"I love ideas. A startup that doesn't have any ideas, that's the problem."Out of 1.2 billion websites, only 17% are active! If they're the "gateway to your business", then why are people not doing more to make them better?In the latest episode of our podcast series, 'Let's Talk Startups', co-hosts Nargis Jafferali and Demos Demetriou are in conversation with the Founder of Rocket Site Designs, Alfie Brown.Alfie is the creative brains behind this forward-thinking agency, that's on a mission to offer a collaborative approach to website design.Not only has Alfie witnessed his fair share of poor websites in his career, he's been able to channel these horror stories into a startup offering its clients fresh perspective and effective results.We're challenging Alfie to demonstrate how his business is superior than the competition, and how he fares against smart DIY-site-building options. Is his business model safeguarded against the rise of tech?Get your notebooks ready - there are top tips flying all over the place!********************Find out more about Rocket Site Designs at https://www.rocketsitedesigns.com/ and follow Alfie on socials.If you'd like to come on the show and tell everyone about your startup business, please get in touch with our team, and we'll get you featured in our next episode.Enjoying the series so far? Let us know what you think and SUBSCRIBE to be the first to listen to new episodes.

"No-one else in recruitment had selected the domain 'transparent'!"But surely 'transparent' and 'recruitment' go hand-in-hand...a bit like Ant and Dec? Evidently not - and we're itching to find out why!In our latest episode of 'Let's Talk Startups', co-hosts Nargis Jafferali and Demos Demetriou are in conversation with the founder of Transparent Talent, Kyle Probert.Kyle is the people-person pioneer with first-hand experience of recruitment best practices. He's ready to quash all negative views of recruiters and show how a 'black and white' approach works best, every single time.This passionate founder is up against a competitive market, slow organic growth, a shortage of engineering talent, and a big mission statement to fulfil.Does his startup have legs? We're gonna find out!********************Find out more about Transparent Talent at https://transparenttalent.com/ and follow Kyle on socials.Drop us a message if you'd like to get your startup business more exposure and tell our listeners all about your journey. We'd love to hear from you. Just head to our website for more details.Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to stay tuned of all our new episodes.

"We're working hard to enable everyone to understand each other."When you realise that 40% of customers refuse to buy from a site that's not in their native language, you start to appreciate the value of personal understanding.This is the story of two founders taking on a $46 billion industry, and doing so with a deeply personal human touch.In this episode of 'Let's Talk Startups', co-hosts Nargis Jafferali and Demos Demetriou are in conversation with husband and wife duo Robert and Mariona Bolohan, Co-founders of Lotuly.We're challenging their traditional concept of human translation, to investigate whether their startup can survive in a world that's so tech-reliant, and what makes them stand out?Bootstrapping their growth, managing over 500 freelancers, controlling their client's entire reputations, and trying to be sustainable and personable - that's an awful amount of pressure to handle!Can human empathy outshine the competition and bring about success for this dedicated team?*****************Find out more about Lotuly at https://lotuly.com/ and follow the team on socials.If you'd like to come on the show and tell everyone about your startup, get in touch and let's get your startup featured.And remember to SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss out on any future episodes.

"Creating a startup is easy, creating value is hard."It's the story of how a simple research thesis paper led to the creation of an entire startup ecosystem.But how? Like all things: "A good plan is necessary".In this episode of 'Let's Talk Startups', Nargis Jafferali and Demos Demetriou are in conversation with the CEO and Co-founder of the Co.finder App, Firat Gökselli.Firat is the vivacious Hungarian marketeer with a proven plan to make it accessible and super easy to find your ideal co-founder.But that's only the beginning! We'll be discussing how this startup is en route to disrupt an entire community - doing so with passion, strategy and a whole lot of heart.We're going to break down Firat's hypothesis and challenge his roadmap, to determine whether a zero-cost, shareable methodology can really result in commercial success. Brace yourself!**************Find out more about Co.finder at: https://www.cofinderapp.com/ and download the app on Apple and Google Play.You can get involved in this podcast series and tell the world about your amazing startup by visiting our website: https://www.byblazon.com/lets-talk-startups-podcastThanks for listening! SUBSCRIBE to be the first to hear all future episodes.

