May 31, 2021
Andy Aitken, co-founder of Honest Mobile, on disrupting the mobile phone sector, bold funding techniques and his plans to create the world's first global mobile network.
Show Notes:
(00:44) Leaving the corporate world to co-found Honest Mobile
(4:11) Co-founding a business with an old school friend
(7:21) Changing the mobile industry status quo
(9:51) Challenges faced in founding Honest Mobile
(13:22) Transforming from a telecoms business to a tech business
(14:06) Scaling customer support
(16:22) Reaction from the big mobile companies
(17:45) Becoming sustainable and fair from the start
(21:48) Honest Mobile’s sustainability credentials drawing interest and jealousy
(23:22) Benefits of being a B-Corp
(26:49) Seeking funding for Honest Mobile
(33:12) Looking back, is there anything you’d change/Learning to apologise
(35:55) What I learned from the corporate environment
(37:14) Winning the World Congress Award for Best Startup
(38:07) Balancing work and home life
(40:25) Future plans for Honest Mobile
(43:42) My definition of success