Founder Friday with Nicole Bouchier of SklChat

4 Sep 2025 / Ep. 43 / 30:32

In this Founder Friday episode, we’re talking to Nicole Bouchier, founder of SklChat

Founder Friday is about works still in progress. Learning from success stories is important, but learning from founders still in the thick of getting to market is just as useful – and sometimes much more realistic.

In this chat, we talk about Nicole’s experience of building and exiting her first company and the steps that led her to jumping back on the startup rollercoaster to develop SklChat. She shares a number of great learnings as a second time founder and the things she’s doing differently this time around thanks to her previous experience.

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