The Legislate Podcast: Recent Episodes
The Legislate Podcast
The Legislate podcast is a place to learn about the latest insights and trends in property, technology, business building and contract drafting. Legislate's host, Charles Brecque, interviews founders, CEOs and legal experts from a diverse range of businesses and industries to uncover unique tips and best practices for creating impressive contracts.
In this episode, Tim Hogwood, co-founder and CEO of SourceWhale, shares his journey from being a management consultant to starting his own tech startup. Tim provides valuable insights into the challenges and rewards of starting and running a tech startup, as well as the importance of clear and concise contracts in dealing with legal issues.
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In this episode, Joe shares his mission to achieve a billion-pound social impact through expanding educational opportunities for underprivileged students. Drawing from his own experiences of breaking barriers to attend a top university, Joe and his mission-driven business are levelling the playing field and opening doors for talented students from underprivileged backgrounds. Dive into this podcast to learn from Joe's insights and the success of Zero Gravity's platform, which has already accomplished a £300 million social impact.
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In this episode, Tom talks about the importance of naivety for big life decisions, closing the gap between Wordpress and enterprise companies and navigating legal challenges in remote, borderless tech companies.
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In this Legislate Podcast episode, Caspar Thykier, CEO of Zappar, discusses talks about his mission to democratise augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR). Caspar shares some use cases of AR in retail, consumer-packaged goods, and licensing and intellectual property as well as his pet peeves when it comes to legal contracts.
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In this episode Ricardo, explains how Reedsy is revolutionising the self-publishing industry, gives tips on how they achieved a spot on the Financial Times thousands fastest-growing companies list and their secrets to phenomenal growth on their blog through SEO.
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In this episode, Legislate meets Joseph Black, CEO and co-founder of UniTaskr, a platform that connects students with part-time work in their local community.
Joseph shares the pivotal role that UniTaskr played in the student financial crisis and the various challenges they faced while building the company. Going from 3,000 members to over a quarter of a million during the Covid-19 pandemic, UniTaskr has experienced explosive growth.
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In this episode, Legislate meets Ben Lind, Head of Sales at Homeppl. Homeppl is a platform which helps operations & risk teams prevent application fraud and conduct affordability checks in property rentals. Ben gives tips on what to look out for when reviewing agreements for fraud, tenant referencing and international expansion.
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In this episode, Legislate meets Christopher Hutchinson CEO of Canopy, a platform designed to make renting work better for everyone.
Christopher gives advice on learning from incumbents, the importance of a positive attitude as well as shining light on how Canopy is helping improve the average credit scores of renters by 100 points within 3 months meanwhile reducing tenant referencing to a matter of minutes.
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In this episode, Legislate meets Jeet Ghose, co-founder and CEO of Mountbase, a streaming app were founders entrepreneurs and industry experts share their stories.
Jeet shares his advice on how to mitigate risk during international expansion, the importance of building relationships and his most inspiring founder stories.
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In this episode, Legislate meets Jules Robertson, co-founder of Tally Market, a platform which provides on-demand workspaces all over the world.
Jules shares the lessons learnt building Tally, importance of growth experiments and key things to watch out for leasing an office.
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In this episode, Legislate meets Daniel Secretan, co-founder of Xapien, a platform which identifies the background and reputation of the people and companies you engage with.Daniel shares the lessons learnt building Xapien and meeting the contractual demands of global clients.Find out more about XapienFind out more about Legislate
In this episode, Legislate meets Joshua Findlater, managing director of Landlord Vision. In this episode, Joshua explains how Landlord Vision are bringing the antiquated property industry into a mobile first world, and why it's important for founders to learn technical skills.
In this episode, Legislate meets James Chatt-Ramsey, who is currently working on international expansion at Shares, a free trading and social investment app. James shares his favourite moments since joining Shares and some of the unique challenges with international contracts.
