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Chris Evans became my accidental first angel investor

I was standing backstage at a live TV show, staring at a fire exit, seriously considering running. ...

Nothing prepares you for losing everything

Nobody plans to lose everything. When you start a business, you imagine growth, success and momentu...

Our first £1m was the hardest we’ll ever make

In May 2018, my co-founder Alex (Steer) and I walked away from secure, well-paid roles in an establi...

Good leadership requires a spine of steel and a heart of gold

When people talk about founders, the conversation almost always starts with growth. Grow the bu...

The reality of being a founder vs the LinkedIn myth

I was once told that 80 per cent of founders who take on PE or VC investment aren’t in the busines...

My biggest founder mistake (and what it taught me)

One of my biggest failures in business came at a time that initially felt like success. Our company...

Don’t quit before the compound effect kicks in

I started NEOM Wellbeing as a side hustle with £15k of personal savings. My co-founder Nicola Elli...

Founders aren’t born with confidence; they build it

Nobody tells you that confidence is not something you start with as a founder. It is something yo...

Nobody tells founders about growing pains

Building a successful company and scaling it are two completely different problems. Most founders...

Founder 250: Search begins for UK’s best founder businesses

Today, BusinessCloud launches the search for the UK’s best founder-led and founder-influenced busi...

Shy bairns get nowt in business

‘Welcome to 11 Downing Street’ are words I never thought I would hear myself say. But not only ...

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