The story of Amiqus, one of the fastest growing tech companies scaling up in Scotland.

In this episode of #thetechentrepreneur Chris Rourke talks to us about his journey in founding UserVision over 20 years ago. Since then user experience has changed significantly alongside technology. We talk through :

Why MVP isn't focused on the right outcomes
Having a passion for solving problems
How good design can get out of control
The differences between delivering a product vs an experience

and much much more.

Phil Gripton from Waypoint Partners covering Unicorns, Growth & Mindset!

As well as :

🦄 Being part of a unicorn, online dating business & disruptive energy company

🎯 Working in the business to working on the business

🥋 Barriers to growth

🤾‍♂️ Getting the balance right between family, business and yourself

🗿 Quality of mind thinking & having the right mindset

A massive thank you to Phil for coming on the podcast!

New #thetechentrepreneur episode now available📢

I was delighted to get the chance to talk with Cameron Johnston at Riixo® | Creators of the worlds first sport and injury recovery cuff, we talk over everything from Business Gateway, #investment, #olympics to #mentalhealth.

In the latest episode of The Tech Entrepreneur, I talk with Evelyn McDonald about all things Scottish Edge. Her story of moving Scottish Edge into being a private organisation, how her amazing team were first brought together, why it's fundamental that we breed more start-ups and scale-ups here in Scotland.

Evelyn talks through some top tips for companies looking to apply to the competition and for people who would like to get involved to help the competition have much-needed funding and do more.

Take a look at the highlights here and then head over to our channel on Youtube for more (link in the comments).

In this episode of The Tech Entrepreneur I talk to David Dillon who is the founder of a tipping platform called URocked.

We talk about his amazing story of starting up the business during some of the most difficult times, the rollercoaster of emotions involved in running a business and why having the passion to solve an issue facing many people across the globe was something he was drawn towards.

In this episode of The Tech Entrepreneur we talk with Richard Simpson who is joint managing director at a creative agency based in Edinburgh called Tayburn.

Tayburn has been running over 40 years and in 2015 Richard stepped up with to lead the business with another member of the team. During this time much had changed in the creative agency market, leading Richard and his team to pivot the business to succeed. We talk about work-life balance, clients, recruitment and much more.

In the latest episode of The Tech Entrepreneur, Phil Telfer finds out about how to manage change with Phil Telfer from Sharktower.

Sharktower produce software which helps businesses make more effective changes with better outcomes.

We learn more about the origins of the company and the plans for the future.

Find out more using the links below and enjoy the episode!

Quote:

"Our job is to help businesses deliver better outcomes with less surprises. Ultimately we're trying to help guide all types of business change from formal projects to change management to process procurement."

Guest bio:

Craig is the co-founder of Sharktower, and the company's Chief Technology & Product Officer.

He's racked up over 20 years of experience delivering projects and seeing too many of them fail unnecessarily along the way.

He describes himself as being 'obsessed' with tackling the waste in projects.

Timestamps:

• 0047 - What is Sharktower?
• 0230 - Why do some tech projects fail?
• 0538 - When projects are successful but the implementation lets them down
• 1348 - Why bigger teams can slow down delivery
• 1611 - More about Sharktower
• 1856 - the power of sentiment
• 2230 - The complexity of projects explained
• 2419 - Sharktower future plans

Links:

ClearSky Logic: https://www.clearskylogic.com/

Sharktower: https://sharktower.com/

Check out previous episodes:

Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5DFn4ZPaCDfxATpkmHwREa

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https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-tech-entrepreneur-darren-auld-vKnFAbfa03E/

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