Category Archives: Entrepreneurial Journey

Panellists at London tech week: Jane Khedair, Toby Brown, Ryan Wang, Sam Tidswell Norrish

Experience Over Education? Reflections from London Tech Week 2025

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 […]

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Stotles founders

LBS Alumni-Founded Stotles Raises $13M to Grow Private Sector Sales to Government

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 […]

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Sailing- Everpay

Scaling a Payment Fintech Solution: Learning from Greece’s EveryPay

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 […]

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Two people facing each other with the TFL mind the gap logo behind them on a wall.

Mind the Gap: Why Aligning as Co-Founders is Critical for Your Company’s Growth

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 […]

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Ex-SoftBank CFO and President Alok Sama talks to Professor Florin Vasvari about working closely with the iconic technology investor Masayoshi ‘Masa’ Son, the early days of the Vision Fund and his new bestselling book

‘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. […]

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Alex Ryvkin sitting on stage.

LBS Alumnus Alex Ryvkin: Raising Funds and Innovating in Crypto Finance

Founded in late 2022 by Alex Ryvkin, a London Business School (LBS) MBA2014 alumnus, Rho Labs is revolutionising the financial landscape with its innovative approach to crypto-specific and traditional finance rates. After raising $2.2 million in a pre-seed round led by Speedinvest in April 2024, the company secured an additional $4 million in seed funding […]

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What would you ask Norges Bank Investment Management CEO Nicolai Tangen, who manages the largest investment fund in the world?

A London Business School audience got a rare chance to quiz the boss of Norway’s $1.8 trillion sovereign wealth fund in a fascinating evening where Nicolai Tangen spoke about the state of global equities (not looking great), his philosophy on market risk (popularity is risk) and why he believes we are living in the most […]

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Can you start a business doing what you love? Charles Nasser did…

Today, businesses and individuals are grappling with AI agents and applications and coming to terms with the fact that these rapidly advancing technologies will upend ‘business as usual’. As ever, forward-thinking organisations have already been experimenting with AI pilots to improve operational efficiencies, lift margins and boost the user experience, while others may just be […]

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Rupert Merson teaching.

Impact of Budget on Family Businesses – Unintended Consequences?

Concern about potential damage to agriculture in the UK triggered by changes to Inheritance Tax rules in the budget has overshadowed the potential damage to the wider family business sector. Perhaps this shouldn’t be a surprise. Family businesses have always been quiet contributors to economies around the world, including the UK’s. This makes them easy […]

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Michael and Yuri

Unveiling the Impact of GenAI on Private Equity and Industry Transformation

Generative AI (GenAI) is making waves across various sectors, and its potential to revolutionize industries has become a hot topic. In a recent discussion, Michael Jacobides, the Sir Donald Gordon Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Professor of Strategy at London Business School, alongside Yuri Romanenkov, the Academic Director of the Next Generation Digital Strategies […]

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