On 24th September, I had the pleasure of introducing Ken Valledy to a room full of aspiring entrepreneurs at London Business School. Few speakers could have connected more directly with an MBA audience. After all, Ken once stood where many of us aspire to be – a successful corporate executive with an impressive track record […]
LBS has been ranked a top 10 business school for MBA founders worldwide by PitchBook in its 2025 list. Of more than 173,000 VC-backed founders analysed by PitchBook this year, 478 studied at London Business School, raising a combined $11.6 billion. In addition, LBS placed ninth for business schools for female MBA founders in PitchBook’s […]
Facing inheritance tax hikes, family firms are fighting to protect their legacy. At this year’s Family Office Conference, Steve Rigby discussed with Rhian-Anwen Hamill the resilience and importance of family businesses in the UK’s economic landscape. Explore the impacts and strategies these enterprises are employing to navigate this new fiscal reality. “We’re 50 years old […]
When Martin Dimitrov (LBS MiM23) walked into his first London Business School (LBS) lecture, he already knew he wasn’t destined for the traditional consulting or finance path. Instead, he was drawn to entrepreneurship. “Even in my application, I positioned myself towards startups,” he recalls. LBS proved to be the perfect launchpad, with its entrepreneurship-focused curriculum, […]
At London Business School, Teaching Fellow Vidur Varma recently had an insightful conversation with David Herbada, a venture partner at Zinc Venture, a leading deep tech venture builder based in London, and a general partner at Fikra Ventures, a Dubai-based AI-focused venture studio. David’s professional activities revolve around deep tech, particularly in healthcare and artificial […]
At London Tech Week 2025, the Institute of Entrepreneurship and Private Capital (IEPC) at London Business School’s Executive Director, Jane Khedair, moderated a lively panel exploring the age-old question: does experience outweigh education for startup founders? Featuring voices from diverse entrepreneurs, the discussion unpacked what really helps founders succeed today. In the following post, Jane […]
Stotles has created a single platform for private sector companies to grow their revenue in the public sector in the new age of government efficiency. Founded in 2020 by London Business School MBA alumni John Witt, Taj Kamranpour and Carsten Schaltz (MBA 2019), and having taken part in the LBS Incubator, Stotles is on a […]
In this conversation, Gary Dushnitsky sits down with Georgios Syntelis, CEO of EveryPay – a leading Greek fintech at the forefront of payment innovation. A Columbia-LBS Global EMBA graduate, Georgios shares how his international banking experience shaped his approach to scaling a high-impact venture in a cash-first economy. Together, they explore the evolution of digital […]
As you progress in your entrepreneurial journey, you understand that finding a co-founder is the easy part. Managing long-term co-founder relationships that are healthy and powerful is the real challenge. As a company scales, the relationship matures as well and you need to work hard to make it mature well. We know many co-founder stories […]
‘What I always admired about him is his ability to see what the world could look like in 10 years time, and buy into a business that may not actually exist yet’ – Alok Sama talks to Professor Florin Vasvari about working with the iconic founder of Softbank, Masayoshi ‘Masa’ Son and his new career. […]