Dan Kieran was deputy editor of The Idler magazine from 2000–2010 before he turned his attention to writing books and slow travel articles for The Times, the Guardian, The Daily Telegraph and the Observer. He created a reputation for himself as the only travel writer who doesn't fly, preferring much slower means of transportation instead. Described by Newsweek as the 'Champion of Slow Travel' Dan has written and edited fourteen books including the infamous bestseller Crap Towns, The Surfboard and Do Start: How to create and run a business that doesn't run you. He is also co-founder of the crowd-funded publishing platform unbound.co.uk that launched in 2011 and was its CEO until 2022. He now teaches entrepreneurship ay University College London and works with female founders and diverse teams building businesses that seek to create a more sustainable and ethical world.