How to find your startup problem worth solving
The six questions I ask myself before I do a startup, and how finding a problem worth solving helped me find my purpose again. My TEDx talk
You don't need adult supervision
Why startup founders need to start trusting themselves and recognise the blindspot that may encourage them to seek out expensive and counter
Do less, tell more. Advice to my 22 year old self
Work smarter not harder, learn fast not perfectly, don't wait for permission and when you fail - as you will - fail fabulously. Advice t
How to get further in the first 6 months of your startup
I have achieved more in the first 6 months of my current startup than I did in the first 3 years of any of my previous ones. I credit this p
How to bounce back from a startup failure
The pain of any kind of startup failure cuts deep. Good people and good companies don't always win, that isn’t always right or fair. Her
What to avoid when you build your first board
Boards make the most important decisions about companies. Hard decisions are often made by individuals with no more than a few dozen hours i
Difference, ethnicity, diversity and enterprise
One of the most inspiring podcast conversations I've had, transcribed in full. Entrepreneur Pheona Matovu shares the story of how she an
Exit myth busters: why that startup big exit you're dreaming of probably won't happen
I want to challenge the assumption that an acquisition or exit is always good, and the ultimate success outcome that entrepreneurs and their
My new startup launched this week, here's how it happened
Get Market Fit, my 4th startup, made its debut yesterday. I launched at EIE18, Scotland's grand-scale technology investor showcase. 6 mo
10 signs a startup leader needs to scaleup or step back
Few founders or other startup leaders can transform themselves on their own. It is hard to invent your own best practice, especially if you
How to cope with an involuntary pause
My TedX University of Glasgow talk: Press pause to begin.
The shock and sheer physicality of an involuntary pause can render the maps you
How to nail your Q and A to secure your startup investment
Scottish Edge CEO, Evelyn McDonald and I in discussion on how startups can secure investment by getting their post-pitch Q & A absolutel
Sharks, snails and starvation - 3 things that destroy founders and their companies
I've been talking to founders about how they lost, or almost lost their company. There are some common themes to their horror stories. I
Funding your startup in desperate times
If your startup is worth saving, here's how to make desperation funding work. Plenty of us have done desperation financing and survived
10 important lessons I learned from other people in 2017
The best founders I meet continually listen, learn and act. And though we do all still fall into making the same mistakes others have made (
Networks, tribes and advisors
It is impossible for a startup to thrive and grow in complete isolation. You need customers, staff, supporters and advisors. And that means
New Entrepreneur Agony Aunt Podcast
My new Entrepreneur Agony Aunt podcast to support startups, CEOs and founders through the personal and professional challenges of growing th
Three sad facts about startup money
While sales do indeed solve everything, selling something isn’t the same as getting paid for it. Cashflow and access to working capital rema
How to startup as a first time founder - part 1 (the how)
One of the most common questions I get asked by first time pre-start founders is "How?" Here are my tips on how to start, what to
Productivity problems in your startup?
it is demotivating and scary when no one else seems to be working as hard as you. When productivity problems hit, your startup suddenly feel
