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Winning Friends · January 16 · 2 min

🧐 Who really makes founders succeed | Mike Southon on Winning Friends

Mike Southon has met and worked with some of the most recognisable entrepreneurs in the world. And he keeps noticing the same pattern: behind every visible success, there’s almost always someone else. Drawing on decades of experience and interviews with well-known founders, he talks about gumption, drive, and determination – but also something far less talked about: the “foil.” 🎧 Catch the full episode on Winning Friends. Powered by e-Residency of Estonia, where entrepreneurs build and grow borderless businesses from anywhere in the world.

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Mike Southon has met and worked with some of the most recognisable entrepreneurs in the world. And he keeps noticing the same pattern: behind every visible success, there’s almost always someone else.


Drawing on decades of experience and interviews with well-known founders, he talks about gumption, drive, and determination – but also something far less talked about: the “foil.”


🎧 Catch the full episode on Winning Friends.


Powered by e-Residency of Estonia, where entrepreneurs build and grow borderless businesses from anywhere in the world.