logo
episode-header-image
Jun 2022
18m 43s

Business Daily meets: Tech entrepreneur ...

Bbc World Service
About this episode

Tech entrepreneur Frederic Kerrest tells Sam Clack how he helped to build the multi-billion dollar tech company, Okta, from scratch.

He goes through the life and business lessons he’s learned along the way – and explains the importance of listening to great advice at every stage of your career.

In his new book ‘Zero to IPO’, Frederic shares valuable insights from top CEOs that he hopes will help to motivate the next generation of entrepreneurs.

Presenter / Producer: Sam Clack Image: Frederic Kerrest; Credit: Okta

Up next
Today
Japan's economic crossroads
As Japanese people prepare to head to the polls, economic concerns are back at the centre of public life.We explore how inflation, wages, demographics and geopolitics are shaping expectations, and whether the country can finally move beyond the "lost decades".To get in touch with ... Show More
17m 28s
Yesterday
Spain's economic case for more migration
The Spanish government has announced plans to legalise the status of half a million undocumented migrants. Many arrive with student or tourist visas but overstay and start working on the black market. Migration is a polarising issue in western Europe, so why is Spain keen to hurr ... Show More
17m 28s
Feb 3
Gates Foundation CEO on cuts to global aid
As governments cut back on how much they spend on global aid, the head of the Gates Foundation Mark Suzman speaks exclusively to Business Daily about how the world’s poorest are being affected. He tells us world governments “should be embarrassed” that the Foundation has overtake ... Show More
19 m
Recommended Episodes
May 2019
Zero to IPO with Frederic Kerrest
As an entrepreneur, you must under-promise and over-deliver. Frederic Kerrest, COO and Co-Founder of Okta, knows this better than most. In today’s episode, Chad and Ian interview Frederic to discuss his extensive business background. They talk about how he shifted from tech, to s ... Show More
57m 1s
May 2019
20VC: Okta Founder Frederic Kerrest on Why You Want To Be A Monopolist In A Small Market, The Biggest Challenges in Scaling Okta To IPO and Being a16z's First Ever Fund Check
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/fkerrest">Frederic Kerrest</a> is the Founder & COO @ <a href= "https://www.okta.com/">Okta</a>, the independent and neutral platform that securely connects the right people to the right technologies at the right time. To date Frederic has raised o ... Show More
36m 1s
Mar 2023
Ep.32 So You Want To Start a Business? Listen To This First. Will Stirrup: Founder of Maeving
<p>Will Stirrup is the Co-Founder of Maeving, the UK’s first electric motorcycle manufacturer, but after going totally bankrupt in his first year as an entrepreneur, Will’s journey is one of honesty, realism and business burnout. Raised in South Africa, Will came to the UK for un ... Show More
56m 18s
Apr 2024
The Future of Entrepreneurship Part 1: What Makes a Good Entrepreneur? How Do I Raise Capital? Is Balance Ever Possible?
In today’s episode, we kick off our special 3-part series answering your questions surrounding The Future of Entrepreneurship.  Today is all about work-life balance, how to raise capital for your business, and what makes a good vs. bad entrepreneur. We first hear from a college ... Show More
21m 52s
Jun 2019
Advice for Entrepreneurs from a Leading Venture Capitalist
Scott Kupor, managing partner at Andreessen Horowitz, says there's a lot about navigating the venture capital world that entrepreneurs don't understand. Some can't figure out how to get in the door. Others fail to deliver persuasive pitches. Many don't know how the deals and rela ... Show More
24m 21s
Apr 2024
A Roadmap for Today’s Entrepreneurs
Many people aspire to entrepreneurship but we all know it's a high-risk endeavor. Bill Aulet, the Ethernet Inventors Professor of Entrepreneurship at the MIT Sloan School of Management, has for decades studied what it takes for start-ups to succeed and advises the next generation ... Show More
27m 14s
Feb 2022
Stacey Abrams and Lara Hodgson on Starting and Scaling a Small Business
Entrepreneurs Stacey Abrams and Lara Hodgson share hard-won lessons from starting and running three companies together. They reflect on what makes their long-term partnership work and how they manage self-doubt and guilt. They also give tips for networking, hiring and retaining e ... Show More
40m 25s
Oct 2022
4 Business Ideas That Changed the World: Disruptive Innovation
In the 1980s, Clayton Christensen cofounded a startup that took over a market niche from DuPont and Alcoa. That experience left Christensen puzzled. How could a small company with few resources beat rich incumbents? It led to his theory of disruptive innovation, introduced in the ... Show More
45m 28s