Tag: business

The Kill Switch by Robert Peston

Journalist Gil Peck is back; in therapy, married to Jess – now editor of the Financial Chronicle – and still driven by the need to prove a point that he can’t quite identify. Yet all is not well at home. Jess is fed up with Gil’s obsession with his job, and she’s kicked him out of their home. But Gil has never let anything … Read More The Kill Switch by Robert Peston

Dreaming of Unicorns by Charlie Barlow Extract

In Dreaming of Unicorns, Charlie Barlow takes the reader on a journey from San Francisco to Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Iran, as he battles to build the business of his dreams: online medical consultation app Health at Hand. It’s not a smooth journey, and this is an honest account with all the bumps in the road. There are regulatory minefields, cultural barriers, legal threats, … Read More Dreaming of Unicorns by Charlie Barlow Extract

The Crash by Robert Preston

As the world falls apart, a deadly conspiracy comes together . . . London, 2007. It’s summer in the the economy is booming, profits are up and the stock market sits near record highs. But journalist Gil Peck is a lone voice worrying it can’t last. Deep in the plumbing of the financial system, he has noticed strange things happening which could threaten the … Read More The Crash by Robert Preston

Culture Up by Mareike Mutzberg and Margareta Sailer 

Building a unicorn company is the dream of every entrepreneur. Inside Culture Unwrapped, the authors share the secrets of what Unicorn companies do differently, more specifically, how they attract great people, inspire them to do their best work and build passionate teams who drive the business forward.  Culture Up reveals what lies behind the success of their people. The authors have not just studied Unicorns, they were key players … Read More Culture Up by Mareike Mutzberg and Margareta Sailer