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Misinformation & Climate Change

Stay with me on this for my ask at the end! Chewing the Cud at a recent board meeting, there were two items that were most veraciously discussed.  The first is the widespread dissemination of misleading information and the second, the increasing perils associated with climate ...

Future of the Film Industry?

“What does the future of film look like”?This is the intriguing question asked of me during a recent GrowthMentor session with an engaging film production entrepreneur. With technology and digital platforms continuously evolving, the film industry has been adapting at an unprecedented pace. The pandemic, ...

Disloyal Boards? Think Again

Courting a business with a view to joining their board, I was asked to share my thoughts on board effectiveness and due to warmth with which my comments were received, I thought I’d share them here for your consideration and hopefully to provoke some thinking ...

The Sector That Eats its Young

Are you a start-up founder looking for inspiration to take your business to the next level?Well… for inspiration, look no further than the 'Barkley Marathons', an ultra-marathon race known for its extreme difficulty and unpredictable terrain.This incredible race goes by the tag line, 'The Race ...

How’s Your Pitch Deck?

Is your pitch deck ‘everything, everywhere all at once’?I see dozens of decks every month and most follow a well-known and much-discussed model. I’m not going to discuss that here today. Instead, I’ve set out what I think is most frequently missing that means it may miss ...