Funding secured – so what comes next? Octopus Ventures investor Saranyah Douse offers founders her essential guide to navigating the... B2B Software By Saranyah Douse - 8th October 2025
How to ensure your cold approach finds a warm welcome Octopus Ventures investor Chloe Extremera-Allan offers founders an indispensable guide to making... B2B Software By Chloe Extremera-Allan - 29th September 2025
What experience can teach about early-stage recruitment Vicky Booth, People and Talent Lead, shares her tips for early-stage founders building teams for the... People + Talent By Vicky Booth - 13th August 2025
Pre-seed pitch deck perfection lessons We share the burning questions every early-stage founder should be asking themselves about their... Pre-seed By Mario Rojas - 27th May 2025
Fundraising 101: a guide to fundraising for a pre-seed startup Fundraising 101: A founder’s guide to pre-seed fundraising Pre-seed By Oliver Sims - 27th May 2025
Building teams and culture: talent acquisition in pre-seed startups Pre-seed founders, pushed for time, may be tempted to make hiring short-cuts – but they... Pre-seed By Vicky Booth - 21st May 2025
The US: a guide to early-stage fundraising and expansion in the world’s biggest economy US expansion isn’t a pre-requisite for start-up success, but for founders with the states in their... By Laura Willming - 7th February 2025
Introducing the Salary Efficiency Ratio Getting headcount right is critical, but understanding whether you’re spending too much on it has... B2B Software By Edward Keelan - 20th November 2024
Fundraising in 2024: what B2B SaaS founders need to know Richard Bolton addresses the unique challenges of the current fundraising landscape – and shares... B2B Software By Richard Bolton - 25th September 2024
Losing PMF Part Three: How to avoid it (and how to get it back if you do) In the concluding part of his series on product-market fit, Edward Keelan explains how to tell when... B2B Software By Edward Keelan - 16th September 2024
Losing PMF Part Two: why do businesses lose PMF? In the second instalment of his three-part series, Edward Keelan explores the pressures that cause... B2B Software By Edward Keelan - 2nd September 2024
Losing Product-Market-Fit Part One: PMF in Venture Backed Businesses In the first of a three-part series, Edward Keelan defines product-market fit for venture-backed... B2B Software By Edward Keelan - 9th August 2024