success

Now that probably sounds like a ridiculous title, but bear with me. What I want to talk about is how to build that most elusive of companies – a $1bn …

In the past few months, the number of speaking engagements I’ve been doing has increased rather sharply, and I’ve found myself spending a lot of time preparing talks. I’ve trained …

I’m not usually into listicles. If done in the wrong way, you end up with a generic list of a few points which not only doesn’t provide any value to …

About a year ago I decided to take to heart the advice given in a book called Never Eat Alone. I never actually read the book – I figured the …

I normally approach any situation as one that I am in control of, and when things don’t go to plan I blame myself for not having been smart enough to …

All over the internet, there are blogs dedicated to life hacking. Half of my posts are about it – strategies to be more efficient, to get more done in a …

In companies like mine, holidays are seen rather differently than they are by the rest of the world. Rather than excitedly looking forward to being able to get away from …

For a few years now, I’ve been investing in technology startups for a very specific reason. I’ve built a number of businesses, but when I turned my attention to the …

Note – this post is now pretty out of date. I’m keeping it up as it has my thoughts from back in 2013, but my latest thoughts on the Ometria …

Looking back on it, from the day I was born I was raised to become an entrepreneur. My mother was a scientist, and my father was a “businessman”, which was …