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Profit vs Growth — Part 2: What’s Best for your Business?

In part 1 we explored how tech unicorns are maximising growth and building up significant losses in the process. In this article, we will look at the benefits and costs of maximising either growth or profit.
Sam Allen
Sam Allen
August 29, 2019
5 min read
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Profit Vs. Growth — Part 1: Unicorns Aren’t Real

With large user bases and significant market share, but no clear path to profits, how are modern tech businesses achieving billion-dollar valuations?
Sam Allen
Sam Allen
July 29, 2019
5 min read
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What’s on in E1 — Working in Whitechapel & Aldgate

What was once a road for commuters in the 16th century is now becoming one of London’s busiest business districts. But it’s not all suits and ties.
Sam Allen
Sam Allen
May 24, 2019
5 min read
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Replacing Silicon Valley – The World’s Strongest Tech Hub

The history of Silicon Valley’s meteoric rise, the costs of being the world’s largest tech hub and what European tech hubs are doing differently.
Sam Allen
Sam Allen
May 1, 2019
5 min read
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Skills Shortage — Founders Share Tips for Attracting Talent

We gather insights from tech scale-up founders who are successfully growing their teams.
Sam Allen
Sam Allen
April 17, 2019
5 min read
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Entertainment, Industry, Tech — Shoreditch Through the Ages

Shoreditch is one of London’s most popular districts among locals, tourists, creatives and more recently, tech entrepreneurs. So how did an area known for being industrial and alternative become a go-to location for tech companies?
Sam Allen
Sam Allen
April 12, 2019
5 min read
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Scale-up Growing Pains — The European Skills Shortage

A growing number of scale-ups in the tech sector are struggling to find tech talent. We look at the severity of the shortage, the consequences it could have and the solutions being offered by governments, businesses, education boards and new technologies.
Sam Allen
Sam Allen
March 11, 2019
5 min read
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Going Global — Founders Share Tips on International Expansion

We gather insights from tech scale-up founders who are currently expanding overseas.
February 19, 2019
5 min read
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Kreuzberg — Berlin’s Cultural Hub and Tech Centre

We investigate the transformative history of Kreuzberg, one of Berlin’s most popular and culturally diverse districts, to learn about its growth as the heart of Berlin’s tech scene.
Sam Allen
Sam Allen
February 14, 2019
5 min read
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Scale-up Growing Pains — Supercharge Growth With Infrastructure

Is it harder to start a company or scale one?
Sam Allen
Sam Allen
December 1, 2018
5 min read