Tag: Founder

Bad career moves, social media snake oil and content writing tips

I was literally getting calls from the Group FD who was now running the business, as my wife went into labour.

Morals or money?

Everyone is a futurist and keynote speaker. If you all were truly futurists, you would have invested in Bitcoin back in 2011.

Candidates not ready for the commercial world

We live in a cut-throat world so when at work, the primary focus should be delivering amazing work. I'm not sure the younger generation has worked that out.

You say it best when you say nothing at all

I forgave him and learned my lesson long ago. I don’t know if he ever did. We haven’t spoken in twenty years.

The Contrepreneur

THE self-appointed, uninspirational, backwards thinking "leader" currently influencing thousands of below-average people

Letting go of Control

I had no lack of faith in the design team, but something in me just couldn’t commit to completely relinquishing control.

Breaking free from a lack of ambition

Five years have been lost due to not having high enough targets or realising what could be achieved.

Measure progress with process, not people

Far too often, I hear people measuring company success by virtue of the number of people they employ.

Growing a business too fast

We took on a huge studio but it looked daft when there was only two people sat at opposite ends of the room.

Interview with the start-up founder of included.co

NWB confessional style interviews are made up of 3 questions. They are not self-promoting, or carefully selected quotes to make you sound good.  They...

Interview with the CEO of PRWD

NWB interviews are 3 questions. They are not self-promoting, or carefully selected quotes to make you sound good.  They are full of useful, actionable...