Every business rescue looks tidy in hindsight — neat graphs, a clean acquisition, a simple moral: someone saved or someone failed.In reality, a turnaround is organised chaos. You inherit not just assets but history: unpaid bills, half-kept promises...
Reputation is a fragile currency.It takes years to accumulate, seconds to devalue, and a lifetime to stabilise again.In business, it’s not always tied to performance; it’s tethered to perception. I’ve lived through that collapse and the slow...
Modern journalism is fast, relentless, and economically fragile.That combination almost guarantees that nuance won’t survive the edit.When the pressure is to publish before understanding, context becomes collateral damage. I learned that firsthand...
Leadership looks glamorous until the spotlight stops flattering you and starts burning.During the hardest years of my career, I discovered that leadership isn’t about control, authority, or the public image of success.It’s about what you do when...
Education Behind Bars: The First Line of Public Safety When His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons, Charlie Taylor, warned that cuts to prison education “ultimately endanger the public,” he articulated what many of us with lived experience of the...
Think of it this way: if someone tripped and scraped their knee, you’d know what to do. You’d probably grab a plaster, help them clean it up, and suggest they see a doctor if it looked nasty. You wouldn’t be expected to perform...
Let’s cut through the jargon. Think of AI data analytics as the sharpest mind on your startup’s team. It’s the one who can sift through mountains of customer interactions and, in a flash, pinpoint a hidden trend or guess what customers...
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Scott Dylan is Dublin based British entrepreneur, investor, and mental health advocate. He is the Founder of NexaTech Ventures, a venture capital firm with a £100 million fund supporting AI and technology startups across Europe and beyond. With over two decades of experience in business growth, turnaround, and digital innovation, Scott has helped transform and invest in companies spanning technology, retail, logistics, and creative industries.
Beyond business, Scott is a passionate campaigner for mental health awareness and prison reform, drawing from personal experience to advocate for compassion, fairness, and systemic change. His writing explores entrepreneurship, AI, leadership, and the human stories behind success and recovery.