With my fund Common Magic newly live, I want to make it really easy for founders to know if my fund could be a fit for them. Founders are the experts in their specific domains, of course, but there are lots of beliefs I hold that influence the decisions I…

Quick takeaways from Amber Atherton’s June 12 London launch, hosted by me at Common Magic and Protein. Whatever age you are, it’s likely that, at some point, you’ve been part of a virtual world. Maybe your work demands Discord; maybe you grew up on Club Penguin; maybe you’re a seasoned…

Today, I’m launching an early-stage solo fund focused on products with community at their core. In the next few years, Common Magic will back 30–35 startups in Europe and the US, ideally in the first or second rounds, with typical check sizes of £100K–150K. …

Because this weekend we did and it was great. — In Feb 2023, I went to Amsterdam to coach and judge at one of Europe’s first generative AI hackathons, led by Jelle Prins and Nick Stevens. It had been maybe six years since I’d last been to a hackathon and, frankly, it felt completely different. The sophistication of generative AI…

I’ve never understood the concept of “product led growth”. There’s something about how the phrase centres the product that makes me imagine a gleaming white box out there, alone, doing the selling of itself for us. In real life, that’s not how things work. It’s people that use products; people…

Back in the day (before: covid, moving to the US & back, becoming a parent and leaving Google) I went to WPP’s Stream a few times, a curated unconference in a remote Greek resort where 250 people designed their own agenda to talk about the future. I’ve just been again…

Context: most weeks, I go to Gitcoin’s Public Library, a nourishing Wednesday chat where a different host proposes an obsession or idea and the group talks it through. …

Background: I made a Notion listing what I care about in terms of angel investing. Cross-posting here for those who follow my Medium. 👷‍♀️ My thesis I’ve spent over 15 years building community and coalitions online/offline and for big and small tech companies; it’s clear to me that the best distribution mechanisms, product…

TL;DR: right now, I’m fascinated by the topic of the “future of funding (including VC)”. I’ve been building a curated collection on Startupy and this post is a ~batsignal~ — a shoutout to find fellow obsessives, relevant pieces and perspectives. A few weeks ago, I went to Allocate, an event…