Listen to the episode to find out:
- What is a social investment app
- Shares' plans for web three
- The key terms of an international contract
- The best way to sign a contract
In this episode, Legislate meets Michael Wadsworth, Founder and CEO of Adoor, a software platform for everyone to track, update and understand the progress of their house move. Listen to the episode to learn:
- Why it's easier to track your delivery than your house move
- Where the communication bottle necks are in the property industry and chain of buyers/sellers
- How to build a software company as a non-technical founder
- Why electronic signatures will become more common
- How contract platforms like Legislate can help you better manage your contracts and offer a more transparent contracting process to your counter parties
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In this episode, Legislate meets Sami Bouremoum, co-founder and CEO of Hofy. Sami shares the story behind Hofy and the fatal legal risks early-stage startup founders can make if they're not careful!Learn more about HofyLearn more about LegislateRead the transcriptWatch the interview
Legislate meets Liall, co-founder of Etcho, an app designed to help everyone understand the impact of their investments, current and future. Liall shares the story behind Etcho and why it's really important to centralise all your agreements. Learn more about EtchoLearn more about Legislate
In this episode, Legislate meets Tom Lawrence, founder and CEO of MVPR. Tom shares how MVPR is allowing startups to automate their PR and improve how they communicate with journalists thanks to data. Tom also explains why your T&Cs need to be aligned with your company and clients' goals and why all contracts should be concise.Learn more about MVPRLearn more about LegislateRead the transcript
In this episode, Legislate meets Kristjan Byfield, director of Base Property Specialists, co-founder of The Depositary and company director of Jack Property Maintenance. Kristjan shares how he built his property businesses and why contracts always need to be tailored to your specific situation.Learn more about The DepositaryLearn more about LegislateRead the transcript
In this episode, Legislate meets Rich Woolley, founder and CEO of Paperclip. Paperclip is the UK's best place to buy, sell, and swap. Rich shares the story behind Paperclip and why clear ownership is important for negotiating contracts.
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In this episode, Legislate meets Simon Zutshi, the founder and CEO of The Property Investors Network, the UK's biggest property training and networking organisation. Simon share's tips for building a great business and being a landlord including why you should always read contracts before signing!Learn more about The Property Investors NetworkLearn more about LegislateRead the transcript
In this episode, Legislate meets James Kent, Founder & CEO of Safe2, an online property compliance management platform with integration capability and nationwide on-demand certificate ordering. James shares the story behind Safe2 and why it's important for everyone to be one the same page when entering into contracts. Learn more about Safe2 Learn more about Legislate Read the transcript
In this episode, Legislate meets Ben Marley, Commercial Director of the ESTAS Group. ESTAS is the customer review platform exclusively for agents, conveyancers, mortgage brokers and suppliers who deliver great customer service. In this episode, Ben explains how their invite only model means they are only collecting reviews for transactions which have actually happened within the property sector and how to overcome red tape in contract negotiations.
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In this episode, Legislate meets Ivor Colson, CEO & Founder of Omnifia. Omnifia brings together disconnected applications to make workplace knowledge discoverable and searchable. Ivor shares the story behind Omnifia and how early stage founders can protect their intellectual property with contracts. Learn more about Omnifia Learn more about Legislate Read the transcript
In this episode, Legislate meets Matt Archer, Clinical Operations Director at Neucruit. Neucruit is an intelligent software for clinical trial recruitment that redefines patient recruitment. Our technology aggregates real-time data from the over 25 million health-related conversations initiated online everyday to facilitate planning and recruitment in clinical trials. Matt shares a bit of background about Neucruit and how GDPR compliance is affecting patient recruitment. Learn more about Neucruit Learn more about Legislate Read the transcript
In this episode, Legislate meets David Biren, co-founder at STPL, a men's basic clothing brand that seeks out neglected, yet essential items, and pulls them apart, and re-engineers them to guarantee a longer life span, tailored fit and ethical sourcing. David explains what it takes to build an ethical clothing brand and why contractual terms need to be clearly defined. Learn more about STPL Learn more about Legislate
In this episode, Legislate meets Luis Valente, Co-founder and CEO of iLoF. Luis share the story behind iLoF, how they are enabling a new era of personalised medicine and why you need to protect your IP with robust employment contracts. Learn more about iLoF Learn more about Legislate
