In the fourth and final part of my “What makes a successful start-up?” series, I look at the role personality plays in start-up culture. Several studies have tried to identify a winning personality style for newly formed companies. What's striking is the success that certain Jungian personality types achieve compared to others.
Read MoreIn the third instalment of my “What makes a successful start-up” series, I look at building a “dream team”.
While an unconventional company structure often comes together in the formation stages, I look at why it’s important for a more cohesive system to be put in place before more and more people join the ranks.
What key organisational roles are needed to build a successful start-up? Relatively little has been written on the team structure of small start-up companies which is why I delve into this for my next article on start-ups. I explore traditional ideas about teams and question the sort of people budding entrepreneurs should be hiring.
Read MoreQuite regularly I get asked about the “secret sauce” behind a successful start-up company and I inevitably always say it’s the team. In my first in a four-part series of articles I share some insight into this topic and share some academic theories and research which might help future entrepreneurs.
Read MoreIt certainly would be a game-changer. Sounds great, right? If only running commercial planes on biofuel were possible. It’s the sort of news that immediately sets off my greenwash alarm, a reaction justified by a few quick calculations.
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