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Opinion

A white hot summer

In contrast to the European summer slowdown, momentum is building here in the US. I’m at the NASA Ames research park near San Fransisco as part of a group of 40 entrepreneurs and scientists from all over the world on a “summer project” called Singularity University.

Opinion

Opinion

Why ideas aren’t enough

I've got a great idea for a business. I can't tell you what it is, because I still think it could make millions one day.

Opinion

Building a business on the cheap

It may seem out of character for a venture capitalist to say this, but you don't need investment to create a great business.

Opinion

Why women don’t reach the top

Pick an AIM company at random and the chances of the CEO being female are roughly 50-1.

Opinion

Business Negotiation Nuances

If people think about negotiating at all, they assume you should play it hard and reveal nothing.

Opinion

Loyal to the last

From the past fortnight's events, you could be forgiven for thinking that the notion of loyalty is dead.

Opinion

Creative destruction

‘Every act of creation is an act of destruction,’ mused Pablo Picasso. Another way of putting of it would be: ‘You can’t make an omelette without cracking a few eggs.’

Opinion

Achieving steady sales growth

A few days ago I got involved with a manufacturing company that has been around for over 20 years and exports all over the world.

Opinion

Creative destruction

‘Every act of creation is an act of destruction,’ mused Pablo Picasso. Another way of putting of it would be: ‘You can’t make an omelette without cracking a few eggs.’

Opinion

Achieving steady sales growth

A few days ago I got involved with a manufacturing company that has been around for over 20 years and exports all over the world.

Opinion

The price of talent

I often wonder about how serious companies are about getting the best staff.

Leadership

The burden of leadership

When I started my own company there were days when it just wasn't happening.

Opinion

Decisions in Whitehall

The media hysteria over “swine flu” – what happened to bird flu and the millennium bug? – provides a distraction from a nasty first quarter for businesses.

Opinion

Death of the newsagent

Newsagents are being put out of business by supermarkets, but how much should we care?