WHAT DO entrepreneurs, & digital learners SAY ABOUT OUR BOOKS, WORKSHOPS & PROGRAMMES?
We offer a global service, and work with tech startup founders from the Americas to Australia.
Here are just some of the reviews we've received from around the world via social media, email, WhatsApp, our website, in person, and from reviews on our books!
WORKSHOP & programme SATISFACTION
How does it work?
Before the pandemic we gave every attendee at our workshops a questionnaire to rank their experience against 4 emojis and provide us with feedback and suggestions.
All questionnaires were anonymous, so people would feel comfortable in telling us EXACTLY what they thought!
Following the pandemic we now receive our feedback online.
Our workshops, programmes and professional mentoring services are delivered with care and attention and ❤️.
When you work with us, we treat your business like our business... and we don’t just shout from the side lines about what we think you should do, we will show you how to solve your problems and achieve your goals on a practical level.
You will get a sense of this from the many positive messages and reviews that we receive from our amazing mentees, clients and workshop and programme attendees, and you will find a selection of these below.
Before the pandemic we gave every attendee at our workshops a questionnaire to rank their experience against 4 emojis and provide us with feedback and suggestions.
All questionnaires were anonymous, so people would feel comfortable in telling us EXACTLY what they thought!
Following the pandemic we now receive our feedback online.
Our workshops, programmes and professional mentoring services are delivered with care and attention and ❤️.
When you work with us, we treat your business like our business... and we don’t just shout from the side lines about what we think you should do, we will show you how to solve your problems and achieve your goals on a practical level.
You will get a sense of this from the many positive messages and reviews that we receive from our amazing mentees, clients and workshop and programme attendees, and you will find a selection of these below.
FEEDBACK ON OUR BOOKS, MENTORING & CONSULTING SERVICES
(PLEASE keep SCROLLing FOR TESTIMONIALS ON OUR WORKSHOPS!)
“I like your enthusiasm and passion. You've been through the journey first-hand and you're on the same wavelength. Your approach is very practical and you actually go through the details of how to approach things, which is a different level of thinking. Other mentors have been more corporate and they come from that perspective, not from building a business from scratch, and this is what they were missing."
Sid, business owner, UK. Mentee
“I like your enthusiasm and passion. You've been through the journey first-hand and you're on the same wavelength. Your approach is very practical and you actually go through the details of how to approach things, which is a different level of thinking. Other mentors have been more corporate and they come from that perspective, not from building a business from scratch, and this is what they were missing."
Sid, business owner, UK. Mentee
"Outstanding Service. I was given a lot of quality advice that is certainly going to make building my startup a lot easier. Will definitely recommend to anyone that's serious about building a tech startup."
Anthon, UK. Mentee
"I was lucky enough to meet Kay while Pionr was part of the NatWest Fintech Accelerator, and she has been hugely generous with her expertise and time, offering support and insight on several issues around management of remote software teams, testing procedures and web app monitoring tools, as well as generally providing an exceptionally positive outlook and a patient sounding board for thoughts and ideas, which is always a huge boon in the pressurised world of early-stage businesses! Since we completed our time at the accelerator Kay has continued to provide support, and we are looking forward to maintaining an ongoing connection."
Jonathan W, CEO of Pionr, UK. Mentee
"This session has been therapeutic, as my ideas have all been in my head up until now... You will be good for my business because you're knowledgeable, and someone who can guide me, guide the conversation, and guide my thinking."
Mentoring client, UK
"I've moved from possible idea... to finding my market... to finding my specific 'need' to fill - to collaborating with my market and gaining invaluable feedback as well as research. I'm currently in the 'Prototyping' phase of my project and it's moving quickly. I feel confident in the results gained... and the future. Can't say enough."
Aaron, USA. Reader of our books
"This session has been therapeutic, as my ideas have all been in my head up until now... You will be good for my business because you're knowledgeable, and someone who can guide me, guide the conversation, and guide my thinking."
Mentoring client, UK
"I've moved from possible idea... to finding my market... to finding my specific 'need' to fill - to collaborating with my market and gaining invaluable feedback as well as research. I'm currently in the 'Prototyping' phase of my project and it's moving quickly. I feel confident in the results gained... and the future. Can't say enough."
Aaron, USA. Reader of our books
"So helpful! Very generous in sharing wisdom."
Pearl, Argentina. Mentee
"OMG! I've been using your strategy, and guess what? Two replies from two hot contacts so far and just had 2 excellent meetings today from LinkedIn! It's an awesome strategy. I'm glad I met you!"
