Debbie Wosskow

"There’s a huge question for entrepreneurs when they’re raising funds as to whether they take ‘strategic money’ – that is money from a corporate that has an interest in your business, either because of what your business does or doesn’t do, or whether it takes them into a new area. But I had that decision very much baked into the growth journey.”"

"It isn’t signed until the day it’s signed. There’s technical stuff that can really trip you up and the devil is in the detail. I’ve made mistakes when I’ve been in a rush – and I make a lot fewer now. You need someone at your elbow saying ‘don’t sign that, it’s not right"

"This wasn’t my first rodeo; I’d had other exits.” Previously, she’d co-founded and sold PR group Mantra for several million in 2007, and went on to co-found and exit Maidthorn Partners before starting Love Home Swap in 2011."

"There might be all sorts of obstacles, there might be legal documents you’re not aware of. That’s why having good advisors around who’ve been through this a number of times is invaluable.”"