Alex Stephany is the CEO and founder of Beam, a social enterprise where homeless people can crowdfund themselves to train for a job or find a new home.
The Hoxton, East London-based company’s platform lets people donate directly to a homeless person or refugee, showing the goals and progress of the campaign.
The tech for good company says it has supported 1,935 people through its platform and that 81% of people go on to find work.
Stephany founded Beam in 2017 and it has grown to 101 employees. He was previously the CEO of parking-sharing app JustPark.
In this week’s Founder in Five Q&A, Stephany explains why you should “sweat it out” and avoid funding in the early days, explains how to know when a founding CEO should move on, and reveals how he uses “active rest” to prevent burnout....