Published in Product Burger·Mar 22Launching Product BurgerIn a 2021 article, and in various articles before that, I touched on my journey investing ‘small’ amounts in startups. Starting in 2015, having invested in 250 companies across 280 funding rounds, I am definitely not swimming in cash like Scrooge McDuck. Not least because I’ve invested less then £50…Product2 min readProduct2 min read
Mar 9A job to doWhy everyone, and venture capital investors in particular, should read ‘Competing against luck’ — The COVID induced public market dip in March 2020 did not stop global venture capital (VC) investment surging well into H1 2022. And while a year over year (YOY) drop was noted in 2022, comparing data from various analyses shows 2021 was off the charts. …Venture Capital4 min readVenture Capital4 min read
Published in Bootcamp·Oct 14, 2022Got trix?The 3 business growth pillars — Brand, User and Customer experience, also referred to as BX, UX & CX, will be familiar topics to those working on building, maintaining, marketing and/or selling any given ‘product’. …UX5 min readUX5 min read
Jan 18, 2022Traditionalist DeFiThe PR battle between the mainstream (financial) press and the crypto warriors has been ongoing ever since crypto became big enough to touch society in some way or form. Bitcoin has been pronounced dead many times and any use of crypto in illegal activities has been thoroughly fleshed out in the news, tv shows and movies. This PR battle took on a whole new dimension as the market capitalisation of all cryptocurrencies rose above the $1 trillion mark in early January 2021.Cryptocurrency5 min readCryptocurrency5 min read
Nov 4, 2021The private equiteerAll for one and one for all — 22/11/2021 Edit — Visualisation 2 changed to reflect Draper Esprit’s name change to Molten Ventures. Earlier this year the term ‘Retail investors’ reverberated across the world’s (financial) media outlets. Whether described as heroes, rebels or clueless crusaders, as a force they successfully upended the status quo in public markets with…Venture Capital7 min readVenture Capital7 min read
Published in Bootcamp·Jul 13, 2021The experience economyA microbrand world; from transactions to experiences — The way people shop, and all the ways in which our path to purchase might change in a fully tech-enabled world, has been a hotly debated topic for several years. Intricate pre-pandemic discussions on what retailers and brands need to consider when designing future proof strategies often concluded with answers…Economics4 min readEconomics4 min read
Jun 1, 2021Future who?The concept of money is so ubiquitous in our daily lives that we often do not stop to think why we actually ascribe value to it in and of itself. Whether we have zillions or zilch the money we know today is relatively new. The majority of us* are old…Personal Finance5 min readPersonal Finance5 min read
Apr 22, 2021Seamless SustainabilityLet’s all apply a growth mindset to the scalability conundrum of sustainable solutions The word ‘sustainability’ is everywhere and, occasionally, when a word is used in many ways by many people it might lose meaning, create confusion and/or its impact is diluted. I’m hoping this post will help reinvigorate your excitement for a future in which people, planet and ‘growth’ live in harmony. …Sustainability7 min readSustainability7 min read
Apr 8, 2021Diversity & inclusion trends leaders can’t ignore in 2021Deconstruct bias to raise floors & break ceilings — Many interesting panel discussions took place during the DIAL global summit in February (see below quote for context), not least a highly engaged panel on D&I trends that are crucial to consider for any business leader moving into 2021. To view the discussion, click here for a 12 min video summary. The below concise article briefly summarises this session’s highlights.Diversity4 min readDiversity4 min read
Mar 25, 2021Gamified EducationBreaking down the journey that led me to study at Quantic, a truly innovative MBA experience — In 2015 I wrote a short article on Edtech*; advocating that I thought it wise to take an adaptive and resilient approach to education and learning throughout your career. The 3 main reasons for writing this was to celebrate Edtech companies such as EdX and Coursera, to evaluate the importance…Edtech4 min readEdtech4 min read