#89 Empowering Early Stage Tech Founders
Thu Feb 05 2026
The Software Startup Specialist Blueprint Helping Founders Go From Idea to Investment
In this week’s episode, Sacha sits down with Stuart Prestedge, entrepreneur and tech startup founder with nearly 40 years in the game, to unpack what it really takes to build a startup that survives, gets funded, and scales with confidence.
Stuart has lived both sides of the founder journey. He has experienced the highs of three exits and the lows of failure. Through it all, he discovered what he is most passionate about now: helping founders succeed from napkin scratch to launch and beyond.
Broadcasting globally from Prague to Miami, this conversation goes deep on the fundamentals that never change, the mindset that keeps founders moving, and the systems that turn early stage chaos into investor ready clarity.
We dig into:
The hardest lesson from failure and why it is a natural part of innovationTenacity as the real indicator of success and how to keep going through setbacksThe exit that taught him the most and why flexibility and future proofing matterWhy founders think they need funding but actually need foundationsThe difference between pitch deck work and building a real investment ready businessThe three founder stages he supports from idea stage, pitch ready, and post launch community supportFounder credibility and why investors invest in people as much as productsSprint sessions for time poor founders and what they learn from the right questionsPreparing for scale before launch and why de risking is a CEO’s jobWhy co founders and community can be the difference between burnout and momentumHow Stuart actually markets himself today with simple video ads that build trustOne word, one habit, one myth including why you should validate before you buildKey Takeaways:
Failure is feedback, not a verdictStrong foundations create confidence for founders and trust for investorsFlexibility future proofs products without slowing down executionFounder story and mission reduce risk and increase investor beliefCommunity keeps founders accountable, sane, and moving forwardSell and validate before you build the MVP Connect with Stuart:
LinkedIn: Stuart PrestedgeSoftware Startup SpecialistFollow Us:
📸 Instagram: Uncomplicate It!
▶️ YouTube: Uncomplicated Marketing - YouTube
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The Software Startup Specialist Blueprint Helping Founders Go From Idea to Investment In this week’s episode, Sacha sits down with Stuart Prestedge, entrepreneur and tech startup founder with nearly 40 years in the game, to unpack what it really takes to build a startup that survives, gets funded, and scales with confidence. Stuart has lived both sides of the founder journey. He has experienced the highs of three exits and the lows of failure. Through it all, he discovered what he is most passionate about now: helping founders succeed from napkin scratch to launch and beyond. Broadcasting globally from Prague to Miami, this conversation goes deep on the fundamentals that never change, the mindset that keeps founders moving, and the systems that turn early stage chaos into investor ready clarity. We dig into: The hardest lesson from failure and why it is a natural part of innovationTenacity as the real indicator of success and how to keep going through setbacksThe exit that taught him the most and why flexibility and future proofing matterWhy founders think they need funding but actually need foundationsThe difference between pitch deck work and building a real investment ready businessThe three founder stages he supports from idea stage, pitch ready, and post launch community supportFounder credibility and why investors invest in people as much as productsSprint sessions for time poor founders and what they learn from the right questionsPreparing for scale before launch and why de risking is a CEO’s jobWhy co founders and community can be the difference between burnout and momentumHow Stuart actually markets himself today with simple video ads that build trustOne word, one habit, one myth including why you should validate before you buildKey Takeaways: Failure is feedback, not a verdictStrong foundations create confidence for founders and trust for investorsFlexibility future proofs products without slowing down executionFounder story and mission reduce risk and increase investor beliefCommunity keeps founders accountable, sane, and moving forwardSell and validate before you build the MVP Connect with Stuart: LinkedIn: Stuart PrestedgeSoftware Startup SpecialistFollow Us: 📸 Instagram: Uncomplicate It! ▶️ YouTube: Uncomplicated Marketing - YouTube