When Automated Analytics ventured into the United States, CEO Mark Taylor thought his reporting was broken. In just 48 hours, the startup from Doncaster had secured hundreds of new clients against a target of 20 - a testament to the power of innovative AI technology, partnership and meeting a common need.

In this episode of Traction, Mark shares how he turned a kitchen table startup into a global AI powerhouse that helps businesses optimise sales, customer service, and recruitment,

Mark shares candid insights into scaling a tech company. Learn how he navigated complex challenges, made brave strategic decisions, and grew Automated Analytics to generate millions in recurring revenue.

With hard-earned wisdom about fundraising, product development, and breaking into international markets, this episode is a masterclass for any tech founder looking to turn innovative ideas into real-world commercial success.

Traction is brought to you by Roaring Mouse Public Relations and Venture.Community.

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Over the last decade or so, The Floow has transformed the global motor insurance industry by making it possible to assess risk, en masse.

In this episode of Traction, founder Sam Chapman tells James Taylor and Pete Hopton how The Floow transformed a simple idea into a multi-million-pound data technology company.

Learn how strategic thinking, adaptability, analytical thinking, and seeing opportunity in regulatory changes can turn a startup into a global player.

Key insights for entrepreneurs: ✅ Turning market challenges into growth opportunities ✅ Navigating corporate partnerships ✅ Building a data-driven business from scratch

Listen now and get inspired by a true tech innovator!

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Just dropped: An incredible conversation with Dr Tim Craggs, founder of Exciting Instruments - a Sheffield-based startup revolutionising scientific research.

Imagine detecting a single molecule's behaviour - now imagine making that technology accessible to thousands of labs worldwide. That's exactly what Tim and his team are doing.

Watch or listen now to Tim's conversation with James Taylor and Peter Hopton, and hear how this scrappy science startup is changing the game in biotech!

Key highlights: ✅ Bootstrapped to £2m revenue ✅ £4m seed funding ✅ Democratising complex scientific instrumentation ✅ Potential to transform drug discovery & diagnostics

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Chris Dalrymple was one of three co-founders at Mina, a tech startup who transformed a niche electric vehicle charging problem into a successful exit in less than five years.

From landing their first customer (a London chimney sweep) to navigating the complex world of corporate partnerships, Chris reveals the raw, unfiltered journey of building and selling a startup.

Discover how Mina solved a problem few knew existed: accurately tracking and paying for home charging of electric fleet vehicles. Learn why expertise matters more than cash, how to survive a two-year corporate sales cycle, and why your most challenging early customers might just be your greatest teachers.

Chris shares candid insights about startup culture, the emotional rollercoaster of acquisition, and why looking after your people is the ultimate business strategy.

Whether you're a budding entrepreneur or a seasoned founder, this episode offers practical wisdom from the trenches of tech innovation.

Prepare for an honest, inspiring conversation that goes beyond typical startup success stories.

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At the height of a dotcom boom, Chris Dymond lived in a central London hotel suite, led a thriving digital consultancy, and worked on a £5 million-per-month financial services IT project. But he hated his life.

It took the closure of his business, rekindled love and a move to Sheffield for him to find happiness. And that's where we see him today.

In this episode of Traction: The Tech Growth Show, Chris Dymond – founder and director of Sheffield Digital, the association for Sheffield's digital industries – talks to Pete Hopton and James Taylor about computing, his entrepreneurial journey, innovation, lazy programming, public tech policy, living a beautiful life, and the potential impact of the AI bubble bursting.

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Bumper was born a decade ago after its founder, James Jackson, “living paycheck to paycheck” in London, was hit by an unexpected car repair bill.

He took that £700 cash flow problem and turned it into one of Europe’s fastest-growing fintechs, a high-flying startup he’s confident will do more than £1bn worth of business this year.

In this episode of Traction: The Tech Growth Show, James Jackson talks to Pete Hopton and James Taylor about:

• How he launched “a Klarna for car repairs” and took it to five European markets.
• The importance of paranoia and perseverance when building tech companies.
• How Bumper raised a £40m Series B round in a challenging funding climate.
• Why Bumper chose Sheffield for its HQ.
• The prospects for further expansion and even an IPO for the company he hopes will soon be Yorkshire’s first fintech Unicorn.

Traction: The Tech Growth Show is brought to you by Roaring Mouse Public Relations and Venture.Community.

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How do you redesign a city for innovators to thrive? Charlotte Thompson is seeking to answer that question for the Sheffield Innovation Spine, a two-year planning project with a 20-year vision to transform Sheffield and create more spaces for startups and scale-ups to be successful.

The project's partners - Sheffield Technology Parks, Sheffield City Council, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam University and South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority - are plotting how best to put in place the innovation spaces, laboratories and specialist facilities innovators need, and unlock investment opportunities that could be worth billions of pounds to Sheffield.

In this video, Charlotte talks to James Taylor and Pete Hopton about removing barriers to growth in sectors such as tech, manufacturing, and life sciences, and the importance of collaborating with partners in Manchester and Leeds to compete on the global stage.

Traction: The Technology Growth Show is brought to you by Roaring Mouse Public Relations and Venture.Community.

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Peter Hopton says the odds of taking a startup from ideation to £1m revenue are impossible but believes this milestone be achieved more often than not with the right magic and a band of misfits. He’s already taken VeryPC and Iceotope on the “zero-to-one” journey, and he’s on a mission to advance the development of hundreds more startups through Venture.Community.

Join us to discover the monster factors founders must overcome to achieve early traction and gain more first-hand entrepreneurial advice to take your startup from ideation to that critical first million in revenue.

Traction: The Technology Growth Show is brought to you by Roaring Mouse Public Relations and Venture.Community.

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