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The UK has historically had a funding gap at the late stage. Large companies often shoot to the US to breach $500m values and IPO. The UK’s new fund, which is backed by Mastercard, Barclays, and the London Stock Exchange Group, aims to address the issue of fintech companies struggling to reach scale and pursue public listings.
This article explores how online communities are going to amplify social network effects and how content, creators, and community all come together to build unique interactions and defensible companies.
Things are starting to thaw so it means startups that navigated cost-cutting over the last 3+ quarters are well-positioned to thrive.
Writing gives unclear thoughts nowhere to hide. It’s a simple tool to bring clarity of thought to the challenges you’re facing. Inertia and perfection are the enemy - just get started.
Quick-hitting post about a few things to consider around AI and Fintech. Always love Lightspeed’s take on things.
As founders, you often get “productivity” thrown in your face, a lot. However, this list of frameworks, mental models, and rules keeps things simple and provides a nice reminder to constantly be working smart.
Whether it’s your partner, friend, colleague, or employee, it can be hard to communicate effectively when there’s low trust or you’re worried about conflict. Here’s a handful of tactics to start you in the right direction.
This is an exhaustive list of all-things-venture related for July in case you were out of the country, vacationing, or generally under a rock. If you have some plane time, this is a gem of a read.
A wonderfully open and honest post about being able to reignite that fire in your belly whether personally or professionally as you potentially face that “sophomore slump”.