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October 5, 2023

Former Bulb boss Hayden Wood: ‘Failure is expensive but powerful feedback’

Hayden Wood, the former cofounder of collapsed energy firm Bulb, has launched a new startup designed to up the climate credentials of the UK’s housing stock

Freya Pratty

3 min read

Hayden Wood, the former cofounder of collapsed energy firm Bulb, has launched a new startup designed to up the climate credentials of the UK’s housing stock. 

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is a senior reporter and investigations lead at Sifted. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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