"I haven't spent a penny on marketing!"And yet, despite this, this founder has managed to seize the opportunity, outshine his competitors and launch a successful replacement for business cards.In this episode of 'Let's Talk Startups', Nargis Jafferali and Demos Demetriou are in conversation with the inspiring founder of Contapp, Giuseppe Milazzo.Giuseppe's mastered the art of brand exposure and is capitalising on a gap in the networking market. Business cards are a dying breed and the events space is changing, and he's the guy who has a bold solution!But when you're doing everything yourself, with no co-founder, no team, and spending every minute on content creation... is there any time left to grow and scale your startup?Listen in full to find out more about this founder's journey.**Contapp are offering our listeners exclusive Premium access of their app, completely FREE! Find out how to get started by listening in to the episode.****************Find out more about Contapp and download the app on Apple and Google Play.We really appreciate all the fantastic support for this podcast series - you can get in touch with us.Thanks for listening! SUBSCRIBE to be the first to hear all future episodes.

A first-time founder with no technical experience and limited funds, looking to combat mental health issues.On paper, that's never going to work! ...Or is it?In this episode of 'Let's Talk Startups', Nargis Jafferali and Demos Demetriou are in conversation with the founder of the Checkmates App, Leah Zabari.Leah's got something that a lot of young entrepreneurs don't: brains, passion and heart. And she'll need big helpings of all three if she can succeed in creating a supportive community to eradicate global loneliness.Listen to find out whether this solo journey of discovery, learning and adapting is on course for triumph. Or is Leah's own lonely path going to be her greatest challenge?**************Find out more about Checkmates. We'd love to hear from you, so get in touch with us.Thanks for listening! SUBSCRIBE to be the first to hear all future episodes.

"I always wanted to be a fashioner designer in NYC!"That may have set this founder up with vital professional experience, but it was a traumatic personal event that changed absolutely everything.In this episode of 'Let's Talk Startups', Nargis Jafferali and Demos Demetriou are in conversation with the founder of EYO Active, Lucie Halley.A horrific personal accident sets the scene for this eye-opening journey to launching her sustainable activewear brand, EYO in 2019.Lucie is looking to entirely change the way we think about fashion, and putting some heart back into the market. Her first-hand experiences are the backbone to revolutionising a £350 billion industry, saving our planet and inspiring her followers.But these are big dreams and even bigger issues to tackle! Is Lucie the founder to succeed?**************Find out more about EYO Active.We'd love to hear from you, so get in touch.Thanks for listening! SUBSCRIBE to be the first to hear all future episodes.

"Our algorithms have learnt the secrets to making a blockbuster novel." ​​Whoa, that's some mission! The team at Reread claim to use AI to help authors improve their manuscripts. Can this even work?In this episode of 'Let's Talk Startups', Nargis Jafferali and Demos Demetriou are in conversation with two of the co-founders of Reread, Oliver Rodwell and Priyen Logeswaren.It's pretty clear that this tight-knit team are switched on and ready to take the world by storm. They've done their research, they understand the process, and they confess "we have a lot of fun together" along the way.But it's gonna take a lot of development, a large enough user base, and the faith of their community to make this platform into a successful solution. They're challenging the creative writing world - this just got personal!Nargis and Demos are ready to see whether their startup vision has got legs to triumph.**************Find out more about Reread.We'd love to hear from you, so get in touch with us.Thanks for listening! SUBSCRIBE to be the first to hear all future episodes.

Fitness and dating. You've got to be totally mad or impressively smart to take these two monster industries on. What's it gonna be?!In this episode of 'Let's Talk Startups', Nargis Jafferali and Demos Demetriou are in conversation with the Founder of FITFCK, Jamie Wykes-Hobday.Jamie's the confident brains behind the brand and one thing's for certain: this is 'not just a dating app'. He's got plans to create a full-scale lifestyle destination for fitness fanatics across the globe.But creating a community from scratch is no easy feat. So how did Jamie do it? And do the numbers really add up?We're putting him to the test to see whether we think he's got the right formula.**************Find out more about Jamie and download FITFCK on Google Play and Apple.We'd love to hear from you, so get in touch.Thanks for listening! SUBSCRIBE to be the first to hear all future episodes.

You know you're onto something when the tables turn and people start reaching out to you instead. But how do you get there?In this episode of 'Let's Talk Startups', Nargis Jafferali and Demos Demetriou are in conversation with the Founder of Circla, Claudia Gwinnutt.Claudia's success certainly didn't happen overnight and it's been a long journey filled with testing and learning.Dominant reactions to a pandemic, heavy research into customer behavioural patterns, and starting off small. It's how she's created a trusted milkman-esque beauty delivery business, and her customers are loving the ethical brands Circla has on offer.But how did Claudia grow this business from scratch, and how has her hunger for change helped the hustle?**************Find out more about Circla.We'd love to hear from you, so get in touch with us.Thanks for listening! SUBSCRIBE to be the first to hear all future episodes.