From developing an inclusive culture to delegating efficiently, follow best practices for scaling up without losing sight of yourself or your business.
How Tech Companies Can Lead Climate Smart Sustainable Development
In today’s era of STEM skills shortages and the brutal “war for talent,” employers are looking for ways to stand apart from their hiring competitors. The young, entrepreneurial, tech workforce wants to make an impact, and a great place for employers to start is on climate action…
10 Ways Entrepreneurs Find Money To Start A Business
One of the most frequent questions I get as a mentor to entrepreneurs is “How do I find the money to start my business?” I always answer that there isn’t any magic, and contrary to the popular myth, nobody is waiting in the wings to throw money at you, just because you have a new […]
This London Startup Just Raised Another £8M So That Online Merchants Will Not Need to Worry About Fraud
If a superhero were a company it might very well be in the form of Ravelin, which is an award-winning fraud detection and prevention platform for online merchants and the payment industry. This security company uses a combination of machine learning and human insight to intercept attacks before they happen. LondonTechWatch spoke with COO Nick […]
5 Ways to Improve Your Sales Process
If you’re looking to improve your sales process — look no further than the “2017 B2B Buyer’s Survey Report“. Buyers want things to be easy. So easy, in fact, that 89 percent of survey respondents said that they chose vendors that made a return on investment easier to prove or that could be easily justified with […]
8 Valuable Startup Lessons I Learned From Playing Poker
From knowing when to fold to choosing your ambitions wisely.
6 Powerful Drivers Shared By Successful Entrepreneurs
The best leaders and entrepreneurs follow their intrinsic rather than extrinsic motivations.
The 20 Largest Global Startup Funding Rounds of September 2018
Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the largest startup funding rounds globally during the month of September. I have included some additional information such as industry, round type, a brief description of the company, and total equity funding raised for the company to further the analysis. USE THE ARROWS BELOW TO NAVIGATE THE […]
Softomotive Raises $25M to Bring Robotic Process Automation to the Masses
Imagine having a personalized robot on your computer that you could delegate all your mundane, boring, every-day tasks to? Well, that’s a reality ever since Softomotive was established in 2005. This London startup was founded on the belief of democratizing RDA (robotic desktop automation) by enabling everyone to have their own personal robot on their […]
The Good and the Bad of Bootstrapping
Being fully in charge of your company’s own finances can be both a blessing and a curse.