Over a decade turning messy problems into shipped products, teams and companies in early-stage tech.
I'm a tech entrepreneur and operator based in London. For the last decade I've built products, teams and companies in early-stage tech. Today, two things have my attention.
Software for incubators and accelerators — helping them digitise, share and manage the data of their entrepreneurial ecosystems. Bootstrapped from an idea to a team, powering programmes like the Centre for Entrepreneurs' NEF+.
startbook.co.uk ↗Fractional operations and startup support for early-stage teams. I step in as an operator — building the processes, hiring, finance and delivery rhythm that let founders move faster without a full-time COO.
Learn more ↗Oxford-educated, MBA-honoured, and recognised by the programmes and awards that back the UK's best early-stage founders. The milestones that shaped how I build.
A four-year integrated Master's in Cell & Systems Biology at the University of Oxford (St Edmund Hall). I originally planned a research career in biogerontology before being pulled into the world of tech and startups.
Graduated in the top 10% of my cohort from Quantic — the world's first mobile MBA, taught with a method rated as effective as a top-10 classroom by independent researchers from Stanford.
Won a £20,000 grant for pitching my business idea at the 2020 CVC Young Innovator Awards — the funding that allowed Startbook to get off the ground.
Selected onto the Centre for Entrepreneurs' NEF Fast Track from 3,500+ applicants (~1%), then awarded the CEO's Award by Neeta Patel CBE for my contributions to the programme and community.
I've spent over ten years as part of, and managing, the communities that back early-stage founders — Entrepreneurs First, the Centre for Entrepreneurs, The Family and more. Startbook is where all of that comes together: software that helps incubators and accelerators digitise, run and grow their entrepreneurial ecosystems.
Most early-stage teams don't need a full-time COO. They need someone who has done it before to come in, build the operational spine of the company, and hand it back running. That's what I do.
The systems that stop things falling over: planning rhythms, tooling, documentation, reporting and the day-to-day processes a growing team actually sticks to.
Role scoping, sourcing, interview processes and onboarding — plus the contracts, payroll and people admin that come with your first handful of hires.
Budgets, forecasts, runway modelling and bookkeeping that stands up to scrutiny — and support on grants, pitch material and investor reporting.
Turning a roadmap into shipped work: prioritisation, scoping, sprint cadence and managing engineering or agency partners to a deadline.
Designing and running accelerators, cohorts, demo days and conferences — from logistics and speakers through to measurement.
Standing up a new venture or brand quickly: website, identity, comms, and the operational setup behind a credible public launch.
Sharing startup and entrepreneurship experience through education, coaching and keynotes.
Photographer, traveller, skier and two-time local election candidate. I founded a couple of university societies, ran a campaign or two, and I'm happiest with a camera in hand somewhere new. (hover the photos)
They say it takes a village to raise a child. I'm building the one that raises founders.// that village is Startbook ⚡
Building something, hiring, or just want to compare notes? I'm always happy to hear from founders and fellow operators.