StartupCafe

I’ve been interviewing startups across the UK about their quest for rockstar employees!  The idea is to give an insight into startup recruitment to folk who are interested in working for startups so that they might learn how to put themselves into a position of strength! Entrepreneurs might also be interested to see how their [...]

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I’ve been interviewing startups across the UK about their quest for rockstar employees!  The idea is to give an insight into startup recruitment to folk who are interested in working for startups so that they might learn how to put themselves into a position of strength! Entrepreneurs might also be interested to see how their [...]

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I’m currently interviewing startups across the UK about their quest for rockstar employees!  The idea is to give an insight into startup recruitment to folk who are interested in working for startups so that they might learn how to put themselves into a position of strength! Entrepreneurs might also be interested to see how their [...]

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Brilliant. Why don’t you just ask for a polar bear who won’t EAT YOUR FACE when you try to pet it? Or ask your cat to stop bringing you tasty treats in the form of dead birds from the garden? There’s no point looking for driven, ambitious, excited and entrepreneurial types when you aren’t ready [...]

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Today’s contribution has kindly been made by the lovely Dave Black, Design Magician at BlackArts.  A short while ago he left a comment on my post Keep It Simple, Stupid and I later asked him if I could include it as a post.  He also contributed to StartupCafe here . I’ve chucked in a few images to break [...]

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Are you going to take a guess? The reason is not usually because of technology. The reason is usually connected to the project sociology. What does this mean?  It means people.  We are a complex conglomerate of cells and when evaluating the success of IT projects most of us need to stop thinking that we [...]

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I remember when people who wanted to start businesses were told the best thing they could do is to get rid of their TV. TV was time consuming – it was claimed – and could zap away hours of your time through mindless entertainment that apparently added little to your life. TV has changed significantly [...]

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Business angel Permjot Valia (@permjotvalia) blogs on the reality of the royal succession and how it’s out of place in this day and age. Permjot blogs on Business Angel Blog. Angel investing is like marriage; it is the celebration of hope over statistical reality. So the world is celebrating the marriage of Prince William to Kate Middleton [...]

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The excellent fountain of knowledge, Ben Werdmuller, posted a really interesting article which he highlights three things to consider if you’re deciding to be a tech entrepreneur (here are my favourite snippets): 1. Leaders vs Developers – “… being a great leader is not always the same skillset as being a great developer. And neither is necessarily the same [...]

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A few weeks ago I went to see Richard Reed give a talk at the London Metropolitan University where he kindly shared some of his experience with us in the form of five lessons. Lessons one and two were posted a couple weeks ago, and the rest are here. Lesson 3: It’s all about the [...]

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