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Persistance.

Notes from building something of your own.

Founder Mode

Founder Mode is a relentless, deeply involved management style push the vision forward building a startup. Paul Graham Y-Combinator

You’re not a real CEO until... you go through a near death experience.

“Until you go through a near death experience.”  Says Hayes Barnard – Cofounder of Goodleap (via Forbes)I read this post by forbes on what a real CEO is, so sharing […]

A One in One Billion Chance

The chances were 0.000000001% Building a Product or Startup? Read This. - Investment

UK Founders are Way Too Posh! (apparently)

Apparently UK Founders are Way Too Posh. So here's my take as a working class Founder from Liverpool running the gauntlet in London.

Behind the scenes of raising £1.1 million

I received a text from my lawyer. It read; “Carl it’s in… I need you to sign a document to initiate the transfer.”

You’ll be surprised the people you can meet on a train in London.

I was watching Dhiraj Mukerjee, co-founder of Shazam present his inspirational story at a conference. Three months later, he got on a train carriage and stood next to me... Read how he became an advisor and trusted friend.