Harry Cheslaw and Adil Bouhdadi on Saying 'So What?' to Your Fears

Giving yourself permission to fail and telling yourself you have nothing to lose makes all the difference when you leave the security of the industry you spent so much time in. But if worse comes to worst, you can always bounce back. 

Welcome to season two, episode three of the Freelance Founders podcast. We're talking with Harry Cheslaw and Adil Bouhdadi, founders of Autone.io, a SaaS platform that optimizes inventory management for brands. Harry worked in men's fashion in London and Adil got his start working in fashion in Paris, before they decided to get into tech.

Today, Harry and Adil walk us through what their journey has been like so far, what is next for Autone.io, and they even share the solid advice they would give to someone who wants to start a company.

Some questions asked:

• How did your career start? And where are you now? (00:55)
• How did you both know you wanted to start a business together? (07:41)
• What has your journey been like thus far? (15:26)
• What advice would you give your 20-year-old self? (23:37)
• How did you approach your financial strategy when you decided to start Autone.io? (26:45)
• What is one piece of advice you have for someone starting their own company? (30:22)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• Harry and Adil's biggest shock in leaving the corporate world (04:43)
• What type of business Autone.io is (11:08)
• The biggest challenge while growing Autone.io (20:40)
• What Harry and Adil think is next for Autone.io (22:45)
• The importance of asking 'So what?' (31:30)

Connect with Adil and Harry:

• Autone

Let’s Connect:

• Website
• Linkedin
• Instagram

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