About / Liam Winder

Experience built
in the doing.

A founder’s perspective. A commercial mindset. An understanding of how innovation gets delivered.

01 / Background

Different settings.
A connected perspective.

My experience spans founding technology businesses, developing commercial services and working across national innovation programmes.

I founded RiPWiRE and Linktagger. At AirAngel, I developed a connected transport service with TravelCorp, taking it from opportunity through to commercial delivery. I am currently employed by Innovate UK/UKRI, where my experience spans nine years.

Those settings have different demands, but they share a practical question: how do you take a promising opportunity and make something useful happen?

This site records that professional experience in a personal capacity. It does not represent Innovate UK or UKRI, offer paid independent consultancy, or provide access to UKRI funding, decision-making or confidential information.

02 / Experience in practice

The work behind
the perspective.

01

Founder / RiPWiRE & Linktagger

Building from the ground up.

Founding technology businesses gives you a close understanding of the relationship between the technology, the customer and the commercial proposition. It is a practical foundation for my understanding of entrepreneurship.

The founder’s perspective
02

Commercial / AirAngel & TravelCorp

Turning an opportunity into a service.

The connected transport service I developed at AirAngel with TravelCorp generated £1.5m in annual recurring revenue at 60% gross margin. It is a concrete example of commercial development carried through into delivery.

The AirAngel case study
03

Innovation / Innovate UK & UKRI

Putting ambition into practice.

Within Transforming Construction, I established the £72m Construction Innovation Hub and subsequently managed the £38m collaborative R&D portfolio. My wider innovation experience also includes Assured 5G.

The programme leadership perspective

03 / Working approach

Close to the business.
Focused on delivery.

My commercial experience has involved working within businesses alongside their leadership teams.

In independent commercial roles, that has included part-time or project-based work with founders, managing directors and leadership teams, taking an active part in development and delivery.

The focus has included new propositions, strategic partnerships and routes to market for technology. Understanding the business and working closely with technical and operational teams have been central to that approach.

This is a description of my professional experience and approach, not an announcement of current paid consultancy availability.

Working within businessesPart-time or project experience

Professional correspondence

Professional connections.
A conversation.

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