DavidThomson

Founder, Oblyx I’ve always enjoyed understanding how things work, and perhaps more importantly, finding ways to make them work better. My career started in engineering and took me into technology, working with everything from large corporate computer systems to helping smaller businesses manage their everyday IT. Along the way, I’ve also run my own design and construction business, which gave me a rather different perspective on the challenges of running a company. Over the years, I’ve come to realise that the most interesting part of my work isn’t necessarily the technology itself. It’s understanding what people are trying to achieve and working out how to help them get there. I particularly enjoy conversations with other business owners. Often, someone will mention a frustration or a problem they’ve been living with for years, and I’ll find myself thinking about how it might be solved. Sometimes the answer involves technology, sometimes it’s simply a different way of doing things. That’s really the thinking behind Oblyx, the business I’ve been developing to bring together technology, communications, websites, business software and practical support. Having spent many years working with businesses of different sizes, I think there’s a real opportunity to make some of the capabilities normally associated with larger organisations more accessible to smaller businesses, without the unnecessary complexity. I’m interested in meeting people, learning about their businesses and exchanging ideas. I don’t believe every conversation needs to lead to a sale. Sometimes it’s just useful to share experiences, make a connection or help someone see a problem differently. And quite often, those are the conversations that lead somewhere interesting.