Hey folks - this 2019 read is poignant given where the market is. It's counter-intuitive to some founders, but raising a ton of cash is far from the only route to success. cbinsights.com/research/start…

PATERNITY LEAVE SUCKS! Or at least, it does currently. Let’s change that! 🧵

Quirky Christmas - Santa’s treats are moving with the ages…

Great podcast conversation between Tim Ferriss and Bill Gurley. To my mind Gurley is one of the deepest thinkers in Venture. Plus he’s super clear in his comms and the way he shares his mental models. Brilliant. open.spotify.com/episode/3kuqnH…

Hey folks - I did an interview with Vox yesterday. Amongst other things we discussed GenAI and when the VC markets will come back

The ever increasing pace of change is the defining feature of our times

“A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it.” — Rabindranath Tagore I love this. So true of me for parts of my life... Hat tip Tim Ferriss

Hey folks - a podcast I did a couple of weeks back with my old friend Dom Monkhouse. We covered a lot of interesting ground, including how at Forward we make our assessments of startups. I hope you enjoy it :) See here: rb.gy/w28w7

Party time in Anguilla!! I love it when the little peeps win big from random things like this.

I'm very pleased to see our deal with Molten finally completed. It's taken a while! We had our first day in our new offices today. Everyone was super welcoming, and it's great to be back to the day job of working with founders to build great companies.

I'm excited to share the first essay I've written in a little while - it's about training our subconscious. I was inspired by Josh Waitzkin's book "The Art of Learning" I hope Josh's work touches you as it has touched me. I'd love to hear your thoughts. bit.ly/49mUT3E

Great to have you on board izzyfox !!