This document contains summaries of conversations with the co-founders and operations manager of four companies that are part of the Gilcrux family of startups: 1. EatAds co-founder Dhruv Sahgal describes meeting Gilcrux founder John Gilfillan on LinkedIn and being introduced to his business partner, leading to co-founding EatAds. 2. ApexPEAK CEO Nick Gan describes meeting John while working on other startups and helping him with a pitch, leading to co-founding ApexPEAK. 3. HelpLearn Asia Operations Manager Geraldine Neo describes John already having a portfolio of businesses and looking for someone to manage HelpLearn,