Overnight Founders

Christopher Purdie - Transitioning from the corporate world to the startup ecosystem

In this episode of Overnight Founders, we sit down with Christopher Purdie, co-founder of Receiptable. Discover how he transitioned from an academic background in arts and languages and a corporate career in PR to launching his own startup. We talk about his career path alongside inspirational CEOs and mentors, and discover the origins of his entrepreneurial drive, which began at the age of 8! Christopher shares the story of how Receiptable was born during a sabbatical, an idea inspired by receiving a long paper receipt in Greece, and his ambition to digitise and automate the receipt process. Hope you like it!

Tibo Louis-Lucas - From One Product a Week to an 8-Figure Deal

In this episode of Overnight Founders, we sit down with Tibo Louis-Lucas, the entrepreneur behind the successful startups Tweet Hunter and Taplio, which he sold for an impressive eight figures. Tibo shares his entrepreneurial journey, emphasizing that his success was a product of time, hard work, and strategic decision-making. Tibo reveals his approach of launching projects quickly and using social media for immediate feedback, rather than spending months on product development. He explains why he now considers revenue the primary metric for validating business ideas. We also explore Tibo's techniques for building a personal brand, his enjoyment of the creative process, and his preference for managing small teams. Tibo also details his simple, email-based method for acquiring startups and his future plans to build a portfolio of small, profitable products, each managed by a small, dedicated team. Hope you like it!