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We help growth-stage founders scale smarter, faster, and with fewer mistakes — through honest founder stories, tactical playbooks, and a global peer community.
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Learn from operators who’ve raised, scaled, and exited — and what they’d do differently.
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Get access to resources that show you how to grow — and stay sane doing it.
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Who It’s For
We support growth-stage founders who are:
- Have early revenue or traction
- Are scaling teams, systems, or customer acquisition
- Want proven frameworks, not fluff
- Are ready to avoid common mistakes and learn from others who’ve done it
Building Mattioli Woods: From Vision to Legacy
Mattioli Series
Featured Series
Building Mattioli Woods: From Vision to Legacy
Dive into the extraordinary journey of Ian Mattioli, from converting his garage into the powerhouse that is Mattioli Woods, to guiding Kanabo and Care Hires as chairman. Ian's story is not just about scaling a business to managing £15 bn for 15,000 clients over 900 employees; it's about the essence of entrepreneurship, the hurdles of taking a company public, and the importance of mentorship in business growth.
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Spotlight Series
Spotlight Series
Step into the Spotlight Series, where innovation meets dedication in the ever-evolving world of healthcare and technology.
Through this series, we explore the groundbreaking achievements, challenges, and visions of the teams and leaders behind projects such as The GP Service, Kanabo, and Treat It Clinics, showcasing their unwavering drive to revolutionise healthcare delivery.
Avihu Series
How I took my company onto the London Stock Exchange
How I took my company onto the London Stock Exchange
Discover how Avihu's unexpected journey with medical cannabis transformed his life and fueled his vision to revolutionise the industry. Learn about the determination, grit, and focus it took to take Kanabo public and his unwavering commitment to breaking stigmas and driving innovation.
Join us for an exclusive look into Avihu's world, where personal experience meets entrepreneurial excellence, setting new standards in healthcare and business.
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Mattioli Woods' Rise: From Garage Startup to Managing £15 Billion
Explore how Ian Mattioli's fascination with finance at a young age blossomed into the establishment of Mattioli Woods Plc. This episode covers Ian’s selfdriven learning, expertise in pensions, and how he grew his vision into a leading financial firm.
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Power Pair: How Ian Mattioli and Bob Woods Built a Financial Giant
Learn how it took 14 years for Ian Mattioli to build Mattioli Woods, from starting in a garage to transforming it into a structured business with a balance between work and family life. Ian shares insights on business setup, market fit, and evolving from pensions to wealth management.
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Embracing Humility: A Leadership Lesson from Ian Mattioli of Mattioli Woods
Discover how the relationship between Ian Mattioli and Bob Woods helped scale Mattioli Woods. This episode highlights how their differences became assets, the market expertise they developed, and how they started in Leicester markets before growing into the finance sector.
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EP 2
In this episode, Suleman provides an inside look into a strategic meeting at Kanabo, a prominent entity listed on the London Stock Exchange. He discusses the seamless integration following Kanabo's acquisition of The GP Service (UK), a telemedicine startup. This episode highlights the strides being made in digital health, telemedicine, and enhanced patient care.
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In the third episode, Suleman reflects on a recent strategy session at Kanabo, emphasising how the team is navigating the everevolving landscape of UK telemedicine. Following the integration with The GP Service (UK), the focus is on innovation and improving patient care. Suleman offers a brief but insightful glimpse into how technology is reshaping the patient experience
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EP 4
In this episode, Suleman takes viewers inside a pivotal Care Hires board meeting. Over the course of a minute, witness discussions on growth avenues, milestone achievements, and the identification of new targets for improvement. It’s a candid look at how leadership tackles challenges to drive health tech innovation and growth.
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How I Led My Company to the London Stock Exchange: The Avihu Tamir Story
Aligning your product with the specific needs of your target audience. Here are key strategies to achieve it.
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The Story Behind Kanabo’s Acquisition of The GP Service (UK)
Aligning your product with the specific needs of your target audience. Here are key strategies to achieve it.
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From Corporate Comfort to Kanabo: The Leap into Healthcare Innovation
Avihu delves deeper into his entrepreneurial drive, discussing the challenges and unique qualities that pushed him to start his own business. He reflects on how his dissatisfaction with corporate life motivated him to create something meaningful, giving him the energy and determination to succeed.
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Cut Costs, Scale Faster: The AI + Offshore Playbook for Startups
Discover how funded startups are replacing bloated workflows with lean teams and smart automation.
Accelerate Your Business Growth
We help startups scale smarter without overhead.
Whether you need performance-based funding, offshore delivery teams, or growth execution support, we plug in fast and get results.
Joining the Community
Who is Prime Start for?
We’re for ambitious founders who are building early-stage or scaling startups and want to learn directly from those who’ve done it before. Whether you’re landing your first customers, preparing to raise, or scaling your team, Prime Start connects you to playbooks, tools, and founders who’ve been there.
What does Prime Start actually offer?
1. Weekly insights from experienced founders
2. Deep-dive podcast episodes and case studies
3. Tactical playbooks and templates you can use today
4. A growing founder community to learn, share, and stay sane with There’s no fee, no catch — just founder-first content that works.
Do you offer funding or services ?
No. We’re not a VC, accelerator, or service provider. Prime Start is a content and community platform designed to help founders grow smarter through shared experience and execution-tested strategies.
What kind of founders do you work with?
We typically work with:
- Founders with an MVP or early traction
- UK/Ireland-based startups (or targeting this market)
- Builders solving real problems and open to learning
- Teams preparing for seed, Series A, or building toward scale
Do I need to be technical or in a specific industry?
Not at all. We work with founders across SaaS, digital health, marketplaces, consumer brands, and more. The common thread? Real traction, strong vision, and a desire to scale sustainably.
What’s the cost to join?
Zero. Our resources, newsletter, playbooks, and founder groups are completely free. If we ever offer premium content or curated groups, you'll be the first to know — and it’ll always be founder-friendly.
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