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...
When the recent article featuring Jack Mason was published, I expected emotion. What I didn’t expect was how easily years of hard work, collaboration, and complexity are simplified. They were reduced to a single narrative of blame. It’s simple to...
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.