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Dictum meum pactum is a phrase I learned in high school whilst writing essays for my application to Oxford University and it is the first thing that comes to mind when I think of reputation. It is something that I have oft found not possessed by people, and nor understood, both figuratively and literally. It means ‘my word is my …
Do you know much about venture capital in Asia? This is a quick presentation I churned out the night before the Premoney Asia conference we organised with 500Startups on myths on startups and venture capital in South East Asia. People seem to have a lot of preconceptions about the opportunity in Asia, in particular South East Asia. I wanted to touch on …
Many founders view the panacea to securing funding from venture capital investors in the fundraising process as getting the first meeting; once they are in they will win! The reality in most scenarios is different, as what you do when you are in the room, and how you happened to get there (pitch deck) have already contributed to your odds. …
I read an article the other day (Note: I actually wrote this a few months back) on Pando Daily about a company called Barkbox in the states that has applied the Birchbox business model of monthly subscriptions to dogs. My friend sent me the link and initially I thought it was silly. I am not generally a fan of this …
I just watched the rather tragic failure of a presentation at CES, in which the director Michael Bay was lending his name to a Samsung TV and walked off stage.
