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Sri Lankan Software Startups
A brief and very incomplete history of exit strategiesAll of this started,as inconvenient as it sounds, from a simple thought experiment. When it really comes down to it, how many ways can a Sri Lankan software startup founder exit? Obviously, the very question is going to raise a few hackles. “Exit??!”, one might legitimately question. “Why not focus on launching or building your software empire first, before thinking about these things?”. True, but most people who have gone on to do great things have had at least one successful (if perhaps…drac2 min read
On Falling Over
In 2008 I moved to the US and within six months I’d paralysed my left arm doing something stupid in the office. For a while I didn’t know if it was ever going to recover. It was one of the most disturbing experiences of my life and it happened in the most trivial of ways.Tom Coates14 min read