The first time you attend a professional networking event can be a bit intimidating. Some people might wear a suit and tie, have years of experience, and know exactly how to introduce themselves and their business. There you are staring at the business card in your hand, completely speechless. How should you talk to these…

The term “pitch” is one that we hear often in the start-up space. Everybody seems to be constantly “pitching”. It has nothing to do with an outdoor playing area for sports, like a football pitch. So what is it? What is a business pitch? In short, a business pitch is a presentation of a business…

Dear Flo-working Diary, It was my first co-working experience after a year of lockdown. Coffeeshops weren’t even open yet, but some of the co-working spaces were. I also hadn’t seen Ben – one of the Othership co-founders – in a while, and we decided to choose a special place to celebrate the fact that we…

We had almost forgotten what it feels like. After more than a year of lockdown, months of social distancing, working from home and weeks of rain and grey skies, we were invited to a summer rooftop party in a coworking space in London. It was surprisingly easy to remember how to be social, how to…

Before COVID-19, many of us didn’t have much of a choice when it came to the question of where they worked from. Now, more companies are embracing flexible work solutions and allow their employees to work from home at least a few days per week. Most of these companies have moved to smaller offices. They…

Everything might be opening up in the UK, including free workspaces and coworking spaces, but one thing that won’t change for many of us is the number of hours we spend behind our desks and that dull achiness in our body at the end of the working day. Despite the widespread belief on “we should…

Rewind to 2019: Morning commutes, business women and men in suits running from one meeting to the next, from one skyscraper to the next, queues for coffees and meal deals at lunchtime… Fast-forward to March 2020: A global pandemic. People all around the world ordered to stay at home finding out that they can be…

Clint Greaves is one of the panellists at our monthly business pitch event Pitch For Investment and also an investor in Othership. He comes from a background in finance, but being an investor is not what he would call a job. He believes in the businesses and people he invests in and wants them to…