Begin With The End In Mind | Matthew Henshall | Lessonspace

Matthew Henshall shares how understanding customer needs led to two successful companies
Podcasts
August 23, 2024

Beginning with the end in mind has shaped the trajectory of Matthew and his startups Lessonspace and CodeforKids. The education space has been disrupted for years with the advancements in technology and with the advent of Covid, remote learning really took off and Lessonspace was given the opportunity to grow.

Matthew shares his founder stories and incredible insights into building 2 separate companies on the back of his original Tutor marketplace. He dug deep into the details about how he has made them a success by sharing his philosophy of what the end means for him and his teams.

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00:00 Introduction

01:13 Welcome to Lessonspace

06:23 Solving your own problems that turn into a startup - do you know your customer

09:05 Begin with the end in mind

12:47 A lesson in trying to forecast B2C

15:43 Breaking down B2C unit economics

21:40 How to understand who your customers are and how to serve them

28:26 Pricing

34:43 Advice building more than one business

37:57 Expanding overseas & finding a partner

43:31 Matt's take on AI and education

46:36 Lightning Round