Double Jeffardy: the story of Seedrs and its vetoed Crowdcube merger, with Co-Founder Jeff Lynn and CEO Jeff Kelisky - a podcast by Dan Murray-Serter, Rich Martell

How did two Americans called Jeff come to lead Seedrs, one of the UK’s leading crowdfunding platforms? And why did their planned merger with bitter rivals Crowdcube get blocked? 
In today’s ‘Double Jeffardy’ episode, Seedrs Co-Founder Jeff Lynn and CEO Jeff Kelisky share their experiences and learnings - from the biggest missed opportunities when scaling, to what the CMA got wrong with the merger.
“The CMA has chosen to take an exceedingly aggressive stance on anything that looks like a tech merger. I think they feel very burned by having approved Facebook and Instagram, where they didn't understand or see the platform power that would emerge.”
In this episode you’ll learn about:

The biggest mistakes Seedrs made in the early days

Seedrs vs Crowdcube

When Jeff realised he needed to hire a CEO

How to integrate a new CEO into a founder-led company

The failed merger

How to get motivated to compete again after a merger like that collapses

Further episodes of Secret Leaders with Dan Murray-Serter

Further podcasts by Dan Murray-Serter, Rich Martell

Website of Dan Murray-Serter, Rich Martell