8. 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.

9/14/20231 min read

In this episode we cover:

  • 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 the last for 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?

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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.

Find Tom on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mundytom/