Charlie is a seasoned entrepreneur, mainly focused on mobile app opportunities. He started his first business straight out of university. One of his next businesses, Kite, was acquired for 10s of millions of Pounds by Canon. Now, he’s building Joy, the most trusted parenting platform that provides essential information, memories, and services for young families.   In this episode, we talk about the following:  - Charlie’s first business - jumping on the mobile internet trend  - Advice for networking and reaching out to mentors  - How to be a good mentor  - Incubating mobile apps  - Getting acquired for 10s of millions  - How Charlie’s current company acquires other businesses  - Charlie’s recommended leadership books & resources  - What separates ok founders from great founders  - Charle’s wife’s side hustles (making high 6 figures)   Brought to you by Judge.me - the ultimate e-commerce product reviews solution. If you’re looking for a job in an inspiring, profitable, and fast-growing UK-based startup, check out https://careers.judge.me.   --- ➤ Please subscribe & share if you liked the episode ❤ ➤ Follow for business ideas & stories: https://twitter.com/MaticJ ➤ Matic’s UK product founders community: http://joinpmf.com ➤ Looking for funding? Get a VC intro: http://vc.foundrs.vip --- RESOURCES Charlie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charliecarpenter/ https://uk.joy.co/ https://www.bounty.com/  https://www.jasper.ai/ https://otter.ai/ https://anyword.com/   VIDEO: https://youtu.be/CUjjk-GNl3I   ---   Marketing and postproduction: Tom Zorman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-zorman/)