London Business School (LBS) is excited to announce its exclusive partnership with the Entrepreneurship World Cup (EWC) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), led by Startupscale360. As the exclusive Knowledge Partner, LBS is committed to providing entrepreneurs with the knowledge, networks, and resources needed to succeed in today’s competitive landscape. London Business School (LBS) stands […]
As a three-time entrepreneur and seasoned business school professor, John Mullins has spent decades delving into the world of entrepreneurship. His journey, marked by successes and failures, has provided invaluable insights into what drives entrepreneurial ventures to thrive. He shares his reflections below. In my initial career as a three-time entrepreneur – with a victory, […]
The co-founder of Lastminute.com, Made.com, Founders Forum and Founders Factory speaks at London Business School about his entrepreneurship journey – and offers some sage advice to his younger self as well as the next generation of founders Brent Hoberman is one of the most well-known names in modern British business. He is the Co-Founder and […]
A digital affiliate marketing aggregator, an event planning app for friends and an AI-powered pest management tool were this year’s winners of our fiercely competitive HackLBS competition held on 2-3 March 2024 at Nuffield Hall, London Business School. About the hackathon Aspiring entrepreneurs with big ambitions to solve real-world challenges gathered at London Business School […]
Timo Boldt never cared much for making money. So, he didn’t have any misgivings about leaving his job as VP of a hedge fund in 2012 to try his hand in a new food startup, the meal kit business Gousto. “I had about £75,000 to start the business and another £30,000 to live off while […]
In the ever-evolving landscape of private equity and venture capital, the 15th Private Capital Symposium in 2024 is set to be an insightful gathering. Hosted by the Institute of Entrepreneurship and Private Capital (IEPC) at London Business School, this symposium promises two days of intellectual exchange, open debate, and thought-provoking discussions. The call for papers […]
Startups and corporations face a transformative year, with challenges and shifts opening new strategies for collaboration and success. As we cap off the start of the year, we reflect on recent dynamics and the shape of opportunities for startups and corporations in the year to come. There is much hope that the current startup winter […]
London Business School is honored to be recognized for supporting groundbreaking and impactful research in entrepreneurship and private capital with a Highly Commended distinction at the 2023 GCEC Awards. In a testament to its unwavering commitment to advancing knowledge in the fields of entrepreneurship and private capital, London Business School’s Institute of Entrepreneurship and Private […]
It was a huge pleasure to host Arka Dhar at our IEPC event last week on “AI for Good”. While there are many people speaking on this topic, few are as well informed as Arka, the current Product Lead at OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, and also a recent graduate of our Sloan Programme. Arka’s […]
TELL Series interview with James Caan, Former Dragons’ Den Star and Serial Entrepreneur Playwright and polemicist George Bernard Shaw once wrote, ‘When I was a young man I observed that nine out of every ten things I did were failures. So I did ten times more work.’ It is often acknowledged that starting a business […]