Rob Mackean

What are the most important ingredients to building and running a successful business? Having a viable idea is part of it, creating a solid business plan and understanding financial implications is just as important. Perhaps the most critical aspect revolves around timing: knowing what and when to let go of (part of) your business can […]

Decluttering homes for greater comfort and peace of mind has become trendy ever since Marie Kondo introduced her KonMari method to an international audience. Don’t worry, I’m not about to judge what your house looks like. Instead, I would like to encourage you to have a closer look at your professional life: your desk, your

Founding a startup and developing an idea into a product takes more than one person. Startup teams may be small, but they can be highly efficient, especially when they’re supported by a strong leader. But what constitutes a strong leader in the context of a startup? And what is the best startup leadership style? In

Life as a startup founder can be unpredictable, to say the least. How are you dealing with this uncertainty? Some founders allow their fear to influence their leadership style, turning them from scared to scary leaders and managers. Sounds unpleasant? It’s worse than that. Scary leaders may be costing their companies money and making it

Over the past year or so, checking out headlines on tech startups often felt more like reading movie scripts than following the news. Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes starting her prison sentence and the fall of the FTX empire and its founder Sam Bankman-Fried are only two examples of tech startups that inspired the imagination and

Once upon a time, startups were simply known as just that – a startup. Some people would have also spoken of new companies or classified startups by the industry they were in. Think fintech for those focused on finance, proptech for companies bringing tech solutions to real estate, or edtech for any company offering some

No matter how big your startup idea is, you can’t turn it into a profitable business without the necessary capital to get you going. In some cases, a few thousand pounds will make a difference, but most of the time, you’re looking to secure tens, if not hundreds of thousands in seed capital and more

Business failure rarely comes as a surprise. Most of the time, warning signs of a failing startup accumulate over weeks, if not months. Recognizing those signs gives startup founders and their teams an opportunity to change course, regroup and restructure. No One Plans For Failure – Or Do They? In this blog, we’re picking up