Follow the Founders · Season One

Two Founders. Two Ventures. The Real Work After Launch

Season One follows Shonleigh Draper, founder of Hey Nellie, and Ansh Patil, founder of Real World Reviews. The season begins the day after public launch.

Episodes Meet the venture founders

Season One founders

The venture founders we are following.

Venture Founder

Shonleigh Draper

Founder of Hey Nellie

Hey Nellie is an AI family management app built to help busy households plan, organise, and manage everyday life with less admin.

AI family systemsConsumer mobileFounder-led launch

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Venture Founder

Ansh Patil

Founder of Real World Reviews

Real World Reviews helps brands source authentic customer-led video reviews from everyday people, giving advertisers real content they can test, learn from, and scale.

Creator economyPerformance marketingCustomer-led contentMarketplace growth

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Weekly Episodes

Build in Public, without the theatre.

A new podcast episode releases every Friday, following two venture start-ups as they face the rigours of launching and building their business in real time.

Latest Episode

Episode 1 Releasing July 17

Episode 1: The Day After Launch

Shonleigh Draper, founder of Hey Nellie and Ansh Patil, founder of Real World Reviews

Season One opens with Shonleigh Draper, founder of Hey Nellie, and Ansh Patil, founder of Real World Reviews. It's the day after launch and they give some insights into what it took to get to launch and are hit by the reality that the real work in building the momentum now kicks in.

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