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Most founders will tell you their people come first. Olly Culverhouse reckons you can tell who actually means it by what happens in a bad month. He’s the founder of Signable, a Bristol-based document ...

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Most founders worry about building a culture. Catherine Falla, chief people officer at independent media agency Medialab Group, has spent the last five or six years worrying about keeping one. As the ...

This is written by Sukhendu Pal, the chairman of management consultant Sirius & Co and an adviser to some of the world’s most valuable companies, as well as a lead mentor to Funding London’s 150+ ...

There's no better way to close out the year than with the people who've been part of your journey through it. Our Member Christmas Social is an evening to reflect, reconnect, and celebrate everything ...

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