Sam Simpson

FounderCatalyst

FounderCatalyst is an exciting and disruptive play into the UK legal tech sector, underpinned by our superb technology platform. 

Our mission is to create all of your funding legal paperwork quickly and professionally, with no compromise on quality, at a fixed low price.  

Our aim is to make your fundraising legal journey as simple as possible, whilst managing investor engagement, putting you back in control.

My role in FounderCatalyst is to ensure that our platform and customer service is exemplary, to build industry partnerships and to own and execute our service roadmap.

Founder

Forge Technologies Ltd

Forge Technologies is a digital IT services business focusing on three technology pillars; Future workplace, Cloud optimisation and Network transformation. Forge has no legacy infrastructure that it needs to deliver returns against; no costly office space, external investors or banking covenants and unencumbered from legacy working practices that have to be turned on their head to adapt to new working practices.

Within Forge Technologies, I am responsible for all aspects of commercial and back office services.

Co-Founder and CCO

University of Bristol

Quantum Technology Enterprise Centre (QTEC) is a world-leading incubator for quantum-based technology innovators, its vision is to educate and create the quantum entrepreneurs of the future. I'm mentoring two fantastic entrepreneurs as they develop their businesses.

Visiting Fellow and Mentor

Various Companies

Providing ongoing advice and support to the founders of incredible investees

Angel Investor and Board Advisor

Roc Technologies

I co-founded the business and successfully established the project and professional services delivery functions along with all back-office functions. This included finance, HR, IT, legal and corporate governance & compliance and vendor partnerships & accreditations.

Roc was recognised by the Financial Times as the 17th fastest growing company in Europe in 2017, and was the fastest growing IT Services business in the UK in 2016 according to the Sunday Times Tech Track.

Following a strategic review, I led a corporate finance process which resulted in a leveraged MBO and the acquisition of an IT Services business. At the time Roc had more than 200 people and run rate revenues of £25m. I subsequently exited my shareholding and Directorship as a part of this process.  The exit process was recognised by Business Magazine Thames Valley as Mid-Range Deal of the Year at the Annual Thames Valley Deals Awards 2018, held at the Madejski Stadium in Reading on the 19th April 2018 and subsequently as Tech Deal of the Year 2018 at the Thames Valley Tech Awards.

Founding Director

Daisy Group PLC

During my short period of employment at Daisy I was responsible for stabilising the Professional Services elements of the business following the acquisition of 2e2's managed services business. I also developed a repeatable process for integrating acquisitions.

Director of Project Services

Consolidated five disparate Project Services team into a single consistent directorate. Responsible for more than 150 staff across multiple disciplines and a portfolio of 500+ projects with a value in excess of £200m.
I also supported the sale of the company’s business units and assets to Daisy and O2.

Accountable for all delivery operations including management of a team of 90 technical engineers, consultants, project managers and PMO staff. My team delivered in excess of £110 million of customer solutions per annum.

Operations Director, Unified Communications Business Unit

Delivery of the company’s largest and most complex programme for a high security UK government client. Recruited and led a team of more than 60 technical and project management professionals. Successfully delivered the programme to time and budget.

Technical & Delivery Director

Prime Business Solutions

Management of pre-sales technical support and post sales delivery for IT infrastructure solutions based on Microsoft and Citrix.

Server and Client Line of Business Director

Evotree Limited

Evotree was an early cloud computing and Microsoft/Citrix Integrator startup. I established and managed all technical and operational delivery capability. The company achieved revenues of £1m in the first 6 months and was subsequently integrated into Prime Business Solutions.

Co-Founder and COO

Technical development, management and support in the Education and Insurance sectors.

Various Network and IT Operations Management Roles

You're seeking that all-important funding to catapult you to the next level.

YET despite how motivated you are and how good your business idea is, you may still struggle to…

▫️ Get funding because of the advance assurance needed
▫️ Afford the production of expensive legal paperwork
▫️ Know-how to find those elusive investors.

