Don’t be a badge collector

Lots of people — especially young and ambitious people — say they want to start startups. Very few do. If you’re…

What makes a successful founder

We often get asked about the differences between the EF companies that…

Preparing to be a founder

It’s about six weeks until the fifth EF programme begins. On Friday, I gave a talk for some of the incoming cohort that I thought might be useful for a broader audience, so I’ve adapted it into this post. The key question is, what can you do in seven weeks to be more “ready” to…

The co-founder checklist

Finding a co-founder isn’t about going through a checklist. Unfortunately it doesn’t work that way and you can’t…

What we got wrong.

EF is approaching it’s fourth birthday and I thought this was a good time to reflect on some of the things we did really…

Why working in a corporate doesn’t train you to be a founder

How we built 33 companies in 12 weeks.

This week we invested in 33 companies produced through Entrepreneur First. This is our fifth…

Why founders should practice mindfulness

I spoke about this topic at the Mindfulness Summit in London…

You’re working on the wrong idea

Your technical skills give you an unfair advantage. Make sure you use…