Why read this?

I’ve spent over forty years in industry, in many disciplines. The first twenty five years in the corporate world, the last fifteen in start-ups. I invested my own time and money, and that of friends, colleagues, investors and some banks as well….. I can be quite persuasive.

Having built and exited from two businesses I decided to become an investor, non-executive director, board advisor, and in one case a Chairman to a number of start-ups and early growth companies.

This newsletter contains my musings, learnings, successes and failures. I will share with you my experiences, both good and bad. Most important of all, for those of you who want to wear the tag “entrepreneur” I will give you some valuable insights that you will find of use..and some advice to perhaps help you avoid the same mistakes I made. You will still make your own, but I may help you be able to laugh about them…eventually.

Here is an example of a typical article I write and publish.

Simplify to Succeed
Feeding the marketing sausage machine
So, have we all been seduced into the idea that acquiring a potential client’s lead information is the start of a successful journey? Furthermore, do we all believe that we can use an automated journey using very clever software to bring that client to the point where they are clicking on the “buy now” button…
Read more

I will make sure that I also scatter throughout “ Simplify to Succeed” some general business nuggets for SME’s that I found to be both true and of use throughout my career. So even if going it alone, re-mortgaging your property, selling the dog and worrying about how you are going to pay other people’s wages is not for you I hope you find some things in here you can use in your working life.

Why subscribe?

Subscribe to get full access to the newsletter and website. Never miss an update.

Stay up-to-date

You won’t have to worry about missing anything. Every new article goes directly to your inbox.

Subscribe to Simplify to Succeed

Insights for SME's, start-ups and growing your company. I share what I found to work and what doesn’t.

People

A former corporate executive who jumped into the world of start ups. Following a couple of successes and some failures I'm planning to share my knowledge.