The Operations Room: A Podcast for COO’s 8. How does a co-founder COO survive and thrive?
Sep 14, 2023
30:55
In this episode we discuss the topic of: How does a co-founder COO survive and thrive? Our special guest is Tom Mundy, is the COO of Goodlord which has scaled to over 350 employees, raising more than £50m in capital and turning over tens of millions of pounds.
- How did you end up being COO? Why was that the right title?
- What were the inflection points for your growth?
- How did you manage to survive for the last 8 years given the ups and downs?
- What is your view on mentorship?
- What is a good investor and what does it matter?
- What is the role of the COO when it comes to unit economics?
- How have you dealt with burnout?
- Given you were learning on the job, how did you think about ownership of functions?
- What happened in that first conversation when the new CEO entered the business?
Biography: Tom started his first business when he was 14 selling fudge at a market stall. He carried on starting businesses throughout university and finally found his calling in tech at the age of 24 where he co-founded Goodlord. During his time at Goodlord as COO he helped the business scale to over 350 employees, raising more than £50m in capital and turning over tens of millions of pounds.
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