{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5f8ef3b89fc38f1fe54d72cb/6000a276054aa925dda44e0a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#6: Andrew Turner from Arccos Golf","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5f8ef3b89fc38f1fe54d72cb/1610653951246-80fd05093dbcd5ef0cc352ba72fe84f7.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Starting in banking, leaving to start up a real estate private equity development fund, training to become a golf professional, summers interning in the US and now currently the Vice President of Sales for Arccos Golf. It’s been a diverse journey, which sees Andrew now working at a really interesting case study of a successful start-up&nbsp;in golf.&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>This episode was a little bit like going back to school for us…. We learned A LOT.&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Listen out for:</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Why is nobody tracking the biggest percentage of golfers in the UK? Any sensible business wouldn’t survive without a way to engage with all their customers.</li><li>What is one of the things the golf industry completely undersells to its consumers?</li><li>Start-ups in the golf industry – do they need to be “go big” or “go home” in order to be successful?</li><li>Setting lofty goals vs “achievable” goals, especially if you plan to pitch for investment.</li><li>“Quit your job” – perhaps the first step for someone in their 20’s or 30’s, working in the golf industry and with ambition of starting something up.</li><li>Does Andrew think there is an investment market for big thinking in golf and does golf need more education on what investors look for?</li><li>If you grow up in the golf industry, is there a risk your thinking is institutionalised?</li><li>A great idea from Andrew on how the Gather community could help you to test your business model.</li></ul>","author_name":"Colin Bell, Mike Hyde & Adam Keable"}