Advice - Interviews

Busting the myth of 60-hour weeks

There is a tendency to equate tech startup success with founders working long, hard hours. While ...

‘You have to commit fully to entrepreneurship’

Time is among the most valuable commodities held by any startup. When it’s gone, it’s gone. I...

‘Industry will continue to be born in the North’

The towns and cities of the North still bear the hallmarks of their industrial heritage - but they a...

‘I worked with Boris in No.10 – but politics was a dead-end’

Prominent scientist Dr Wareed Alenaini has worked with three prominent governments, including the ad...

Founder: Scalability is Studiospace’s secret sauce

When Pete Sayburn and his fellow co-founders sold Market Gravity to Deloitte in 2017, it vindicated ...

Learn – and earn – your place in the ecosystem

The idea of ‘disruptive’ technology seems ingrained into the psyche of the tech sector. But d...

Beatboxing, diversity, no-code – a business festival with a difference

A keynote speaker can set the tone for a conference - and Climb23 took things to a whole new level. ...

Suicide prevention project inspired impact tech startup

When their globally acclaimed project to prevent suicide and promote wellbeing along the banks of th...

‘Marathon mentality key to MedTech success’

Having run my first marathon in London recently, I can testify to the importance of discipline, focu...

‘Expect to discuss exit at first investor meeting’

So you have a killer pitch deck and a detailed business plan - but it may still not be enough to sec...

Without flexibility, you jeopardise your business

The rapid move to working from home during COVID changed the face of work forever - or did it? Wh...

Meet tech firm with no managers where decisions are made by ‘Council of Elders’

As a company grows, the conventional approach is to implement a management structure with a clear hi...