Hugo Tilmouth - Founder and Investor - ChargedUp & Founders' Capital

Breakfast (coffee) with founders ☕ Today I met with Hugo Tilmouth

Hugo may not need an introduction for many! (but for those who do) Hugo is the CEO of ChargedUp, one of a series of companies from 'the Up co' group and also partner at Founders Capital!

All I can say having spent the morning chatting, is that Hugo certainly is doing a lot to make the ecosystem as we know it greater having walked the walk.

Investment is great, profitable companies are greater.

We spoke about:

- Building profitable businesses. Investment is great, profitable companies are greater. Focusing in on that allowed ChargedUp to take a business that was hit hard due to the pandemic into a rapid pivot that has now allowed a solid scalable business in the hospitality space.

- Being close and honest to your people. You want A-players who really want to play in the early days. It's very easy to get carried away trying to be the bigger company, when in reality harder work sooner can create better results later.

- Building solid founder support schemes throughout the ecosystem. This comes both with some of the work that Founders Capital is able to do, but also with support that I look to provide with day-to-day operating founder guidance.

- Objective founder support. Where do you go when you need help, but are afraid of the perception of others?

We spoke about a lot more, but as ever, what happens at breakfast, will sometimes stay at breakfast!