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Founders can’t be the bottleneck in the business

When I started Sowena, I thought I knew exactly what I was getting into. I’d been in recruitment ...

Harmonia founder Dani Davidson: What I’d say to my younger self

If I could sit down with a younger version of myself, I’d want her to know that, as complicated an...

Don’t let anybody tell you that founding a business is easy

I’ve scaled five businesses across five different sectors to seven-figure revenue....

There’s no hiding place as a founder

People often see the growth. The contracts. The team. The numbers. What they don’t always see is ...

The 6 things I’d tell my younger self

If I could sit down with my younger self now, I wouldn’t start with strategy or ambition. I’d...

Can founders survive on 4 hours sleep a night?

I am up between 5 and 6am and in the office early. Three nights a week, I work late. The other tw...

The real reason so few female founders secure funding

I rang the doorbell at 11 Downing Street. Someone had to, and I was glad it was me. I’d been in...

Good ideas are easy. Execution is what matters

My biggest mistake as an entrepreneur was trying to solve a problem nobody had asked me to solve. L...

Four hard truths every founder should hear before starting up

Founder advice has become locked in an echo chamber. Much of it is repeated by people who say what t...

Founders aren’t born confident, real confidence comes later

Most people talk about starting a business in terms of the idea, the decision and taking the leap. ...

Lifted Ventures’ Jordan Dargue: What angels are looking for in a founder

At the earliest stage, investors are backing people as much as the business itself. Ideas evolve, ma...

Why flexible working drives winning businesses

Nobody tells you how hard it really is to build a flexible team in a high-performance business, and ...

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