James Silver

Journalist & Screenwriter

James Silver is a journalist, editor & screenwriter. As a reporter, he specialises in tech, media and business. Formerly at BBC News, he has written for, among others, The Guardian, The Observer and WIRED.

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  • August 27, 2019October 16, 2019
  • Interviews, Latest

‘Inside the UK unicorn that’s about to become the Intel of AI’ –WIRED

In September 2015, hardware veterans Nigel Toon and Simon Knowles were doing the rounds of venture capital offices in Silicon Valley and London, touting their latest startup.

  • May 24, 2019
  • Features, Latest

‘The story of London’s tech scene, as told by those who built it’ — WIRED

Over the past decade, thousands of fast-growth startups have flourished in Britain.

  • December 4, 2018
  • Interviews, Latest

‘Just Eat: the start-up that delivered despite humble beginnings’ — The Times

Food tech wasn’t a thing in 2006 when Just Eat set up shop in a one-bedroom flat in east London, writes James Silver in an edited extract from his book Upscale, about British tech entrepreneurs

  • November 25, 2018November 25, 2018
  • Interviews, Latest

‘Your brand story is critical from day one’ — VentureBeat

As soon as Seedcamp makes a new investment, it invites the startup-in-question’s founders and core team members to ‘Basecamp’ – essentially a crash course in early stage business fundamentals.

  • November 5, 2018November 5, 2018
  • Features, Latest

‘Most startups fail. Here’s how to successfully grow your business’ — WIRED

From sourcing talent to finding customers, managing company culture to assembling a board, these are the best ways to grow your startup .

  • October 21, 2018October 22, 2018
  • Features, Latest

‘How to make it big in tech and still keep the demons at bay’ — The Observer

In a testosterone-laden field, many leaders hide their anxieties to avoid looking weak …

  • May 16, 2018June 1, 2018
  • Features, Latest

‘How rivalries in media mergers are shaping the future of TV’ — The Times/Raconteur

The TV industry is in the grip of a series of mega-mergers.

  • January 15, 2017March 21, 2017
  • Features, Latest

‘Twelve things you need to know about driverless cars’ — The Observer

From forecourt to scrapyard, a new car in the UK lasts an average of 13.9 years, which is why if you got one today, it might very well be the last car you buy.

  • October 30, 2016March 18, 2017
  • Interviews, Latest

Martin Baron: ‘We took Donald Trump seriously from the beginning’ — The Guardian

The phone call that would, just hours later, inflict a highly damaging blow to Donald Trump’s presidential ambitions came through to Washington Post reporter David Fahrenthold mid-morning on Friday 7 October.

  • June 19, 2016March 18, 2017
  • Features, Latest

Why Most of London’s Tech Community Believe Brexit Will Be a Disaster — TechCrunch

A decision over the U.K.’s future membership in the European Union is now just days away, with latest polls indicating a race to the wire.Among the most fearful of a potential Brexit is big business

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