Mohammad Al-Ubaydli: Physician, Founder, One In A Million

07/06/23 • 48 min

Today’s guest is Dr Mohammad Al-Ubaydli – a physician, programmer and founder of Patients Know Best.

In this conversation, we talk about Mohammad’s upbringing from his family being exiled from Bahrain in the 1970s, to his childhood spent in the Yemen desert, Syria and Beirut during a civil war.

On top of that, Mohammad suffers from a one a million genetic immune deficiency called Hyper IgM Syndrome which, had it not been for his mother’s astute diligence would have probably cost him his life.

A deep love of technology and medicine led Mohammad to study medicine in order to understand the complexity of our bodies but he was destined to start a company in the technology field where he could combine his experience and passion and have real impact.

With over 3 million registered users, an integration with the NHS apps and plans for more countries using the Patients Know Best system, Mohammad talks me through how and why we should all have more agency over our healthcare.

This is an extremely inspiring and informative episode which I am sure you will enjoy.

Mohammad on Twitter / LinkedIn / Patients Know Best

Danielle on Twitter @daniellenewnham and Instagram @daniellenewnham / Newsletter

Books mentioned in this episode:

Irrationality: The Enemy Within

Selling The Wheel: Choosing The Best Way To Sell For You, Your Company, Your Customers

Chaos: The Amazing Science of the Unpredictable

Also, if you are looking to become a B Corp, Mohammad is happy to answer any questions he can help with over on LinkedIn.

Today’s guest is Dr Mohammad Al-Ubaydli – a physician, programmer and founder of Patients Know Best.

In this conversation, we talk about Mohammad’s upbringing from his family being exiled from Bahrain in the 1970s, to his childhood spent in the Yemen desert, Syria and Beirut during a civil war.

This is an extremely inspiring and informative episode which I am sure you will enjoy.

Mohammad on Twitter / LinkedIn / Patients Know Best

Danielle on Twitter @daniellenewnham and Instagram @daniellenewnham / Newsletter

Books mentioned in this episode:

Irrationality: The Enemy Within

Selling The Wheel: Choosing The Best Way To Sell For You, Your Company, Your Customers

Chaos: The Amazing Science of the Unpredictable

Also, if you are looking to become a B Corp, Mohammad is happy to answer any questions he can help with over on LinkedIn.

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Matthew Stafford: What Makes a Great Founder?

Today’s guest is Matthew Stafford – an investor and co-founder of 9 Others, a global community for founders, where once a month, ten entrepreneurs come together over dinner and help each other by answering this one question, “What keeps you up at night?”

Matthew started 9 Others with Katie Lewis in 2011 and it’s now a global network of thousands of entrepreneurs in over 45+ cities around the world from London to Manchester, Karachi to Yemen.

Matthew also works with startups, venture capital and angel investors, governments, NGOs and large corporations. He has invested in twenty three startups, and had two exits so far and he has written a book - Find Your 9 Others.

In this wide-ranging conversation, we discuss what Matthew looks for in founders, why 9 Others is so special, the importance of having a network and what is keeping him up at night.

Enjoy!

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Matthew on Twitter / 9 Others

Find Your 9 Others - buy the book here.

Danielle on Twitter @daniellenewnham and Instagram @daniellenewnham / Newsletter

Books Matthew recommended on the show

The Education of a Value Investor by Guy Spier

The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene

Unreasonable Success and How to Achieve It by Richard Koch

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Ian Livingstone: Games Pioneer

Today, my guest is Sir Ian Livingstone – games pioneer, entrepreneur and the bestselling author of the Fighting Fantasy book series.

Widely regarded as one of the founding fathers of the UK games industry, Ian co-founded Games Workshop in 1975 with Steve Jackson, launching Dungeons & Dragons in Europe, Warhammer, White Dwarf, Citadel Miniatures, and the Games Workshop retail chain. Whilst he exited the company in 1991, he soon embarked on a hugely successful career in the video games industry. In 1995, he co-led the merger which created video games publisher Eidos where he served as Executive Chairman, launching blockbuster titles such as Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Deus Ex and Hitman.

In this conversation, we discuss his brilliant book Dice Men – The Origin Story of Games Workshop, how games like Warhammer and Dungeons and Dragons came to be, the evolution of gaming and why he set up his own school – The Livingstone Academy.

Ian Livingstone was awarded a Knighthood (becoming a Sir) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to the online gaming industry.

I thoroughly enjoyed talking to Ian and I am sure you will enjoy it too.

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Sir Ian Livingstone Twitter / Fighting Fantasy / Games Workshop / Hiro Capital / Buy Dice Men here.

Danielle on Twitter @daniellenewnham and Instagram @daniellenewnham / Newsletter