Lean startup hypotheses & moonshoot vaccines to inspire your startup dreams
I had my first Covid jab last week, the Astra Zeneca/Oxford vaccine, and wanted to know more about the people and process behind... Read More
Tempus fugit: time flies
In the dining room of my maternal grandparent’s house stood an old grandfather clock. Meals in that Burnley dining room were a time... Read More
The peril and the promise of zoom and gloom
Hope is not a strategy, but strategy gives you hope. Hunker down, or innovate? What’s your instinct telling you about the ‘bets’ you... Read More
Lessons in entrepreneurship and value innovation from the Issa brothers
Many startups are currently focused on short-term aspirations, driven out of necessity to generate short-term results for survival. But the news last week... Read More
Take a ‘Walk On The Wild Side’
I now like to listen to music as background noise whilst I work. Previously, my preference was to work in silence, but while... Read More
There’s nothing that you can do that can’t be done
I remember hearing the lyrics to Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds as one of the first songs that made me stop and really listen,... Read More
Podcasting from the factory floor
We were once an economy of factories. Now we’re an economy of ideas. The factory was a place of innovation, it converted cotton... Read More
How to avoid making slapdash U-turn decisions in your startup
At some point all startup leaders will make a bet-the-company decision. To make a good decision requires both prediction and judgment. But how do you... Read More
The innovator’s DNA of John Peel
Somebody was trying to tell me that CDs are better than vinyl because they don’t have any surface noise. I said, Listen, mate,... Read More
Startup founders: adopt the growth mindset of Eric Liddell
The announcement of the death of actor Ben Cross last week brought back memories of his role in the Oscar-winning Chariots of Fire, when... Read More