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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
London Business School (LBS) is excited to announce its exclusive partnership with the Entrepreneurship World Cup (EWC) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), led by Startupscale360. As the exclusive Knowledge Partner, LBS is committed to providing entrepreneurs with the knowledge, networks, and resources needed to succeed in today’s competitive landscape. London Business School (LBS) stands […]
As a three-time entrepreneur and seasoned business school professor, John Mullins has spent decades delving into the world of entrepreneurship. His journey, marked by successes and failures, has provided invaluable insights into what drives entrepreneurial ventures to thrive. He shares his reflections below. In my initial career as a three-time entrepreneur – with a victory, […]
Startups and corporations face a transformative year, with challenges and shifts opening new strategies for collaboration and success. As we cap off the start of the year, we reflect on recent dynamics and the shape of opportunities for startups and corporations in the year to come. There is much hope that the current startup winter […]
AssetVault founder and LBS alumnus Vishnu Chundi leverages AI and Blockchain to remedy an age-old concern. There is a staggering $6bn left in unclaimed assets in India and a further $4bn unclaimed by the Indian diaspora located around the world, and this figure is set to quadruple in the years ahead. This money is simply […]
London-based Swizzle launched in August 2022 just as the UK’s economic downturn worsened. In this Q&A, cofounder Capucine Codron MBA2022 reveals why the threat of recession failed to deter her and fellow co-founder Guillaume Jacomin MBA2022 from launching a startup during an economic downturn. 5 tips for starting up in a downturn Investors don’t want […]