isn't about you. It's about understanding your counterpart." #alternativeMBA
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It was brilliant to have Aaron Mitchell, Director of Talent Acquisition @ @netflix, join us live from Los Angeles for this week's virtual #AMA 💻🎤 on how to make the #first90days in any new role a success. #alternativeMBA
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That's right - our AMA's 🎤 have gone international🌎! It was brilliant to have Bob Evans join our #VirtualCampus this evening to discuss #leadership in a #VUCA world. #alternativeMBA
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We had our first Virtual AMA 💻🎤 (Ask Me Anything) this evening, with the brilliant @taraintransit, Head of People @ @monzo. It was inspiring to hear how throughout its meteoric rise, @monzo has prioritised its people and culture, showing you can both be good & mega-successful.
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Can crises be a catalyst for innovation? Today’s VUCA world 🌍 brings both challenges & opportunities to innovate, as we reframe what our best approach to work looks like. Our Associate, Anna, shares her thoughts from inside a now fully-virtual Tribe 👇 foundersacademy.io/blog/cris…
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Today, our Associates start work w/ our friends @PUBLIC_Team. They will work on projects for government & society - from making banking 🏦 more accessible for those with disabilities to supporting the ALENHSX’s TechForce19 to combat the effects of social isolation during #COVID19
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🔊 On Monday we launched Founders Academy's Virtual Campus 💻 That's right, we still have daily meditation, collaborative missions, intimate sessions with world-class startup leaders & a tonne of virtual post-it notes. Sending love & positive vibes during these uncertain times 🚀
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Yesterday our Associates met our Founding Partners – London’s most dynamic scaleups 🚀 @adahealth, @BulbUK, @Callsign, @depop, @faculty_ai, @firstminutecap, @foundersfactory, @Founders_Forum, @FoundersIntel, @korukids, @WeAreLantum, @memrise, @PUBLIC_Team, @TechNation & @VitaMojo
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