FOUNDER #39. £10M Tech Titan: The £600K House Gamble That Started It All - Chris Gore

About this episode

Chris Gore shares his journey from the British Army to building a successful tech business.

If you're a Founder and would like to come on the podcast, then you can apply on the link here 👉 https://dodgewoodall.com/guest Chris Gore opens up about a life built on discipline, risk, and the relentless itch to build something of his own - from the barracks of the British Army to the boardrooms of London, Hong Kong, and beyond. What started in the military - press-ups, postings, and a thirty-year-old lad sat in North London wondering what on earth to do with an MBA - became a decade-long obsession with proving that two blokes with a van, some screens, and the right contacts could carve out a business the big boys didn't want to bother with. The two-hundred-and-fifty-grand jobs. The ones too small for the billion-dollar giants, too good to leave on the table. He saw the gap, and he jumped in feet first. From his kitchen table to thirty-five staff. Behind the growth was a man who never forgot where he came from - a council estate kid who married into a world of Rothschilds and Beaconsfield mansions and never once lost his own compass in the process. He talks about the business partner who carried equal weight and equal risk, the wife who covered the mortgage and told him he…

People in this episode

Host: Dodge Woodall

Guest: Chris Gore

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• business growth
• personal journey
• risk-taking
• military background

Keywords

• entrepreneur
• tech business
• military
• business partner
• investment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dodge Woodall Network

Places: North London, Hong Kong, Beaconsfield, Rothschilds, council estate

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