Tom McGillycuddy of Tickr - Impact Investing App For The Next Generation

Tom McGillycuddy is the cofounder of Tickr, an impact investment app built for the next generation of investors. Tickr is on a mission to prove that anyone can earn money and have a positive impact at the same time with as little as £5.

Highlights of this episode:

• How Tom’s mum finally understood what impact investing is.

• How Tom met his cofounder and their lessons.

• Importance of having the right mentors and advisors. 

• How Tickr is educating the next generation of investors.

• How first time investors are different from experienced investors.

• What is the demographic and users of the Tickr app.

• Why storytelling is more important than impact data.

• What we can all do to create impact.

Useful links:

Tickr app - https://tickr.co.uk/

Tom McGillycuddy's Linkedin -https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-mcgillycuddy-cfa-1a588037/

Tom McGillycuddy's Twitter - https://twitter.com/TomMcGilly

Chapter:

[2:25] How did Tickr came about?

[6:00] Highs and lows and advice for cofounders

[7:50] Having experienced advisors

[9:00] Creating the app and coming up with MVP, launching the app on Apple and getting feedback

[14:00] Getting on an internal email of Lloyds Bank

[18:00] Storytelling of company profiles

[19:00] How does Tickr work?

[21:20] Revenue model of Tickr - the 30 sec walkthrough

[23:30] Where do you invest the funds in?

[27:00] Users are buying the story and emotion not the data

[30:30] Millions of individuals impact investing every month

[31:00] Fundraising meetings and angels

[35:00] Tickr's 5 year vision and their funding round

[36:00] The Monzo and Revolut effect

[38:00] What drives Tom? 

[42:00] Who inspires Tom?

[45:00] Being an entrepreneur.

[47:00] What makes a good leader? Elon Musk

[52:00] Call to action

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