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It seems we are more aware than ever of how our mental health needs to be taken as seriously as our physical health. Read more
There are bad tech businesses and very bad ones. And then there is Ofo. At the height of its growth in late 2017, the bicycle-rental startup had trucks driving around cities across China, dropping off brand-new yellow bikes continuously throughout the day for customers to use. Read more
Perhaps no property in Old Street shows how much the area has changed as the new White Collar Factory building on the roundabout itself. The building hosts companies like Adobe, Box. Read more
Your company has three basic choices when it comes to creating a winning Talent pipeline: your own in-house recruiter, an embedded 3rd party recruiter or an external headhunter. This masterclass brought together exponents from all three to talk about the pros and cons of each approach. Read more
Editor’s note: Mike Townsend is the founder of HomeHero. Since the early days at Flowtab and now HomeHero, it had long been an assumption that our city-by-city expansion would be driven by an illustrious detailed playbook. Read more
The beginning of every year unleashes a frenetic rush of activity, from wrapping up performance reviews to finalizing budgets to starting on those plans for the quarters to come. Read more
Max Niederhofer recently wrote a very thoughtful piece reflecting on the psychology of venture capital called “Fear and loathing in Venture Capital”. Read more
This is an incredible time to be an entrepreneur. The venture capital industry is investing record amounts and it’s no coincidence that the five most valuable companies in the world started life as venture-backed startups. Read more
At Forward Partners we run regular Brown Bag Lunches – events that bring our portfolio founders together around specific topics led by industry experts. Read more