Innovation and collaboration are buzz words that are on the lips of every corporate, SME, academic institution and startup across the globe. That being said, these terms are core to businesses and organisations looking to stay with the times and provide value to their stakeholders. With all this increased chatter and fascination with innovation programmes, […]

Crowd is the word ‘du jour’: crowdsourcing, crowd communities, crowdfunding the list goes on. More organisations are tapping into crowds for inspiration and ideas, resulting in the creation of numerous innovation challenges. Many of which are open so that anyone, anywhere can share their ideas and thoughts and see what else has been submitted, thereby […]

Britain’s shocking vote out of the European Union has sent investors fleeing and thrown businesses into dismay over London’s uncertain future as the financial capital. This raises inevitable questions; what is London’s future as the hub of the FinTech industry? Does it mark the end for London leading the world of FinTech? Or is it […]

What do grapes, an Achilles tendon, and PwC all have in common? The answer is quite a lot apparently. They are all in fact linked with Leo Johnson – author, broadcaster, sustainability expert and younger brother of none other than former Mayor of London, Boris Johnson.   Myself and Mark had the pleasure of representing […]

Here at Pace we don’t believe in a one size fits all methodology. When clients ask for our help to be more innovative, or how to solve some of their biggest challenges, or even simply how to effectively work with startups, it doesn’t make sense for us to offer the same accelerator package every time. […]

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of sharing my take on presentations to a fantastic and highly engaged audience at the inaugural Chasing Ed conference. With just 30 minutes and a range of startups at different stages, I kept it simple. To be fair, I would do the same for a smaller group […]

This weekend, myself and my co-founder, Mark are heading to Hack The House. As you may have imagined, this is a hackathon focused on the future of home tech. Given our experience attending a variety of hackathons, we thought we’d jot down our top five tips to win a hackathon.   Understand the task, and […]

So as I’m sitting here on the Central Line, on my way to Unilever’s #HackTheHouse, it started to dawn on me just what I’ve taken on. Despite my heavy weekday schedule and startup lifestyle, I have voluntarily given up an entire weekend to do more work. The only difference is this comes with the pressure […]