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Simon Daniel is the inventor of the USB battery and folding keyboard. He was also CEO of Moixa, the renewable energy group.

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Selfies, saunas and royal planes: My day with David Cameron and 8 Nordic and Baltic prime ministers

Last week I flew to Helsinki with David Cameron as part of a UK delegation of five cleantech and education experts speaking at the Northern Future Forum (NFF).

Opinion

Entrepreneurial ideas are all about the right timing

In an era when the obsession with start-up generation is reaching fervour, it will be interesting to see which ones stand the test of time.

Opinion

As Cameron headed east, UK cleantech went west

Visiting Colorado with the best of the UK cleantech sector to develop contacts with investors and partners.

Opinion

UKTI mission to India: ‘The $10 Trillion Prize’

Blackouts, slum housing but 900 million mobile connections – India will define the next few decades of growth for the UK.

Opinion

The excess of office productivity tools and cloud services can be counter-productive

Gone are the days when you could rely on a nice bundle of Microsoft Office tools to be adequate.

Opinion

Turning back time like the Rolling Stones and BEBO

Events in the last week point towards a reawakening of days gone by - could the same be needed for innovation?

Opinion

Be a winner, not a whiner

If complaining was an Olympic sport, the Brits would win hands down.

Opinion

Talent farming

The importance of national and corporate boundaries is diminishing as everyone piles into the global war for talent.

Opinion

On the wrong tack

Governments may be too constrained to take truly tough decisions, but business owners have little choice.

Opinion

California dreaming

With Moixa part of the 16 strong UK delegation taking part in the fifth annual Clean and Cool Mission, CEO Simon Daniel gives his account of the event.

Opinion

Fair pay

There used to be an old joke at the major accountant firms and consultancies that the fastest way to become a partner was to join John Lewis.

Opinion

Europe still loves UK innovation

It’s totally wrong for the UK to be asked for €50 billion a year just to allow France and Germany collateral to borrow a trillion from China to pay off their banking losses.