How one CEO turned meeting waffle into a competitive advantage
The co-founder of Otter.ai thinks information silos are quietly costing you a fortune. His solution is to capture everything
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Dougal Shaw
Date
15 June 2026
Leadership
Little Moons: The overnight success that took 10 years
Founder Vivien Wong reveals the difference between riding a wave of sudden demand and being swept away by it
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Dougal Shaw
Date
16 June 2026
Why this $4bn CEO deliberately leaves his laptop at home
One Silicon Valley CEO says this method is the fastest way to see where his business is really falling short
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Dougal Shaw
Date
11 June 2026
The pivot that saved Vinted
In his first-ever podcast interview, CEO Adam Jay explains how a single counterintuitive decision turned a failing start-up into a €8bn powerhouse
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Dougal Shaw
Date
09 June 2026
How one founder is using AI to land a knockout business opportunity
What began as a boxing apparel brand is now becoming a lesson in how founders can use AI to unlock new growth
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Dougal Shaw
Date
04 June 2026
How Humble Crumble turned nostalgia into growth
Founder Kim Innes shares how customer feedback, viral moments and a simple love of crumble helped turn it into a profitable London success story
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Dougal Shaw
Date
03 June 2026
How AI is changing the product launch playbook
Global recession warning, cyber investment push, Ferrari's electric leap and more in our weekly newsletter
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Dougal Shaw and Josh Dornbrack
Date
28 May 2026
How to build an AI start-up in the UK
Nnamdi Emelifeonwu explains how a problem faced by a visually impaired colleague became Definely, a legal tech scale-up with 150 customers and $40m raised
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Dougal Shaw
Date
26 May 2026
AI disrupts meetings
IPO bonanza, gov's SME payment protection, breaking free of thought spirals and more in our weekly newsletter
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Dougal Shaw and Josh Dornbrack
Date
21 May 2026
Turning Sephora into a €16bn giant: The risks, mistakes and breakthroughs
Former Sephora CEO Chris de Lapuente on why businesses should only scale when the core is ready
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Dougal Shaw
Date
19 May 2026
AI behind the wheel
Avoiding Black Swans, JPMorgan London threat, surprise growth and more in our weekly newsletter
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Dougal Shaw and Josh Dornbrack
Date
14 May 2026
Beyond banks: How UK entrepreneurs are rewriting the rules of fundraising
From crowdfunding to media-for-equity, entrepreneurs are finding new and inventive ways to fund growth beyond old-school banks and venture capital
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Dougal Shaw
Date
11 May 2026