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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 …

Back in 2009 I became so frustrated by the distractions commonly found at live events like people on their phones, talking over performances, jam-packed venues and subpar stereo systems that I set out to create an alternative. Out of that …

What inspired you to become a VC and was there a particular ‘lightbulb’ moment? Four years after graduating university, I had the good fortune to be part of an entrepreneurial venture called Cambridge Technology Partners.

1. What inspired you to become a VC and was there a particular ‘lightbulb’ moment? I didn’t go to Harvard, I’m not technical and I have a short attention span. Oh, and I’m from Texas. When I finished school, I …

Since the on-set of the coronavirus pandemic, many people have lost their jobs following the closure of unessential businesses.  As a result, more and more people are looking to find another stream of income.  Starting an online business has become …

Insurtech has successfully broken away from its older sibling, fintech, into its own growing, disruptive category. And quite rightly so, as there are some really great innovations happening in the space. Insurtech unicorns like Lemonade and Hippo have garnered well-deserved …

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit every corner of the globe in a truly seismic way. As an investor, entrepreneur and parent, I’m with all of you in continuing to struggle to adapt to the day-to-day uncertainty.

“We should boycott the restaurant” said my eight year-old Goddaughter. We were sitting in a burger joint, musing over the container of plastic straws on our table. Instead of thinking about the food, she was thinking about the environment.

What should be my priorities as a CEO Founder? – Being a CEO at a tech startup is a very tough job. You work on average about 300 days a year with 14 hours a day. That is 4’200 hours …

I was 24 when my life changed forever. It was the Saturday before Christmas, and my mum, 56 at the time, was diagnosed with early onset dementia. In truth, I’d known something was off for a while, but that doesn’t …