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29 Jul 2020 Pioneer Portrait: Iona Carter of Plum Guide
Iona Carter describes her journey to Head of Brand at Plum Guide
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29 Jul 2020 How are CEOs emerging into the fast lane?
Pete Daffern and Howard Bell complete their 3 part journey advising CEOs in lock-down
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27 Jul 2020 The art of the exit: how do you turn customers into acquirers?
How do startups on the road to exit attract buyers without selling out?
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16 Jun 2020 Referencing: best practice in and out of lockdown.
What does the best remote referencing process look like?
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15 Apr 2020 What have two unicorn builders been telling Founder-CEOs about crisis leadership?
No less than six unicorns feature Pete Daffern or Howard Bell in their origin story. The two Octopus Venture Partners have lived through triumphs...
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19 Mar 2020 Remote pitching: a brief guide for entrepreneurs and investors.
Remote pitching will become the new normal. Here’s a brief guide from our experiences so far.
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25 Feb 2020 The road to a truly rewarding exit: Zynstra
Whilst there is recently much focus on Unicorns (Venture backed businesses worth more than $1bn), the reality is that more financially moderate...
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16 Oct 2019 The new consumer: VC-backed pioneers and the ‘3 Rs’ that will replace consumption.
Olio, an Octopus Ventures portfolio company, aims to own the rails of redistribution
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11 Oct 2019 One problem to avoid at all costs: premature scaling
Philip Lay, Octopus Operating Partner, points out the dangers of premature scaling
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30 Jul 2019 From the other side: a founder-turned-VC’s advice
Akriti Dokania shares her experience of both sides of the founder/VC story
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26 Jul 2019 Interview with Digital Shadows’ Alastair Paterson: Can a Founding CEO Go All the Way? (3/3)
Alastair Paterson continues to explore his individual strengths and challenges and how these influenced the success of his company, Digital Shadows.
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26 Jun 2019 The Tech CEO Success Model: 8 Truths from Silicon Valley
Pete Daffern, a CEO three times over, tells the 8 Truths that Tech CEOs need to know.