by Stephen Gibbens | Feb 19, 2024 | Business Strategy
Amongst my favourite business books that I keep in my office to refer back to, there is a Touchy Feely Board Book. Let me explain why that is. The Hedgehog Concept My favourite part of my favourite book “Good to Great” by Jim Collins is The...
by Stephen Gibbens | Nov 3, 2023 | Business history, Business Strategy
Definition of a Unicorn: Unicorn is the term used in the venture capital industry to describe a startup company with a value of over $1 billion. In between saying that I would write this blog in my 21st anniversary LinkedIn post at the start of September and actually...
by Stephen Gibbens | Sep 14, 2023 | Choosing an Accountant
100% Pure and Fresh Part 2 – Time for a Fresh Approach In Part 1, I described changes that have happened in the past 21 years that Accountech has been serving tech companies. In this second part, I describe a fresh approach which better fits their needs. A Fresh...
by Stephen Gibbens | Sep 14, 2023 | Choosing an Accountant
100% Pure and Fresh Part 1 – Why the Traditional Accounting Model does not fit early stage tech companies well My accounting practice started in 2002 and right from the start I decided that it would focus on early stage technology companies. The boom in tech companies...
by Stephen Gibbens | Apr 26, 2023 | Business Strategy
Reflecting on 20 years in business, I thought I’d post about what I’ve learnt in that time and this would be my number one. In my favourite business book “Good to Great” by Jim Collins, it Is called the Hedgehog Concept. That comes from a Greek parable:“The fox knows...
