News - Interviews

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...

‘I see an inbuilt bias against female founders’

The awareness around women-led startups and female-focused investment funds seems to be on the incre...

Inside the mind of an angel investor

Jonathan Fitchew is one of the North West’s best known entrepreneurs. He made his name – and hi...

Why retailers must now focus on customers, not products

The CEO of a RetailTech firm working with the world’s leading apparel and footwear brands says pla...