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NEXUS is the HQ a founder needs to grow your business – contacts, professional services, ESG guidance, creative, tech & digital industry updates, funding opportunities, networking, work and meeting spaces and a worldwide digital community. Our NEXUS ESG Startup Programme is the world's leading accelerator to future proof your business model with ESG foundations. NEXUS has been approved by the UK Home Office as an Endorsing Body for the purpose of Startup and Innovator visas. Endorsement by NEXUS enables the best and brightest global talent to succeed in the UK's cutting-edge creative, tech and digital sectors. We are open to explore collaborative opportunities with any forward thinking connections that seek to operate ahead of the curve, please feel free to email: [email protected]

21/10/2026

If everything is a priority, nothing is. 🎯
Startup founders, here's your midweek reminder: being busy doesn't always mean you're building a better business.
Between managing daily operations, chasing new opportunities, growing your network and planning for the future, it's easy to feel like everything needs your attention.
But sustainable business growth comes from knowing where to focus.
✅ Prioritise what moves your business forward.
✅ Focus on progress, not just productivity.
✅ Learn to say no to opportunities that don't align with your goals.
Successful entrepreneurship isn't about doing everything. It's about doing the right things consistently.
💬 Founders, what's your biggest business priority this week?
Save this reminder for the days when your to-do list feels endless.

06/10/2026

A founder can be exceptional
and still be invisible to the rooms that matter.

Most ecosystems don't measure ability.
They measure familiarity.

Here's what the best rooms learn to see 👇

Non-linear journeys.
Underrepresented sectors.
International experience.
Innovation beyond familiar tech.
Progress the usual signals miss.

Better rooms don't lower the bar.
They widen the lens.

Save this, and tag a founder who built it their own way.

https://vist.ly/5m988

28/09/2026

Missed S-Tron 2026 in Shanghai? We’ve got you covered. 🌏💡

Our next NEXUS Masterclass takes a deep dive into the trends, conversations and biggest takeaways from this year’s conference and what they could mean for global innovation in the year ahead.

S-Tron 2026 Recap and Our Top Takeaways
📅 Tuesday 6 October
⏰ 2PM London time

Whether you couldn’t make it to Shanghai or just want a refresh on what happened, join us as we unpack the ideas and developments worth having on your radar.

🔗 Register via the link in bio.

24/09/2026

Are you building a UK business, or a global one that happens to start in the UK?

Most founders would say the second. Fewer are actually making decisions that way.
"Global innovator" gets treated like a milestone, something you earn after the first international contract and then add to your bio. But the founders who scale across borders didn't become global when they entered a new market. They were already thinking that way years before, and it showed up in the unglamorous calls:
→ Pricing that isn't anchored to one currency
→ Hiring for where the business is going, not where it is
→ Building product that doesn't quietly depend on one regulator or one set of customer habits

The question changes from "Will this work here?" to "Will this work anywhere?" That one change rewrites the roadmap.
Mindset precedes market entry. If the thinking only arrives at launch, you're often dismantling what you built to get there.

The harder truth is that this shift doesn't hold on its own. Local benchmarks, local advice and local ceilings pull you back every day. It sticks when the people around you are already operating on a global stage and the market access, advisers and warm introductions are part of the room you work in, not something you go looking for once you're ready.

So be honest: which question are you asking right now?
Different pond. Different standard.

https://vist.ly/5jqgy

17/09/2026

“Once you’ve got authenticity as a foundation, you can grow from there.”

One of Mark’s biggest takeaways from speaking at .shanghai last year wasn’t the scale it was the authenticity.

From how speakers are selected to how organisations and government partners are brought into the conversation, the focus stays on what genuinely resonates with the startup and innovation community.

Now Mark is back on the ground in Shanghai 🇨🇳 with
S-Tron Shanghai 2026 just days away.

Full circle. And plenty more to come.

16/09/2026

Some lessons cost more than they should.
Not because the mistake was unusual
but because nobody warned you first.
The right room gives you:
→ pattern recognition
→ lessons from mistakes you didn't have to make
→ warnings while they still matter
→ feedback that moves at your speed
→ shortcuts that never override your judgment
Your call, always.
Just made with better information.
Find the room where trust is the standard, not the exception.

https://vist.ly/5ippy

16/09/2026

Airbnb didn’t become a global brand by simply offering somewhere to stay.
It identified a gap, built trust between strangers, simplified the user experience and created a model designed to scale.
For founders, the lesson is simple:
• Solve a real problem
• Make trust part of the product
• Remove friction from the customer journey
• Keep evolving as the market changes
• Build with scale in mind
The strongest businesses don’t just launch they create reasons for people to keep coming back.
Save this for your startup journey.

14/09/2026

11/09/2026

Access to a new market doesn’t automatically translate into commercial success.

As NEXUS CEO Mark Sarfo-Kantanka explains, expanding into China requires more than simply identifying the opportunity.

Understanding the local ecosystem, ways of working, government relationships, funding landscape and the implications for your operating model all matter.

There is significant appetite within China to attract frontier technology businesses but companies entering from overseas need to understand the environment they’re stepping into.

This is one of the topics we explore in our latest NEXUS x S-Tron Masterclass, ahead of Mark’s trip to Shanghai for S-Tron 2026, where he’ll be speaking this year.

🎥 Watch the full conversation now on YouTube.🔗 link in bio.

Entrepreneurship

11/09/2026

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