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"In the UK, clothing accounted for 10 per cent of the average family’s spending in 1957; last year it accounted for 3 per cent". archive.ph/hqlKs

Fishing as contemplative therapy for bipolar disorder (one mans account) theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

Fantastic news: Romania and Bulgaria to join EU’s Schengen free movement area Jan 1st. Practical unification and enlargement archive.ph/XCqCV

The US offers many cities for high paid careers. In the UK it’s London or bust, but it's unaffordable. Under 50% of Britain’s highest paying jobs were located in London 30 years ago. Today that's almost 75%. Top salaries are far less concentrated in the US archive.ph/nTYbR

Hilariously split reactions to Pump.co's (YC co. and Lightmeter supplier) cold-calling strategy on LinkedIn. A real prism for attitudes toward cold calling in late 2024. Props to Spandana Nakka for a spirited front-line defense! linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

"What appears on the surface to be a flat trend in #inequality over 20 years, in fact masks a growing gulf... The rich are pulling further away from the middle class. A top-tier life is further out of reach. But they're also much closer to lower classes." archive.ph/gc8NC

"Tech workers make up 1/6 of the top 5% of salaries, up from 1/20 in 1990. No group had this dominance before. Almost half of top jobs now need advanced degrees, leaving many knowing from an early age they’re not on that path". archive.ph/gc8NC

#Pitchbook are bullish on #VC in 2025 especially for #scaleups pitchbook.com/news/reports/2…

80% of #VC & PE deals in #China include redemption clauses. When startups fail, founders may be blacklisted, meaning they're barred from starting businesses, traveling, or escaping debt due to the lack of bankruptcy laws. “It’s not venture - it’s debt.” archive.ph/9c7xH

Doing runway scenario financial projections for our #startup at the beginning of 2025

Hard to believe the EU single market could be getting even worse archive.ph/m7Lgg

"AI will take our jobs!" - maybe, but first it'll take the jobs of the children you didn't have. Which is a good thing unless you want to work an extra 5hrs each week, and retire in your 70s archive.ph/OVIt9 #birthrate #fertility

As the adoption of GenAI increases and models get smarter, the value of human intelligence is decreasing daily. All my async negotiations are now probably empowered by #GPT or #Claude on both sides. Whoever brings more human smarts, has a devalued advantage Vs themselves in 2020

I'm speaking at MotionLab Berlin on Feb 11! Theme: early stage startup sales & pivoting. I love the venue: it's a manufacturing co-working and hackerspace that's been home to some of my best friends' startups, incl. Bearcover & truemetrics eventbrite.co.uk/e/fireside-cha…

Founder-led marketing FTW!

This way my album of the year. Just noticed it was for Pitchfork too pitchfork.com/features/lists…

Scientists aiming to bring back woolly mammoth create woolly mice #AchievableGoals theguardian.com/science/2025/m…

Today, the EU launches its new #Preparedness Strategy. “Ready for anything” — this must be our new European way of life. Our motto and #hashtag.

Cool construction creativity and an example of aging populations driving unexpected innovation nytimes.com/2025/04/08/wor… #3DPrinting #architecture