In this episode, Legislate meets Chris Priebe, Founder and CEO of Zelt. Zelt is a next generation employee management software which is centered around the needs of employees, not business administrators. Chris shares his background and experience building Zelt as well as the key things you need to pay attention to in employment contracts.Learn more about ZeltLearn more about LegislateRead the transcript
In this episode, Legislate meets Kes Daood, Founder and CEO of Quester. Quester is building a place to collaboratively share and organise information in resources lists to help individuals apply to Universities and jobs. Kes shares the story behind Quester and the types of information Quester helps organise. Learn more about Quester Learn more about Legislate Read the transcript
In this episode, Legislate meet Ellen Lake, a senior associate at Clifford Chance specialising in investigations and financial crimes. Ellen shares what it means to be an investigator and the common problems in contracts encountered during these investigations.Learn more about EllenLearn more about LegislateRead the transcript
In this episode, Legislate meets Dan Swygart, founder, entrepreneur, board advisor and guest speaker on entrepreneurship and raising investment. Dan shares some learnings from building his first business, Alpacr, including how he took out a credit card and flew to Silicon Valley in order to raise investment. Dan also explains how to navigate term sheets and avoid red flags.Learn more about Dan SwygartLearn more about Legislate
In this episode, Legislate meets James Watson, Director and co-founder of PennyBooks, the refreshingly different accounting firm, giving small business owners what they really need. James shares tips entrepreneurs can follow to better manage their cash flow and the importance of making contracts easy to sign. Learn more about PennyBooks Learn more about Legislate Read the transcript
In this episode, Legislate meets John Readman, founder and CEO of BOSCO. BOSCO is an online retail index which helps retailers make better spending decisions, benchmark their performance and predict where to invest their budgets for maximum efficiency and return on investment. John share's the company's vision and why contracts need to be easy for people to sign. Learn more about BOSCO Learn more about Legislate Read the transcript
In this episode, Legislate meets Dominick Peasley, CEO of Sprk Capital, an online lending platform that enables SMEs to access their R&D tax credits as they incur expenditure. Dominick explains how Sprk Capital have reduced friction in the R&D claim process through standardisation and the benefits of standardised contracts. Learn more about Sprk Capital Learn more about Legislate Read the transcript
In this episode, Legislate meets Claire Pardo, General Counsel of Parkwalk Advisors. Parkwalk is one of the UK’s leading growth fund managers backing world-changing technologies emerging out of UK universities and research institutions with the aim of delivering world-class returns. Claire shares how she became a lawyer and the journey which led to her becoming General Counsel of Parkwalk. Claire also shares some legal tips for entrepreneurs including how to save on legal bills in a savvy way. Learn more about Parkwalk Learn more about Legislate Read the transcript
In this episode, Legislate meets Katrina Crossley, Chief Executive of the International Law Book Facility. Katrina shares some background on the charity's mission to provide good quality second-hand legal textbooks donated by the UK legal community to not-for-profit organisations in need of legal resources across the globe. Katrina also explains how shipping contracts are very customer facing and not dredged in legalese. Learn more about the ILBF Learn more about Legislate Read the transcript
In this episode, Legislate meets Chris O'Connor, Director of Solutions at LexisNexis UK, the leading global provider of legal, regulatory and business information and analytics. Chris shares how legal tech is moving into the mainstream from cloud based collaboration tools to document automation. Learn more about LexisNexis Learn more about Legislate Read the transcript
In this episode, Legislate meets Magda, owner of Hometime property management. Magda explains how she overcame the administrative hurdles of setting up a letting agency and why the small things in a contract can have a huge impact. Learn more about Hometime property management Learn more about Legislate Read the transcript
In this episode, Legislate meets Dr Leslie Kanthan, CEO and co-Founder of TurinTech. Leslie shares how TurinTech is making machine learning models more sustainable thanks to model and code optimisation and provides some AI use cases ranging from finance to legal services. Learn more about TurinTech Learn more about Legislate Read the transcript
In this episode, Legislate meets Ella and William, co-founders of Marvellous Babysitting, a convenient and easy-to-use app for booking highly trained and vetted Norland Nannies. Ella and William share some of the ups and downs of their entrepreneurial journey and how they became Norland's first ever commercial partner.Learn more about Marvellous BabysittingLearn more about LegislateRead the transcript
