London Drives: Hugo Campbell-Davys on starting up a business

How did you get started?

Urbanologie was a private project, more of a hobby than a business, that I was running alongside a full-time PR job. The idea was that London is a great city, but what is about to happen, or open up, is even greater. We’d tell people about bars, restaurants, pop-ups and events. By developing the website and app, we set out to build and maintain the best guide there is to London.

What would be your advice to anyone setting up a business?

Plan! The planning stages are critical, because you don’t get that time over again. Once you’re up and running, you have a whole different set of things coming at you. So focus, and try to work out challenges before they arise so you can manage them effectively.

You’re always on the move — how does Addison Lee help?

I see it as a mobile office. You’ve got the Wi-Fi, you can charge your phone, so using Addison Lee has always made sense to me. I like the app, I think it’s great. We’re actually featured on ClubLee.

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