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Why the smartest founders don’t work at the same pace all year
Why the smartest founders don’t work at the same pace all year

Hustle culture gets a bad rep, usually from people who talk about effort like it’s…

Why leadership capability, not strategy, is the real growth restraint
Why leadership capability, not strategy, is the real growth restraint

Early-stage businesses are often defined by energy and momentum. New contracts are won, teams grow…

Taking measured risks: how smart entrepreneurs navigate uncertainty
Taking measured risks: how smart entrepreneurs navigate uncertainty

When I talk to founders, one thing becomes clear very quickly: everyone wants to be…

What scuba diving taught me about leading through chaos
What scuba diving taught me about leading through chaos

I never thought I’d say this, but a year ago, I found myself 18 metres…

Dragons’ Den success stories of 2025
Dragons’ Den success stories of 2025

Here, at Startups Magazine, we value success stories from the popular BBC show, Dragons’ Den.…

2026 AI predictions
2026 AI predictions

AI has been the hot topic for a good few years now. There’s been talks…

Thinkers vs doers
Thinkers vs doers: why every startup needs both

In the startup world, ‘doer’ energy is celebrated. Move fast. Ship product. Close deals. Hustle.…

Industry overview: spacetech
Industry overview: spacetech

The spacetech industry is thriving. For decades, space innovation was dominated by governments and competition…

Confronting the female founder's scaling while caring dilemma
Confronting the female founder’s scaling while caring dilemma

For many SME leaders, particularly female founders, the tension between caregiving responsibilities and business growth…

Poker strategy for startups
Poker strategy for startups

In 2016 I was pregnant and sat in a smoky, dimly lit Moroccan casino at…

Hotspot: start up in Singapore
Hotspot: start up in Singapore

Singapore is an ever-popular destination for travellers and foreign workers – with a highly developed…

Startup predictions for 2026
Startup predictions for 2026

As a new year begins, everyone has predictions of what 2026 has to offer for…

Agentic AI: the key for European startups navigating complexity
Agentic AI: the key for European startups navigating complexity

Europe’s startup ecosystem is undeniably thriving, with $44 billion of funding estimated to be raised…

Startups Magazine’s top startups of 2025
Startups Magazine’s top startups of 2025

The startup ecosystem in 2025 was teeming with excitement; with record-breaking funding deals, plenty of…

Authentic intelligence and the time economy
Authentic intelligence and the time economy

The real promise of AI is not more data, better processes, or greater productivity, but…

2026 will be a turning point for fintech, here’s what industry leaders expect
2026 will be a turning point for fintech, here’s what industry leaders expect

As fintech moves from disruptive to operationally mature, 2026 is shaping up to be a…

The scaling playbook is being rewritten for the AI era
The scaling playbook is being rewritten for the AI era

We’re in the midst of a major surge in company creation. More than 850,000 firms…

AI agents in 2026: predictions and 2025 takeaways
AI agents in 2026: predictions and 2025 takeaways

In 2025, AI agents stopped being a research curiosity and took the centre stage. According…

Buy now, pay never: the UK’s late payment crisis bankrupting startups
Buy now, pay never: the UK’s late payment crisis bankrupting startups

The UK government is announcing new measures to tackle late payments in January, marking the…

When did we get so bad at making business decisions?
When did we get so bad at making business decisions?

Today, decisions are everywhere. Europe has more than 30 million companies with over 150 million…