From the thousands of photos we have stored in our iPhones to that empty garage, we all have assets that are underused – and ripe for the selling. It’s not just a sharing economy, it’s a selling economy. But do we really want to monetise almost every aspect of everyday life?

The Startup Hour is a TV show that combines ‘the excitement of a reality TV contest with the urgency of the New York Stock Exchange trading floor’. Promising a new twist on an old format, are people ready to combine cold hard cash with light evening entertainment? Or is it just another gimmick?

While London has been the go-to location for aspiring entrepreneurs in years past, Berlin is slowly starting to overtake the UK’s capital as an attractive new haven for start-ups. But what’s creating the perfect climate for a prosperous company culture in the German city?

Germany may be the economic powerhouse of Europe, but when it comes to the creation of small businesses the country is falling behind the rest of Europe and the US. Confident in its tried-and-tested economic success, entrepreneurialism isn't a priority.