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The Dos and Don’ts of sharing equity.

5 September 20164 January 2018 JTLeave a commentBiz, StrategyExit, Motivation, options

Motivating employees with shares and epecially options is a very complex area. There are many things that can go wrong at different stages and not just when they are offered. The areas that often get in the way are when Read More

Shrinking Corporate Europe

26 August 20164 January 2018 JT1 CommentStrategyEconomics, Equities, M&A, Performance

In 2006, 17 of the world’s 50 most valuable companies were European. Today, the number stands at 7 according to this article in The Economist. Only Nestlé is a global leader in its sector. There are main four reasons that Read More

Kickstarter Rave & Ace Marks Shoes

25 August 20164 January 2018 JTLeave a commentBiz, StrategyCrowdFunding, Kickstarter, StartUp

Kickstarter is brilliant, innovative and inspirational! It is also a very useful product financing tool. Since it started in 2009 it has raised over USD 2.23 billion for nearly 111,000 projects. There are currently some 4,300 project in 15 different Read More

Kickstarter Preparation

10 August 20164 January 2018 JTLeave a commentBiz, StrategyCrowdFunding, Kickstarter, management

Crowd Funding is a concept that I became personally involved with initially though The Ockham Razor which was launched using Kickstarter. Through this I went along to CrowdFunding London, a networking/education group organised by Rob Hallifax. This last meeting he Read More

Leadership, Practice Pitches And Discount Bubbly!

8 August 20164 January 2018 JTLeave a commentBizBehaviour, Leadership, management, Motivation, StartUp

Last month I went to 3C’s Community, an event organised by Colin Spiller to provide opportunities to wannabe entrepreneurs who want to test run their pitch in front of a live audience. No money changes hands and it is very Read More

Good habits make a better boss

31 May 20164 January 2018 JTLeave a commentBiz, CareerBehaviour, management, Motivation, skills

Four top behaviours that exceptional bosses do, from the pen of Bill Murray jr at Inc. Magazine 1. Avoid assumptions – ask probing questions 2. Be empathetic – know where your employee is coming from 3. Accept blame – both Read More

Which Banks Pay Best?

24 May 20164 January 2018 JTLeave a commentCareer, Financial ServicesBonuses, InvBanks, Pay

So if you are a Managing Director or an Associate, Emolument have released a survey of some 1,400 people who have completed their ‘give-to-get’ or crowd sourced salary model. City AM have a good summary here. Briefly, Morgan Stanley pay Read More

Choirs of Business Angels?

20 May 20164 January 2018 JTLeave a commentBiz, StrategyBusiness Angels, Business Plan, Investors, Seed Finance, StartUp

Interesting article on the different types of business angels that are out there. Written by a Boston VC , David Beisel, who segments the different types of business angel you are likely to come across with their advantages and disadvantages. Read More

Too many Directors on your Board?

19 May 20164 January 2018 JTLeave a commentBiz, StrategyBoard, management, NED

Nice little article from Lee Hower of NextView seed investors on “How to Avoid a Cluttered Board Room” If you are in the fortunate position of having too many parties wanting to sit on your Board (and for parties we Read More

Lessons from Leicester

17 May 20164 January 2018 JTLeave a commentBiz, StrategyBehaviour, Board, management, Motivation, Performance, skills

Business tips from football

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