Some reasons why my iPad Pro is a more useful laptop than my MacBook Pro

I’m definitely in the top 0.1% of privilege because I am not only a white middle-aged man, I also own the smaller of the two iPad Pros as well as the 2017 MacBook Pro (with TouchBar). But enough about me…

I bet you can’t ask these three simple questions

Are you a good listener? See if you can ask someone three questions without telling them anything about yourself. I’ll explain…

One important skill in venture investing is knowing how to drill down to the essential…

How to be a better tech startup coach or mentor

I originally started advising other people about their startups when I was the Product Director, South Asia for Yahoo nearly 20 years ago (when Yahoo was still a great company). I didn’t seek to mentor people, they just sought me out — I wasn’t…

Don’t take money from strangers

Q: we thought we’d successfully raised investment from an overseas investor. The paperwork was signed, we sent over our bank account details, and then they went dark. Despite a lot of chasing, they just disappeared and we’re back to square one. Now I’m worried that we won’t…

Dear Aussie tech startup founder…

Thanks for reaching out. If we meet, after you’ve shown me the demo, explained the business and answered my questions, what are you going to ask me for?

Don’t be afraid to ask me now, in your cold pitch email/message.

Today is…

• one more chance to make things right.
• the day after your Mum’s birthday, and you forgot again.
• still 107 days until your vesting cliff.
• the day you promised you’d get a proper job.
• Marc Andreesen’s incept…