In this episode of the OSL Podcast, Rob chats with creative powerhouse Evan Larbi about navigating a career that doesn’t fit neatly on LinkedIn. Their conversation covers everything from career pivots and purpose to the unexpected role of joy in building meaningful brands.

Ben Burch (Allegr) on non-linear careers, real community vs fake “social,” military service, and building mission-led tech without boiling the ocean. Hosted by Rob Woodhead

Real stories from the people building tech, founders, designers, consultants & creators. Honest convos. No fluff. Just the human side of innovation.

In this podcast, Rob dives into how non-technical founders can tackle the challenges of building a tech startup. He shares actionable strategies for working with developers, grasping key tech concepts, and leveraging the right tools and resources—no coding skills necessary. With his extensive experience in the startup space, Rob offers valuable insights on bridging the divide between business and technology, helping founders transform their ideas into thriving ventures.

In this podcast, Rob shares how we successfully built a world-class development team overseas, breaking down the process we followed and the mindset that guided us. He also dives into the challenges we faced, how we overcame them, and what’s made the remote collaboration so effective.

Let’s start at the beginning and talk about the first step in the tech development process – defining the problem. Rob and I speak to lots of entrepreneurs, often 2 or 3 a week, and all of them have some kind of product in mind. The first thing we like to do with them, to […]