Reviewing my experience at London’s SeedCamp and BizSpark, two leading events aimed at getting young companies mentorship and investment, it is glaringly obvious that start-ups don’t execute pitches as well as they could. In the business world, if you don’t successfully persuade an audience of your value, it’s worse than not having presented at all. Why am I so sure that start-ups need careful preparation t...

With all the interest in the new MSG series of podcasts with VCs and industry-watchers, the timing is perfect to promote the Mobile Peer Awards, a must-attend event on February 16 in Barcelona (during Mobile World Congress) that brings together 20 early-stage and emerging startups. The finalists, chosen from 100+ companies nominated by each chapter of MobileMonday (a staggering 67 chapters entered their favorite loca...