Female entrepreneur, UK
"Really interesting. As a new tech entrepreneur, this book has helped me understand how software development works and what kind of developers and techniques are available. Recommended!!"
Alejandro García, Spain. Reader of our books
“I must say after speaking with you, my 4 years of unproductivity have taken shape... I have found a direction for my thoughts and I am very grateful… I sincerely appreciate your guidance and focus driven approach with my idea. I look forward to moving to the next stage of my work with you. I am super exited to be working with you this way and to get my idea into reality. Thank you.”
Harry, Australia. Mentee
"Just sending more love for your Don't Hire a Software Developer book. I'd be so lost without it. I’m finalizing the testing requirements and I would never have found most of this stuff without your book. Plus, in re-reading the book the other day, I ran across a link in there for a free trial of AWS. That’ll save me some cash getting started! It’s like having a mini-Kay hovering over my shoulder… LOL. Thanks again, :-) Dan."
Dan, USA. Mentee
Please click the links to find more reviews on our books and reviews on our mentoring services.
Image and testimonial sent in by email from one of our clients Dan, from the US
"Great and professional. I highly recommend!"
Tali, Germany. Mentee
"Excellent book for young future entrepreneurs and startup owners."
Asim Kumar Jana, India. Reader of our books
"I was lucky enough to hear you speak at the event the other week and am definitely looking forward to learning from you."
Social entrepreneur, tech startup accelerator, London
"Great feedback and actionable insights. Knowledgeable and creative when evaluating problems and offering potential solutions."
Carly, USA. Mentee
"Thank you. I will be contacting you with more work."
Elsa, UK
"Took the time to learn what I was looking to accomplish, and offered valuable advice. Thanks again."
Anthony, USA
''First of all I wanted to thank you for our coaching session, it has had a remarkably positive effect in the way I am planning my various business commitments.''
Verusca, Business Owner, UK. Mentee
"Awesome job! Even better than expected! Thanks a lot for your great support!"
Alex, Japan
"Thank you. We really learnt a lot today and are looking forward to having our 2nd and 3rd sessions. The format we had today really worked well... and thanks for the homework, we will definitely do it!"
Tech professionals receiving group mentoring on Agile techniques, UK
"My experience with Kay has been absolutely wonderful. Right from before we started she took time to explain and break things down. She was very professional throughout and addressed all my needs and worries. I have gained so much understanding and will definitely recommend her. Thanks so much Kay!"
JB, tech professional having career based mentoring, UK
"Just discovered your book and also audio book. Why is the audio reader a male? Very impressed regardless, and welcome your future output. I think it’s terrific so far and exactly what a newbie like me needs! All the best!"
JJ, entrepreneur, sent via LinkedIn, USA
"Thanks for a great session today. I am grateful for your continued support."
AD, tech professional having career based mentoring, UK
"A good read. Useful insight into agile development of project. Nice to get understanding of Trello. Will use it in next project."
Amazon book reviewer, India
"I hired a freelance developer (that I unfortunately had to quickly terminate) then contracted with a small agency to develop the app. Having seen my ups and downs, a friend who also works on a startup project introduced me to Purposeful Products. After reading Don't Hire a Software Developer Until You Read this Book, and consulting with Purposeful Products, I just wished I had a time machine...
The detours I had gone through are all listed in the book with prominent warning signs!
Purposeful Products has boosted my confidence to get the most out of both KtchUp’s Beta launch and our developers."
I-Ding Wu, Co founder of mobile app KtchUp
I-Ding Wu, co-founder of KtchUp app says she wished she had a time machine - she had been through some ups and downs before being introduced to us
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The KtchUp app
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WORKSHOP TESTIMONIALS
We run our tech focused workshops for our Tech Startup Academy™ clients, and for incubators, accelerators, universities, colleges, and other organisations that support startups, entrepreneurship, and innovation. You can find feedback on our workshops below.
"As a non-techy trying to save the planet (my start-up is the sustainability training e-learning programme 100 Ways in 100 Days), your session was brilliant. Fantastic plain English and non-jargony. Sooo helpful, thank you! "
Sue Skeats, 100 Ways in 100 Days, We in Social Tech Accelerator
"I happen to have worked in tech for 27 years, been a CTO at startups and scale-ups, and it was great to hear you simplify a quite complex landscape for non-tech founders!"
