Author Archives: Silicon Roundabout

What inspired you to become a VC and was there a particular lightbulb moment? I first started thinking seriously about VC when I was at INSEAD about 10 years ago. I realised that the key skills of early stage VC …

The traffic on UK roads has fluctuated hugely over the past twelve months. As the country went into its first lockdown, the public’s relationship with everyday transport methods changed almost instantly.

The media dominates our lives more than we realise. Yes, it tells us what’s happening in the world and if it’ll be sunny next Tuesday – but it also has the ability to influence and persuade. Right now, reporting on …

Dynamic technology platforms are the embodiment of the moto ‘move fast and break things’. Uber is an exemplar of this philosophy; it acquired a dominant market share in London at an incredible pace, however, at precisely the same time, it …

It’s no secret that even before the pandemic millennials faced a very different financial landscape from their predecessors – with rising living costs, lower financial security and unprecedented levels of personal debt. The average student debt for a graduate in …

As a father to two children I know only too well how difficult it can be to teach kids money skills, let alone in a way that they find interesting and engaging. Schools are not equipped to focus on this …

What inspired you to become a VC and was there a ‘lightbulb’ moment? It took me 15 years to realise that being a VC was my dream job. It seemed to combine all the bits I loved from what I’d …

The most ambitious tech startups have a vision to disrupt, and rightly so. But disruption is noisy and can create losers as well as winners. As startups disrupt more fundamental parts of our lives, from our money to our healthcare …

Our goal at Beacon is simple: we want to become the global leader in logistics and supply chain finance by making trade simpler, more transparent and more reliable for businesses.

What inspired you to become a VC and was there a particular ‘lightbulb’ moment? Interestingly I didn’t even know what a VC was when I finished college. I always just wanted to start my own company. I originally joined investment …