WISH I KNEW × Nicola Gunby 🎙️

Nicola Gunby built and sold her first company in her 20s - with no funding, no corporate background, and no clear roadmap.

Now, she’s building her second business, Cliq - a social networking app tackling one of the biggest challenges of our generation: loneliness, and recently raised a 7 figure investment to scale her mission.

In this episode, we go deeper than the highlight reel - into what it actually takes to start, build, and sell a company when you’re figuring it out as you go.

We also talk about building a business with your partner, the pressure of always being “on,” and why personal brand can completely change your trajectory.

We cover:

✨ Why “delusion” can be more powerful than ambition

✨ The moment you realise no one is coming to save you

✨ Starting a business with no experience

✨ Why most people never act on their ideas

✨ The reality of raising investment (and hearing no)

✨ How personal brand creates unexpected opportunities

✨ Why we’re more connected than ever… but feel more alone

If you’ve been sitting on an idea, questioning your next move, or waiting until you feel “ready” — this is your sign.

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🎙️ Recorded at The Qube

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Check out Cliq: https://www.thecliq.app/

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