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Startups of Yesteryear?

28 February 20176 November 2017 JTLeave a commentBiz, StrategyBusiness, Funding, Investment, StartUp, Venture Capital

Beauhurst, the high-growth research company, has an interesting article on their medium blogshowing what has happened to startups from 2011. They have tracked 893 companies that raised equity finance in the UK from that year. The full article is here and well worth the read. Some highlights below: 2% IPO 13% Acquisitions (PE or trade) […]

Planned 2017?

4 January 20176 November 2017 JTLeave a commentCareer, StrategyMotivation, options, Performance

Here we are, Christmas is over, 2017 has started and we are back into the rush of the daily grind. One of my favourite things at this time of year is to stop and give myself some time to ponder Read More

Kickstarter and Toy Monsters

25 November 20166 November 2017 JTLeave a commentBiz, StrategyCrowdFunding, Kickstarter, management, skills, StartUp

Last night I was at a Crowdfunding London event at Makerversity where Dejan Mitrovic of Densters www.densters.com took us through some of the trials and tribulations of their current Kickstarter campaign for their den building toys. They have raised their minimum and there Read More

London Business School Founders Dinner

23 November 20162 January 2018 JTLeave a commentBizLBS, management, StartUp

Last night was the launch of the 2016 cohort for the LBS incubator, again sponsored by Deloitte. The ten companies are chosen from the school’s alumni and covered quite a cross-section of financial, social enterprise and food areas. Interestingly, many Read More

Stress – The Benefits!

14 November 20166 November 2017 JTLeave a commentBiz, CareerBehaviour, Motivation, Performance, skills

Some of the benefits of stress from Inc. Magazine,  the September edition. 1/ It makes you more aware which means you take in more information and this leads to greater productivity 2/ It shows you have a heart as the Read More

Do you need a Coach? Not an advert!

8 November 20166 November 2017 JTLeave a commentBiz, StrategyBehaviour, Coaching, management, NED

An interesting article from Inc. Magazine – honest! The October issue to be precise. It suggests four different coach areas; media, business/executive, negotiation and life ones. As with any categorisation there is some simplification. The first point I want to Read More

Guild of Entrepreneurs

12 October 20166 November 2017 JT1 CommentBizJT Thought, Misc, Networking, Reputation

On 15th September I was admitted into the Guild of Entrepreneurs. This is one of the newest Livery Companies and has not yet reached its second birthday. Despite that, it is very busy not only growing its numbers but also Read More

Seminar – What is your Business Worth? – and how to Increase it!

6 October 20166 November 2017 JTLeave a commentBiz, StrategyExit, management, skills

On 19th October Henry Campbell-Jones of Hornblower Business Brokers and I are holding a seminar on how to value your business and five areas to start thinking about to increase its worth. How you spend your time as a CEO? Read More

Tolerance

8 September 20166 November 2017 JTLeave a commentBiz, Career, StrategyBehaviour, management, Performance, Reputation, skills

Here is a wonderful quote on tolerance, something I am a great believer in, from Raghuram Rajan, the retiring Governor of the reserve Bank of India. This is from a Quartz article Tolerance means not being so insecure about one’s Read More

What is Your Business Worth? Seminar

6 September 20164 January 2018 JTLeave a commentBiz, StrategyAdvisory, Board, Company Sale, Exit, M&A, management, NED, skills

Business owner thinking of selling to move on to pastures new? Then you must come to this complimentary seminar – You will see me! London Chamber of Commerce and Industry present James Talbot, senior business coach, and Henry Campbell-Jones CEO Read More

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