Female entrepreneur, We in Social Tech Accelerator
"DEVELOPING TECH PRODUCTS FOR NON-TECHNICAL ENTREPRENEURS"
A workshop designed and run on behalf of OneTech Talent / Capital Enterprise.
The event was sponsored by the Mayor of London to support young entrepreneurs.
"Thanks to K.N. Kukoyi BSc (Hons) CSM FITOL for another awesome OneTech / Capital Enterprise workshop covering 'tech for non-tech founders' - she always finds ways to make building your own app / software product much less daunting! It's amazing to continue to see the richness of ideas that exist amongst uni students / young entrepreneurs."
Genevieve Oller, Capital Enterprise / OneTech Talent, Community Manager (posted on LinkedIn)
"Hi Kay, I really appreciate the advice you offered on Thursday! I've joined your meetup group - I am really looking forward to hearing more and just trying to learn more from you."
Workshop attendee, Developing tech products for non-technical entrepreneurs (feedback sent to us via LinkedIn)
"Hi Kay, Thanks for the event last week, it was very useful. I would like to keep in contact with you as I begin to get my product developed."
Workshop attendee, Developing tech products for non-technical entrepreneurs (feedback sent to us via email)
"Thank you so much! Really thought provoking session and full of tips!"
Alejandro
"Excellent presentation - informative and interesting."
Winnie
"Thank you so much for the insightful session."
Ranjeet
"EFFECTIVE SALES" WORKSHOP
Feedback from entrepreneurs on the top-rated NatWest Accelerator where Purposeful Group mentors. After the session our founder Kay received a number of messages from founders that attended. The feedback below is just a sample of the messages received! Some of the most common descriptions for the workshop were "amazing" and "helpful."
"Thanks for your presentation on today’s NatWest accelerator. I appreciate all the advice and guidance and particularly like the models and frameworks you shared."
"Hi Kay, I loved your presentation on Sales at the Natwest Sales session today.
Amazing value shared."
"Kay, Thank you so much for your excellent presentation. I've learned so much."
"Hey Kay, it was great to hear your session today - really motivated me to focus more on LinkedIn, where I've probably been sporadic."
"I was involved in the Nat West Effective sales event on Wednesday and loved your presentation. I made 7 pages of notes, so thank you for all your insights. All the points were really helpful, but I especially resonated with the information about closing at every touchpoint, thank you."
"Hi Kay, I really enjoyed your session today with NatWest. Very insightful and practical tips on getting started on B2B sales, which are very useful!"
"Just heard your talk today as part of the Natwest Accelerator. Great stuff!"
"As a non-techy trying to save the planet (my start-up is the sustainability training e-learning programme 100 Ways in 100 Days), your session was brilliant. Fantastic plain English and non-jargony. Sooo helpful, thank you! "
Sue Skeats, 100 Ways in 100 Days, We in Social Tech Accelerator
"I happen to have worked in tech for 27 years, been a CTO at startups and scale-ups, and it was great to hear you simplify a quite complex landscape for non-tech founders!"
Female entrepreneur, We in Social Tech Accelerator
"DEVELOPING TECH PRODUCTS FOR NON-TECHNICAL ENTREPRENEURS"
A workshop designed and run on behalf of OneTech Talent / Capital Enterprise.
The event was sponsored by the Mayor of London to support young entrepreneurs.
"Thanks to K.N. Kukoyi BSc (Hons) CSM FITOL for another awesome OneTech / Capital Enterprise workshop covering 'tech for non-tech founders' - she always finds ways to make building your own app / software product much less daunting! It's amazing to continue to see the richness of ideas that exist amongst uni students / young entrepreneurs."
Genevieve Oller, Capital Enterprise / OneTech Talent, Community Manager (posted on LinkedIn)
"Hi Kay, I really appreciate the advice you offered on Thursday! I've joined your meetup group - I am really looking forward to hearing more and just trying to learn more from you."
Workshop attendee, Developing tech products for non-technical entrepreneurs (feedback sent to us via LinkedIn)
"Hi Kay, Thanks for the event last week, it was very useful. I would like to keep in contact with you as I begin to get my product developed."
Workshop attendee, Developing tech products for non-technical entrepreneurs (feedback sent to us via email)
"Thank you so much! Really thought provoking session and full of tips!"
Alejandro
"Excellent presentation - informative and interesting."
Winnie
"Thank you so much for the insightful session."
