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I was involved in a conversation the other day with a company that had taken investment from a customer, and given them a seat on the board.  They had very clear views on the ingredients that [...]

Sandy Finlayson at MBM has posted a great piece on preference shares, and why companies that take investment from Angels on under the EIS scheme (which is extremely tax beneficial for the Angels) [...]

My recent experience with Sage lead me to reflect on the importance of making sure business models and pricing reflect customer needs and expectations, as well as those of the business…

Does the world really need another opinion on Google+? I doubt it, but I’m sharing mine anyway! The initial headlines had Google+ down as a “facebook killer”, but already the lustre has worn off [...]

I stumbled across this link from SeedSummit the other day – they have produced standard term sheets for seed deals, including an EIS compatible version.  While many investors will not [...]

One of the best tools for attracting new customers is a reference from an existing one, but what if the fact you are working together is confidential?  Entrepreneurs are often people who find [...]

Startup teams often feel like they are bouncing straight from one problem, difficulty, crisis or challenge to the next.  There is often an illusion that the “end of all these [...]

I love this article on VentureBeat – The Anatomy of a Fundable Startup and there’t lots of other great content on the blog.