StartupCafe

Each week, we’ll be interviewing a member of the Startup community to find out about their deepest, darkest secrets! We’ll be profiling developers, as well as CEOs – so no one is safe! This week, Hamish (see photo) has agreed to be our willing victim.

We met Hamish back in the old iCUE days when he was Managing Director (ah, back when the economy was still booming). He is the MD of Robertson Technologies, which was setup during his final year at Edinburgh University, specialising in online data backup , but soon expanded to computer support. Robertson Tech has grown  in the past four years and is now being franchised nationwide. Hamish would like to hear from anyone with sales ability who dreams of running their own profitable computer support company.

Whats your Startup/Business? Robertson Technologies

Give us your company culture in 3 words: honesty, quality and being fun to work with

Whats the next big challenge or hurdle that the company has to overcome? Expanding the franchise nationwide.

In one sentence, what’s the personal dream? Move to a huge house in the country with lots of land and run my businesses from the tranquility of the Scottish countryside.

What do you do for stress relief? Sport (squash, cycling, mountain biking, golf, surfing, football, gym)

Your favourite ‘skint’ meal? Salad and fish

How to you celebrate milestones or awards? Champagne, snackies and a night in with my wife.

What’s your biggest guilty pleasure? I’m too embarrassed to say!

And the coolest event you’ve been to? Dream Theater in London

Name a Quirky fact about yourself: I started going white haired when I was 24.

Give the choice, would you prefer ...

i) Truth or Dare? Truth
ii) Carrot or Stick Stick
iii) Tea or Coffee? Tea