26 Jul, 2024 How Green is Your Energy Supplier? By Stephen Robinson Firstly, as an Octopus Energy customer, I've closely watched the company's rapid rise over the years. Their commitment to renewables is...
18 Jul, 2024 Do employees still want stock options? By David Hunt From this in-depth survey from Sifted, it certainly seems so. This reflects with our own experiences at Hyperion Executive Search. 95% of...
16 Jul, 2024 Growth is great, but don't forget about Retention By David Beeston As an executive search firm, naturally our focus is on recruitment of great new talent, but that doesn't mean the process ends when the...
15 Jul, 2024 What it takes to build the perfect finance team By David Hunt This is an excellent short article on the challenges of building the finance team you need, not least as it features a client. Seriously...
15 Jul, 2024 Labour’s ‘rooftop revolution’ to deliver solar power to millions of UK homes By Ross Hoare Labour have really come out of the blocks with their support of the UK renewables sector. After only 10 days in office, Ed Miliband is...
02 Jul, 2024 2024 the year of the eHGV? By Stephen Robinson Last Autumn at ICNC23 in Berlin, I was stood with an investment associate from one of Europe's big Infrastructure funds as we both...
02 Jul, 2024 Why it pays to invest in NEDs By David Hunt When it comes to start-ups vs Corporates, NEDs can (and probably should) be a very different ‘animal’ and have very different roles and...
19 Jun, 2024 Global PV installations may hit 660 GW in 2024, says Bernreuter Research By Ross Hoare An anticipated 40% market growth in 2024 is impressive. Bernreuter Research predict a very strong second half of the year as the market...
08 May, 2024 How employers can break down generational echo chambers at work By David Hunt We've always been strong advocates of the multiple benefits of a diverse team and workforce. Typically though most people consider, or...
06 May, 2024 Cleantech and AI - the places to be for investors in Germany! By Wolfgang Kick Intuitively, it makes sense that the two hottest investment spaces in 2023 were cleantech and AI companies - now the latest numbers have...
23 Apr, 2024 Be Agile When it Comes to Compensation Packages! By David Beeston I've partnered on recruitment campaigns with tech startups and scaleups for the last 10 years, across multiple verticals including cyber...
03 Apr, 2024 Promotions at an early-stage startup — am I asking for too much? (probably) By David Hunt Another interesting article from the team at Sifted. I find this a little amusing, if you want a ladder to climb, join a corporate, or...
27 Mar, 2024 Increasing diversity at board level By David Hunt This article is almost a year old, but nothing much has seemed to change. With overwhelming evidence showing a diverse team, or board,...
25 Mar, 2024 C&I Energy Storage Emerging from the Shadows By David Beeston This article caught my eye. It features Energy Storage for the Commercial and Industrial (C&I) segment and it's expected growth to 124...
04 Mar, 2024 What makes a great COO By David Beeston One of the most in-demand roles amongst Energy Storage and Grid startups and scaleups is the Chief Operating Officer (COO). Many of these...
04 Mar, 2024 Are MBA's worth it? By Stephen Robinson I came across an interesting article via Sifted which discusses why some investors will only back founders with MBAs and it got me...