In short
Matt Oxley’s early “stateside” expansion journey, launching a US move with Opal, starting from his life in a small flat in Bermondsey.
Guest backgrounds
The episode centers on Matt Oxley (host/guest) and his then-girlfriend, now his wife, who joined him on the relocation.
Key claims
He sold nearly all belongings, packed everything into two suitcases, and “bet on ourselves,” framing the move as risky in hindsight.
Notable examples
Uprooting their lives, selling everything they owned, and convincing his girlfriend to travel with him to the US as part of the expansion plan.
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Transcript
Automatic transcript. May contain errors.0:04It was everything that I had in this little flat in Bermondsey. I sold and I put it into two suitcases. And the key for this is like I managed to convince my girlfriend at the time, who's now luckily my wife, to come on the journey with me. And that is what we did is like we uprooted absolutely everything, sold every single thing that we had. and, you know, we bet on ourselves, quite honestly. That was how big it was. And I didn't realize that at the time. It's only with kind of hindsight, you're like, oh, shit, that was risky.
From the publisher
David Rose sits down with his business partner and co-host Matt Oxley to explore Matt's incredible 10-year US expansion journey with Opal. From selling everything he owned in London to securing funding from top-tier VCs like Accel, Matt shares candid insights about the human side of international expansion, the challenges of building enterprise relationships, and why "learning American" is crucial for UK founders entering the US market.
