Founder Friday
Founder Friday
Leveraging entrepreneurship as a tool for social mobility.
That's the mission behind Canopy Community and the Founder Friday podcast.
We believe talent is everywhere, but opportunity isn't.
Too many people never start a business because they never see someone like themselves become a founder. They assume entrepreneurship belongs to people with different backgrounds, different education, different connections or different resources.
We're here to change that.
In each episode, host Stewart Noakes sits down with founders from around the world to uncover the stories that rarely make the headlines. Together they explore the uncertainty, resilience, failures, breakthroughs and defining moments that shape entrepreneurial journeys.
These aren't polished success stories.
They're honest conversations about building something from nothing.
Our hope is simple.
One story at a time, we want every listener to discover someone they can relate to and think:
"If they can do it, maybe I can too."
Because there isn't one route into entrepreneurship.
- Founders come from cities and villages.
- From universities and factories.
- From boardrooms and bedrooms.
- From privilege and from adversity.
Some are parents. Some are students. Some are immigrants. Some start at 18, others at 68.
Every journey is different, yet has similarities regardless of the origin.
Every story matters.
Every conversation helps widen the picture of what a founder looks like.
Whether you're exploring your first idea, validating an MVP, finding customers, raising investment or simply wondering whether entrepreneurship could be part of your future, Founder Friday offers practical insights and authentic stories from people who are actively building.
Produced by Canopy Community, one of Europe's leading startup communities, Founder Friday is part of a bigger mission:
To leverage entrepreneurship as a tool for social mobility by making founders more visible, more relatable and more accessible to the next generation.
Because changing one life doesn't always start with funding.
Sometimes it starts with a story.
And perhaps the next story you hear will be the one that changes yours.
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Founder Friday
Founder Friday with Michael Calver of Amutri.com
This episode is only available to subscribers.
Founder Friday by Canopy Community +
Get access to our entire back catalogueAmutri is the Canva.com of the 3d visualisation world.
It democratises the ability to render 3D visualisations in seconds, empowering architects and designers to understand and explore their spaces, engage with stakeholders and respond to the needs of their customers in a different way.
In this first episode of the new series our guest today is Michael Calver, the sole Founder and CEO of Amutri. He perceives his journey is to build a unicorn company. At this stage the company is releasing the MVP and seeing it in the hands of real users.
Amutri.com is also in the process of raising a seed round of GBP1.5M.
Based in Cornwall, Amutri and has been formed as part of the Falmouth University Launchpad program.
Michael shares his thoughts on motivation, finding a co-founder and reflects on the trials of the journey to date.
Key highlights
- 1:45 What amutri.com is all about
- 5:35 The inspiration for Michael in building this idea
- 10:35 Lessons learned from his journey
- 15:20 Why Michael chose to be a Founder
- 22:20 The journey to find a co-founder
- 29:15 Advice for first time founders
Total run time : 32 mins
This episode was recorded in November 2022
Host: Stewart Noakes
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stewartnoakes/
Guest: Michael Calver
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcalver/
https://www.falmouth.ac.uk/launchpad
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