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Startup Diary: Serlina Boyd

How to start a... vertical farming business

Everything you need to know about... dealing with impostor syndrome

Five essential psychological skills to master

Finding more joy in your work

Everything you need to know about... community investment

How to flex your ‘no’ muscles

Everything you need to know about... identifying angel investors

Your business suddenly takes off. Now what?

Everything you need to know about... conducting one-on-ones

How to transition out of work mode

Finding your core kit

A naturalist on connecting to nature

Startup diary: Kevin Lee

Be clever with your marketing

Everything you need to know about... how to get brand partnerships right

How to... build your business' profile on Twitter

Launching in a sector you've never been in before

Nailing your production

The making of...Capreolus' eaux de vie

Everything you need to know about... deciding on your pricing strategy

Five things you learn when... you share your lowest wages

Everything you need to know about... creating a crisis management plan

How to create a psychologically safe workplace

A case study in personal wellbeing

The truth about packaging: online vs retail

Buying influence (and content)

Journaling your way to self-reflection

What it takes to compete with giants

Everything you need to know about... setting up an office space

When should you bring in external help?

Setting up a delivery service in four days

The 411 on revenue-based financing

Changing gears

The breakdown: can you actually change your personality?

Selling experiences

Lessons on creating a business plan

What to know before you set up your own delivery service

How to modernise employee benefits

Everything you need to know about... customer feedback

The factory repairing big brands' rejects

Back to basics: the cold email cheat sheet

Dos and don'ts of rewards-based crowdfunding

Building a business from a family recipe

Everything you need to know about... social media planning

Meet the investor: Elio Leoni Sceti

The dos and don'ts of building your community

Crafting your visual identity

Organic Basics: a case study in pre-order funding

The making of Zab's Hot Sauce

Positioning your brand right from the start

Do you need a co-founder?

A practical guide to refreshing your brand

A case study in writing your business plan

Dealing with numerous product copycats (on a budget)

The low-cost promotion starter park

Landing on your big idea

Everything you need to know about... product photography

The step-by-step guide to product development

How three founders made the jump to full time

Startup diary: Not a Plant Shop

Should you hire external PR?

Why I chose a small business loan

What do investors want to see post-Covid?

The legal essentials of launching a product

How an Atlanta incubator turned into a new co-working business

Tapping into a national network of manufacturers

Everything you need to know about... sales outreach

How to find the perfect mentor

The brand putting Ghanaian artisanship on the global map

Five things you learn when the product you develop isn't financially viable

Making the jump and quitting your job: a case study

The pros and cons of raising cash in different ways

When your brand needs a new identity

Snapshot: how small-batch speakers get made

How to create a physical product when you know nothing about supply chains

Everything you need to know about... organic SEO

What is open-book management?

How we built a community

Ethically sourcing jewellery

How much does it really cost to make something?

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‘You want customers to have a connected experience.’

Tune in to our conversation with Zendesk VP, Kristen Durham

The eight-step guide to assessing the market

Inside... the small-batch speaker business

Everything you need to know about... creating a pitch deck for fundraising

Startup diary: Mayssa Chehata

What you don't know about the flow state of work

What does it take to run a cafe?

Why a scenario plan matters

Meet the investor: Alex Kremer

Case study: scaling back to survive

How to... build an app when you don't know how to code

Case study: Brooklyn Tea

What's in a name?

Case study: relocating a business

Everything you need to know about... getting press coverage

The breakdown: acqui-hiring

Stepping away at the right time

Inside the leather brand that relies on offcuts

Is my product too ‘niche’ for stores?

A founder's most difficult job – firing someone

What happens when employees set their own salaries?

Exporting haggis... to Japan

Applying an ethical approach at Bobby Universe

Everything you need to know about… nailing your customer support

Five things you learn when... you manage a global team

How do we create environmental change as a company?

