Strategy & Tragedy: CEO Stories with Steph Melodia · 2026-03-18 · 1h 8m
️ Want Steph to mentor you? Apply for 1:1 founder coaching here: ️ Get 25% off artisan half-caff coffee for a guilt-free cup at Jonny Burch is a serial entrepreneur, early Deliveroo employee, exited founder, and now runs Near Future, an AI transformation consultancy for product and design teams. As a designer for nearly 20 years, Jonny is the founder of Progression, a career platform for which he raised $6m and exited in 2024, before exploring the AI transformation space by day and tinkering in his product studio by night. In this conversation, Steph and Jonny discuss: Jonny's design background and how it's influenced his entrepreneurial journey Early days at Deliveroo and the unforgettable lessons learnt Finding product-market fit with his first venture - testing lots of ideas and parting ways with initial co-founders before landing on Progression Fundraising for Progression during the pandemic Exiting Progression and the shocking last-minute turn of events Founder life and soul-searching post-exit What Jonny's working on now (hint: it's in AI!) Keen to accelerate your team’s AI adoption? Get in touch here: I'd LOVE to know, what resonated most with you from this interview?
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