Anwen Garston

Loves tech, health, planet earth, good food, fine wine & @slimnitters. IP/commercial lawyer, business adviser, and photographer

[Anwen Garston @agarston]

From @tedr https://t.co/ElbEP1dJVM

[Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla]

Here's the New Yorker covering Cambridge Analytica, AggregateIQ and its links to the British government. The story not being covered by @bbc & half the British press. https://t.co/Apkr0a2EAb

[Mustafa Suleyman @mustafasuleyman]

Technology can help us lower emissions and mitigate the effects of global warming, but the idea that we can “hack the planet” and fix climate change with minimal effort is a pipe dream. https://t.co/p4vXR4ucCh

[Caroline Lucas @CarolineLucas]

Another nail in the coffin for the case for nuclear power .... https://t.co/Y6BS99hZYP

[Hargreaves Lansdown @HLInvest]

Register For Alerts And Be The First To Hear About The Spotify IPO. https://t.co/7niKZMVmsH

[Anwen Garston @agarston]

“This is the story of how one of the most powerful people in Silicon Valley — who had built-in protections and seemed untouchable — made a series of decisions that cost him his job and ravaged his reputation all within six months.” https://t.co/mboN7VcauU

[DeepMind Health @DeepMind_Health]

Amazing news and great work. These are some really fantastic and helpful animations outlining how data is being used in healthcare and beyond. https://t.co/UMACfujhcW

[Anwen Garston @agarston]

“Gradually, Facebook has evolved. Of course it’s a platform, and always will be. But the company also realizes now that it bears some of the responsibilities that a publisher does You can’t make the world more open and connected if you’re breaking it apart https://t.co/0XHe5YSQZK

[Anwen Garston @agarston]

Great ideas on "How To Entertain Your Wedding Guests" from amazing wedding photographer - @BillingtonPhoto https://t.co/VZTtJI475t

[Ryan Caldbeck @ryan_caldbeck]

1/ In honor of all the CEOs who have told me they are "crushing it," and that they “can’t keep up with the growth” - I’d like to put forward just some of the many many mistakes I’ve made as CEO. Some were bad for @CircleUp , some were just embarrassing:

[Ryan Caldbeck @ryan_caldbeck]

2/ Fundraising > Got an introduction to @sequoia from a corporate lawyer. It was the first VC meeting of my life. It lasted 14 minutes. Never get an introduction from a lawyer (neg signal to VC). Never make Sequoia your first VC mtg. Both will make you look like a clown.

[Ryan Caldbeck @ryan_caldbeck]

3/ About 65 VCs passed on us in our Seed Round and about 55 I should have never pitched. Best to research investment history (and current interests via Twitter, blogs, etc) before a pitch meeting - if you don’t have a thesis on why it’s a fit, they certainly won’t.

[Ryan Caldbeck @ryan_caldbeck]

4/ I printed out decks for our first few investor meetings in 2012. No entrepreneur in Silicon Valley history has raised money from an investor after showing up with a printed deck. I was not the first. I cringe thinking about those mtgs.

[Ryan Caldbeck @ryan_caldbeck]

5/ Turns out that proactive thoughtful thank you emails to VCs come off as desperate, not courteous. Many VCs sadly view it as a negative signal that the Co. isn't hot (or else why would the CEO being taking the time to send the note). I hate that because I love thank you notes.

[Ryan Caldbeck @ryan_caldbeck]

8/ Took ~27 phone calls from cold calling recruiters who claimed they had “a Rock Star engineer at Google that wanted to work for CircleUp.” “Rock Star engineers from Google” neither work with recruiters that cold call companies nor people that say “Rock Star engineers”.

[Ryan Caldbeck @ryan_caldbeck]

11/ I heard so many times “if you are thinking about firing someone the decision has already been made.” That is correct.

[Anwen Garston @agarston]

“Genius is much less about genetics and much more about mindset, ridiculous amounts of hard work, self-belief, focus and perseverance in the face of any setback.” https://t.co/tIpMH1eFQc

[david cavalla @cavallad]

Dear @jeremycorbyn, I have just cancelled my direct debit to @UKLabour because it does not reflect my views, nor views of the majority of members on #Brexit. You say you are for the many not the few, but that is wrong: you represent the few in your party on #Brexit, not the many.

[Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla]

"It was a scam. Vote Leave cheated"
Shahmir Sanni blows the whistle on the biggest campaign over-spending scheme Britain has ever seen

#TheCambridgeAnalyticaFiles
https://t.co/hoP9amoJTM