Startups on Chris Harding

What are the differences between Enterprise and Startups?

Wed, 05 Feb 2020 13:10:03 +0000

Having moved between these two types of company, I wanted to capture my thoughts on the differences between enterprise and startups. Why would you work for one over the other? Is one option the clear winner?

Firstly, when I talk about enterprise and startups, what do I actually mean? For the context of this post, I’m talking about tech-enabled companies rather than tech-led. These are companies whose main source of revenue is not from the sale of tech per se, but is enhanced by it. Think banks or insurance companies rather than FAANG .

The Hard Thing About Hard Things

Sat, 03 Mar 2018 19:15:23 +0100

The Hard Thing About Hard Things, written by Ben Horowitz, is a tale about his personal career and lessons learnt. For those that haven’t heard of him, Ben Horowitz is a successful Silicon Valley entrepreneur who was somewhat ahead of his time and is much revered within the community. He now spends most of his time working and investing in tech companies. The book guides you through how he started his career, set up and sold Opsware , and went on to become a venture capitalist.

NDC Wrap-Up

Sat, 17 Feb 2018 19:51:56 +0100

I thought my first post, having been the inspiration for me to start this blog, should be a wrap up of NDC London. This is the second time I have now attended NDC and having moved to Westminster, the setting itself was a lot more majestic than last year’s industrial backdrop of East London. If you’ve not been before, picture 3 days of talks by some of the coding world’s rock stars interspersed with coffee, beer and the occasional Brainfuck .