Alistair Crane is the CEO of Hero, the industry-leading, mobile-first technology powering live shopping for retailers. Previously, Alistair launched Grapple as CEO and co-founder in 2009, and grew the business from a start-up to a success story, securing a successful exit in September 2013 to Monitise Plc. He joined Monitise as European President before progressing to Chief Sales Officer to run the US operation.

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Tim Brown aka, creator of ‘the world’s most comfortable shoe’

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Flying high

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A way with luggage

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Harry Markl: ‘browzzin enables everyone to ‘open’ their own online fashion store’

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Shine a light

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