Tech Startup Stories Podcast

Tech Startup Stories Podcast

Building a company is challenging, and building a Tech Startup is very hard.

With around 1 in 5 startups failing in the first year, and the US leading the charge, according to StartupBlink, San Francisco and New York rank the highest based on startup quality and quantity with London, UK coming in 3rd on the list.

In the podcast, Tech Startup Stories, our host, Natalie Binns speaks with Founders and Co-Founders in the Tech industry who are at various stages of their startup journey.

Guests share their challenges, surprises and highs and lows of being a Tech Startup founder as well as how to prevent burnout and bring balance to the path to success!

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Tech Startup Stories S2 EP15 John R. Bradford

Latest Episode: Season 2 EP 15, Bitten by the Startup Bug with John R. Bradford from PetScreening

In Bitten by the Startup Bug: A Tech Startup Story with PetScreening, Founder and CEO John Bradford shares how a single real estate challenge grew into a category-defining platform transforming pet-inclusive housing across the US.

What you’ll learn

  • How PetScreening was born from a real landlord problem and scaled into a nationwide SaaS platform

  • Why bootstrapping shaped the company’s culture, product discipline, and growth strategy

  • How John built a dog-friendly, values-led team environment inside an old textile mill

  • The surprising role legislation, regulation, and emotional-support animal management played in shaping the product

  • What John would tell his younger entrepreneurial self after nine years of building PetScreening.


    Learn more about this episode.

Previous Episodes

Missed an episode? We’ve already spoken to some amazing guests!

Season 2 episodes:

  1. Rachel Curtis from Inicio AI - The Human Side of AI

  2. Sameer Narker from Konnect Insights - Product-First Growth

  3. Brandan Young from SlashExperts - The Fun of Starting Again

  4. Elena Boos from Visionary Farms - Creating the Right Business Environment

  5. Toni Hopponen from LandingRabbit - LinkedIn-Led Growth

  6. Dr. Michaela Kendall from Adelan - Having the Energy for the Long-Game

  7. João Cabral from Nexum Pensions - Trading Job Security for Startup Risk

  8. Richa Kaul from Complyance - The Reluctant Founder

  9. Michelle Coombs from Oprising - The Scary Task of Helping 350,000

  10. Savannah Price from Serene - Social Impact as Startup Fuel

  11. Ken Rapp from Blustream - From Cracked Guitars to Customer Experience

  12. Maximus Greenwald from Warmly, - From Google to Founder

  13. Oyinkansola Adebajo from Niyo Labs - Growing a Mission Led Startup

  14. Janos Laslo from PocketTrainer - Focusing on the Small Wins

  15. John R. Bradford from PetScreening - Bitten by the Startup Bug

    Season 1 episodes:

  1. Tom Bright from Bright Evolve - From Services to SaaS

  2. Tom Rudnai from Demand-Genius - Finding the Right Co-founder and Balance

  3. Sandy Kronenberg from Netarx - Building Resilience and Vision

  4. Kalina Tonkovska from Programmatic - Breaking Barriers in Tech

  5. Rodrigo Malachias from MedibleGo - Europe’s Silicon Valley

  6. Mike Adams from Introstars - The Power of Building Connections

  7. Andrew Wood from Willo - Employing the Right People

  8. Mick Gosset from Jointflows - Creating a Better Buyer Experience

  9. Dr Ali Raza from byteSpark.ai - Dubai’s Startup Revolution

  10. Derry Holt from OneUp Sales - From Failing Fast to Breaking Through

  11. Paul Barnes from Overe - Product Proof Before Pitch

  12. Aditya Jain from Passionfruit - Scaling Across Continents

  13. James Hill from Flexys - Maturing for Meaningful Growth

  14. Ed Goold from Enten - More Than Money

  15. Jaibir Nihal Singh from TraqCheck - Persistence, Passion, and Proof

  16. Parvez Alam Kazi from Fortyx Security - Start with the Right Person

  17. Mohammed Aadhil from Cyberheals - It’s All about GTM

  18. Muhammed Shabreen from Actualize - Sales is Hard!

  19. Yunsu Tang from Synchro - Business IS Personal

  20. Bill Mann from Inception Cyber - From Big to Small

  21. Andy Lambert from ContentCal - From Start to Exit

  22. Eli Portnoy from BackEngine - Being Customer-Obsessed

  23. George Smithies and Aaron Vousden from innDex - Building a Solid Foundation

  24. Alex Boyce from Fuzey - Hitting the Right Target

  25. James Ker-Reid from Autelo - Mentors Makes It Possible

  26. Natalie Binns - From Idea to Exit - Season One Reflections

We are already recording episodes for season two of the Tech Startup Stories Podcast but have some slots available.

Interested in sharing your B2B Tech Startup Story? Want to talk about your tech and how it’s helping your customers?

Contact us to learn more about the process and have a chat!

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Please note:
We do not charge or pay for podcast guests.
We only interview founders and co-founders of startups and scale ups in B2B Technology, this excludes service providers.

Our host, Natalie Binns

With over 25 years working with International and European Technology startups, Natalie Binns has worked with brands from the very beginning of their journeys right the way through to successful exits and revenues of $130m ARR.

Predominantly specialising in SaaS companies in the Cyber Security and MarTech space, she’s works with startups breaking into new markets, serving IT, Marketing, Finance and HR departments and teams.

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