Approach every challenge with a slice of optimism. It sounds trivial, but it makes such a difference: take a step back, think about something positive, and then re-engage. After graduating from Stellenbosch University in South Africa with degrees in applied mathematics and computer science, Dan completed a PGCE to …
Shahid Hanif is the Co-Founder and CTO of Shufti Pro, AI-based identity verification and fraud prevention solution. Previously, he also co-founded Zensed, a machine-learning-based fraud, and chargebacks prediction system. He completed his MSc in Artificial Intelligence from The University of Edinburgh. Providing cutting-edge fraud prevention solutions to online businesses …
Great businesses don’t start with an idea or even a problem. Great businesses start with great founders and founding teams. Entrepreneurship is part of Roman’s DNA. He never switches off his creative ideas and his relentless hunger to see them realised. Fluent in three languages, over 17 years of …
Failure is a big part of success–and yes, it’s a cliche, but I think more people should learn to see failure as an opportunity to learn rather than be an excuse to give up. Dr. Saurabh K.H. Srivastava is a Doctor Entrepreneur and Co-founder of Doctor Arthritis, a leading …
Don’t be afraid of rapid experimentation – yes, you will fail sometimes, but this will ultimately set you on the right path. Nish is the Chairman and Co-founder of blockchain group Finboot, the SaaS company behind MARCO, a unique enterprise-grade suite of blockchain applications and middleware solutions for value …
Ask yourself what you are really good at. Then look around for a problem that you could solve applying your skills. Lilia Stoyanov is a multi-awarded startup founder and angel investor based in London. She is the CEO of Transformify, a revolutionary HR software and freelance platform. Think Upwork …
Surround yourself with people who are smarter than you are and to learn as many languages as possible. Born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela, Alejandro Betancourt Lopez obtained two degrees (Business Administration and Economics) from Suffolk University in Massachusetts. He began his career in management with BGB Energy and, …
Be careful who you do business with and never assume that others operate with the same core values that you do. Marco Streng discovered Bitcoin while studying to become a mathematician in 2011. His bitcoin mining career began when he installed and began operating a mining rig out of …
Listen to people, listen to your team and listen to your clients. Francis Menassa is the CEO and Founder of JAR Capital, an independent wealth and asset management firm based in St. James, London. Menassa’s London private banking career began over 20 years ago at Merrill Lynch in 1996, …
Go in-depth whenever possible with unique or original data. Ian Wright is the founder of British Business Energy a business energy comparison service based in the UK. He’s an older millennial and first started building websites when he was in his mid-teens in the late 90s during the first …