About Building Scotland: Open Conversations for Action
Welcome to Building Scotland, an initiative to open up honest, constructive conversations about the state of Scotland’s B2B tech ecosystem. Hosted by relentless founder + innovator James Varga.
Why Scotland Needs a Start-Up North Star with Victor Mulas
Welcome to Building Scotland, an initiative to open up honest, constructive conversations about the state of Scotland’s B2B tech ecosystem. Hosted by relentless founder + innovator James Varga.
Victor Mulas is a global innovation leader and ecosystem strategist helping regions turn research excellence into internationally competitive startup economies. He's currently Chief Innovation Officer at CIC and President at CIC Catalyst.
9 Mar 2026
What Scotland Gets Wrong About Start-Ups with Chris Herd
Welcome to Building Scotland, an initiative to open up honest, constructive conversations about the state of Scotland’s B2B tech ecosystem. Hosted by relentless founder + innovator James Varga.
Chris Herd built Firstbase into a global remote-work platform and successful exit — and now challenges Scotland’s startup ecosystem to think bigger, move faster and compete globally.
18 Feb 2026
From Scotland to Estonia with Vicky Brock
Welcome to Building Scotland, an initiative to open up honest, constructive conversations about the state of Scotland’s B2B tech ecosystem. Hosted by relentless founder + innovator James Varga.
Vicky Brock is a five-time founder who relocated to Estonia post-Brexit and brings a rare, hard-won perspective on what truly builds — and breaks — national startup ecosystems.
10 Feb 2026
Pick a Niche or Don't Bother with Nektarios Liolios
Welcome to Building Scotland, an initiative to open up honest, constructive conversations about the state of Scotland’s B2B tech ecosystem. Hosted by relentless founder + innovator James Varga.
Nektarios Liolios is a fintech founder and global ecosystem builder known for cutting through the hype to challenge why, where and how governments and founders try to build startup ecosystems.
23 Jan 2026
Scotland Needs a 20 Year Plan with Ross Laurie
Welcome to Building Scotland, an initiative to open up honest, constructive conversations about the state of Scotland’s B2B tech ecosystem. Hosted by relentless founder + innovator James Varga.
Ross Laurie, a seasoned tech entrepreneur, discusses with James the future of Scotland's tech ecosystem, emphasizing the need for a long-term vision and leveraging local talent to drive sustainable growth over a 20 year plan.
4 Dec 2025
The Secret to Succeed is Community with Andrew Williams
Welcome to Building Scotland, an initiative to open up honest, constructive conversations about the state of Scotland’s B2B tech ecosystem. Hosted by relentless founder + innovator James Varga.
Leading software engineer and entrepreneur Andrew Williams highlights what gaps Scotland needs to fill between resources and results, with both Andrew and James in agreement that the need for a genuine community amongst Scotland's tech ecosystem has never gone away.
If anything, its only gotten stronger.
4 Dec 2025
Don't Do More... Do Less with Robert Gelb
Welcome to Building Scotland, an initiative to open up honest, constructive conversations about the state of Scotland’s B2B tech ecosystem. Hosted by relentless founder + innovator James Varga.
Robert Gelb, Scotland-based leader + start-up advisor breaks down the dangers of over-dependence on public funding, being realistic with your goals and staying aligned with Scotland's ecosystem is what founders really need for success.
4 Dec 2025
How Can We Cultivate Scotland's Ecosystem with Nick Sherrard
Welcome to Building Scotland, an initiative to open up honest, constructive conversations about the state of Scotland’s B2B tech ecosystem. Hosted by relentless founder + innovator James Varga.
Label Sessions co-founder Nick Sherrard examines Scotland's tech + start-up ecosystem with James, and how shifting focus to the public sector might just be the shot in the arm Scotland needs to drive collaboration + innovation.
4 Dec 2025
Building Scotland's AI Industry to Support Innovation with Colin Carmichael
Welcome to Building Scotland, an initiative to open up honest, constructive conversations about the state of Scotland’s B2B tech ecosystem. Hosted by relentless founder + innovator James Varga.
Co-founder of the Business AI Alliance Colin Carmichael sits down with James to share how the faster adoption of AI will be what puts Scotland's tech ecosystem back on the map.
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