In this episode, Legislate meets James Della Valle, co-founder of BoxxDocks, a company developing the next generation of dynamic shipping solutions, giving companies full control and flexibility over their logistics operations. James shares how BoxxDocks are reducing shipping emissions and how they navigated company legals and patent applications when they launched the company. Learn more about BoxxDocks Learn more about Legislate Read the transcript
In this episode, Legislate meets Alex Mifsud, Co-founder and CEO of Weavr. Alex shares a bit of background about Weavr and how the design of your contracts can accelerate the uptake of your business. Learn more about Weavr
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In this episode, Legislate meets Christina Banjo, founder of Always Create, a community and platform for freelance creatives. Christina shares how Always Create is supporting freelance creatives and how consultancy contracts are key for growing a freelance business.Learn more about Always CreateLearn more about LegislateRead the transcript
In this episode, Legislate meets James Coughlan on the show, founder and CEO of Reef. Reef is a platform designed to help companies move towards a hybrid working culture. Working with venues across the world, the reef app allows employees to access a third workplace boosting productivity whilst reducing isolation and burnout. James shares the story behind Reef and the key issues with downloading contract templates online. Learn more about Reef Learn more about Legislate Read the transcript
In this episode, Legislate meets George Wade, co-founder of Zevero a software platform for companies to manage their carbon emissions and build a climate program to reach net zero. George shares the biggest opportunities for carbon removal as well as common friction early stage founders face with legal. Learn more about Zevero Learn more about Legislate Read the transcript
In this episode, Legislate meets Ben Wright, Head of Flexible Office Solutions at SquareFoot and Founder of Upsuite. Ben shares his story of building a successful startup and exiting to a big corporate and tips for navigating key contracts as an entrepreneur.Learn more about SquareFoot and UpsuiteLearn more about LegislateRead the transcript
In this episode, Legislate meets Rich Simmonds, CEO of Orthoson. Orthoson is a spin-out from the university of Oxford, which is developing a novel ultrasound based treatment for lower back and neck pain, which is significantly safer, less invasive and more cost-effective than current surgical options. Rich shares the peculiarities of contracting in the medtech world and what it means to create contracts for the long term.Learn more about OrthosonLearn more about LegislateRead the transcript
In this episode, Legislate meets Heather Mitchell from Nommm, the sustainable food app that allows consumers to value climate impact alongside nutritional value. Heather shares her experience building Nommm and navigating contracts and trademarks as an early stage entrepreneur.Learn more about NommmLearn more about LegislateRead the transcript
In this episode, Legislate meets Robert Lind, patent attorney and partner at Marks & Clerk. Robert shares how he became involved with patents, what can be patented and why you might apply for one. This episode is a must listen for all startups and businesses considering patents as part of their strategy.Learn more about LegislateLearn more about Marks & ClerkRead the transcript
In this episode, Legislate meets George Robson, former England rugby player now doing sales. George shares how he got into rugby and how the psychology of sport can be applied to business. George also explains how professional rugby contracts are standardised in order to offer a fair contracting experience to rugby players.Find out more about GeorgeFind out more about LegislateRead the transcript
In this episode, Legislate meets the Property Investment Geeks, Charlotte and Phil, and learns all about how they have built and maintained their property portfolio of 31 residential lets. The Property Investment Geeks share their investment stratergies and how they manage their portfolio, providing top tips, such as forming a relationship with your local council. Learn more about the Property Geeks Learn more about Legislate. Read the transcript.
In this episode, Legislate meets Sarah from Alt Street Property, a property investment and development company which provides tired, unloved houses and turns them into modern accommodation for young families. Sarah talks about investment strategy and how Alt Street Property is building more than an investment portfolio but a community for its tenants. Sarah also mentions the importance of explanations of contractual terms and clauses in speeding up the contracting process.Learn more about Alt Street PropertyLearn more about LegislateRead the transcript
In this episode, Legislate meets Harriet, owner and director of Aluna Property Management. Listen to learn about how Aluna are offering a full array of property maintenance services to estate agents and facility management companies across the UK. Harriet also highlights the importance of ensuring that contracts are clear, concise and matter of fact. Learn more about Aluna Property Management. Learn more about Legislate.
