Saving the planet Climate action is complex. This is my version of trying to over-simplify and understand the levers that affect climate and the opportunities that arise from dealing with the crisis we have created. By we — I mean the industrialised west, through both carbon release and resource mis-mgmt …

Diversity & Inclusion @ Resolve Partners Our work at Resolve Partners centres on helping find solutions to some of humanity’s most pressing challenges. We recognise that the solutions to these challenges need to represent each and every community that make up our society. This has prompted us to reflect on…

Why am I trying to write a primer on Venture Capital operations? I always want to help and support founders and I think there is an asymmetry in the knowledge base in this important dynamic. Essentially this means that in any VC-Founder conversation, the VC has had the conversation hundreds…

10 Steps To The Perfect Pitch Every entrepreneur needs to know how to pitch: Pitch for customers, pitch to potential employees that this risky venture is worth sticking around with and, more regularly, pitch to investors. There are several guides online explaining what a good pitch looks like, but there…

Knowing Your Market Size Understanding your market size is a key element of building a business that investors will take interest in. Here, we explain the Total Addressable Market, the Serviceable Addressable Market and the Serviceable Obtainable Market: TAM, SAM and SOM. Evaluating what’s known as TAM, SAM and SOM…

Founding a business on your own is a brave move, but bravery isn’t always rewarded, or necessarily the right move. NDRC’s portfolio of companies sees those with multiple founders performing higher than those with sole founders. …

Who do we thank As we begin to lift restriction, thoughts will turn to societal and economic futures. We can also realise that this is not the end — until we get widespread vaccine, herd immunity and effective mechanisms for next time, or even the next surge, this wont be…

I wrote a blog recently that described some of the best startup books and management books that I’ve come across that I often recommend. I got a lot of interest on LinkedIn and Twitter — so thank you for that! I thought I’d follow it up with a review of…

Being in a bookclub I’ve been thinking about book clubs and my old prejudices about them. Perhaps I always thought that they were a conduit for a group of women, usually moms, coming together for once a month, have a glass of wine, a natter and a social catchup. …