Some of the biggest mistakes I’ve ever made was in hiring "experienced" people instead of hungry ones

I've never met a founder who has made a decision on whether to build a startup or not based on tax But this is different – if the UK labour government installs an annual wealth tax founders will leave Why? If this existed when I was building Firstbase it would *literally* have bankrupted me and my family

I used to think winning together was the strongest bond teams could have. What I've actually seen is that the strongest bonds form during near death experiences, overcoming the odds, then winning

This made me well up The truth is, whenever I've achieved any of my "life dreams", it felt great for a moment and almost immediately I've began wishing it felt better So much of life is about finding joy in process

Something I've found to be universally true: the people you think should be most inaccessible are almost willing to jump on a call or grab coffee ASAP when you share something interesting + relevant to them whereas those you think should be aren't

Feels like the quality of writing, and therefore everything online, is deteriorating rapidly

It takes a lot less personal self-belief to build a world leading startup when there are 10s of people close to and accessible to you who have already done it It’s why SF is SF

A decade in startups taught me there’s almost no difference in difficulty or success between incredibly ambitious or "easier" startup ideas Bigger vision = Less competition Capital easier to attract Great talent more interested Harder things might actually be easier