In early 2021, my co-founders Nick Potter and Tom Faggionato and I set out to raise capital for a breathing wellness device called exhalo. Five years later, it's worth examining not whether we were right about the opportunity, but whether we understood the timeline required to capture it. The timing looked perfect. We were in the middle of COVID, and breathing had become urgent in ways it never had been before. Lockdowns created epidemic levels of stress and anxiety. People w

Most innovation happens when times are good. The most valuable innovation happens when capital is scarce and risk is high. This post shares how launching Mike the Knight during the 2009 downturn reshaped my view on resourcefulness, and why uncertainty is the best test of a leader’s strategy.

Three out of four people never talk about their sexual health, even when something is wrong. This article explores the stigma, practical barriers and design flaws that stop people seeking help – and what innovators can do to make care easier to access.

In the world of consumer apps, testing is not an event. It is the operating model. When I co-founded Your.MD - a digital health platform that eventually reached 30 million users and achieved Class IIa medical device certification - we ran continuous experiments as a matter of course. Different versions of the product deployed simultaneously to different user groups. Real-time analytics showing exactly where users engaged, where they dropped off, and what drove them to return.

From patent examiner to innovation executive: lessons on building genuinely defensible competitive advantages that competitors cannot easily replicate, even when they can see what you're doing.

In 2013, I tested data-driven content production with puppet characters on a shoestring budget. What I learned about audience behavior years before Netflix popularized the format shaped my creative thinking for the next decade.

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Most companies hit inflection points where what got them here won't get them there. Learn how Radycle helps businesses blend corporate discipline with startup agility to scale successfully.

TV animation productions are costly and time-intensive, often requiring €10 million or more and years to complete. Content producers and IP creators frequently approach us seeking partners to share production burdens; but co-production deals come with hidden complexities that can derail even promising projects. When assessing the decision to enter into a co-production agreement with another producer several factors should be assessed, putting on the scale both potential benef