By: Harriet Green

I am City A.M.'s deputy business features editor. I look after the Entrepreneurs page, Alternative Finance and our Office Politics section. I also help out with the Forum, running our daily debate. I have a special interest in distributed ledger technology. Prior to working at City A.M., I ran a social enterprise.

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Lex Deak talks mums on Facebook, setting up a hotel in Marrakech, Dragons’ Den and bitcoin

August 8, 2016

I never really considered working for someone else. At 12, I was buying electronics in bulk and selling them at school and via Loot.” This was the start of a fascination with business for serial entrepreneur Lex Deak. Most recently, the 33 year-old launched OFF3R, an aggregator for alternative finance deals. The year before that – [...]
Fintech founders choose their favourite business books

August 8, 2016

Stuck for what to read this summer and want to use the time improving your business acumen? City A.M. has asked five of London’s leading fintech founders what they’d recommend. Hiroki Takeuchi, co-founder of GoCardless, the online direct debit provider Five dysfunctions of teams, by Patrick Lencioni I love books that introduce me to [...]
David McCourt explains why micro-working is vital, and why he’s so disappointed by Trump and Clinton

August 1, 2016

Do you mind always having to up sticks?” I ask David McCourt, founder, chairman and chief executive of telecoms and media investment firm Granahan McCourt, in regard to his likely move to London later this year. “No,” he replies. “I was only in the house my kids grew up in for 14 days last year; I’m [...]
From car refinancing to data tools: Five new alternative finance products making life easier for the retail investor

July 28, 2016

The alternative finance market is becoming bigger – and more diverse. Last year, the lending sector was getting a feel for fundification, while the equity side was seeing shifts into specialised areas like biotech. This year, those changes are bedding in, and companies are coming up with increasing numbers of new models that offer more to the [...]
Ed Cooke talks octogenarians, Paradise Lost, why Citymapper will be the biggest company in the world and girls on bikes

July 25, 2016

I consider learning and memory to be exactly the same thing. "Think about artificial intelligence: that’s really artificial memory. It’s funny that most people privately doubt their intellect, but they’ll often volunteer that they have a bad memory, not low intelligence. It’s something to do with memory being seen as a selective mental skill, I [...]
As Tesla unveils plans for a “solar-roof-with-battery product”, will Elon Musk’s company make money any time soon?

July 22, 2016

James Hind, chief executive of Carwow, says Yes. Tesla has built a highly desirable brand, as shown by the huge number of pre-orders for the Model 3. Demand for its cars will therefore be strong – even if other manufacturers manage to rival its electric technology. The company is spending a lot on setting up supply, [...]
From community shares to regional pension funds: How crowdfunding is changing investment forever

July 21, 2016

If you're an optimist, you’ll likely think that we’ve only seen the start of what new technologies can offer – and change. Although growth across alternative finance has slowed in the past 18 months, the models found in the industry have continued to evolve at pace. One such development was announced last week. Crowdfunder, one of [...]
The chief executive of Sempertex explains how he came to head up the third-largest latex balloon manufacturer in the world

July 18, 2016

Before his “epiphany” in 1978, Oswald Loewy had been studying chemical engineering. “One day, I suddenly realised that it was time to return home and work in the family business. My father was unwell and, although I’m one of seven, I was the eldest – the others were too young to help.” Now middle-aged, the [...]
Now more than ever, Britain must showcase what it has to offer – and remember its strong partnerships across the world

July 18, 2016

They say that a week is a long time in politics. For the last seven days everyone across the globe has been captured by the news of a new Prime Minister and new government. It has certainly been a hot topic of conversation here in the Far East where I am on my latest business [...]
Debrett’s Ask the Expert: There are ways to discuss the referendum, religion, politics – even if your view is different to most of your colleagues

July 18, 2016

Q: When discussing certain topics with my colleagues I often find that I’m the odd person out. While I’ve tried to stay away from debating the usual hot topics such as politics or religion, the recent referendum and its consequences mean I’d have to play deaf, dumb and mute to dispel an office ambush. Should [...]

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