Advice - Interviews

‘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...

eCommerce high-flyer’s mental health mission

With eCommerce marketplace launches for JustEat, YOOX Net-a-Porter Group, Gianni Versace and Conde N...

Why hardware entrepreneurs should start small

IPG Energy is a company with big ambitions - and a technology to match. The London firm has deve...

Why mindset is difference between success and failure

COVID destroyed many businesses - but was the making of others. Entrepreneurs who were nimble eno...

‘Techies are the rock stars & should build businesses of the future’

Many a startup has a founding duo of someone technical - often the CTO - and someone focused on the ...

‘You can’t sprint forever – it’ll kill you’

The days of ‘hyper-growth’ startups are receding somewhat as investors increasingly look for mor...

Why you should hire on potential, not experience

Ed Plunkett is living proof that hiring on potential rather than experience is the way forward in re...

‘A market-ready product was key to our success’

There are two main schools of thought when it comes to going to market. The first is to launch yo...

The power of 1% changes

All startups have targets - but perhaps founders should beware the cost of going after them too aggr...

Embracing ecstatic dance for business success

If you think activities such as yoga are more about perk than performance, then think again. What...