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29 Apr 2021 Back to Basics: new world, same rules?
Two unicorn-builders ask if the basic rules of leadership still apply.
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29 Mar 2021 Alex Chesterman: the archetypal unicorn-builder
Long term relationships pay off, as proved by Alex Chesterman’s latest $7bn success with Cazoo
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20 Jan 2021 Welcoming Emma Davies, our new Co-CEO
A new Co-CEO joins us to meet the opportunity in European tech, Emma Davies.
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30 Oct 2020 Leadership As Usual: how Covid’s sorting the great from the good.
Two serial unicorn builders and Octopus Venture Partners report on their observations on leadership.
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29 Oct 2020 The best entrepreneurs have a choice.
CEO Alliott Cole sets out his definition of pioneering
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15 Oct 2020 Growing into the new reality: introducing our expanded team.
7 new people have joined the Octopus Ventures team in the last few months, find out more here
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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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29 Apr 2020 Entrepreneurs meet the crisis with kindness, imagination and generosity.
Entrepreneurs thrive on challenge. So maybe it’s no surprise that our portfolio companies are responding boldly to the current crisis. Here are just some of the stories that confirm our belief that pioneers change the world.
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9 Apr 2020 Zoom – the latest product to become a verb
How and why did Zoom win out to other bigger players and become the verb of the crisis?
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25 Feb 2020 The Seven Year Glitch: is Founder-CEO burnout inevitable?
Among the thirty founder-CEOs of tech scaleups with whom I have recently worked, I’ve noticed a disturbingly high percentage exhibiting signs...
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25 Feb 2020 Hiring: the metrics that matter
How often is a startup’s success measured by its speed of growth? “From 10 to 100 people in 3 months” makes a good headline. Sometimes,...