Simplifying and accelerating the early-stage investment legal journey, FounderCatalyst is the ONLY affordable fixed price method of funding round legals for start-ups.

WHO WE HELP
Pre-incorporation to start-ups in England & Wales that want expert AND affordable help with SEIS & EIS and the legal process and documentation required to complete their funding journey. 

3 WAYS WE HELP
1. Apply for SEIS & EIS advance assurance
2. Produce all legal funding round paperwork and manage investor engagement
3. Introduce start-ups to possible sources of funding.

Enjoy the relief all of the legal paperwork you need in as little as 30 minutes and your investor engagement managed through the process.  

PROOF WE HELP
✅  Complete fixed price service per funding round just £1,495 +vat
✅  99% success rate for advance assurance
✅  Legal paperwork produced in just 30 minutes.

YOUR NEXT STEP
Haven’t yet got your funding legals sorted and you’re determined to give your start-up the best and most affordable chance of success?

Book a chat at https://calendly.com/sam-fc/meet

Thanks for viewing my profile.

Sam

"Founders seeking to raise equity finance - use this service! It’s simple to use, reliable & secure, & provides unrivalled value for money. You're in complete control of your fundraising process & timescales." Jules & Charlie, Founders, The Nue Co

FREE RESOURCES
Because we’re here to help start-ups, we offer the following for free:

✅  SEIS/EIS advance assurance submission
✅  Customised Term Sheet
✅  Template Forecast Models
✅  Founder Collaboration Agreements

Visit: foundercatalyst.com to find out more and access the freebies.

SPECIALITIES: Start-up, Startup, Start Up Funding, Funding Round, Funding, Investment, Investor, Investor Engagement, Angel Investor, SEIS, EIS

8 Seconds 2 Connect

When C-Suite communicate, they need to send a message that is:

Simple
Impactful
Emotional
Resilient
Relateable
Actionable 
Motivating
Strategic
Risk-free
Scalable
Transferable

Most verbal communication, a presentation, a pitch, and public speaking are none of the above.

Yet, when leaders communicate with a combination 
visual + verbal.

The complex becomes simple without losing its power.



If you support your C-Suite with their public speaking. And your goal is to save time and increase impact, let's have a call.


I can share how I supported the C-Suite at 2 of the 3 BIG German car brands, 2 of the major luxury fashion brands and one of the BIG social media platforms.

ThisCityArt (TCA)

Ongoing art projects that are designed to create new work, host pop up shows and use social media to share ideas. #InvisibleExhibition

Graphic Artist

Mountains of Imagination (MoI)

Startup Pitch Training 1000’s of startups in China.
Chinaccelerator
Plug And Play China
Startup Grind Beijing
AngelHack 
Dulwich College Beijing Launchpad Entrepreneurship Competition

Pitch Consulting, content creation, content management & slide design for senior leadership.
Yodo1 Mobile Games C-Round Raise Deck
Ofo CEO conference speech
VW CMO conference talk.
Cartier China CEO
Dior China CEO
The VW Group board of directors
Audi A.I.R China 
Mercedes China HR C-Suite
Amazon China 
CTVS 
Dulwich College Beijing
Ivy Education Group 
Daystar Academy

Corporate presentation training how to restructure and simplify slide content and refine the message.
The NBA China
The VW Group China
Google SH
BMW
British Embassy Beijing
Districom
Brunswick PR

Higher education pitch training.
EF Education first
NYU Shanghai 
Tsinghua University Beijing
Schwarzman Scholar

Conferences & events speaker.
WeWork
British Chamber of Commerce Beijing
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
SDC The University Partnership Denmark & China

WheelsPlusWings

I am lucky enough to be in the founding group of awesome people who set up wheelspluswings and continue to help give children and their families improved access to mobility. 

