http://www.startups.co.uk/famous-entrepreneurs 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. en-gb http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 20 Digital gaming phenomenon Electronic Arts was an idea 11 years in the making, founder Trip Hawkins shares his start-up journey http://www.startups.co.uk/electronic-arts-ea-trip-hawkins.html http://www.startups.co.uk/electronic-arts-ea-trip-hawkins.html Wed, 22 May 2013 13:17:02 GMT Business Mentoring, start-up loans and honing your business pitch: Sir Richard Branson reveals all about starting a business http://www.startups.co.uk/sir-richard-branson-talks-start-up-tips-and-insights.html http://www.startups.co.uk/sir-richard-branson-talks-start-up-tips-and-insights.html Fri, 10 May 2013 17:31:20 GMT Business The entrepreneur behind Moshi Monsters talks exclusively about fundraising secrets, start-up investments, and whether he’ll float this year http://www.startups.co.uk/michael-acton-smith-on-fundraising-being-an-angel-and-a-mind-candy-ipo.html http://www.startups.co.uk/michael-acton-smith-on-fundraising-being-an-angel-and-a-mind-candy-ipo.html Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:00:43 GMT Business The Mind Candy and Firebox.com founder talks exclusively to Startups.co.uk and reveals how a last roll of the dice led to his $200m business http://www.startups.co.uk/moshi-monsters-michael-acton-smith-on-wasting-9m-and-pivoting-to-success.html http://www.startups.co.uk/moshi-monsters-michael-acton-smith-on-wasting-9m-and-pivoting-to-success.html Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:35:15 GMT Business Geldof talks social entrepreneurship, the African business opportunity, and reveals how his troubled early life led to his global success http://www.startups.co.uk/sir-bob-geldof-musician-humanitarian-and-serial-entrepreneur.html http://www.startups.co.uk/sir-bob-geldof-musician-humanitarian-and-serial-entrepreneur.html Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:34:11 GMT Business How founder and ex-CEO Gary Kremen’s search for love inspired global online dating site Match.com http://www.startups.co.uk/match-com-gary-kremen.html http://www.startups.co.uk/match-com-gary-kremen.html Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:06:07 GMT Business ASOS co-founder Nick Robertson reveals the celebrity-product inspiration behind the now famous fashion site http://www.startups.co.uk/asos-nick-robertson.html http://www.startups.co.uk/asos-nick-robertson.html Fri, 8 Mar 2013 15:49:13 GMT Business How Moshi Monsters’ creator and Firebox.com co-founder started his technology success story http://www.startups.co.uk/exclusive-extract-how-they-started-digital-mind-candy.html http://www.startups.co.uk/exclusive-extract-how-they-started-digital-mind-candy.html Mon, 21 Jan 2013 10:26:34 GMT Business We look at how Neon Play’s Oli Christie went from marketer to an iPhone app developer of successful games http://www.startups.co.uk/exclusive-extract-how-they-started-digital-the-neon-play-story.html http://www.startups.co.uk/exclusive-extract-how-they-started-digital-the-neon-play-story.html Thu, 15 Nov 2012 10:35:29 GMT Business Discover what inspired founder Natalie Massenet – and how she brought fashion retail’s premier site to market http://www.startups.co.uk/exclusive-extract-how-they-started-digital-the-net-a-porter-story.html http://www.startups.co.uk/exclusive-extract-how-they-started-digital-the-net-a-porter-story.html Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:58:53 GMT Business Find out how social networking giant Twitter was created – and discover how the founders made their first major breakthrough http://www.startups.co.uk/exclusive-extract-how-they-started-digital-twitter.html http://www.startups.co.uk/exclusive-extract-how-they-started-digital-twitter.html Tue, 31 Jul 2012 09:00:00 GMT Business Ultimo founder Michelle Mone OBE talks to Startups about the secrets of her success and her latest venture http://www.startups.co.uk/qanda-michelle-mone-obe.html http://www.startups.co.uk/qanda-michelle-mone-obe.html Thu, 5 Apr 2012 11:03:46 GMT Business Lord Sugar on ‘moaners’, why we need to create a feel-good factor in the marketplace, and his next big project http://www.startups.co.uk/lord-alan-sugar-we-need-to-create-a-culture-of-enterprise.html http://www.startups.co.uk/lord-alan-sugar-we-need-to-create-a-culture-of-enterprise.html Tue, 3 Apr 2012 16:44:00 GMT Business Lord Sugar on why entrepreneurs should stick with what they know, tell it how it is, and make sure they can sleep at night http://www.startups.co.uk/lord-alan-sugar-i-only-take-risks-in-things-i-understand.html http://www.startups.co.uk/lord-alan-sugar-i-only-take-risks-in-things-i-understand.html Mon, 2 Apr 2012 09:48:04 GMT Business The famous entrepreneur on knowing when to cut your losses, being self-sufficient and why you have to become an expert in what you’re doing http://www.startups.co.uk/lord-alan-sugar-don-t-rely-on-the-government-to-help-you.html http://www.startups.co.uk/lord-alan-sugar-don-t-rely-on-the-government-to-help-you.html Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:15:37 GMT Business The Amstrad founder on starting small, going into business with Apprentice stars Susan Ma and Tom Pellereau, and setting goals http://www.startups.co.uk/lord-alan-sugar-susan-ma-convinced-me-to-go-into-business-with-her.html http://www.startups.co.uk/lord-alan-sugar-susan-ma-convinced-me-to-go-into-business-with-her.html Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:00:52 GMT Business The Wikipedia co-founder talks exclusively to Startups about the UK start-up scene, his future plans, and why being under-funded fosters innovation http://www.startups.co.uk/exclusive-interview-jimmy-wales-co-founder-of-wikipedia.html http://www.startups.co.uk/exclusive-interview-jimmy-wales-co-founder-of-wikipedia.html Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:14:24 GMT Business The veteran business guru and chairman of Ann Summers, Knickerbox and West Ham United charts his rags-to-riches rise http://www.startups.co.uk/david-gold.html http://www.startups.co.uk/david-gold.html Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:41:39 GMT Business