In the world of small business I believe that the ‘nocode’ movement is likely to be one of the biggest changes over the coming years. Covid has accelerated small business thinking about work being done remotely. The next step is automating many of the repetitive tasks that your teams do. …
Read More »“What misconception do people outside of your industry hold about it?”
The Finance and M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions) industry has done a remarkable job of convincing the world, and themselves, that they know what is going to happen in the future. Whether it is Angels and Venture Capital gambling on startups, Wall Street predicting share prices, or Acquisitive companies thinking they …
Read More »What makes you most optimistic about the future of your industry?
Human nature. Despite all the greed and cynicism that prevails within the finance industry there are still good people doing good things. The embracement of ESG (Ethical, Social and Governance) in the past couple of years shows it is possible. Social entrepreneurship has been a talking point for 40 years …
Read More »“What belief do you hold about your industry that is not shared by many?”
Growth shouldn’t be the goal. Longevity should be the goal. The whole investment community whether it be the capital markets, Private Equity or especially Venture Capital (Angel etc) are obsessed with companies growing. And preferably at exponential rates. Their business models depend on it. Yet it causes business CEO’s to …
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