What inspired you to become a VC and was there a ‘lightbulb’ moment? As the founder of a bootstrapped company, and an early employee twice over (most recently at Airtable, where I built our first growth team and led partnerships), I get my energy from the messy, early stages of company…

What were your biggest learnings as Partner at SURFnCode,Board Member at Hadean,Co Founder of Luminous Ventures and Mentor at Entrepreneur First? I think the biggest takeaway throughout my tech career is that this sector (no matter whether you are a founder or VC) is not easy. …

What were your biggest learnings at Citigroup and DailyInternship? I would define my Investment Banking and entrepreneurial experiences as complementary. One could expect that the biggest learning from a banking experience would be related to modelling / financial analysis but personally I have learnt how to perform under pressure and prioritise…

What advice would you give to Founders looking to raise funds in the current climate and what Terms should they focus upon? Founders are naturally wary of lower valuations in the current climate, but this market reset should not spook early stage businesses. For SMEs that are hopefully years off…

Let’s call out the elephant in the room. We may not officially be in a recession yet, but the market we’re operating in is incredibly different right now. Over the past few months, we’ve seen hiring freezes and layoffs, as well as VC companies taking caution with where they put…

It’s just over eight years since Angie, Andy and I set up Faculty. From a kitchen table in 2014, to a team of over 250 amazing colleagues today — together helping companies use AI to solve their biggest problems. It’s been quite the journey. How did Faculty start? Well, I…

My co-founder Raffi and I started Passionfruit in recognition of the fact that work isn’t working very well for people and businesses. This problem is felt acutely by the new generation of skilled knowledge workers. With many of them entering the workforce over the last few years, they have felt…

The summer holidays are over and children have returned to school this week. But getting employees back to the office after 30 months of home or hybrid working is not as straightforward. Many bosses are increasingly keen to get employees back, concerned about preserving culture, encouraging collaboration, innovation — so…

1. What were your biggest learnings at MarketInvoice? The importance of attracting and retaining the top calibre talent and how the profile of that talent evolves as the company moves through different maturity stages from Seed to Growth. You may have the best and most cohesive founding team, but if…