“It was a whirlwind. We got the visa on a Monday. The containers came on the Tuesday. We were gone by the Thursday”
Four years ago, Ken Cahill, the co-founder and CEO of SilverCloud asked his board for permission to move to Boston. The company, which provides online mental health programmes to health services, insurers and corporates, had expanded rapidly in Ireland and the UK, but to break into the US, Cahill felt he needed to be on the ground. The move has paid off, with the company securing new clients and, last year, some $16m in new investment from blue-chip backers. In this podcast with Ian Kehoe, Cahill, talks about the SilverCloud journey, and outlines its ambitious expansion plans, which includes entering the Australian and German markets. He talks about the key milestones since co-founding the business in 2012, including its first contract with the NHS and growing headcount from four to 90. Cahill talks about the company’s B2B business model, the importance of sales and gives his take on entrepreneurship, management and success. He also talks about his own entrepreneurial journey, including what he learned from a previous business failure.
