Books by David Lester

David Lester is an entrepreneurial expert and author of numerous books including How They Started, How They Started Global and Starting a Business: the Good, the Bad and the Unexpected.

David worked as a journalist and then qualified as a chartered accountant before becoming an entrepreneur. He founded and built a consumer software company which grew substantially and was sold in 1995. Since then he has founded Crimson Business and has invested in eight other medium-sized businesses ranging from distribution to mail order, technology and functional foods; he sits on the board of several of these companies.

David is an ardent fan of Watford Football Club and is married with two sons and lives in south-west London.