James Gillingham | Entrepreneur & Investor | Founder & Strategic Advisor | AI, Fintech, Digital Assets & Global Business Strategy | Expert Based In Singapore
I flushed $250k down the toilet on a Wall Street hire who closed 0 deals. My mistake? Deference over leadership.
The fix:
• 30/60/90 day milestones
• 70% variable pay
• Verify "closers," not "openers"
Respect gets the hire; authority saves the company. Read the full story..
#Leadership #Startups #Fundraising #Hiring #JamesGillingham
We lost $500,000 of client funds from a hack that wasn't complex, preventable. A CTO’s lie about audit docs left a fatal vulnerability wide open.
My hard-won lessons for founders: trust is not a security strategy. Verify everything independently. See comments for full article:
I scaled 1 to 100 people across 3 continents.
Business valuation @ $527 Million. Spent millions on hiring, faced a CTO who blocked Series A to protect himself, & learned the "hard way" that culture doesn't always travel.
Here are the 5 most painful lessons from hyper-growth:
VCs have a playbook they never write down.
Phase 1: Charm you
Phase 2: Quietly destroy your reputation
Phase 3: Take your company you built from 0 to $527.5M
By the time you see it coming, it's already done.
I learned this the hard way. Here's what every founder needs to know:
9 years in Crypto taught me one thing: the tech moves fast, but the intent matters more. (That 1.6M view post below proves it!)
Today, the chapter changes.
I’m pivoting my focus to Agentic AI in Singapore. We’re no longer just writing code; we’re orchestrating autonomous teams.
RWA is constructing a bridge between web2 and web3.
A Fleamint NFT Pass will be your ticket to freely walk across the bridge!
Date: Monday, June 10th
Supply: 888
Price: FREE
New week, new giveaway!
Our community is our top priority, so we're giving away one WL for Fleamint free mint.🚀
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Supply: 888
Blockchain: ETH
Mission: Availability of RWA products in digital form
Stay tuned for more information about our marketplace and the exact date of the Fleamint NFT Pass mint!
RWA narrative is a vital piece of the blockchain puzzle:
It bridges traditional assets and tokenization.
Making real-world assets accessible in digital form is a step towards innovation.
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