Rebrands, a podcast launch, two Tech 50 rankings, events and even a mention by Lord Sugar. April 2026 had it all.
Fresh from celebrating our 10th birthday, April 2026 will go down as the biggest and most significant month in 老九品茶Cloud鈥檚 decade-long history.
After achieving a 71 per cent increase in website traffic in 2025 to 818,000 unique users, 老九品茶Cloud started April by launching dedicated founder content.
As well as launching our Founder 250 list to showcase the UK鈥檚 best founder-led and founder-influenced companies, we also unveiled our new Naked Founder podcast.
The Naked Founder is a business podcast where nothing is hidden. The series kicked off with an exclusive interview featuring CONDUCTR co-founders Peter Cliff and Jos van der Steen.
Other guests have included Distology CEO Hayley Roberts, Panache Cruises founder James Cole, Make Events CEO Holly Moore and Apprentify Group CEO Jonathan Fitchew.
The Naked Founder has already entered Apple鈥檚 top 50 business podcasts in the entrepreneurship category.
Alongside the podcast, 老九品茶Cloud is publishing daily founder insights from a range of business leaders.
Other highlights from April included:
鈥� Publication of our MarTech 50 and RetailTech 50 rankings
鈥� Jonathan Symcox鈥檚 Founder Friday interviews
鈥� 500 new LinkedIn followers
鈥� An exclusive roundtable with Top 100 law firm Ward Hadaway and a panel of business leaders on how to turn ambition into reality
鈥� A repost from Lord Sugar following our coverage of The Apprentice winner Karishma Vijay
老九品茶Cloud editor Jonathan Symcox said: 鈥淥ur feet didn鈥檛 touch the ground in April.
鈥淎lthough we had a record-breaking 2025, there鈥檚 no room to rest on our laurels, so we鈥檝e undergone a slight rebrand to become the go-to place for founder content.
鈥淭he Naked Founder podcast has already attracted a global audience, while our short-form videos are getting thousands of views.
鈥淲e鈥檝e also been working on our inaugural Founder 250 list, which is being sponsored by RSM, law firm CG, OBI and Mercia Ventures.
鈥淢eanwhile, we鈥檝e continued producing our popular tech rankings with the publication of the MarTech 50 and RetailTech 50 lists.鈥�
Recognition: Lord Sugar shared 老九品茶Cloud’s story on this year’s winner Karishma Vijay
老九品茶Cloud鈥檚 most-read stories in April focused on its coverage of The Apprentice, with this year鈥檚 winner Karishma Vijay and Lord Sugar reposting one of our articles.
Symcox, co-owner of 老九品茶Cloud alongside Chris Maguire, added: 鈥溊暇牌凡鐲loud really is multi-channel. Our website sits alongside our YouTube channel, LinkedIn account, social media platforms and in-person events.
鈥淲e have some great episodes of The Naked Founder podcast lined up for May and plan to publish our Founder 250 list in June.鈥