Christmas is supposed to be a time for relaxing but for many of us it just means stress.For those who run their own businesses, juggling daily business demands with personal responsibilities this time of year can get a bit much.But for thos

Ep7 Going viral

Dec 15th, 2015 13m 48s

Despite what people think, anyone can do a stunt that goes viral online. Honestly, anyone. But it takes a lot of creativity, planning and persistence.Here's how one guy did it and how you can do it too.

Ep6 Women vs tech

Dec 8th, 2015 13m 52s

Today’s episode is for people who work in industries with other people who, for whatever reason, are not quite the same as them.In fact, we’re talking specifically about one underrepresented group – women in tech. Robyn speaks to Alice Bent

Ep5 The only way isn't up

Dec 1st, 2015 14m 59s

This week we’re looking at the struggle of getting a fledgling business off the ground and what happens when you quit your job to run a start-up, only to discover the only way isn’t up.In fact – cliché alert – entrepreneurship is a rollercoas

Ep4 No excuses

Nov 24th, 2015 15m 22s

Time, money, knowledge, contacts – these are what we’d generally consider the cornerstones of every start-up.Imagine you want to become a successful entrepreneur in London but you don’t have any of these things and, what's more, you don’t eve

Ep3 Fail the right way

Nov 17th, 2015 15m 26s

In the home of the tech start-up, Silicon Valley, you’re nobody until you’ve had at least one failed business. But in the UK, if your business goes under, it tends to be judged as a sign you didn’t manage it well, or simply that it wasn’t a goo

Ep2 Fake it 'til you make it

Nov 9th, 2015 11m 41s

Today’s show is about being one of the little guys but pretending to be a major player. And we’ve got an amusing story of the risk one business took to achieve this – with a little help from comedians Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.