Over the last decade or so, The Floow has transformed the global motor insurance industry by making it possible to assess risk, en masse. In this episode of Traction, founder Sam Chapman tells James Taylor and Pete Hopton how The Floow transformed a simple idea into a multi-million pound data technology company. Learn how strategic… Continue reading State of Floow: From Innovation to Global Tech Success
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Breaking Biotech: The Exciting Instruments Story
An incredible conversation with Dr Tim Craggs, founder of Exciting Instruments, a Sheffield-based startup revolutionising scientific research. Imagine detecting a single molecule’s behaviour – now imagine making that technology accessible to thousands of labs worldwide. That’s exactly what Tim and his team are doing. Watch or listen now to Tim’s conversation with James Taylor and… Continue reading Breaking Biotech: The Exciting Instruments Story
From Dotcom Boom to AI Bubble: Chris Dymond’s Beautiful Life in Digital
At the height of a dotcom boom, Chris Dymond lived in a central London hotel suite, led a thriving digital consultancy, and worked on a £5 million-per-month financial services IT project. But he hated his life. It took the closure of his business, rekindled love and a move to Sheffield for him to find happiness.… Continue reading From Dotcom Boom to AI Bubble: Chris Dymond’s Beautiful Life in Digital
Paranoia & Perseverance: The Secrets of a Fintech Soonicorn
Bumper was born a decade ago after its founder, James Jackson, “living paycheck to paycheck” in London, was hit by an unexpected car repair bill. He took that £700 cash flow problem and turned it into one of Europe’s fastest-growing fintechs, a high-flying startup he’s confident will do more than £1bn worth of business this… Continue reading Paranoia & Perseverance: The Secrets of a Fintech Soonicorn
Forging the Future: An Inside Look at Sheffield’s Innovation Spine
How do you redesign a city for innovators to thrive? Charlotte Thompson is seeking to answer that question for the Sheffield Innovation Spine, a two-year planning project with a 20-year vision to transform Sheffield’s city centre and create more spaces for startups and scale-ups to be successful. The project’s partners – Sheffield Technology Parks, Sheffield… Continue reading Forging the Future: An Inside Look at Sheffield’s Innovation Spine
Startup Sorcery: Unleashing Magic & Misfits to Reach £1m in Revenue
Peter Hopton says the odds of taking a startup from ideation to £1m revenue are impossible but believes this milestone be achieved more often than not with the right magic and a band of misfits. He’s already taken VeryPC and Iceotope on the “zero-to-one” journey, and he’s on a mission to advance the development of… Continue reading Startup Sorcery: Unleashing Magic & Misfits to Reach £1m in Revenue
Doing it Differently: Driving South Yorkshire’s Tech Ascent
Tracy Johnson, Project Director at TECH SY, isn’t building a technology company. She’s on a mission to advance an entire tech ecosystem in South Yorkshire that she says is connected, collaborative, and can “move mountains from early-stage entrepreneurs.” In this interview, she discusses public sector involvement in long-term planning and fostering a supportive ecosystem, opportunities… Continue reading Doing it Differently: Driving South Yorkshire’s Tech Ascent
Simplicity Wins: How FourJaw Cracked the Manufacturing Productivity Code
In just a few short years, FourJaw Manufacturing Analytics has established a global customer base and a big name for itself in the world of smart factories. In this interview, co-founder and CEO Chris Iveson discusses FourJaw’s origin story and £0-£1m revenue journey and how it is helping hundreds of manufacturers address their number one… Continue reading Simplicity Wins: How FourJaw Cracked the Manufacturing Productivity Code
Disrupting Hollywood: How Zoo Broke the Mould for Media Localisation
In the first-ever episode of Traction: The Tech Growth Show, Stuart Green, CEO of Zoo Digital, discusses the evolution of his company from a sports and entertainment-focused startup in 2001 to a leading provider of media localisation services. Initially, Zoo developed interactive DVD games, notably “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” which sold over a… Continue reading Disrupting Hollywood: How Zoo Broke the Mould for Media Localisation