An instinct for security

May 10, 2015

Francis Ford Coppola is most famous as a film director, producer, scriptwriter with Academy Awards and Palme d'Or in his collection. Outside the movies, he’s built a commercial empire with heavy interests... READ MORE

Put ideas in the pipeline

April 1, 2015

There’s a pipeline of opportunities you’re working on. Potential sales and prospects sitting at anything from 10-90% possibility. Your cash-flow and operating models are based on it. You manage against it, report... READ MORE

What’s the game changer?

March 12, 2015

Change is coming. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon. A shift in technology, a new bidder, competitor manoeuvres, a change in regulation. I don’t know what it is but... READ MORE

Taking new ideas out on the walls

March 7, 2015

I took a new idea out on the walls today. The first time I’ve spoken about it in public. Just one-to-one, to a friend. Nothing grand, no pressure. But it was... READ MORE

A juicy idea?

March 2, 2015

Taking ideas out to meet the world is a lot harder than having them. Say I have a secret recipe for fruit juice, and I want to make it into... READ MORE