Category: Blog
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Why Startups & SMEs Struggle Without Tech Leadership Many startups are founded by domain experts – healthcare professionals, engineers, or industry specialists – who have identified a real problem and a potential solution. They understand the market need and may have commercial guidance, but technology leadership is often missing. There are three essential pillars for…
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Startups Have Great Ideas – But That’s When the Problems Begin Many startups – especially in tech and software development – begin with a brilliant idea. But having a great idea is just the start. Execution is where things often go wrong. The reality is, most ideas never get executed at all. We’ve all heard…
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Interesting question, isn’t it? There’s this stereotype we’ve all seen – the college dropout in their 20s with nothing but a laptop, big dreams, and maybe a hoodie. Think Zuckerberg, Page, and Brin. The narrative is that young entrepreneurs are the ones building billion-dollar empires from dorm rooms. But is it actually true? average age…
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It’s a tricky question, isn’t it? When I’m reading a book or watching a film, I usually finish. Even if the book is tough going or the film is a bit of a slog, I push through. Why? Honestly, I’m not sure. Maybe it’s the guilt of seeing an unfinished book staring at me from…
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If I could jump in a time machine and visit my first startup 20 years ago, I’d have a few choice words for my younger self. That business was the WordPress equivalent of its time – no-code software to build simple websites. The problem? We spent too much time building and not enough time understanding…
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From the outside, success often looks effortless. Like a great athlete, an incredible singer, or a brilliant performer, successful businesses and software appear as if they’ve always been that way.But behind the scenes, there’s a different story: endless thought, effort, discussions (and sometimes arguments), testing, pivoting, feedback, and iteration.💡 Over the past 10 years, the…
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OK, apologies for the clickbait… but it’s true. 🤣 The first time was awful – completely unexpected and terrible timing. I had a young family and half the rest of the IT industry seemed to be in the same boat. I had no Plan B, and the shock hit hard. What followed were weeks (though…
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Following on from my previous post about being a generalist versus mastering a single discipline, I’ve been thinking a lot about 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 – specifically, how we approach learning in a world where technology is evolving at an unprecedented rate. I often speak with people who feel worried or anxious about the pace of change. They…
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Ever tried entering a password on a smart TV? It’s like writing a novel with an Etch-a-Sketch! That’s the kind of clunky design process we’ve all experienced. It’s frustrating, slow, and makes you wonder why technology – meant to make life easier – can sometimes feel so hard to use. I had my own “aha!”…
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The biggest barrier to digital transformation isn’t technology – it’s people. Here’s how we’re tackling the resistance to change, one habit at a time.When we create a new solution – whether it’s an entirely new product or just an added feature – there’s always a balancing act between the technology itself and the people who…
