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£80k Week & 40 Unused Standing Desks: Paddy McCubbin on Startup Reality | Ep 07 – How NOT to be a Founder

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£80k in week one… then the VAT bill hit.


Paddy McCubbin walked away from a cushy director role to co-launch WeDo Group with two friends.

Day-three revenues smashed £80,000, but a four-month wait for a VAT number froze the cash, and an impulse order of 40 adjustable desks soaked up the runway.


In this episode, we unpack the un-Instagrammable side of a “rocket-ship” start-up:


  • The Hacker–Hippie–Hustler trio – why three very different co-founders trump going solo.
  • HMRC limbo – billing clients you can’t invoice and the domino effect on cash-flow.
  • Buying mistakes – the stand-up-desk fiasco & other ego-driven purchases.
  • Keeping momentum – rapid-fire idea testing (and killing) inside a recruitment scale-up.
  • Fractional firepower – hiring a part-time CFO and CMO before you think you can afford them.
  • Authentic brand – flip-flops in a CFO pitch, paddle-board meetings and why “fake it till you make it” kills trust.


If you’ve ever wondered what happens after the champagne-spraying LinkedIn post, this is the real balance sheet.


Listen in for hard numbers, hard lessons, and a reminder that the fires you fight are often the ones you lit yourself.

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