Everything you need to know before raising investment - Jason Mehandran | Ep 10 Working Hard Podcast

Everything you need to know before raising investment with Top Investor Jason Mehandran | Ep. 10 Working Hard, Hardly Working Podcast (Soho House, Rapha, Honest Burgers)

i've been really excited to sit down with Jason Mahendran is a Senior Investor at Active Partners, one of the UK’s leading investment firms backing high growth brands.

passionate about backing the next generation of start-up consumer entrepreneurs, Jason sits on the board of several high-growth brands including LEON, Honest Burgers and Rapha. Active Partners also recently invested in my own brand TALA in our $5.7m seed round, and Jason joined our board.

from pitching tactics, to securing investment and using invested capital to reach world-class heights, you can expect all-things entrepreneurship on the full episode:

thank you for watching!

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tala (own business): http://www.wearetala.com
shreddy (own business): http://shreddy.com
my book: http://linktr.ee/whhw

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in this video

00:01 - Whistle-stop tour of Jason's career
04:20 - The different types of investment: which is right for my business?
08:42 - What are investors looking for?
20:52 - How to avoid a 'car crash' investment
28:10 - The secret to pitching and the power of networking
34:55 - Red Flag investments
41:00 - Glamourised entrepreneurship and misrepresentation
45:25 - My pitch for TALA: I GET ROASTED!!
50:17 - Choosing an investor and signing exclusivity
52:10 - The inside scoop on TALA

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Management: [email protected]

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PO Box:
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TALA:
Website: http://www.wearetala.com
Instagram:   / wearetala  
Facebook:   / we-are-tala-1997903660505761  
Need help? [email protected]

SHREDDY:
Website: http://shreddy.com
Instagram:   / shreddy  
Need help? Support.shreddy.com

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*** I use affiliate links! These are links where I get a tiny bit of commission from anything purchased through them (aka. when you click on them and end up buying something) - this doesn't cost any more to the customer. As always, my opinion is always my honest opinion.

SHREDDY and TALA are my own brands, therefore any mention of them - whilst not being a sponsorship - is monetarily endorsed. As usual, sponsorships do not change my opinions nor my honesty, but I will always disclaim to make sure motives are clear 😊