Microsoft and Google have recently made big investments in two of the most valuable companies in artificial intelligence (AI). OpenAI, which developed ChatGPT, has received a staggering investment of US$10 billion (£7.8 billion) from Microsoft, while Google has invested US$300 million in Anthropic. The companies’ financial support for AI has pushed an ongoing rivalry in […]
Apple’s recent unveiling of the Vision Pro, its first augmented reality and virtual reality (VR) headset, came as a surprise to no one who follows Apple news – rumours had been circulating for years. Apple’s products have a long history of creating waves well ahead of launch due to rumour and speculation. In late 2009, […]
Business owners are often confused about how to value a business to raise capital and why investors value a business differently from each other, even for similar-sized businesses, at the same stage, in the same sector. Someone who asked me recently was referring to the TV show Dragons’ Den; however, the conundrum applies to many […]
Lots of startups fail. The figures are bad. The reasons are many. Interestingly, you can often spot the potential failures a mile off too, often before they even get going. But why do so many startup businesses fail? Back in the day, the narrative was often shrouded in business talk and jargon. However, the reason […]
Last year SiteGround’s new Client Area and Site Tools were launched. New customers started using these interfaces in August 2019 and existing clients are currently being migrated. Having spent years getting used to cPanel I was a little nervous about the change. I didn’t need to be. It is excellent. Today we’re going to have […]
All over the world businesses are really struggling due to coronavirus. Employees are finding the situation equally hard – worrying about their jobs and having to work from home for the first time. I was thinking of writing a post giving any advice I could for businesses who are having difficulties and tips for people […]
Is it a good idea to have one big client? In short, no. Articles about this topic have been around for years, yet sadly, businesses are still giving in to temptation. So I decided it was time for another go at persuading business owners that it’s not a good idea to have one big client. […]
If you are in the sustainability, environmental and cleantech sector and you need to raise investment it obviously makes sense to speak to potential investors who specialise in, and have a track record of investing in this sector. Here are some firms you may want to check out depending on the stage of your business, […]
Does your business actually do what you say it does? Many businesses are failing because they are not delivering on their strap-line or stated USP. Marketing materials, strap-lines and sales pitches are often used to get people through the door, only to then flog them a watered down version of the goods or services. For […]
If you want to know how to add a Twitter feed to a WordPress site using Themify, you’ll be pleased to hear that it’s pretty straightforward (Note, I’m referring to WordPress.org sites here, not WordPress.com). If you are familiar with interfaces, WordPress and using themes/builders, then you should have no problem. There are a number […]
It’s hard to believe that some ecommerce businesses still don’t use autoresponders to automatically reply to customers. There are a whole host of uses for autoresponders. For ecommerce, they should be used to confirm certain actions such as a sale, despatch, delivery and refund; along with acknowledging things like returns, customer support enquiries, etc. Recently, […]
Balancing your company’s board of directors is really important. Depending on your model, it’s really important to have a good balance of people and skills across your business: age, gender, ethnicity, personality, skills and intellect – to name but a few. Virtually every business person has a different view on the direction the business should […]