Spend 2 mins and like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/WheelsplusWings

Creative Director & Founding Member

 BACA / UAL

Teaching Chinese students graphic design & communication skills with group and individual projects using paper-pencil and smartphones

Lecturer Visual Communications Graphic Design

PAE Media

Branded Content Creative Director
VW Group Brand integration in Man Of Tai Chi feature film. 
VW group car placement and integration into Hollywood movie, pitching to movie executive producer and VW brand managers.

A Century with Cars.
Mercedes Benz branded content 12 episodes China TV show. Leading the research team and managing the regular client presentation updates.

VW lifestyle TV show, developing the concept and managing the regular client presentation updates.

Creative Director

BCTT

Gung Ho Pizza 
Pre-launch brand story presentation, working with co-founders to develop brand message and vision.

TEDxBeijing Speaker & Speaker coach
Coaching TedxBeijing speakers with the performance and story structure.

Pecha Kucha Speaker x2 

Be Open
Creative director and co-director of eight band-content online films for Peugeot China, for the car launch of the Peugeot 208cc, working with blind photographers.

Freelance Creative Director

Advertising creative director, within two months of working in advertising, I came up with the concept for a NIKE Olympic event, and I was leading the launch of a car. China provides wild opportunities.

Mercedes A Symphony of Ice and Snow, head of the post-production.

NIKE Basketball Beijing Olympics 2008, creative director, concept development and strategical alignment.

Peugeot 207 China launch creative director, concept development.

VW beetle ATL ad campaign creative director.

Creative director

Raffles Design Institute

Is how I arrived in Beijing and how I met and taught young Chinese students new design skills and creative approaches. 

I now know some of those students have gone on to own restaurant brands, become DJ/Promoters and work as part of the design teams at international schools, which is really exciting for China and world's future.

Teaching Graphic Design and Animation

Spiral Productions

Illustrator and animator, concept development, client pitches. 
Science museum London
Explore @Britisol 
Dubai Children's City
Singapore science centre
Imperial War Museum London

Designer / Illustrator / Animator

Is public speaking part of your BD strategy? I will make sure you are the best speaker at the event 🐊 More influence = more opportunities = more revenue 🤼‍♀️ Intentional communication 🐊 Certified Crocodile Wrestler

The CEO walked into the meeting room and stopped at the doorway.

He looked surprised

"This looks...different," he said.

He walked over to the whiteboard covered with bits of paper.

20 minutes before, I printed out six pages of the first version of his script. 

I cut out the paragraphs and shuffled them like a magician doing a magic trick. 

I then stuck them to the whiteboard.

He was now reading some of them out.

"I like this", he repeated. "I like this a lot."

Within a few minutes, he had 8-10 paper strips in his hand.

We sat down, and I made a new document.

I copied and pasted the sections he had selected into a second script version.

We then made this version 02 script flow in his words. 

In less than 30 minutes, we were done.

He leaned back and read the script out.

He smiled, satisfied.

"Email me a copy." 

He stood and headed to the door.

He paused on the way out, turned and said, "This was good; I've never worked like this before. Nice job"

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Common problem = C-Suite keynotes have too much education and not enough inspiration

Solution = Stories with emotion, stakes, drama and success 

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How to do this?

Trust the process
Bring a fresh perspective 
Make the time 

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I have written presentions for the head of HR at Mercedes China when they spoke to 2000 people 

Visualized the keynote for The VW China CMO when they spoke at a non-automotive conference 

Managed the presentation build for the Cartier CEO China when the management team headed to a global annual update meeting 

I have pitched creative to Hollywood A-listers 

Written the talks for Chinese tech CEOs speaking at APEC

Coached Tech CEOs on their product launches

Coached Tech CFOs on how to deal with different speaking opportunities

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The key to success starts with mindset 

🟥 Do you have a growth mindset?

🟧 What are your goals?

🟨 What message / story will reach the goals?

🟦 How do you perform?

🟩 Do you even need slides? 

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Start with red not green.

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