8 things every tech scaleup founder should know about boards
Head of investments at London’s BGF Ventures, former LOVEFiLM and Mothercare CEO, and ex-chair of Moo.com, Simon Calver, on how tech founders should manage boards.
21 Lessons From Jeff Bezos’ Annual Letters To Shareholders
Each year, Jeff Bezos writes an open letter to Amazon's shareholders. Over the last two decades, these letters have become an unparalleled source of insight into how the world's richest man — and his company — think about customers, innovation, building products, and more.
Research: The Average Age of a Successful Startup Founder Is 45
It’s widely believed that the most successful entrepreneurs are young. Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Mark Zuckerberg were in their early twenties when they launched what would become world-changing companies.
What can Alibaba’s Jack Ma teach us about succession planning?
When it comes to leadership succession planning in our own organisations, there are some valuable lessons we can learn from Jack Ma.
Let’s bridge the gap between strategy design and delivery!
Practices can change, business models are disrupted, technology evolves, but principles do not change. They are the soul of strategy design and delivery.
TSB failure shows the need for technology at board level
As technology becomes ever more the vital linchpin of business strategy and operations, many boards still do not have the know-how to oversee critical technology-driven initiatives, opportunities, and threats.