It’s often the case that branding and identity tend to take a back seat in the early days of a startup where attention is fully focussed on developing the products…
For early stage startups, accelerators, incubators and business builders, offer great ways to scale their businesses. But with so many variations and evolutions, it’s often not clear what the differences are between…
This week we launch The Sandpit Sift! In this fortnightly blog, The Sandpit team share what we’re listening to, reading and attending over the forthcoming weeks. Top reads: Lara…
This brief interview is the first in a series of ‘Founder Spotlights’. In these interviews, we grab five minutes with our tech founders to learn more about them and their…
Last week, Salesforce released their annual ‘State of Marketing’ report. Based on a survey of 4,000 marketing professionals throughout the world, the report sought to learn more about: Trends that…
South by Southwest conferences are always packed with the innovation and heated debates – this year was no different. I often use these conferences as a barometer for the market….
Early stage startups are often focused on developing their offer/product and raising funds, and frequently leave behind design – unless what they offer is specifically design related. Design is important…
It’s that time of year again, It’s SXSW time. The Interactive track (the one we’re most excited about) “is a true incubator of cutting-edge technologies and creativity – it’s the…
A few words on #KPMGMADTech: The Sandpit team was there! View the story “#KPMGMADTech London 2015” on Storify
Most of the challenges for a start-up come from two areas: cash flow or people. Both are critical. Let’s focus on the people piece here (though you need cash to…