Saul Truman ✌️

Commander
DISC Type : D

Host at FuckUp Nights London

United Kingdom

Overview

Saul Truman is a three-time founder and the London host of FuckUp Nights, a global community focused on destigmatizing professional failure. He leverages his experience, including liquidating a company after raising $2 million, to mentor others. He holds a degree in Philosophy from the University of Oxford and a qualification in Counseling Psychology.

He is passionate about building communities where people can share stories and learn from each others mistakes. Saul actively creates events and platforms that encourage open conversation around the emotional and rational drivers of execution in the startup ecosystem, aiming to foster resilience among founders and investors.

Saul once lost $2 million in under 18 months and had to liquidate five years of work, an experience he now uses to help others.

Personality Overview

Very Quick

Strong-Willed

Impact-Driven

They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships.  They like to stay in control of the negotiation or defining of the terms. They are less concerned about the product and more about its potential impact.

Topics They Care About

Learning from Failure
As the host of FuckUp Nights London, he is dedicated to creating a community that destigmatizes failure and encourages founders to share their stories of major screw-ups.
Startup Founding
Having founded three companies (Jely, Doxa Group, quester) and raised significant angel funding, he has deep experience in the entire startup lifecycle from inception to liquidation.
Community Building
His work with FuckUp Nights and former company quester demonstrates a clear passion for creating and nurturing communities, both online and through in-person events.

Media Appearances

Saul has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2025
Host at FuckUp Nights London
9-2024
Co-Founder at Jely
7-2018
Co-Founder & Former CEO at Doxa Group
1-2021 - 9-2024
Co-Founder & Former CEO at quester
7-2017 - 6-2020
Founder & Tutor at Dowd Tutors London

Education

2013 - 2016
2:1 in Philosophy from University of Oxford
2017 - 2018
Counseling Level 3 in Counseling Psychology from Open Study College

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Exp : 10 Location : United Kingdom Job Level : Leadership Designation : Host at FuckUp Nights London
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Insights For Selling To Saul

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk
  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers
  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots

DONT's

  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any
  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Saul is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Saul

  • If they decide not to use your product, they will say no clearly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Saul move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Saul take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Saul

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