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Why Chema González left his job in one of London’s largest banks to work over 80 hours a week without a salary 15 Aug 2013 | 06:04 pm
Today we interview Chema González, CEO of Alterkeys. Founded in London, the start-up was recently awarded the Spanish shuttle acceleration programme, Lanzadera. Alterkeys connects owners of properties...
Do you need a degree to be an entrepreneur? 11 Aug 2013 | 10:56 pm
No! Of course you don’t! These guys didn’t have a college degree and they did pretty well: Richard Branson Mark Zuckerberg Henry Ford David Karp Larry Ellison Kevin Rose Michael Dell Just to ...
How a £1 eBay ad led to a booming business for two brothers – Trade Radiators 11 Aug 2013 | 09:10 pm
I recently spoke to two brothers, Nic and James Auckland who back in 2004 had the spark that eventually turned into Trade Radiators. Without further ado, read on for the interview: How are you guys t...
Why you should start your business at University 4 Aug 2013 | 04:55 pm
If you’re waiting for ‘ideal’ circumstances to start a business, you’ll be waiting a long time. There’s always going to be a hundred excuses to put it off, so starting a business at University is just...
Accelerator Programmes – the new Business School? 1 Aug 2013 | 08:54 pm
[This is a guest post by Kath Preston, who manages Oxygen Accelerator. Oxygen Accelerator works with early-stage tech startups to develop their businesses with seed investment, work space, and a three...
I think that starting a business is a cake walk compared to raising children! – With Planet Organic’s Renée Elliott 1 Aug 2013 | 07:25 pm
In this open but fascinating interview with Renée Elliott, she talks to me about everything. From meeting her husband and business partner Brian over 30 years ago whilst doing a backpacking Eurail tri...
We “burnt our ships” – we invested all our own money, quit all other jobs/opportunities and focused full-time on MedicAnimal – Ivan Retzignac 1 Aug 2013 | 05:58 pm
In this interview with Ivan Retzignac, he talks about starting his business almost 5 years after writing his original business plan. How did Ivan go from having a background in finance to starting a c...
The story behind WEIR+WONG – with Robin Wong 1 Aug 2013 | 05:29 pm
Robin takes me down memory lane, sharing his early beginnings as an entrepreneur, starting WEIR+WONG, challenges along the way and many useful advices for 1st time or budding entrepreneurs. Robin Won...
I left home at 16 to pursue my dance career – with Bonnie Parsons of Seen On Screen 31 Jul 2013 | 09:08 pm
Bonnie Parsons stopped over at YHP’s HQ and spoke to us about her journey as a dancer, performing at shows such as the MOBO Awards, X Factor Live with the likes of Kelly Rowland, Professor Green, Flor...
I helped launch websites at the Guardian and the Economist and then I ran an incubator during the first dot com bubble – with Azeem Azhar, PeerIndex 31 Jul 2013 | 08:25 pm
I Invited Azeem over on YHP as he takes a trip down memory lane, talking about his early days starting a school paper, writing software program for friends at university to running an incubator during...
