{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9475d117-fcd4-4915-a6f3-923941e7aa0d/6336b6a7a26127001296dd09?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Bonus content: Gousto CEO Timo Boldt ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba05fc1a8cbed4343cf0e6/5883ea1e-0ebe-4d27-9746-2bf0605b19e6.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Timo Boldt founded Gousto when few knew what a meal kit delivery subscription was, now he's running a company valued at $1.75 billion.</p><p><br></p><p>This is a cut-down version taken from our How to be a CEO podcast. <a href=\"https://podfollow.com/how-to-be-a-ceo\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">To listen to the full thing click here.</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode we talk about:&nbsp;</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Why he left the Dragon's Den with no money, but Duncan Bannantyne became one of their first customers</li><li>Advice on how to make an investor pitch&nbsp;</li><li>How to promote your product and networking</li><li>How he sent food boxes to venture capitalists</li><li>How the philosophy of Rocky Balboa got him through the hard times</li><li>The Christmas card that got him dinner with Al Gore</li><li>The nation's PE teacher Joe Wicks and his recipes - plus his investment into a startup</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Plus more!</p><p><br></p><p>Find us on Twitter #HowToBeACEO #TheLeaderPodcast</p>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}