{"id":47587,"date":"2015-11-26T13:01:09","date_gmt":"2015-11-26T13:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/?p=47587"},"modified":"2019-05-17T16:24:17","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T15:24:17","slug":"startups-awards-2015-judges-advice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/startups-awards-2015-judges-advice\/","title":{"rendered":"Startups Awards 2015: Judges&#8217; advice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On 28 October 2015, at the offices of Coutts, our Startups Awards judging panel met to debate which of our start-up finalists would be walking way with awards.<\/p><br>\n<p>We asked a few of the 24 judges in attendance &ndash; including Jon Wright (Innocent Drinks), Divinia Knowles (Pact Coffee, Mind Candy), Touker Suleyman and Cath Kidston &ndash; to use their experience to provide some bitesize advice to others on how to build a successful business.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video below to find out what the judges had to say&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>Sponsors include Simply Business, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.agreatplacetobe.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nominet<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.haysmacintyre.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">haysmacintyre<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/bigredcloud.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Big Red Cloud<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.companiesmadesimple.com\/?utm_source=www.startups.co.uk&amp;utm_medium=affiliate&amp;utm_campaign=affiliate-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MadeSimple Group<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessexpress-uk.com\/account\/affiliate?sourceId=FDADE123-DC31-E511-8849-005056010CCF&amp;utm_source=startups.co.uk&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=startups-99-for-99\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Experian<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.business.rbs.co.uk\/business.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RBS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/x236kkudjp.jsonp\" async><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/assets\/external\/E-v1.js\" async><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\" style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\">\n<div class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\" style=\"height:100%;left:0;position:absolute;top:0;width:100%;\">\n<div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_x236kkudjp videoFoam=true\" style=\"height:100%;position:relative;width:100%\">\n<div class=\"wistia_swatch\" style=\"height:100%;left:0;opacity:0;overflow:hidden;position:absolute;top:0;transition:opacity 200ms;width:100%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/x236kkudjp\/swatch\" style=\"filter:blur(5px);height:100%;object-fit:contain;width:100%;\" alt=\"\" onload=\"this.parentNode.style.opacity=1;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In addition, we asked a few of our judges what the key challenges facing start-ups were. Here&rsquo;s what they said:<\/p>\n<p><em>Simon Devonshire, co-founder, Wayra<\/em><br>\nKey challenges for start-up success and for them to scale broadly fall into three categories: access to talent, access to finance and funding, and &ndash; I think the biggest challenge &ndash; <strong>access to customers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Will Gibbs, Associate VC, Octopus Investments<\/em><br>\nWhilst we&rsquo;re seeing some really exciting businesses, they often face very similar challenges: number one is <strong>hiring the best people<\/strong>. Not just good people, but the best Head of Product, the best Head of Sales across Europe.<\/p>\n<p><em>Chris Slater, COO, Simply Business<\/em><br>\nThe biggest challenge facing start-ups in the UK remains the <strong>legislation and red tape<\/strong> they need to get through. This is a call out to governments to make it easier for start-ups to get their businesses going and scale!<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 28 October 2015, at the offices of Coutts, our Startups Awards judging panel met to debate which of our start-up finalists would be walking way with awards. 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