WTF Is Going On? 3 Outcomes for What Could Happen From Here; What Needs to Happen To Avoid Recession? Why Stagnation is Most Likely and What This Means for Startups and Venture
mayo 9, 2022 · 2 min read
I had the pleasure of chatting with Harry Stebbings of 20VC about the current macro environment. In this far ranging conversation we discuss why a recession is the most likely … Continue reading «»
Episode 33: From VC to Web2 to Crypto with Mark Lurie
abril 14, 2022 · 2 min read
Mark Lurie is the CEO and co-founder of Shipyard Software. Shipyard Software builds decentralized exchanges (DEX) for specific types of trades, traders, and instruments, starting with Clipper, a DEX with … Continue reading «»
Episode 32: Building a shipping unicorn with Laura Behrens Wu, Co-Founder & CEO of Shippo
abril 7, 2022 · 2 min read
Laura Behrens Wu (@LauraBehrensWu) is the co-founder and CEO of Shippo. Shippo is an API-first company focused on building shipping for 21st-century e-commerce. When Laura Behrens Wu launched her own … Continue reading «»
My conversation with Mark Peter Davis of Interplay
marzo 30, 2022 · 47 min read
I had a fun conversation with Mark Peter Davis of Interplay about my love of marketplaces and all things FJ Labs. The discussion was peppered with lots of entrepreneurial advice … Continue reading «»
¿Por qué?
marzo 21, 2022 · 9 min read
Esta semana he estado en Finse, Noruega, entrenándome para una próxima expedición polar. El entrenamiento implicaba esquiar hasta 25 km al día tirando de un trineo de 130 libras en … Continuar leyendo «¿Por qué?»
El Gran Desconocido
marzo 11, 2022 · 14 min read
Hace un año, en Bienvenido a la burbuja de todo, argumenté que una combinación sin precedentes de políticas monetarias y fiscales laxas estaba alimentando una burbuja en todas las clases … Continuar leyendo «El Gran Desconocido»
Episode 31: From Start-up to Grown-up with Alisa Cohn
febrero 17, 2022 · 2 min read
Alisa Cohn (@AlisaCohn) is a prominent startup coach who has advised founders and executives at Venmo, Etsy, DraftKings, The Wirecutter, Mack Weldon, and Bloomberg. She’s one-time startup CFO, strategy consultant, … Continue reading «»
Episode 30: A Conversation with Thomas Plantenga
febrero 8, 2022 · 2 min read
Thomas Plantenga is the CEO of Vinted. He was born and raised in the Netherlands. Thomas was previously a Venture Partner at FJ Labs and an early member of OLX. … Continue reading «»
Episode 29: The Latest Marketplace Trends
enero 31, 2022 · 4 min read
In episode 27, I took a stab at which categories investors and entrepreneurs should focus on for the coming 5 years. In today’s episode, I wanted to cover the themes … Continue reading «»
My conversation with Ted Seides on Capital Allocators
enero 24, 2022 · < 1 min read
I had a fantastic and far ranging conversation with Ted Seides on Capital Allocators about my path to entrepreneurship and investing, my love of marketplaces and all things FJ Labs. … Continue reading «»
2021: ¡El mejor año de todos!
enero 11, 2022 · 8 min read
El mundo siguió sumido en el coste personal y económico de la continua pandemia, pero mi vida alcanzó un nuevo pináculo con el nacimiento de mi hijo, François Olivier Jean-Paul … Continuar leyendo «2021: ¡El mejor año de todos!»
Episode 28: What’s the deal with crypto?
noviembre 29, 2021 · 6 min read
When Satoshi Nakamoto famously wrote the Bitcoin white paper on November 13, 2008, it proposed to solve the Byzantine Generals problem. The Byzantine Generals Problem is solving the puzzle of … Continue reading «»
Episode 27: The Tech of Tomorrow
octubre 12, 2021 · 5 min read
In a way I live in your future. By virtue of receiving 150 startup pitches per week, I have a good sense of what founders are trying to build for … Continue reading «»
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