We've started Octopus Energy because we passionately want to bring fairer practices and better value to the people of Britain. We all need energy but the way we buy and consume it is broken. Watch this space as we take on the job of fixing it (or better still, join us at http://octopus.energy )

Consultant Connect is a technology platform which benefits Patients, GPs and Consultants by getting patients the right treatment quickly and eliminating unnecessary delays through inappropriate referrals. Patients are delighted and the integration between primary and secondary care saves the NHS significant sums.

Zopa is the global pioneer of online peer to peer lending. It provides lenders with a far higher return than existing retail savings products, and borrowers with rates which are typically at the top of the best buy charts. Zopa is now an established UK lender, and is growing rapidly.My key interest in Zopa is in the areas of technology, marketing and strategy.

Helping companies and entrepreneurs with fundraising, mergers, acquisitions and strategy. My focus is on companies where technology is a key component of their offering or service delivery.

Help existing businesses and startups with use of technology for service delivery or marketing. This tends not to be in a "consultant-client" role, but as a partner, investor or some other long-term role.Businesses I work with range from sexy online startups to the building industry and plenty in between.

HomeServe Alliance builds new businesses in-market for the HomeServe Group. In particular, we have created new businesses in: Connected Home and Home Automation Next-gen home services delivery, including "Installation as a service" Gas boiler installation via a franchise network

Taking TLG's thought-leadership online

Following C360's acquisition by Tangent PLC, I maintained my responsibility as CEO of the acquired business and was subsequently appointed to the PLC board (this was in 2008; but LinkedIn has a problem with fixing the dates above)I had full P&L responsibility, and with a great team, drove the business from revenues under £1m at acquisition to £6m by the end of my lock-in/earn-out period - with profit levels at 50-100% above the targets set at acquisition.Key achievements with clients and the talented team we'd built include: - Developing the architecture and CMS for the most trafficked parts of SAP.com, including developing the e-commerce platform for its massive training and development business - Developing a 50-million SKU ecommerce platform for the leading book retailers in Australia, with the initial launch 12 weeks from appointment - Developing the entire online infrastructure for the UK Labour Party including the main website, hundreds of websites for MPs, email system and membership system - Developing innovative ecommerce, email and other online marketing for businesses including Nails Inc, Borders, Citroen, Greene King and Hermes; and developing online startups like WhipCar.com and Hive.co.ukOur platform has been installed on over a hundred servers in both our own and client data centres, and delivered hundreds of millions of pounds of transactions and hundreds of millions of emails and SMS messages.I led from the front, often working with clients to present our solutions to their most senior management and becoming a trusted adviser to people at all levels in client organisations. I was privileged to present to, and advise, Boards, CEOs and government ministers - as well as helping entrepreneurs and startups to bring their ideas to fruition.

Overseeing all our online work, through the Tangent One and Tangent Labs business

ZUI is a JV between Tangent and DVW.It is a pioneering provider of highly usable interfaces for SAP software, and delivered 7-figure revenues in year 1. It delivers step-change projects for large corporates, often beating big name integrators and is increasingly recognised as setting the standard in SAP usability and functionality-extension, combining proprietary software with bespoke customisation for each client.

Co-Founder and CEO of C360UK Ltd - acquired by Tangent PLC in 2006C360 was founded to pioneer a new way of using technology to drive marketing.We developed a unique cloud-based database system, taobase, long before the term 'cloud' was in vogue; and delivered everything as SaaS just before the term was becoming trendy. This platform served as the basis for everything we did at C360, and was the key reason for Tangent's acquiring the business in 2006.

I owned and/or managed a number of small businesses employing 4-60 people and turning over £400k to £4m: As MD, I turned around a mirror manufacturing business employing around 50 people in North London, with a successful exit following the acquisition of a key competitor. I acquired a data- and direct mail business which rapidly paid down its acquisition debt and delivered strong profits, but was ultimately unsuccessful due to a bad acquisition. As an aside, I also bought a coffee shop to stop it being closed, which was bought in 2002 and sold in 2003, delivering excellent returns (and great coffee).