

What do you love about what you do?
"I love learning about new areas and working alongside an amazing group of people. I enjoy having time to research around my writing and help offer advice to founders who are looking to grow their team."
Róisín Phelan's blogs

5 Ways to Maintain a Strong Small-firm Culture as You Scale
In the early days of your startup, good company culture might happen naturally- but as you plan to hire at pace, culture will be something you have to actively curate.
Here’s 5 ...
07/04/2022
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Scaleup Diaries: Deirdre Mc Gettrick, ufurnish.com
On our latest episode of the Scaleup Diaries podcast, our Co-Founder, Alan Furley was joined by Deirdre Mc Gettrick, Co-Founder and CEO of ufurnish.com.
Deirdre founded ufurnish...
04/04/2022
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How to Realign Your Values to Build Your Business
When you’re looking to bring on your first hires, values may not be at the forefront of your mind. But these first hires will impact the company culture for the next 50 hires; so e...
28/03/2022
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Scaleup Diaries: Ian Dibb, Keylu
On the latest episode of our Scaleup Diaries series, our Co-founder Alan Furley sits down with Ian Dibb, Founder and CEO of Keylu.
Ian founded Keylu (Formally named Once I’ve Go...
23/03/2022
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Tech Talent Charter: 2022 Inclusion in Tech Festival
The Tech Talent Charter 2022 Inclusion in Tech Festival is a flexible and virtual festival exploring the findings from the latest Diversity in Tech Report.
Sponsored by Beazley ...
16/03/2022
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International Women’s Day 2022
Today marks International Women’s Day. Not just a celebration of the achievements of women worldwide, but also a call to action to accelerate women’s equality.
This year’s theme...
08/03/2022
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How to Build a Successful Internship Program for Your Startup
Many founders see the value in an internship program, but are worried about return on investment. It's worth thinking about what your talent pipeline looks like. In the early stage...
16/03/2022
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Scaleup Diaries: Steve Salvin, Aiimi
ISL's Director, Alan Furley, sits down (virtually) with Steve Salvin, Chief Executive at Aiimi to chat about mental health and well being, Black Lives Matter and diversity & inclus...
16/03/2022
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Scaleup Diaries: Alex Packham, ContentCal
ISL's Director, Alan Furley, sits down (virtually) with Alex Packham, founder of ContentCal, to discuss: Building startups into scaleups, key challenges faced when starting up a bu...
16/03/2022
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Celebrating Success-7
We've just touched down after a weekend away as a team- and what a weekend it was. We flew out to Chamonix, to celebrate an awesome year on the slopes, and it was the perfect way ...
16/03/2022
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Scaleup Diaries: Ben Brown, Intuit
ISL's Director, Alan Furley, sits down (virtually) with Ben Brown, Head of Engineering at Intuit QuickBooks, to chat about; building an inclusive culture, reentering the workplace ...
16/03/2022
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