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Category Archives: Industry Insight

How is 2021 shaping up for UK Tech Startups ?

Industry InsightBy Simon SamuelMarch 16, 2021

While 2020 was a bleak year for many sectors, the UK and European tech markets not only survived but thrived in the upheaval of the last year. After a shaky start that saw a sharp decline in the volume and value of VC investment into scaleups the year ended on a record high. UK businesses…

Covid-19: Business Response Report

Business Update, Industry InsightBy TalentedgeJuly 6, 2020

When the Covid-19 crisis culminated in an unprecedented shutdown in March many management teams were faced with a challenge that few could have imagined let alone planned for. To get a measure of the scale of the impact, we were keen to find out how our clients, particularly SMEs, within our specialist sectors had reacted…

Scaling Tech Question 3: What are your top tips for business tools ?

Industry InsightBy Alex LaurentOctober 1, 2019

Scaling up successfully is critical for a startup and so we thought it would be a great time to get some advice from people who’ve been there and got the T-shirt. So for this new mini-series I’ve sat down with Dan Medlock, Aarish Shah, Will Brown and Simon Cole – all of whom have great…

Life in Commercial Finance Part 2

Career Advice, Industry InsightBy Sophie Penno-CharlesSeptember 17, 2019

  Continuing our series Life in Commercial Finance,  I sat down with Alistair Jebb, Commercial Director, Global Clients at Dentsu Aegis Network. Alistair has over 15 years commercial finance experience within global media groups and has worked with clients including Jaguar Land Rover, Mondelez, Sony, GSK, Mars and Colgate Palmolive Can you tell me a…

Scaling Tech Question 2: When and how do you hire to scale up?

Industry InsightBy Alex LaurentSeptember 12, 2019

  Scaling up successfully is critical for a startup and so we thought it would be a great time to get some advice from people who’ve been there and got the T-shirt. So for this new mini-series I’ve sat down with Dan Medlock, Aarish Shah, Will Brown and Simon Cole – all of whom have…

Scaling Tech: Question 1: When is a Startup no longer a Startup ?

Industry InsightBy Alex LaurentSeptember 5, 2019

Scaling up successfully is critical for a startup and so we thought it would be a great time to get some advice from people who’ve been there and got the T-shirt. So for this new mini-series I’ve sat down with Dan Medlock of Streetbees, Aarish Shah of EmergeOne, Will Brown of Cloud.IQ and Simon Cole…

The Future of Tech in Finance #2: Gavin Youll – CFO, Nivaura

Industry InsightBy Georgie HoweMay 30, 2019

Continuing with our “The Future of Tech in Finance” series, I sat down this week with Gavin Youll, CFO of Nivaura, to discuss his thoughts on how technology is shaping the finance team and how he sees the structure of finance changing in the future. Let’s hear his thoughts… Could you give us an overview…

The Future of Tech in Finance #1: Zain Mequita – Finance Director, Planday

Industry InsightBy Georgie HoweMay 30, 2019

Following on from our ‘The Future of Tech in Finance’ event I have been meeting with successful Finance Directors and CFO’s to further understand their thoughts on how technology is shaping the finance team and how they see the structure of finance changing in the future. This week I met with Zain Mequita, Finance Director…

Founders in FinTech #3: Axel Coustere – Co-Founder, HUBX

Industry InsightBy Leya GibsonMay 30, 2019

For the next interview in our Founders in FinTech series, I had the pleasure to meet with Axel Coustere, Co-Founder of HUBX, to discuss the inspiration behind the business and the importance of building a finance function within start-ups. Let’s hear his thoughts… What inspired you to start the business? My background is in capital…

Founders in FinTech #2: Marc-Alexander Christ – Co-Founder, Sumup

Industry InsightBy Leya GibsonMay 30, 2019

Next up in our Founders in FinTech series, I got to meet with Marc-Alexander Christ, Co-founder of Sumup. Let’s hear his thoughts on the importance of building a finance function and how the team can be a key driver to success… In the early days at Sumup, how did you manage the financial needs of…

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