PODCAST: Squawka’s Sanjit Atwal on the high’s and low’s of his entrepreneurial journey and what’s next for Squawka

Sanjit co-founded Squawka in 2011, with it being released to the public in time for the European Championships in 2012. Since then the business has won multiple awards and become one of the leading football publishers in the UK.

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In this show we talked about;
– the evolution of Squawka since those early days,
– what makes him a successful entrepreneur
– why you should build a young talented team around you
– the recent investment from Fremantle Media
– why it’s important to alter plans and pivot quickly
– betting big on both video and audio
– what podcasts he’s listening to and books he’s reading
– how ‘no wasted hour’ is helping his own productivity
– …. and much more!

You can find Sanjit on @SanitAtwal and Squawka is at www.squawka.com

Make sure you leave us a comment and rate/review us on iTunes. In episode 8 of the series I will be talking to BBC Sport’s Ben Gallop.

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