Strategy – Page 2 – James Talbot : Business Coach

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

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

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

Fintech, a sandbox and the FCA

28 April 20164 January 2018 JTLeave a commentFinancial Services, StrategyFCA, Fintech, Regulation, StartUp

Helen Ginter, the Policy Advisor for the Innovation Hub at the Financial Conduct Authority, led the NewFinance Open Mic Night on Regulation with a very good introduction to the Hub and its Sandbox. The objective is to encourage innovation in Read More

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