The Original Blogs
The original blogs were written during my year on the New Entrepreneurs Foundation’s 1 year course, during 2013-2014. These blogs follow the fast track learning course I took part in, plus all the startup...
The Startup Story Blog
Resource review: NoCode
I recently came across NoCode, a new website designed and built by an old friend Sam Dickie, and thought I’d best try it out and give a review. What is it? NoCode is a...
Getting Stung – a Painful Startup Experience
Getting stung – a Painful Startup Experience This one is still a bit of a sore spot. Well maybe not a sore spot – but it certainly stays fresh in my mind and I...
Why work for a Startup?
Why work for a startup? This is a blog I’ve wanted to write for some time. To discuss the motivations and reasons for going to work for a startup, but also to look at...
In the spotlight: Stand4 Socks and Founder-CEO Josh Turner
In the spotlight: Stand4 Socks and Founder-CEO Josh Turner www.stand4socks.com Stand4 Socks is a great early stage start-up based in the UK. Founded by young entrepreneur Josh Turner in 2015, this bootstrapped social enterprise...
Why I joined Rob & Craig (the founders of Yapster)
I have a separate blog on why you might want to go work for a startup and what the trade-offs are when you take that path versus a more traditional employment route. So with...
My New Venture: Yapster – chat for teams
So it’s been a while since I last blogged and a lot has changed since then. Hopefully this blog will quickly bring things up to speed and set the scene for a series of...
New Entrepreneurs Foundation Turns 5!
Yesterday the NEF celebrated their 5th birthday – happy birthday! 5 cohorts of entrepreneurs, over 150 unique stories to tell, 40 ventures launched, 423 jobs created, 2.65m in seed funding raised. Get involved now!...
Get in the Ring Western European Final
A message and invite from the event organisers over at Get in the Ring – the global pitching contest! EVENT INVITE: Join us on February 11th, when startups from around Europe will arrive in...