Category: 100 Coffees

Today's coffee companion works in the sales team in the UK for a big Cloud SaaS provider. We talked about why I was doing this experiment, and her reflections on a similar experience she had but focusing on lunches rather than coffees, and inspired in turn by Kaley Chu. We talked about the mood of … Continue reading 17th of 100

Today's second coffee companion is a senior civil servant in one of the larger Whitehall departments. We walked as we talked. We talked about the legacy of the Government Digital Service, and the extend to which it did make a difference and also how it didn't. We talked about the necessary secrecy in some parts … Continue reading 16th of 100

My first coffee companion today is the founder and CEO of a business that provides freelance professionals who can deliver projects. We talked about the challenges of establishing a new business and balancing being clear about what you do with the necessary expedience of being able to turn your hand to anything. We talked about … Continue reading 15th of 100

This morning's coffee companion is a television news journalist. We last saw one another at Loughborough University some 3 decades ago. We talked about how it's totally impossible that 3 decades have passed since we last met. We also talked about how much technology has changed journalism in our working lifetimes, both in terms of … Continue reading 14th of 100

This afternoon's coffee companion is a colleague at EE. We talked about writing, and how I use it to make sense of the world. We talked about my circuitous path which I occasionally refer to as my career. We talked about addiction and the road to recovery. We talked about the challenges of parenting teenage … Continue reading 13th of 100

This morning's coffee companion is a consultant who has specialised in the world of recruitment but is looking for what comes next and is currently writing two books. We talked about how your name shapes your life, and how disturbing it can be when you have a name you think to be unique when you … Continue reading 11th of 100

Today's coffee companion is an entrepreneur who has founded a social venture to support female founders. We talked about an upcoming trip that she has to take some of their founders to the US, and how weather can impact at this time of year to the even the best-laid plans. We talked about the impact … Continue reading 10th of 100

Today's coffee companion (although we both had tea) is the UK head of business development in the public sector for one of the big US technology companies. We have both been in our roles for a similar length of time, so there was a bit of "How's the new job?" experience sharing, but mostly we … Continue reading 9th of 100

Today's first coffee companion is a former Head of IT who has impeccable taste in podcasts. We talked about the strange world of utility companies and how the legacy of Hull keeping its telecoms independent of the national network has resulted in some of the fastest internet connections in Europe. We talked about how gas … Continue reading 7th of 100