EP25 Caroline Hughes on Money, Startup Capital and Feminist Fintech

My wonderful guest this week is Caroline Hughes, Founder of Lifetise and finanical feminist. In this episode Caroline tells us about starting her business Lifetise, the financial modelling platform helping us to take big life actions like buying a house and starting a family. Caroline’s approach to building her tech business with such a strong social mission is truly inspiring. We talk about the reality for female founders in the UK in terms of raising capital, seeking the right investors and what we can do to improve it. Plus, Caroline shares some advice for all the perfectionists out there… Enjoy! Join in the conversation online using #THEWOTPOD on Twitter https://twitter.com/TheWotPod and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thewotpod/. Chapters: 00:00 Episode Taster 00:32 Chapter 1: There’s no blueprint for our financial lives 09:11 Chapter 2: The product was 2% done 16:29 Chapter 3: I’m in a spin cycle 23:26 Chapter 4: My fundraising opportunity is slightly bigger because I have a man alongside me 37:49 Chapter 5: I want women to be treated as fairly financially as men are 43:39 Chapter 6: Just start Episode resources: https://www.accenture.com/gb-en/services/financial-services/fintech-innovation-lab https://www.hivefounders.net https://www.techhub.com https://2019.stateofeuropeantech.com https://www.ted.com/talks/dana_kanze_the_real_reason_female_entrepreneurs_get_less_funding https://sheeo.world Find out more about Caroline Hughes and Lifetise: https://lifetise.com https://lifetise.com/podcast https://twitter.com/lifetise https://www.instagram.com/lifetise/ https://twitter.com/Caz_Lifetise Connect with your host, Frankie Cotton: https://frankiecotton.com https://twitter.com/FrankieCotton_ https://www.instagram.com/frankiecotton_/