Innovation Gap Year with HEX

Welcome to this episode of Hard Mode Podcast featuring HEX founder Jeanette Cheah. The HEX team help thousands of young people bring their future to life by training up future startup founders, social activists and corporate innovators ,and giving them the skills, tools and brain-hacks they need.HEX are creating a generation of leaders who take action to create the world they want to live in, via seriously fun virtual programs, study abroad experiences and hackathon-style events that 5000+ students have loved.We talk about the transferral of magic to pivot HEX into what it is today, creating their own category, fundraising, the value in social capital and the factors of Jeanette's upbringing that have influenced the flavour of HEX's 'Innovation Gap Year' mission.Talking points:‘Love a Good Origin Story’The beginnings of the HEX journeyTesting the MVP and developing the partnershipsTransferring the magic in order to pivot when the world changedInterrupting the flow by creating HEX’s own categoryResilience building through early International exposureNot likely to shift to ‘EASY MODE’Network building for growth supportThe value in social capitalFundraising with an overwhelmingly high percentage of women investorsReceiving signals from the wider world, for Innovation Gap YearHex-cellent moments to reflect onLinks:HEXGeneral AssemblyKathy RhodesLMBDWRMITSBESXSWTractor VenturesOnline:www.startwithhex.comHEX on Instagram: @startwithhexHEX on Twitter: @startwithhex www.tractorventures.comFollow Tractor Ventures on Twitter: @tractorventures This episode was hosted by Noga Edelstein: @nogsE