On the TechTO stage ×1
First seen on the TechTO stage in 2019. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Mark ↗
In their words
take twice as much as you think you need because this startup world takes the ideas that you work on quite often take twice as long as you think
it was helpful to come into the industry not knowing anything because I was able to look at it differently
look at the vision of the company assume success look at what the value of that company will be down the line when there's an exit and seven to ten years on pocket and work it backwards from that
Around the web ×1
Quick answers
Who is Mark Dowds?
A Northern Irish founder and investor. He co-founded Trov, the on-demand insurance platform, in 2012, joined fintech investor Anthemis Group as a managing director in 2019, and now runs RESPONSIBLE, a Belfast company working on clothing resale.
What did he talk about at TechTO?
He sat down with TechTO co-founder Alex Norman in December 2019 for a fireside chat, at the point he had moved from founding companies to investing in them at Anthemis.
What is RESPONSIBLE?
A Belfast company, co-founded in 2021, that sells buy-back and resale technology to fashion brands so used clothing comes back through the brand rather than being thrown away. It has a satellite office in New York.