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Introducing Work Near Home — Why I’m building Patch

Patch is building co-working clubs for commuter towns across the UK, local spaces to work, meet and support local enterprise.

Mar 26, 2021

Mar 26, 2021

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My community: Founder friends

Starting a business alone is lonely. Lots of things can be lonely or scary by yourself. That’s why we seek others out to champion our…

Aug 3, 2022

portrait of Freddie and Emeka

Aug 3, 2022

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Patch Places

Work should be who you are, not where you live

Work Near Home will unleash a wave of opportunity for the long tail of overlooked talent, and a better quality of life for all of us.

Aug 9, 2021

LinkedIn homepage looks like hell

Aug 9, 2021

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Patch Places

What makes a Patch?

In a word, it’s our customers. But this doesn’t tell you about how we are making Patch.

May 5, 2021

What makes a Patch?

May 5, 2021

Freddie Fforde

One of those days

This essay first appeared as part of my newsletter series, We Still Believe, on 16/11/18. See more here…

Nov 16, 2018

One of those days

Nov 16, 2018

Freddie Fforde

The party is over

This piece was originally written in June 2017, in the aftermath of the General Election. It was first posted in September 2018, as a…

Sep 13, 2018

Sep 13, 2018

Freddie Fforde

The Richard Branson bias for execution

A short story about how successful entrepreneurs understand that traction is a unit of progress and debate is a unit of waste.

Jun 10, 2018

Jun 10, 2018

Freddie Fforde

Equity heart attack — Dead on Arrival

Stop worrying about founder splits and early investment numbers for their own sake. Just work with good people.

Jun 10, 2018

Jun 10, 2018

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Reinforcement learning

This is the fifth part in a 10-part series celebrating EF’s 10th London cohort, which starts in April 2018. Freddie Fforde — cohort member…

Dec 4, 2017

Reinforcement learning

Dec 4, 2017

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A ‘career move’ in to entrepreneurship?

This is a post on how to learn about building startups, whilst de-risking the opportunity cost of leaving your promising-but-safe career to…

Aug 30, 2017

Aug 30, 2017

Freddie Fforde

Freddie Fforde

Founder of Patch, I care about people and get excited about things that make their lives better. www.patch.work

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