Creating a team spirit
Technology start-ups and companies beginning to scale-up inScotland are increasingly competing with large corporates by offering flexible remuneration packages, some including share options. “For these younger, more entrepreneurial firms, finding…
The online search for better health
As Chief Technology Officer at Skyscanner Alistair Hann helped build Scotland’s first ‘unicorn’ – but with a doctorate in monitoring patient care, he’s now developing a digital platform for the…
Big issues, taking a stand, and Wall-E’s message
Having nine grandchildren has made Pat Rafferty something of an expert on the Pixar oeuvre. Nursing a cup of tea, and the after effects of a chest infection, in his…
Edinburgh Business School: at the juncture of education and employment
“It was a bit like mystery shopping,” recalls Professor Heather McGregor. The journalist and author, known among other things for her 17 years as ‘Mrs Moneypenny’ in The Financial Times,…
3 minutes with… Julie Grieve, CEO & Founder of Criton Apps
A couple of weeks ago, FutureScot travelled to Edinburgh’s CodeBase to sit down with Julie Grieve – the CEO and founder of Criton Apps – for a short chat about…
Meet the new Chief Digital Officer for Scotland’s local councils
But just nine weeks into the job, and he’s already sick of the D-word“Digital transformation, government, I’ll do it, I’ll sort it out – it’s dead easy,” jokes Martyn Wallace,…
‘This is my I’ve died and gone to heaven job’
Celebrating National Women in Engineering Day, a VP reflects on career paths“I’m a sports geek,” says Eileen McLaren, vice-president of engineering at fantasy sports company FanDuel. “Technology, managing people and…
Around the world, virtual and real
Creativity and determination fuelled Timea Tabori’s journey from Eastern Europe to Scotland, via IrelandGrowing up as an only child at the turn of the millennium in a small town outside…
‘I don’t pay for anything by direct debit or use a bank card on the internet’. Meet the man whose job it is to keep your data safe.
Born out of old media, a Scottish company is at the leading edge of a new frontierRichard Higgs is sounding very upbeat over the phone; it probably helps that when…