21-07-2025

4/7 Live in Cannes! Lessons Learnt for Startups in the Digital Landscape

What does it take to start a business in the digital infrastructure sector? Joining hosts Andy Davis and Rory Flashman for a new episode of the Inside Data Centre podcast are two pioneering founders; David Mitchell, CEO and Founder of XYZ Reality, and Alexander Goodall, CEO and Founder of Xela Energy.

From navigating the challenges in rapid scaling to meet the needs of the industry, Alexander and David share their experience in building trust with customers to buy into the solutions and taking the risk to gain a greater reward. The episode looks into how startups are keeping up with the market, but also staying ahead of the competition in its execution.

‘Its all about execution across the board, everyone here is thinking how do we deliver all this pipeline’ – David Mitchell

Whether you’re in the midst of startup life, or want to know more about how innovation is reshaping the industry, this episode brings insight, and a few bold truths about turning big ideas into real impact.

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The Inside Data Centre Podcast is recorded in partnership with DataX Connect, a specialist data centre recruitment company based in the UK. They operate on a global scale to place passionate individuals at the heart of leading data centre companies.

To learn more about Andy Davis and the rest of the DataX team, click here: DataX Connect

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