Finland has a population of 5.5 million people. That is smaller than London. When Miki Kuusi founded Wolt in Helsinki, he wasn’t staring at a large addressable market. He was staring at a small one, with limited capital, no Silicon Valley network, and competitors who were raising $30 million rounds while he scraped together a […]
When I was at London Business School, I knew I wanted to move closer to the real mechanics of how companies grow. I had started my career in investment banking, which gave me a strong analytical toolkit, but I was increasingly more interested in what sat behind the model. What does it actually take to […]
We are excited to announce the London Business School Launchpad 2026 Cohort. Launchpad is London Business School’s startup pre-accelerator programme, organised by the LBS Entrepreneurship Club and supported by the Institute of Entrepreneurship and Private Capital. The programme helps some of the most ambitious founders at LBS transform early ideas into viable, scalable businesses. The […]
Understanding entrepreneurial finance is not just about spreadsheets and valuation models. It involves judgement, incentives, and making difficult decisions under uncertainty. After transitioning into private equity, Anna Autti (MBA2026), discovered that the most valuable lessons came from analysing real-world dilemmas, the very challenges founders face every day. Drawing on her experience across M&A law, corporate […]
Two weekends ago, the atmosphere at London Business School shifted. The usual quiet of Nuffield Hall in the North Building was replaced by the frantic energy of 48-hour sprints, late-night coding, and the unmistakable buzz of people building something from nothing. This was my third time attending HackLBS, the flagship hackathon-style event hosted by the […]
When women start companies, they earn far more than they would have in a salaried job. New research reveals that women who leave salaried jobs to start companies see a 22% earnings boost—far higher than men’s 8% gain. By bypassing biased workplace structures, entrepreneurship allows high-ability women to capture the value their skills deserve, narrowing […]
Mohamed Mohamed is the Founder and CEO of Smart Bricks, an AI-powered real estate intelligence platform, and a Forbes 30 Under 30 Middle East 2025 honouree. Since founding the company in 2024, Mohamed has raised approximately $5 million in pre-seed funding, backed by Andreessen Horowitz, 500 Global, Sanabil Investments, Techstars, and angel investors from OpenAI, […]
When companies lay people off, they rarely imagine they might be creating their next competitors. In this piece, Dr Bukky Akinsanmi Oyedeji, Assistant Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at London Business School shows how layoffs don’t just release workers, they can also release future founders. When companies announce layoffs, attention usually turns to the immediate […]
Last week I hosted a conversation with Joanna Jensen, founder of Childs Farm. Joanna’s story is well-known in consumer brand circles. She turned a personal need (gentler skincare for her daughter’s severe eczema) into a category-leading brand and exited with a £40 million deal. What made this session valuable, however, was getting to see how […]
Recently, I attended an Enterprise 100 (E100) event near campus. For those unfamiliar with the group, E100 is one of the UK’s longest running angel investment clubs, founded in 1999 and historically associated with London Business School. While it operates independently today, many of its approximately 100 active members are LBS alumni, and the group […]