Getting things done as a founder: how to focus on what matters
Some days you work constantly and still finish feeling that the important things have barely moved. As a founder, there is usually more you could do than you have time for. Customers need answers, colleagues need decisions and your own plans compete with whatever arrives during the day. I find lists useful. Writing things down helps me organise my thinking and follow through. But a list cannot decide what deserves my attention. I still need to make that choice. If you are str
How to decide on which business to start
People sometimes ask me what sort of business they should start. How to get it going is usually the next question. There is no single answer I can give them. The decision depends on their experience, circumstances and what they want from running a business, alongside whether there are customers willing to pay. My own route was not a case of dreaming up an entirely original idea. Neither of the two technology businesses I co-founded began with an idea that was mine. In the fir