In this episode, Legislate meets Mary Catherine, Chief Legal Officer at Legislate and startup lawyer. With experience as a US patent attorney, a member of the US bar in New York and New Jersey and a qualified solicitor in England and Wales, Mary Catherine provides unique insight into the importance of ensuring that contracts are robust and coherent. In this episode, Mary Catherine talks about the importance of IP and confidentiality clauses in employment and consultant agreements, particularly for startups. Learn more about Mary Catherine. Learn more about Legislate. Read the transcript
In this episode, Legislate meets Radhika Shah, property entrepreneur specialising in HMOs and Buy to Lets. Alongside her investments, Radhika is a property educator, sharing tips and advice through her Youtube and Instagram accounts. In this episode, Radhika tells us about her journey into property, how to manage long distance rentals and provides us with key insights into how contracts, if they're not for solicitors, shouldn't be written as if they are. Learn more about Radhika Shah.Learn more about LegislateRead the transcript.
In this episode, Legislate meets Kay, co-director of Ricketts Rentals, family run business that offers property mangement services and specialises in a number of property strategies. In this episode, Kay tells us all about the different property investment and mangement strategies and how they operate, ranging from rent to rent to joint ventures, and also tells us of the important of bespoke contracts as part of your service. Learn more about Ricketts RentalsLearn more about LegislateRead the transcript.
In this episode, Legislate meets Gabrielle Bourret-Sicotte, co-founder of Greenr, a climate-focused lifestyle app. Having been voted the United Nations' "Best Green Project" for 2021, Greenr is finding a new and novel ways to inspire individuals and busineses to reduce their carbon foorprint, calculate their daily needs and reduce what they can whilst offsetting the rest. Learn more about Greenr Learn more about Legislate Read the transcript
In this episode, Legislate meets Hannah Chappatte, co-founder and CEO of HYBR, a supportive, safe space platform for student renters to understand how to find the right property and what to look out for when renting.Hannah shares why the HYBR platform was started and tips for negotiating student contracts.Find out more about HYBRFind out more about Legislate
In this episode, Legislate meets Jonathan Campion, director of TOTUS RPO an Oxford based recruitment process, outsourcing solution designed and tailored to startups and SMEs within the technology and scientific sectors. Jonathan is also director of Corriculo as a recruitment agency providing specialist and comprehensive IT recruitment services to Oxfordshire and the surrounding region.Jonathan shares his experience in recruitment and the common contracts they deal with ranging from NDAs to employment agreements.Learn more about TOTUS and CorriculoLearn more about Legislate
In this episode, Legislate meets Mikesh Udani, co-founder and CEO of Albus Health, an Oxford university spin-out, developing an end-to-end solution for nocturnal monitoring in clinical trials. Mikesh shares some highlights from their 4 year journey as well as best practices for contract negotiation.Learn more about Albus HealthLearn more about LegislateRead the transcript
In this episode, Legislate meets Jake Fox, founder of Paperound. We discuss how Paperound helps match students with businesses seeking help with digital tasks and how contracts should be interactive.
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In this episode, Legislate meets Mani Singh, ex financier doing good. Mani is an investor advisor, but also consults through his firm, Mani Singh Consulting, focused on social inequality and sustainability globally. Mani explains what blended finance is and how systems level change can lead to positive change.
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In this episode, Legislate meets Zoe Conning, Managing Director of Amana Lettings. Zoe explains how the business was launched 2 months before the start of the pandemic and how they've built a hybrid letting agency in Cheshire with the ambition to grow across the UK thanks to digital automation.Learn more about Zoe and Amana LettingsLearn more about LegislateRead the transcript
In this episode, Legislate meets Sam Michael, CEO of Ox Mountain. We discuss Sam's background in F1 and how Ox Mountain are applying F1 and aerospace techniques to maintenance in capital intensive industries. Sam also shares his tips and advice for creating contracts. Learn more about Ox MountainLearn more about LegislateRead the transcript
In this episode Legislate interviews James Owusu, Founder & CEO of Checkboard. We touch on James' background in property, the problem Checkboard is solving as well as tips and advice for negotiating contracts. Find out more about CheckboardFind out more about LegislateRead the transcript
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