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Testing, iterating and learning fast is the norm today. I feel that the companies that will win are not necessarily the ones that got it right now, but rather the ones that can adapt and build in...

VCs are not always the best at running firms. 😅 Many operate as a collection of individuals investing from the same pot of capital, but aren't exactly optimised for building a great team or cultur...

If you are into performance, this one is for you. 🏃‍♀️ A few weeks ago, at the launch of Notion Capital’s The Negative Split report, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Wayne Diesel, one of th...

Wise & Wicked with Lisa Edgar this morning was epic 💥 Lisa co-founded Top Tier Capital Partners in 2003, one of the leading fund-of-funds in the world. 🙌 Lisa has spent her career focused on man...

Anyone who knows me knows how much I care about living a healthy lifestyle. 🫶 That’s why my investment in YuLife was such a no-brainer for me after meeting Sammy Rubin and Sam Fromson at their ol...

Last year, they invited me to speak at an event, but I couldn’t make it, and then I heard great things about it. I regretted it! Have you heard of Panathēnea in Greece 🇬🇷? Speakers from last year...

I’m a huge believer in paying it forward and have tried to embrace this mindset throughout my career. 🙏 So, seeing this year’s International Women’s Day theme, ‘Give to Gain’, resonated deeply wi...

Wrapping up an amazing week in Barcelona, where I had the chance to meet so many amazing founders and catch up with many investors during 4YFN. 🤩 I started the week on a panel hosted by Oriol Jun...

I had a great time in San Francisco last month! 🇺🇸 I got to catch up with some old friends, meet some new ones and host a dinner with a group of Operators to talk about what it really takes to sc...

Founders are a lot more like endurance athletes than we often admit. 🏃‍♂️ We had a great time at the launch event of our The Negative Split report, bringing together founders, investors and perfor...

I loved kicking off the week with the TERN Group’s team in Dubai yesterday! 💪 It was great to join the founders Avinav Nigam and Krishna Ramkumar, the executive team and advisors to discuss the f...

It couldn’t have been a trip out to San Francisco without seeing and connecting with my Kauffman Fellows! 🤩 Last week, I had the pleasure of hosting a Kauffman fireside chat with Jeff Clavier, th...

I am obsessed with performance, and the critical question is: What should I be doing to perform at my best in the long run? Founder performance isn't about how you start. It’s about how you finish...

France is smashing it on the AI front! 🇫🇷 🚀 Take a look at the latest French Tech Funding Report by Chris O'Brien and Helen O'Reilly (linked in the comments). tl;dr ↪️ AI investment in France...

Naboo has done it again! Huge congrats to the team on their $70m Series B! 🇫🇷 💪 Just one year after Notion Capital invested in their Series A, Lightspeed is coming in to lead this round, investin...

📣 Huge news from the Bound team today as they announce their $24.5m Series A! Even experienced CFOs hate dealing with FX risk, and Bound is working to make FX risk management easy for every busin...

Wise & Wicked is back for 2026, and our first event of the year was a huge success! 💥 🙌 We were joined by Melissa Richlen, who is the Director of Private Equity at The John D. and Catherine T. Ma...

📣 San Francisco - I’m back in town w/c February 9th! I’ll be hosting a dinner on February 10 for operators and angels - and also for angel operators. The topic of the dinner will be around crossi...

AI companies are raising larger Series A rounds with fewer employees. 🤯 Recently, I have been trying to understand the differences in recruitment at AI-native companies compared to previous non-A...

How do we acquire customers when everyone is being spammed by AI-generated marketing messages? 🤯 In this market, louder marketing rarely helps. What does make a difference is to... ✅ Target the ...