Meet The Pitch 2020 judges
Every year, we invite an experienced team of entrepreneurs and industry leaders to help judge The Pitch. The judges will provide advice and feedback to the finalists and choose The Pitch 2020 champion. Our judging panel this year includes business leaders who’ve grown startups into global businesses, active investors and sector specialists. If you’re interested […]
The key business metrics your startup should be tracking
Business metrics help you to make informed, data-driven decisions about where best to allocate your budget. It’s easy to get bogged down with metrics. There are hundreds of different things you can track – how do you decide what matters? Here are some of the most important areas to focus on. Customer Lifetime Value and […]
How to set KPIs when you’re building a startup
The Wow Company’s Paul Bulpitt ran a brilliant session on setting targets at our 2019 London boot camp. We talked to him about how key performance indicators (KPIs) can help to ease the pressure of early-stage entrepreneurship. KPIs are measurable values that help a business to understand how effectively they are achieving their goals. They […]
How Frolo went from idea to app in six months
Sometimes you come across an idea that’s so perfect, so simple and has so much potential that you’re immediately excited. For us, Frolo was one of those ideas. When we first met Zoë Desmond – the founder of Frolo – and heard her talk about her vision, we were instantly sold. After separating from the […]
One in ten want to start a business because of the coronavirus crisis
We know business is tougher than ever right now. We also know that amazing, world-changing businesses will be built during the crisis. To find out more about how people are coping, The Pitch conducted independent research into entrepreneurship during COVID-19. Out of 2,000 UK adults surveyed, 11% said they wanted to start a business because […]
Are VCs and angels investing right now?
The last two weeks have been pivotal for so many tech startups (and most businesses across the board). Quick decisions are being made with incomplete information which could have huge impacts on future operations. We’ve seen revenue flip from impressive growth to substantial declines. Share prices have fallen off a cliff. Those once realistic targets now look […]
Ski Deal Comparison: The startup making ski season hassle-free
After spending hours trying to book a skiing holiday, Connor Miller and Gerard Cardoso i Negrie decided change was needed. They started Ski Deal Comparison, a simple, user-friendly comparison website to help customers search for their ideal ski trip with ease. We spoke to co-founder Connor Miller about side hustles, staying motivated and entering The […]
How The Pitch 2019 winner The Moment Device is taking on Parkinson’s disease
The Pitch 2019 winners – Lucy Jung and Floyd Pierres – have created a focused stimulation device to help patients with Parkinson’s disease. The Moment Device aims to improve performance for tasks like walking, dancing and hand exercises. We sat down with co-founder Lucy Jung to learn more about how their business started and how […]
Meet the entrepreneurs that built Tech City
It was in 2010 when David Cameron, his pre-Brexit innocence still firmly intact, announced a new dawn in the tech industry. During a speech in heart of East London’s Tech City, as it had been christened, Cameron declared this area would now emerge as a willing challenger to Silicon Valley’s decades’ long preponderance. The erstwhile […]
Crowdfunding lessons learned by startup Invite Agents
When Stephen Berridge set up Invite Agents to offer personalised fee quotations from estate agents, he assumed that raising funds would be straightforward. He tells us about the lessons he’s learned on his crowdfunding journey. “I thought it was simply a case of putting a pitch online and collecting money. But getting pre-funding is so […]
