If I’ve ever done a bad job trying to describe Bad Influence to you, pls read this as @CLVRKE does it way better 👇

💥2022 has been a rollercoaster year for tech—but none more so than for Web3. In spite of this, we’ve continued to build & find long term use cases for blockchain technology. Here’s a summary of our year in Web3 🧵

What a ride it’s been working with the web3 fam this year. Feeling v grateful to have learned so much from so many inspirational people. So much more planned for next year - can’t wait to share it all.

As people come to terms with the weight of our new environment, they are slowly beginning to realize how radically things have changed. One area in particular that has changed - the required level of "corporate performance" needed to simply survive (let alone thrive). 🧵

You may have noticed that over the last few months we’ve launched in Berlin and Italy…and now we’re growing our team. We’re hiring a number of exciting roles, in the Founders Factory Operations team & leading our latest Venture Studio projects. Check out these roles below 👇

You’re approaching this door in a hurry. What do you do—push or pull?

gpt-4 can turn your napkin sketch into a web app, instantly. we are deep into uncharted territory here.

Really excited to work with eniola. as we build Prism. Timing couldn’t be better for this. 👇

👀Think you understand the startup funding model? Think again - there are many myths and preconceived ideas that often are not true Here are four things that may change your mind about startup financing👇

🏥 We’ve backed many exciting HealthTech entrepreneurs over the years - from those improving pregnancy outcomes for black mothers to those building VR training software. Founders Forum Group recognise six of these in their Healthtech Startups to Watch list. These are 👇

No/Low Code = platforms that allow you to build products without/very little programming Some Code = may require some additional coding for certain products More Code = building/coding something from scratch 🛠️ So which should you choose for your startup?

☕️ $5 cup of coffee—what are you actually getting? Payment tech like Stripe/Paypal charge effectively 10% transaction fee, raising the cost for the retailers & the consumer. Over a year, you could spend $200+ on coffee transaction fees 💡How can you get round this?

Benefits of investing in children’s health ➡️ Short term = improving health outcomes ➡️ Long term = huge socio economic benefits for healthier future generations And yet, just 1% of digital health investment goes towards children's health

👭 Community is at the very heart of web3 But existing mechanisms for community organisation aren't fit for purpose. Find communities online is hard; managing them is even harder. Playground is solving this 👇

🔮 Web3 is in dire need of a fit-for-purpose insurance mechanism. Meet Plural - the latest company to launch from our Fintech Venture Studio with Aviva plc Here are five reasons we're excited about Plural ⬇️

🇮🇹💰We’re excited to announce our second partner for Founders Factory Italy—Mediobanca, Italy’s largest investment bank. Together, we’ll build, fund, and scale fintech startups in Italy. Find out more about the partnership 👇