Jul 28Six productivity hacks that work for me as a FounderAt an early stage, the breadth of topics you need to cover and tasks you need to complete is intimidating. Marketing. Finance. Product. Hiring. People management. Fundraising. Vendors. Market research. Payroll, etc. It is unlike any other job in its complexity. Yet, your success is dictated by your ability to…Founders5 min read
Jan 7New Year’s resolutions- love em, hate em, use emNew Year’s resolutions. What feeling does that phrase conjure up for you? Annoyance? Frustration? Excitement? Most people fall into the annoyance/frustration camp. For most of my life I’ve been a card-carrying member of the annoyance crowd. I found New Year’s resolutions to be a ginned up trend that ultimately left…New Year Resolution3 min read
Dec 8, 2021How to give advice to FoundersOne of the benefits of being a second-time founder is experience. You process and react to things differently. Something that has really hit me as we’ve ventured down this journey is how differently I process people’s feedback this time. The first time round my response was more emotional and existential…Founders5 min read
Nov 5, 2021The early days of a startupAs I pass the one month working on Slope full-time, I’ve reflected on the experience of starting a company again. Seven years have passed since I worked on the early stages of a company. I forgot what it feels like to be here. …Founders3 min read
Oct 13, 2021The Moderate Conundrum?We recently published a post at Slope Health about the power of moderate exercise and I’ve had a question pestering me- how to do you generate passion and excitement about moderation? The politico in me had this nagging thought about how hard it is to turn out moderate voters. There…Health2 min read
Oct 1, 2021The Next DayThe last 24 hours have been intense. Yesterday was my last day at Business Talent Group after 2.5 years. I sent my last email around 19h updating some colleagues on a positive development on one of my last deals. It felt appropriate. I’ve always prided myself on my persistence- no…Entrepreneurship4 min read
Sep 24, 2021Work from homeThis topic is more discussed in recent weeks as many companies plot their return to the office. This week the BBC ran an article quoting a City boss as saying people abuse working from home. So much of this article is clickbait-y, but the point of view expressed is a…Work From Home3 min read
May 20, 2021The importance of fitAt my first job, the company culture was hard charging. While there were many benefits, one pernicious component of this culture was to speak badly of underperformers or leavers. “They weren’t good enough” was essentially the reaction. However, many of the people who “failed” to make it there went on…Performance Management3 min read
Jan 7, 2021Wilkinson and McConaugheyIn a turn of events that I can only describe as serendipitous I came across two separate interviews with modern-day philosophers within days of each other. The first was an interview on The High-Performance Podcast with Jonny Wilkinson. The second was Matthew McConaughey (on every interview show imaginable) talking about…Goals4 min read
Jan 7, 2021Why high-performing teams 10x mediocre teamsThe last two years I’ve spent a lot of time in self-directed research on leadership and teams. As a result, I want to share a few thoughts and takeaways from this process. I wanted to start with the value of being on a high-performing team. I purposely don’t say winning…Leadership3 min read