Ranjeet
"EFFECTIVE SALES" WORKSHOP
Feedback from entrepreneurs on the top-rated NatWest Accelerator where Purposeful Group mentors. After the session our founder Kay received a number of messages from founders that attended. The feedback below is just a sample of the messages received! Some of the most common descriptions for the workshop were "amazing" and "helpful."
"Thanks for your presentation on today’s NatWest accelerator. I appreciate all the advice and guidance and particularly like the models and frameworks you shared."
"Hi Kay, I loved your presentation on Sales at the Natwest Sales session today.
Amazing value shared."
"Kay, Thank you so much for your excellent presentation. I've learned so much."
"Hey Kay, it was great to hear your session today - really motivated me to focus more on LinkedIn, where I've probably been sporadic."
"I was involved in the Nat West Effective sales event on Wednesday and loved your presentation. I made 7 pages of notes, so thank you for all your insights. All the points were really helpful, but I especially resonated with the information about closing at every touchpoint, thank you."
"Hi Kay, I really enjoyed your session today with NatWest. Very insightful and practical tips on getting started on B2B sales, which are very useful!"
"Just heard your talk today as part of the Natwest Accelerator. Great stuff!"
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"DEVELOP YOUR IDEA! WORKSHOP"
"Great information and overview."
Idea stage entrepreneur
"Please create more awareness of this event!"
Entrepreneur, London
"HOW TO HIRE A DEVELOPER & MANAGE THE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS"
"I just wanted to say thank you so much for your talk. Honestly got more out of it than I have any other event I've been to."
Tech startup founder, London
"This is the best workshop I have ever attended because these are things which I can actually use for my business. Great job!"
Tech entrepreneur, London
"Very informative. Detail oriented."
Tech founder, London
"MARKETING FOR TECH STARTUPS WORKSHOP" &
"NAIL YOUR STRATEGIC MARKETING PLAN!" WORKSHOP
"Thank you again for an excellent workshop yesterday!"
Project Manager, NWES / We in Social Tech Accelerator
"Great resources, insights and experience."
Tech startup founder, London
"The best thing was the range of marketing tools and opportunities."
Tech startup founder, London
"Good to hear about a range of tools to help improve marketing."
Tech startup founder, London
"Thank you. This was the best workshop of the programme. Very practical and useful."
Tech startup founder, We in Social Tech accelerator
"One of the best workshops at We in Social Tech - thank you for sharing lots of resources and useful tips on how to make our startups grow organically."
Tech startup founder, We in Social Tech accelerator
"I'm super fired up!"
Olivia
"Fantastic session, yet again, thanks Kay!"
Sue
"Keep up the hard work in helping us!"
Tech startup founder, London
"Thanks so much for last night! It was really useful, lots to think about."
Founder, Health tech startup
"Really enjoyed the session! Loads of useful tools, advice, and methods of working and the slides were well put together."
Tech startup founder, We in Social Tech accelerator
"Thank you so much for such a helpful workshop!"
Sarah
Chatting with current and aspiring entrepreneurs after a Freelancer Academy™ workshop on Success strategies for new freelancers and consultants.
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A tech startup founder posting on LinkedIn about the Tech Startup Academy™ workshop delivered at their accelerator.
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Chatting with current and aspiring entrepreneurs after a Freelancer Academy™ workshop on Success strategies for new freelancers and consultants.
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"SUCCESS STRATEGIES FOR NEW FREELANCERS & CONSULTANTS"
Our first ever business course, now revised and updated!
Feedback from running the workshop with business owners at Barking Enterprise Centre, London:
"Enjoyed the course very much. Well delivered and engaging throughout the session."
"Good evening Kay, as I’m sure you noticed, today’s workshop left me inspired and motivated! I mean business!"
"Very useful info and so grateful. Thank you."
"Thank you so much Kay for sharing your expertise with us. So proud of what you have achieved and truly inspiring! I have mentioned you to my daughter and we will search for your books in Amazon. Have a great rest of the week! Feel free to reach out if I can help you in any way. Big hug." ❤️🙏
"Learnt a lot. Thank you."
"The reflective questions we went over really helped me break down my business and personal skills as well as showing my strengths."
"Overall, a great event."
"Thank you so much for the session Kay - it was fabulous and so useful - loads to take away!"
Dee
"That was so interesting, so much new info! Thank you. I learnt a lot."
Rosie
"I really needed that, thank you!"
S
"GETTING FROM IDEA TO PROTOTYPE" WORKSHOP
"I enjoyed the workshop, I found it really inspiring.
