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Dan Blake

Dan Blake

Pitching for Investment over Zoom

One thing most startup Founder have in common is having to pitch to investors. On one hand, COVID has made access to investors easier than…

Nov 24, 2020

Nov 24, 2020

Dan Blake

20k down the drain — Lessons from a(nother) failed startup

A year ago I decided to try and prototype a new SaaS product in the evenings and weekends around my day job. The classic side hustle we…

Aug 25, 2020

20k down the drain — Lessons from a(nother) failed startup

Aug 25, 2020

Dan Blake

10 dysfunctions of a (operations) team

If founding a company is hard, scaling it is definitely no easier!

Mar 7, 2020

Mar 7, 2020

Dan Blake

Why the UK sucks for startups but what you can you do to win!

It has never been easier to be an Entrepreneur in the UK, however, it has also never been harder either.

Mar 3, 2020

Why the UK sucks for startups but what you can you do to win!

Mar 3, 2020

Dan Blake

Re-thinking UK Social Care: Tackling the workforce crisis

Social care employs more people than the NHS. Our ageing population and headwinds impacting staffing, mean we are at the start of a…

Feb 22, 2020

Feb 22, 2020

Dan Blake

Don’t make mistakes before you even start — some tips for new Founders

I recently met an early stage first time Founder, she had a great idea that solves a problem, she had done some testing and was very…

Jan 17, 2020

Don’t make mistakes before you even start — some tips for new Founders

Jan 17, 2020

Dan Blake

Startup Founder: The 10 things no one tells you!

Glitz, glamour and free acai bowls. That’s the world of a startup founder right?

Dec 23, 2019

Startup Founder: The 10 things no one tells you!

Dec 23, 2019

Dan Blake

How to build a low cost tech MVP if you are not technical?

Having an idea for a tech business is a great start. However, how do you work out if it is something that can become a real business…

Nov 23, 2019

How to build a low cost tech MVP if you are not technical?

Nov 23, 2019

Dan Blake

What makes a good fundraising pitch?

I have been involved with hundreds of pitches as a Founder raising myself, an investor being pitched to, watching others pitch and…

Nov 18, 2019

Nov 18, 2019

Dan Blake

How do I actually turn my idea into a company?

An idea you could actually see landing as a business strikes one day. After the light-bulb moment you think about getting it off the…

Nov 8, 2019

How do I actually turn my idea into a company?

Nov 8, 2019

Dan Blake

Dan Blake

Founder — Passionate about helping startups and their Founders succeed and to avoid the silly mistakes I have made myself

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