Advice - Interviews

‘Deepen roots, branch out then remove the deadwood’

The FinTech and RegTech sectors have nurtured some of the UK’s fastest-growing technology scaleups...

Former BBC Dragon reveals metrics founders can’t afford to ignore

Former Dragons’ Den star and co-founder of Implement AI, Piers Linney, has warned founders not to ...

New entrepreneurs should draw upon ‘social capital’

Several of the most resilient startup entrepreneurs I have met have a traditional career behind them...

Behind the scenes of ‘event designed for entrepreneurs’

TechBlast’s first annual FUEL Manchester event saw the founders of big-name businesses Peak, Playd...

Should your business harness the power of podcasting?

Podcasting has come a long way since the days of downloading in iTunes and syncing shows to your iPo...

FUEL Manchester: Leading entrepreneurs offer top tips for growth

Focus on ambition, agility and organic growth was the key advice to up-and-coming founders from a st...

The art of resilience (& climbing Kilimanjaro after a broken elbow)

After I ran the London Marathon in April, the first question Andy Nicol asked was: “Have you got t...

FinTech founder’s top scaling tips

Having a proposition which differentiates you in the market is only half the battle. French FinTe...

‘You have to meet people on their level in tech’

When you live and breathe a business, it is easy to forget that not everyone has even a basic unders...

‘I sold my business for £22m but I still had so much to learn’

Lee McNeil could have been forgiven for going crazy when his gaming-based business Tebex was bought...

Cyber CEO on shattering glass ceilings & 5-year legal fight

Perseverance in the face of adversity is undoubtedly a quality ingrained in many founders. Whethe...

VIOOH CEO: Why we recruit on values, not culture fit

Culture is nowadays celebrated as a powerful tool in driving business productivity and keeping emplo...