I first met ex-CEO of CashTech (after his company was acquired by FundTech) on a flying visit to meet me near Manchester Airport in 2017, which resulted in FundTech acquiring Accountis for £5.8 million in cash. Whilst my role was limited, this was the first M&A where I had a part to play, especially where…
There are many reasons why UK should be considered as a key market for American, Asian and Australasian technology companies. Whilst common language makes it easy to do business, UK is a business friendly country with ability to setup a subsidiary in record time without any red tape. Whilst our standing in the global economy is expected…
Since beginning of my career in 1992, I have been building partnerships of one kind or another. In mid ’90s, as an employee of two large global engineering consultancies, I built partnerships with consortia to go after large infrastructure contracts (e.g. winning the 30 year concession to build and operate Croydon Tramlink). Since becoming a…
I’ve turned ideas into products, platforms and commercialised them through companies for over 10 years. I’ve also helped a larger company turned an internal technology project into a Platform and eventually a new technology company. I’ve already started discussing with a number of companies in repeating the same, and would like to highlight a number potential…
Business is hard. It’s especially harder during the initial years when no one has heard of you. Through sheer gut and perseverance, those who continue beyond the initial years, start to grow slowly until you reach a pivotal point when you start to achieve significant revenue growth. I have seen this first hand with a number…