Case study: taking ownership from grape to box

Five things you learn when someone copies your product

Achieving growth without advertising

How to prioritise your work-life balance

How Donna Carpenter transformed Burton’s bro culture

The breakdown: marketing attribution models

Inside the Bellerby & Co Globemakers studio

Everything you need to know about... achieving pay equity

Inside workspaces 2.0

Managing the supply chain

Meet the investor: Jeremy Giffon, Tiny

How to slowly build a membership

‘Get out of the way until you're needed.’

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Tune in to our conversation with Wharton School leadership communication instructor, Deborah Riegel

How to catch your biases in action

Everything you need to know about... conducting user research

The making of Edison Bicycles

Is this a model for success? Paid newsletters

Inside the Ecosia office

Clinic: How can we improve outreach?

Meet the investors: Sari Azout Bakalarz, Level Ventures

‘For someone to use your content, they need a license.’

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Tune in to our conversation with Endeavor/IMG Commercial Solicitor and Entertainment Lawyer, Jasmine Boadi

How to build a regenerative business

Everything you need to know about... delegating work effectively

How to incorporate social goals into future planning

Five things you learn when you adopt a four-day working week

Startup diary: Lalese Stamps, part two

Making from a distance

How I started: Charlie Hedin, Tekla founder

The breakdown: convertible loan notes

How to streamline your personal finances

Going from working solo to leading a team

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‘It made sense to us to build a multi-vertical brand.’

Tune in to our conversation with Lick Home CEO & co-founder, Lucas London

Applying a sustainable approach to product development

Everything you need to know about... securing content usage rights

Use SMS texting to build engagement

‘People are the most important thing to do well.’

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Tune in to our conversation with Bright + Early Founder, Nora Jenkins Townson

Meet the investors: James Joaquin, Obvious Ventures

How does a diamond ring get made?

How to diversify your income

How I started: Liv Little, gal-dem

How to avoid video call fatigue

Everything you need to know about... setting up an effective interview process

‘Connect with people with experience in those markets.’

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Tune in to our conversation with United Sodas co-founder, Marisa Zupan

Five things you learn when one of your investors pulls out a month after launch

How to get people talking about your brand

How to claim expenses when you're self-employed

Flex up and down with production

Everything you need to know about... assessing the market and developing a positioning

Everything you need to know about... calculating your carbon footprint

Five things you learn when your side hustle blows up

Everything you need to know about... referral marketing programs

How to pitch for work remotely

Five things you learn when you pay your staff the same salary

The tricky task of communicating a smell

Five things you learn when you open Mexico’s first zero waste supermarket

Everything you need to know about... tone of voice

Startup Diary: Elizabeth Haigh

Startup diary: Lalese Stamps

How to build trust online

‘Look at emissions outside the walls of your business.’

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Tune in to our conversation with AllBirds Manager, Hana Kajimura

Is this a model for success? Worker co-operatives

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‘To make referral really fight your business, you need to harness social capital.’

Tune in to our conversation with Mention Me CEO, Andy Cockburn

Is this a model for success? Commitment-to-purchase

How to build a design collective… slowly

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‘Get people thinking about language and how it affects their perceptions’

Tune in to our conversation with Sonder & Tell co-founder, Kate Hamilton

How to make money outside of the workshop

‘We really had to educate them on what our business is.’

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Tune in to our conversation with Jono Pandolfi GM, Nick Pandolfi

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‘There is opportunity in every single economy.’

Tune in to our conversation with Author, David Sax

How to onboard remotely

How to run remote creative sessions

How to manage your relationship with money

‘When you buy from a business, you’re investing in their ethos.’

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Tune in to our conversation with entrepreneuer, Khalia Ismain

‘We're focusing on how can we pivot, evolve and adapt.’

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Tune in to our conversation with entrepreneur, Alfonso Ali Wright

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‘We're tired of waiting for change.’

Tune in to our conversation with art director, Shannon Maldonado

‘It's always been about slow growth.’

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Tune in to our conversation with managing director, Nicholas Bowman-Scargill

‘Consumers increasingly want sustainable packaging.’

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Tune in to our conversation with entrepreneur, Stephan Ango

Is this a model for success? Dropshipping

Growing slow with Story MFG