Yotewo™ Podcast #16 Investing with Trust – Harout Kavlakian (MarketGlide)

In this episode, Yotewo CEO Aliaksandr speaks with Harout, founder of MarketGlide, about building a marketplace where trust drives venture investment, solving the classic chicken-and-egg problem, and navigating the UK’s startup and VC landscape.

Highlights from the Episode

• The problem MarketGlide is solving in venture capital
• MarketGlide’s biggest achievement to date
• Solving the “chicken and egg” problem in marketplace models
• Why trust is central to venture investment
• How many startups are joining the MarketGlide platform
• Do founders come looking for investment in general, or for specific investors?
• Why London remains a prime destination to build and invest in startups
• Harout’s take on the current state of the UK venture capital market
• What founders often misunderstand about fundraising
• Fundraising vs bootstrapping — Harout’s honest view
• The challenges of hiring tech talent as an early founder
• The biggest mistake (or toughest lesson) Harout has learned on his journey

Listeners can access the full episode on Yotewo’s official Youtube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts channels.

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