Thank you for the most amazing year of my life.
A huge amount of work went into VENTURES & I personally want to give flowers to individuals who were particularly important in making it all happen.
First, the inspirations: I stand on the shoulders of greats. @johncoogan & @jordihays, @tbpn made tech & building fun again, @FoundersPodcast reminded me of the art of the conversation & a chance interaction with @HarryStebbings made me realise there was more to this space than meets the eye.
@oliveryonchev told me, “You’re building leverage”. Etching oneself into the audience's share of mind is a very simple idea, it’s one you only understand with you finish the stream. You’ve been wise counsel.
@AipoLabs: @boltzmanns0ul took a small bet on me. The show was in the early stages of live when he greenlit the sponsorship deal and it allowed me to make this self sustaining.
@zqwq333, @dawncapital: Without the international stream we did in Warsaw the show would not have found new audiences so fast.
Sammy Parker: You’ve given me an insight / proximity into the elite of YouTube content that I can’t begin to thank you for.
@ChrisJsmith99: You were the first guest ever on the live, it’s insane to jump on a livestream with a stranger & as the first guest. I appreciate you taking a shot on it & being my personal Ari Gold.
Sasha Cayward: For giving me the springboard to get the show on tour, a base of ops in London & a female gaze, can’t thank you enough.
JoshTulloch: You let me stream “on location” from @pluggedfounders, helping the show ground itself in the centre of European Technology (My first internship ever was a stones throw away from the plughouse, its funny how life comes at you full circle)
@enobadge: @ina_jovicic, took a year to get on the show & took a huge risk by letting me live stream their funding round at their offices. Massive moment for me.
Our sponsors: DOJO AI, @nusmark_app: Its been epic to be partnered with you, & without you the show wouldn’t have been possible.
@ramiabih, @HarryMoy: The tech ecosystem is a jungle & in all the last min cancellations that occur, these 2 have consistently been the people I can rely on to source the most elite guests.
Becky Lee-Roche, @elevenlabs: Without the leap you took to be on the pod, I would not have been able to attract an elite level of guests.
Jonny Davies, @simonsquibb: You are the greatest sounding board for us on content/ partnerships/ advertising/ growth he's a swiss army knife of knowledge. If we ever put together a VENTURES board, I want you on it.
@JeffCrusey: Who let me indulge in the world of tech a child would fawn over.
The show is only in its first quarter and I can’t wait to grow it into a category of its own, build the team & talk to the GOATS.
And last but not least, thanks to everyone who tuned in, whether you watched a full 7h megastream, saw an interview, or clip. I appreciate every single one of you, the VENTURES grand plan is in effect & I can't wait to carry you on the adventure together.
I'm not doing anything else with my life.
This Is It.
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Just concluded on call with @eddywdavies that it's not how many shots you take, it's how many sh*ts you take
If a tweet does sh*t, by definition no-one sees it so doesn't matter
If a tweet bangs, you went viral, congrats
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Sure she's attractive but 13 MILL VIEWS with <12k followers is INSANITY - average UK Korean baddie insta posts this 3x / week
Increasingly think problem @jonathanzliu is solving to help techbros speak to women is URGENT
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