What losing my job taught me about building a company fast
What losing my job taught me about building a company fast

Last October, I lost my job in the city. One day I had a well-paid…

HMRC's R&D advance assurance pilot: a guide for startups
HMRC’s R&D advance assurance pilot: a guide for startups

Starting a business is never straightforward, and investing in innovation often adds to the uncertainty.…

Why ‘vibe working’ is a threat to workplace culture
Why ‘vibe working’ is a threat to workplace culture

‘Vibe coding’ is building today’s startup economy. Pros and amateurs alike are turning to AI…

Europe’s startups are hooked on US infrastructure
Europe’s startups are hooked on US infrastructure

European tech founders are continuing to build their businesses on US AI infrastructure despite growing…

How to sell to $10B enterprises as a 2-person team
How to sell to $10Bn enterprises as a 2-person team

Every enterprise is desperate for AI and their vendors can’t keep up.  A small, prepared…

Rising employment costs are forcing SMEs to rethink hiring
Rising employment costs are forcing SMEs to rethink hiring

Alan Milburn’s greatly anticipated review of the youth unemployment crisis recently warned that the number…

What the Government's SME late payments announcement answers, and what it doesn't
What the Government’s SME late payments announcement answers, and what it doesn’t

After months of anticipation, the Department for Business and Trade has finally published its response…

The rise of accidental greenwashing: what startup founders need to know
The rise of accidental greenwashing: what startup founders need to know

Last week I rewrote our website copy three times. Not because our product had changed.…

University of Lincoln ranked among UK’s top universities for student start-ups
University of Lincoln ranked among UK’s top universities for student startups

The University has been named the top university in the Midlands for student start-ups after…

The new startup survival guide: margin over momentum
The new startup survival guide: margin over momentum

Entrepreneurs are reshaping their growth strategies as the prospect of higher interest rates makes funding…

UK businesses showing resilience by reshaping growth playbook around AI, social media and payments
UK businesses showing resilience by reshaping growth playbook around AI, social media and payments

UK businesses are doubling down on innovation as a way of driving growth, with over…

Airbnb backs WeRoad as solo travel startup eyes expansion
Airbnb backs WeRoad as solo travel startup eyes expansion

WeRoad, the Milan-founded travel company that organises group trips for solo travellers, has closed a…

5 founder communication habits that build high-trust startup teams
5 founder communication habits that build high-trust startup teams

In startup environments where priorities shift quickly and uncertainty is part of daily operations, communication…

Quanscient raises €10M to lead the shift to quantum and AI-native hardware engineering
Quanscient raises €10M to lead the shift to quantum and AI-native hardware engineering

Finnish technology company Quanscient has raised a €10 million Series A funding round to accelerate…

6 things every founder should do about cybersecurity
6 things every founder should do about cybersecurity

I’ve long been of the view that cybersecurity is not an IT issue that can…

Fear of failure holds half of entrepreneurs back, feel the fear and do it anyway
Fear of failure holds half of entrepreneurs back, feel the fear and do it anyway

Starting a business is one of the most exhilarating things you can do and one…

Why small business owners remain optimistic, despite external pressures
Why small business owners remain optimistic, despite external pressures

If you look at the UK economy, it would be easy to assume that small…

AI is making failure affordable
AI is making failure affordable

Entrepreneurship has always meant constraints. Money, time, technical skill, access to talent. Founders had to…

Micromanagement in scaleups: how to navigate and change these behaviours
Micromanagement in scaleups: how to navigate and change these behaviours

By Vidya Murali, Author, ‘How to Survive in a Scale-Up Business’, industry leader, and coach…

Why every early-stage founder should have a mentor
Why every early-stage founder should have a mentor

Last month, I put myself forward to mentor three startup founders, with the aim of…