Thoughts on Founders and Owners

Don’t build a business to sell

A lot of early-stage startups that I meet want to talk about their exit strategy. They spend a lot of time figuring out how to build a company that they…

All it takes to turn an idea into a business

At the BCS talk that I recently did on growing a business with profit and purpose, I asked the audience what it takes to turn an idea into a business.…

Founders – your team aren’t all entrepreneurs. And that’s a good thing.

A common story I find when working with founders is frustration with the managers that they appoint into their business. Not responsive enough. Not thinking big enough. Not hungry enough.…

Your team MUST be able to disagree with you

I remember once having a really heated debate with one of my team members. We held strongly divergent views on how to proceed with some of the Intellectual Property we…

Supporting the next generation of female founders

Lovely to chat with Margaret-Ann Splawn today, sage and advisor on climate finance investment. One thing she raised that I hadn’t considered was how climate change will also exacerbate the…

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