LADbible Group

13 statements across 1 episodes · 5 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Feb 14, 2025 by Solly Solomou · said 15 times in 2 episodes since 2025 · across every show →

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Feb 14, 2025
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Solomou Used Accidental University Email Lists to Recruit Early LADbible Staff
“So what I did is I took all of those emails, Sent a note around saying, who would like to do some work experience? And I had a huge amount of applicants. So even in the early days where we had this office above the printer shop, I had like five people at a tim…”
Solly Solomou Feb 14, 2025 ▶ 14:55 Solly Solomou, Founder & CEO @ LADbible Group: From Penniless Shop Offices to Public Company | E1259 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Feb 14, 2025
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Solly Solomou launched LADbible using takeaway box logo prints and direct local pitching
“I was utilizing the printer shop by getting these bugs printed off with the logo. Sending them all around the different takeaway companies. I was doing flyers, all of that kind of stuff. And then I was going around the cafes, bars, clubs, and selling them adve…”
Solly Solomou Feb 14, 2025 ▶ 6:49 Solly Solomou, Founder & CEO @ LADbible Group: From Penniless Shop Offices to Public Company | E1259 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Feb 14, 2025 positive
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Solomou: LADbible Group may consider a US dual listing as US operations expand
“That could be an option in the future. As we grow and build our US business, a dual listing might be the way to go, but we need to build on the success Of what we've started with the Betches business, and our organic business out there, and really continue to …”
Solly Solomou Feb 14, 2025 ▶ 56:15 Solly Solomou, Founder & CEO @ LADbible Group: From Penniless Shop Offices to Public Company | E1259 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Feb 14, 2025
Disclosure
Solomou invested £3,000 to £4,000 to launch his initial business
“So straight away, I probably had to outlay about three, 4000 pounds to facilitate during the year in industry.”
Solly Solomou Feb 14, 2025 ▶ 5:28 Solly Solomou, Founder & CEO @ LADbible Group: From Penniless Shop Offices to Public Company | E1259 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Feb 14, 2025 positive
Assertion Supported
LADbible Group has 500 employees and 500 million followers globally
“500 people across the UK, Ireland, the US five hundred million followers across all platforms.”
Solly Solomou Feb 14, 2025 ▶ 10:52 Solly Solomou, Founder & CEO @ LADbible Group: From Penniless Shop Offices to Public Company | E1259 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Feb 14, 2025
Insight
Solomou: Hiring candidates lacking culture fit creates organizational chaos
“So for me, putting more emphasis on taking a little bit more time with hiring, being clear on what the culture is, and also accepting that maybe that person with that additional experience or that additional technical skillset, Is probably not the right person…”
Solly Solomou Feb 14, 2025 ▶ 35:27 Solly Solomou, Founder & CEO @ LADbible Group: From Penniless Shop Offices to Public Company | E1259 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Feb 14, 2025
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Solomou: I rolled the dice on every decision before becoming a father
“Before, before I had Alfie, our first boy, I would just, I would roll the dice on every decision. Everything. Put, put it on the table. No problem.”
Solly Solomou Feb 14, 2025 ▶ 1:19:14 Solly Solomou, Founder & CEO @ LADbible Group: From Penniless Shop Offices to Public Company | E1259 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Feb 14, 2025
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Solomou messaged Facebook's CTO on LinkedIn to restore deplatformed LADbible page
“We managed to get through to the CTO. So we spoke to the CTO at the time, who very kindly spoke, he didn't have to take the call, he took the call, and in fairness, a week later it was sorted.”
Solly Solomou Feb 14, 2025 ▶ 12:47 Solly Solomou, Founder & CEO @ LADbible Group: From Penniless Shop Offices to Public Company | E1259 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Feb 14, 2025 positive
Disclosure
LADbible's business model relies heavily on consultancy for major global brands
“Even our business model today has a big aspect of consultancy. So we work with Nike, Vodafone, Unilever, P and G, some of the biggest brands in the world.”
Solly Solomou Feb 14, 2025 ▶ 17:08 Solly Solomou, Founder & CEO @ LADbible Group: From Penniless Shop Offices to Public Company | E1259 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Feb 14, 2025 bullish
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Solomou: Generative AI will compose 25-30% of future movie content
“So for us in an entertainment business, you can imagine a world where we're creating movies. And because of that democratization and the access to technology and using and embracing technology like that, the cost of creating a movie where maybe 25%, 30% of it …”
Solly Solomou Feb 14, 2025 ▶ 46:53 Solly Solomou, Founder & CEO @ LADbible Group: From Penniless Shop Offices to Public Company | E1259 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Feb 14, 2025 positive
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Solomou: LADbible Group was profitable from day one
“So from day one, we were profitable.”
Solly Solomou Feb 14, 2025 ▶ 6:12 Solly Solomou, Founder & CEO @ LADbible Group: From Penniless Shop Offices to Public Company | E1259 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Feb 14, 2025
Assertion Supported
LADbible Group reaches over 100 million audience members in the US
“So we have over a hundred million audience members out in the States, and we know that we've done the hard bit.”
Solly Solomou Feb 14, 2025 ▶ 55:05 Solly Solomou, Founder & CEO @ LADbible Group: From Penniless Shop Offices to Public Company | E1259 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Feb 14, 2025
What-if
Solomou would have started LADbible in the US if doing it over
“If I was to rewrite the script, I definitely would have started the business in the US.”
Solly Solomou Feb 14, 2025 ▶ 0:13 Solly Solomou, Founder & CEO @ LADbible Group: From Penniless Shop Offices to Public Company | E1259 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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