Scaling a company and the Role of CPTO - The Lucent Group Podcast
Matt Little was recently asked to feature on The Lucent Group’s inaugural podcast where Rebecca Hastings asked him all about his thoughts on
📈 Growing a team rapidly.
⚖ The difference between being effective and efficient in a scaling business.
👩💻 CTO, CPO, and CPTO roles - what is the difference and what do you need?
🚪 When to plan and strategize your exit.
⭐The leadership qualities that aid success in a high-growth business.
The episode is in the links below. But you can find The Lucent Perspective on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and all other major podcast channels.
https://spoti.fi/3QQqqDu
https://apple.co/3krzeDE
If you want to speak to Matt further, please email him here.
North East Times covers Matt Little's appointment to Chair of the Melius Cyber Board
North East Times Magazine has recently covered Melius Cyber’s decision to invite Matt Little to be Chair of the Board.
The full article is here.
Melius Cyber - Chair of the Board
We are pleased to announce that Matt Little has been invited to take the role of Chair of the Board at Melius Cyber Security after a successful fundraising round with North-East Venture Fund (managed by Mercia Asset Management PLC)
Melius Cyber's platform monitors an organisation’s IT network around the clock, testing security and protecting it from the latest threats. CyberSafe Plus automates the process of vulnerability scanning and penetration testing, in which cyber experts simulate attacks to detect weaknesses in the system.
The platform was developed specifically for SMEs and aligns with Cyber Essentials, the government-backed accreditation scheme that shows businesses take cybersecurity seriously. It helps businesses to gain accreditation by showing they have monitoring in place and can meet the criteria.
#cybersecurity #security #assetmanagement
Scale Up to Export Cyber Workshop
Matt Little has been asked to speak on behalf of the UK Government’s Department for Trade and Industry on the topic of ‘Scale-Up to Export Cyber’ on 24th March.
Hear about Matt’s experience of 5 exists and the things that he has learned about scaling leadership skills, breaking into new markets, and ‘going international’
Matt will look at questions including:
As a leader, what do you need to think about as you scale?
How can you scale your leadership skills?
How will your role change as you scale?
How do you decide when to look to the international market?
What are the best models for you to sell internationally?
How can you support your international customers? o Can I remain as a UK business and grow internationally?
It’s a free 90-minutes workshop; if you are interested in learning more or attending, details are in this PDF.
Leader Insights
It was great to be asked by Digit.FYI to give them some insights on how scaling tech firms are doing in Scotland and what comes next for these firms - exit or not? Is there a digital ceiling?
https://www.digit.fyi/leader-insights-scottish-startups-need-to-scale-up-not-sell-out/
Biscuit Tin receives 6-figure investment
In a fantastic piece of news, Biscuit Tin has announced that it has secured significant growth investment.
Congratulations to Sheila and the team and if you want to learn more about what Biscuit Tin is all about, you can see Sheila on Dragon’s Den on 9th February 2022.
I sit on the Advisory Board at Biscuit Tin and I look forward to helping them with their growth journey over the coming years.
Azerion enhances digital games distribution with the integration of GENBA™ platform
I am incredibly pleased and proud to see the announcement from Azerion today that they have acquired Genba Digital
My company, Blue Ocean Insight, started working with Genba last year and in that time, we have advised them on Product Management including building a new Product Management function, and I have helped the outstanding Genba team move software development, QA and Project Management in-house.
In bringing this expertise in-house, we helped add tangible value which has today been recognised by Azerion.
The decision to reduce risk and build value in this way was something that Genba had wanted to do but felt more comfortable doing so when the board and wider Genba team had access to the knowledge and experience of the Blue Ocean Insight team.
Congratulations to both parties and I can't wait to see where the group goes next.
#5thExit #cpto #advisor #exit #BOI #BlueOceanInsight
Two more exists
2021 has been an interesting year and it has flown by thus far!
It has been a great year for Blue Ocean Insight’s customers with two of them successfully exiting to trade acquirers.
The Blue Ocean team helped these organisations by getting them “exit-ready” in the technology and product space.
In one case, to build greater value in the company, we advised them to bring engineering and product management back in-house and we supported that strategy through building a new product management function and significantly increasing their ability to build new customer-focussed products.
The results were clear - technical and product due diligence was a straightforward process as the company had been prepared by our consultants in key product and technology areas.
Our pragmatic and practical ‘health assessments’ ensure that product and technology are ready for the challenges ahead as they scale and potentially exit or attract investment.
Nova Finance
Blue Ocean Insights is proud to announce that Matt Little has been invited to join the advisory board of Nova Finance (a DeFi/Crypto company building programmable assets and automating investor strategies)
DeFi is a fascinating space that is sure to grow and become more mainstream over the next 5 years and we are excited to be involved with one of the most interesting (and award-winning) companies in this space.