The history of invention is littered with happy accidents. Some of the household name brands we use today were originally intended for a completely different use: Listerine, originally marketed as an antiseptic, was re-branded as a mouthwash; Frisbees, before becoming...

I was at an award ceremony the other day and saw some great awards go to some very deserving people.  

The one thing that struck me the most about what all of the recipients had in common was their positive character traits, like hard work, motivation and determination....

I was scrolling through Linkedin the other day, as you do, and came across a great comment by an ex colleague of mine, William Harris of Symphony Ventures, putting forward his view on why he thinks that the Digital Transformation/Business Consultancy Industry can, and...

I have now written about how scary it is staring a business, and also how challenging it is trying to adapt to different markets...so why on earth did I do it? Well aside from all of the normal egotistical reasons people want to own their own company and run their own...

In 2000, the largest recorded colony of ants was discovered stretching 6,000km from northern Italy to the Atlantic coast of Spain. Super colonies such as this are created by colonies taking over other colonies. Swarms of winged ‘alates’ depart the nest in search of oth...

So, what’s like starting a start-up? Well, in a word – exciting! In two words – exciting, and scary! It’s  not unlike going on a first date. On the one hand you imagine all the things it could be, all the things you could do together, getting to know everything about e...