FOUNDER LESSONS Archives - AllTopStartups

From Hobby to £3m Turnover Company – How Business Has Boomed For BOFI Racing

Welcome to our founder lessons series. This week, Leigh Gray, Director and founder of BOFI Racing ( the home of performance and tuning parts for the Mazda MX-5) shares their success…

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3 min

Is Recruitment Bias Stopping Your Chances of Success?

Recruiters can be prone to unconscious bias during the hiring process. This aids discriminatory decisions, with a damaging effect for both the candidate and employer. But, for businesses, what’s more,…

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4 min

7 Things I Wish Someone Told Me in the Beginning: Mistakes Beginner Entrepreneurs Make

Demotivation is what oftentimes follows a quick start of a new company whose inexperienced management has just left the ranks of regular employees. The reasons why young entrepreneurs burn out…

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4 min

Hiring for Attitude: 5 Tips for Behavioral Interviews to Hire Real Estate Agents

There’s one popular recruiting mantra that even the biggest companies in the world follow: hire for attitude, train for skill. This is an important consideration when it comes to recruiting…

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6 min

The Fastest Way to Grow as a Person Is by Starting Your Own Business

The day I left university, I was proud of my relative success. The feeling didn’t last. The very next day, it was replaced with an unsettling, crippling uncertainty. I left…

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4 min

Taking the Leap: Turning Your Side Hustle into Your Main Source of Income

The side hustle has become a popular pastime in recent years as full-time employees take advantage of technological advancements making it easier to pick up part-time gigs for extra income.…

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5 min

Founders of Mellow Reveal How They Built a Successful eCommerce Business in one of the World’s Fastest-Growing Markets

Welcome to our founder lessons series. This week, James Storie-Pugh and Neil Tunbridge share how they conceived and founded mellow in the space of a year, and how it’s raising…

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6 min

How Neal Taparia Built And Grew Imagine Easy Solutions (a Software Business) Without investment to ~$20M

Welcome to our founder lessons series. This week, Neal Taparia, a repeat founder, shares how he founded Imagine Easy Solutions and grew the software business without investment to ~$20M. Introduce…

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4 min

How Rated Driving Instructors Founders Built an Online Marketplace That Connects Learner Drivers With Driving Instructors

Welcome to our founder lessons series. Today, Oliver Tuffney reveals how he and his brother Kevin Tuffney co-founded Rated Driving Instructors, an online marketplace that connects learner drivers with driving instructors.…

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6 min

Founder of CEEK Marketing Reveals How He Built a Successful Digital Marketing Consultancy

Welcome to our founder lessons series. This week, Charlie Terry, CEO & Founder of CEEK Marketing shares why and how he launched a digital marketing consultancy business and their biggest…

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5 min

6 Unpleasant Realities Of Being An Entrepreneur

Becoming an entrepreneur isn’t all fun and games. While it comes with plenty of rewards, you’ll also experience some downsides. Knowing what they are can help you prepare and handle…

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9 min

Founder Lessons: How I Grew a Side Hustle to a $200M Valuation

How it All Went Down It’s 2008, and I just spent the last two hours playing Mario Kart with my childhood friend, Emil. What started as a friendly wager for…

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4 min

Pavel Melnikov: A Successful Entrepreneur Shares His Business Tips

With only 0.01% of companies considered large enterprises, transforming a small business into a powerful corporation could prove to be quite a challenge. That said, the real question is –…

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6 min

iFinance Department Founder Shares How He Successfully Launched an Online Accounting Business

Welcome to our founder lessons series. Today, Anthony Hanson reveals how he launched an accountancy business that supports businesses with cloud technology. Anthony Hanson is the founder of iFinance Department,…

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3 min

Does Your “Coronavirus Free Time” Have You Thinking About Starting a New Business From Home?

Welcome to our founder lessons series. This week Eileen Smith shares her journey from Diplomacy to a Growing Public Speaking Coaching Business. Working from home? Got extra time on your hands because…

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4 min

Quintessentially – A Concierge Service Company With $202M Turnover

Have you ever thought about how a rich man books his luxury vacation? Do they scroll across various websites or go for some inquiry calls? Or do they compare the…

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