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Entrepreneurship is sometimes described as the new rock ‘n’ roll, with many business leaders now considered famous with celebrity-like status. The profiles in this channel range from the Dragons’ Den investors to interviews with famous entrepreneurs such as Stelios, Luke Johnson and Alan Sugar. There’s certainly plenty to learn from these highly successful men and women who have built some of the UK’s most recognisable brands.
Electronic Arts (EA): Trip Hawkins
Sir Richard Branson's start-up tips and insights
Michael Acton Smith on fundraising, being an angel, and a Mind Candy IPO
Electronic Arts (EA): Trip Hawkins
Digital gaming phenomenon Electronic Arts was an idea 11 years in the making, founder...
Sir Richard Branson's start-up tips and insights
Mentoring, start-up loans and honing your business pitch: Sir Richard Branson reveals...
Michael Acton Smith on fundraising, being an angel, and a Mind Candy IPO
The entrepreneur behind Moshi Monsters talks exclusively about fundraising secrets, s...
Moshi Monsters’ Michael Acton Smith on wasting $9m and pivoting to success
The Mind Candy and Firebox.com founder talks exclusively to Startups.co.uk and reveal...
Sir Bob Geldof: musician, humanitarian, and serial entrepreneur
Geldof talks social entrepreneurship, the African business opportunity, and reveals h...
Match.com: Gary Kremen
How founder and ex-CEO Gary Kremen’s search for love inspired global online dating si...
ASOS: Nick Robertson
ASOS co-founder Nick Robertson reveals the celebrity-product inspiration behind the n...
Mind Candy: Michael Acton Smith
How Moshi Monsters’ creator and Firebox.com co-founder started his technology success...
By Caprice: Caprice Bourret
The self-taught entrepreneur on breaking through stereotypes and battling with overse...
Neon Play: Oli Christie
We look at how Neon Play’s Oli Christie went from marketer to an iPhone app developer...
NET-A-PORTER: Natalie Massenet
Discover what inspired founder Natalie Massenet – and how she brought fashion retail’...
Exclusive extract: How They Started Digital – the Twitter story
Find out how social networking giant Twitter was created – and discover how the found...
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