Archive
Read the colourful stories behind the Baillie Gifford-managed trusts.
Vietnam: Asia’s rising star
Visiting Saigon, Roderick Snell explores what went right for the pro-business communist country.
Starlink’s Space-based broadband
SpaceX’s satellite service delivers unprecedented internet access worldwide, even in remote regions.
The fresh face of Japanese finance
New online services are transforming Japanese banking habits.
Lessons from the laws
Investment managers share some of the laws that guide their decisions.
A warning on warming
John Vaillant’s prize-winning Fire Weather spells out the lessons of a Canadian inferno.
The founder factor
Why nearly nine out of 10 Scottish Mortgage companies are led by their creators.
AI: intelligence everywhere
Why AI could be the printing press of intelligence.
Private companies and the Power Law
Author Sebastian Mallaby on the attraction of investing in game-changing firms at an early stage.
The elements behind everything
Author Ed Conway shares insights on six commodities crucial to our progress.
Exposing AI’s costs
Prof Kate Crawford on Artificial intelligence’s environmental and social impacts.
The future of cybersecurity
Veteran data security expert Mikko Hyppönen on cyberwarfare and AI’s challenge.
Joiners’ mate
How Howdens’ kitchens won the building trade’s trust.
How Microsoft got its mojo back
By shifting the focus from Windows and embracing AI, the firm has revitalised its fortunes.
NVIDIA: Accelerating AI
How Jensen Huang overcame adversity to play a pivotal role in accelerating progress.
Harnessing the power within
Could we use our bodies’ natural electricity to treat illness?
Japan’s secret superstars
The new generation of companies that’s quietly captured key technology niches.
Gene silencing
How Alnylam suppresses a cause of Alzheimer’s and other diseases.
Innovation powers progress
Charting how technological progress and prosperity march together.
Surfing to success
Why the waves hold the key to the pursuit of long-term growth.
Innovation nation
A nation that once adapted others’ technologies is increasingly leading in innovative products and services.
Nuclear fusion: SHINE lights the way
The cancer-fighting firm that aims to lead a clean energy revolution.
Moderna’s new challenge
The mRNA technology behind the Covid vaccine is being directed against other diseases.
Super Mario’s World
Nintendo’s iconic characters profitably mix familiarity with new forms of gameplay.
A tight ship: Lessons from Admiral
How Henry Engelhardt’s entrepreneurial flair helped create the car insurance giant.
Shakespeare: Elizabethan entrepreneur
The award-winning author who laid bare the life of the Bard.
In search of John Donne
Poet, preacher, politician, pirate – Katherine Rundell celebrates the many lives of John Donne.
Making healthcare insurance manageable
How Elevance Health uses its scale to smooth a path through the US health system’s maze.
Trip Notes: Brazil
Ed Whitten travels to Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo to meet companies seeking social impact.
Ocado’s robot revolution
The UK firm is partnering with leading grocers to deploy its automated warehouses worldwide.
AI prophet
Renowned investor Kai-Fu Lee revisits his prophetic book, five years on.
Europe’s new growth stars
Three companies helping turn the continent from an innovation backwater to a hotspot.
Why Indonesia matters
The island nation’s natural wealth makes it crucial to a low-carbon future.
Private Companies
Why Scottish Mortgage keeps investing in unlisted companies.
Kering’s creative freedom
How the luxury group enables its designers to spark love-it-or-hate-it reactions.
Monks: diversity beats adversity
A varied portfolio helps the Trust manage volatility and focus on the long term.
Tel Aviv Trip Notes
From biofood to cybersecurity, innovative startups thrive in Israel.
Snow Peak’s outdoor heiress
Lisa Yamai’s bold challenge to Japan's old guard.
A changing China
Upheaval means opportunity for the nation’s ‘little giants’.
Champions of Europe
Game-changing companies capable of growing to global scale.
Driven to Succeed
What businesses need to know about motivating their workers.
UK Growth Trust: home focus
The case for investing in British firms innovating in healthcare, fintech and AI.
The snowball effect
The unsung heroes reinvesting profits to produce long-term outperformance.
The storyteller
Tony Fadell, inventor of the iPhone, on creating a guide for other ‘builders’.
Closing the gap
Mary Ann Sieghart on ways to stop women being taken less seriously than men.
Making sense of the metaverse
Matthew Ball on the next-generation internet and its foundational firms.
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