I will definitely take the knowledge gained forward."
Student, University entrepreneurship programme
"I liked the tips on sites to try, and the information on what to consider before building software."
Student, University entrepreneurship programme
"The presentation had very good content. Every part was useful, it was just what was needed."
Student, University entrepreneurship programme
"Really insightful. Clear information."
Student, University entrepreneurship programme
"The feedback you gave me about my MVP was really useful."
Student, University entrepreneurship programme
"Thanks so much for sharing so much information and tips with us at IdeaHack @ LSBU. Great to meet you!"
Student entrepreneur, South Bank University (sent to us via LinkedIn)
"HOW TO LAUNCH YOUR SOFTWARE SUCCESSFULLY" WORKSHOP
"Very informative."
Tech startup founder, We in Social Tech accelerator
"The checklists and steps involved in launching were really useful."
Tech startup founder, We in Social Tech accelerator
UHUBS EXPERT SESSION: "HOW TO GET STARTED AS A NON-TECHNICAL FOUNDER"
A workshop created by Purposeful Products for the Uhubs audience.
Attendee ratings:
Session content - 5/5, Expert rating - 5/5
"Congrats Kay! The receptiveness of the audience to the content demonstrated how well the content met their needs. The practical nature of the content was especially well received by the audience. The energy in the room was fantastic."
Uhubs Team
"YOUR DIGITAL PRODUCTIVITY" WORKSHOP DELIVERED FOR OUR PARTNERS AT THE BRITISH LIBRARY
"Thank you I have really learnt so much."
Bridget
"Thank you so much Kay, so relatable but more importantly useful!"
Georgina
"Wow! It's been so useful! Thank you."
Agnes
"Fantastic session, thank you for all that signposting!"
Clare
"This was really useful! Thank you for sharing this information 🙂"
Judy
"SOOOO much to look at / consider!"
Peter
"Thanks... really many alternative tools I was not aware of."
M
"Really great session - I had so many blind spots into what was available."
H
"Excellent - so comprehensive."
Cherryl
"So much useful information! Thank you, am really excited to have a go with some of the tools." :-)
Leema
"Great information! Thank you so much."
Ana
"I'm certainly inspired - excellent info."
Rachael
"Fantastic information filled session - Thank you so much Kay! :-)"
Peter
"Thanks so much for a great session. Super helpful. Will go and look for your Entrepreneurial Espresso book now!"
Anne
"Amazed at what you covered in 2 hours! Such a fantastic session, Kay. Thank you so much."
Wanda
"CREATING INNOVATIVE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS" WORKSHOP
Created by Purposeful Products "to order" for FoundersDoor, a pre-accelerator programme for 18-24 year olds from underrepresented groups.
"Thank you for delivering an awesome workshop!"
Programme Manager, YSYS
https://www.getrevue.co/profile/foundersdoor/issues/foundersdoor-week-2-issue-2-189055
Feedback from entrepreneurs from Cohort 1 of the FoundersDoor Programme
"I was going over my notes this morning, a lot of things that we hadn't considered as a team. Guess you don't know what you don't know, thanks for helping us know, lol!"
"I really enjoyed the session you presented, I left with so many different avenues to research. Following on from your session we’ve actually slightly changed the direction - a new change I’m very excited to dive into!"
"Great content, keep up the good work."
"The value proposition was very useful, as well as understanding how to attract users, then how to provide a good experience for them once they're in the app."
"Really, really good. Very helpful and clearly presented in an easy to understand and follow manner!"
"Found it all useful, particularly some of the apps and websites we could use for understanding your customer. Thank you!"
"The exercises throughout the talk made me think about how the information presented related to us."
"Understanding nuance to topics such as UX, responsiveness, attracting and retaining customers, understanding early adopters, value propositions, messages and research. Great fun, thank you, looking forward to checking out the websites [provided]."
"Great session, and I also liked the exercises."
"TECH STARTUP TASTER - HOW TO GET STARTED AS A NON-TECHNICAL ENTREPRENEUR"
Feedback from a session funded by the Mayor of London for young aspiring entrepreneurs interested in starting a tech driven business.
Feedback from 18-24 year old aspiring entrepreneurs after a workshop delivered by Purposeful Products on behalf of Capital Enterprise and OneTech Talent. Data gathered by Loughborough University
A significant increase in confidence after our 1 hour workshop with 18-24 year olds on behalf of Capital Enterprise. (Event funded by the Mayor of London.)