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Philipp Bock set out to solve one of the biggest problems faced by consumer businesses in Latin America - the lack of a localised cross border payments infrastructure. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. View the full article

Glenn Keys and Andrew Walker were childhood friends who'd both served in the army and run businesses. Eventually they found a way to pool their resources, creating a company that provides tailored healthcare solutions in 12 countries from the UK to Africa, East Timor and Iraq. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. View the full article

Jeff Raider has helped pioneer a high quality, low cost model for selling consumer products like glasses and razors online. He tells Jonathan Moules how he did it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. View the full article

A crowded train journey home after a Chicago baseball game provided the inspiration for Katie Hill-Gottesman's Commuter Ads business, as she tells Jonathan Moules Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. View the full article

Bernard Liautaud's startup was the first French company to go public in the US back in the 1990s. He describes how he steered the company from idea to exit and now advises other European companies hoping to take the same route. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. View the full article

Slack co-founder Cal Henderson and his collaborator Stewart Butterfield started out with the aim of creating a successful video game but ended up doing something completely different. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. View the full article

Emily Brooke wanted to help solve the worst problem faced by urban cyclists - safety. She tells Jonathan Moules how she went about it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. View the full article

Will Dean tells Jonathan Moules how a legal challenge acted as a catalyst for the growth of his extreme sports business Tough Mudder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. View the full article

Jane Ni Dhulchaointigh imagined a product for fixing things that would help end the global throw-away culture. She tells Jonathan Moules how she turned her idea from a fun concept into a reality. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. View the full article

William Sargent founded his visual effects company over 30 years ago in London’s Soho district, and tells Jonathan Moules that the location was key to the early success of the business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. View the full article

Six entrepreneurs who have featured in recent episodes of FT Start-up Stories discuss survival strategies and key ingredients for success with Jonathan Moules in front of an invited audience at the Financial Times in London. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. View the full article

Al Shariat trained as a lawyer, but then took a job with the UNDP in Iran, working on microfinance and other projects. It was this experience that inspired him to change direction and set up a business providing ethically-sourced coconut products to western consumers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. View the full article

Mixcloud, a music streaming service, got off the ground and achieved profitability without any external funding - something highly impressive and unusual in the world of tech start-ups. Nikhil Shah tells Jonathan Moules the story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. View the full article

Phil Davidson is a bit of a health nut, and was frustrated when working long hours as a broker in London that he couldn’t find healthy food in the office vending machines. So after a spot of travelling, he decided to design his own. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. View the full article

Tugce Bulut's market research business Streetbees uses social media and mobile technology to gather data from paid volunteers in 87 countries Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. View the full article

Engineer Paul Roberts and his co-founders spotted a need in the market that was not being met for a device that could make keyhole surgery more widely available to patients all over the world. He now has a 50-strong team working to bring the devices to market. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. View the full article

Nuno Sebastiao had trouble finding European backers for his untested tech start-up based in Portugal. But he found US investors more willing to take a gamble because they understood the technology behind Feedzai's fraud detection service. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. View the full article

Gary Grant found that his "ethical" approach to business that put people before profits helped his toy shop chain thrive when others were closing down. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. View the full article

Daniel Reilly made a mistake that is all too common among tech entrepreneurs. He failed to test the strength of demand for his product before launching it onto the market. But the experience left him with a renewed respect for founders and helped him to discover what he really wanted, he tells Jonathan Moules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. View the full article

Lopo Champalimaud, wanted to expand his online marketplace for health treatments rapidly across Europe. He chose the unusual route of recruiting other entrepreneurs who provided both local knowledge, an existing customer base - and a new name for the business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. View the full article

Shakil Khan and his co-founder kept their student accommodation website out of the media spotlight during its early years while they tested the market and its global potential. He tells Jonathan Moules why he thinks this was the right strategy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. View the full article

KEY TAKEAWAYS In project management, work is a maelstrom. Your team is receiving requests from a dozen different directions. Answer one email and there’s already three chats waiting for you. Every meeting generates four new projects. As project manager, you are the captain and you need to steer away from the storm. Incorporate some practical… The post The Best Way to Handle Incoming Requests appeared first on project-management.com. View the full article

KEY TAKEAWAYS What is Construction Project Management? Construction project management is a type of project management that focuses on overseeing the implementation of a construction project from start to finish. The main goal of managing construction projects is to deliver results that meet the requirements set forth by clients—within the agreed-upon timeline, scope, and budget.… The post Construction Project Management (CPM) Complete Guide appeared first on project-management.com. View the full article

John Stapleton co-founded a successful food business in the UK and then sold the business with the idea of setting up a similar venture in the US. As he tells Jonathan Moules, things didn't quite go to plan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. View the full article

Richard Walton moved from London to Costa Rica to take up surfing and run his business remotely from there after a health scare prompted him to rethink his work-life balance. He tells Jonathan Moules how it worked out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. View the full article