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Why startup teams are replacing their tool stacks in 2026
Why startup teams are replacing their tool stacks in 2026

Ask any founder what slows their team down and the answer is rarely a shortage…

Former Dragons Den investor talks AI and Entrepreneurship
Former Dragons Den investor talks AI and Entrepreneurship

Piers Linney was born in Stoke-on-Trent and raised in a Lancashire mill town. He studied…

What engineering intelligence really looks like: from invention to adoption
What engineering intelligence really looks like: from invention to adoption

The CMOS image sensor I helped develop now sits inside billions of devices worldwide. What…

Five tips for handling HR as a startup
Five tips for handling HR as a startup

When you’re building a startup, it can sometimes be overwhelming as to what to do…

How SMBs can build trust in the age of AI slop
How SMBs can build trust in the age of AI slop

Trust in online content is under greater pressure than ever with the rapid rise of…

5 lessons on how corporate startups survive in Germany
5 lessons on how corporate startups survive in Germany

In 2021, together with my co-managing director Nhut Ajat Hong, I built a startup from…

The real reason founders burn out, and how to break through it
The real reason founders burn out, and how to break through it

Burnout is one of the most common challenges facing founders today, yet despite the thousands…

The best founders don’t just spot problems, they’ve lived them
The best founders don’t just spot problems, they’ve lived them

The standard founders’ playbook goes something like this: identify an underserved gap in the market,…

Mums are dehydrating at work. Startup leaders need to fix it.
Mums are dehydrating at work. Startup leaders need to fix it

As startup founders, we spend a lot of time figuring out how to attract, obtain,…

Redefining work in the age of AI: why the human side of transformation can’t be ignored
Redefining work in the age of AI: why the human side of transformation can’t be ignored

When the US chief executive of PwC declared that employees who resist AI are “not going…

The new geography of tech: where the next great companies will be built 
The new geography of tech: where the next great companies will be built 

“The best tech companies are being built in places most investors aren’t looking.” Aleksandr Zemtsov…

What's the most exciting thing in tech today?
What’s the most exciting thing in tech today?

At London Tech Week (8-10th June 2026), I hit the floor at Olympia and asked…

What happens when scientists become CEOs
What happens when scientists become CEOs?

For most of my academic career I could be found in the laboratory, either looking…

Is venture debt the key to surviving the funding gap?
Is venture debt the key to surviving the funding gap?

Venture debt is reshaping how capital flows through startup ecosystems worldwide, acting as a crucial…

Prince William urges tech industry to help prevent homelessness
Prince William urges tech industry to help prevent homelessness

At London Tech Week, HRH Prince William joined top industry leaders to talk about how…

Why AI cannot replace operational judgement in product teams
Why AI cannot replace operational judgement in product teams

At some point, every founder discovers that their product works perfectly in the system and…

EU Inc must close the gap between single market ideals and reality
EU Inc must close the gap between single market ideals and reality

A founder can set up a company in Europe in under 24 hours, hire across…

AI is helping British startups to shine, according to talks at London Tech Week
AI is helping British startups to shine, according to talks at London Tech Week

At London Tech Week 2026, there were many talks around the value that AI startups…

AI won't fix your business if your processes are broken
AI won’t fix your business if your processes are broken

Many startups are treating AI like a management consultant, an operations team, and a growth…

400 five-star reviews. Here is what they taught me about why startups fail
400 five-star reviews. Here is what they taught me about why startups fail

Last week, my business, Leadership Communication Group, became the UK’s most reviewed communication training company.…