Home featured Expert Featured Let's Talk Expert Let’s Talk: Growth Loren Webb May 22, 2019 From unicorn to decacorn – are these newly bred startups here to stay? With seemingly more and more workers breaking free from the chains of the corporate world to embark on their own business journey, seeking a better life quality and meaningfulness, we’re asking whether those startups are here to stay… or whether they will be very short lived idealisms. Building your own business is arguably more of an option for people more than ever; particularly with the ongoing opportunities that come with the evolution of social media, online networking and ecommerce. However, a business dream can soon become a nightmare. Perhaps startup founders get into their business building for the wrong reasons, or underestimate the hardships they are bound to face and that’s what leads to a failure down the line. On the other hand, a person’s mix of passion, knowledge and experience and their drive to dictate their own lifestyle and future, might just be the perfect recipe for startup success. Among the increasing number of startups, what does it take for them to stick around? How do these startups take themselves from small to big with successful growth? In our forum today we have the opinions of James Gilbert, Director APAC at HubSpot and Jeremy Liddle, Chief Revenue Officer at SingularityU. James Gilbert, Director APAC, HubSpot It’s never been easier to start a business, but it’s never been harder to scale one.