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What angel investors are really looking for in a founder

When founders think about what attracts angel investment, the usual qualities come to mind: confiden...

StudyStash founders: Age is no barrier to entrepreneurial success

Even if many of us don’t like to admit, or realise, society is still largely built on assumptions ...

Pitching angels? Mindset matters more than your financial model

Nobody believes your five-year financial model. If you’ve ever been anywhere near a real startup, ...

A day in the life of SEPANTA founder Omid Pakseresht

I wake up naturally, usually between 7 and 7.30. No alarm if I can help it, and never a snooze — I...

Everyone shows you the good bits about being a founder. Nobody shows the sacrifices

Everyone shows you the good bits.  The launch post, the funding announcement, the team photo whe...

A growth ambition isn’t the same as a growth plan

Most businesses I’ve worked with aren’t short of growth activity. There’s a sales target. A...

AI can do the thinking – but leaders still need to make the call

Ask anyone in San Francisco what AI is doing to their company and youʼll get an answer about produc...

I built a $1bn company without venture capital

When I founded Transformify (TFY) in London in 2015, I didn’t set out to build a unicorn. I wan...

Building my business while pregnant made me a better leader

Nobody tells you that the hardest part of being a founder is not the fundraising, or the product, or...

UK’s growth blind spot: Why angel investment needs more women

Just 14% of active angel investors in the UK are women. The obvious question is: why is this figure ...

Why founding a business is different second time round

When you have built and sold a business, people tend to assume that you have reached the end of your...

When my first business fell apart it was so hard – but so valuable

Before Venture Forge came Squeeze Digital. My first agency, and my first proper failure. It start...

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