Tag: startups
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The road to hell is paved with good intentions
I worked for a mobile tech start up in San Diego in the early 2000s. This had some rockstar founders and was supposed to be a huge thing. I was part of their round one of hires.
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Unbuckle your seatbelt
A little fuck-up on an empty plane that made me question myself led to a startup that’s still going strong nearly 20 years later.
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All the names above the door were creatives
Before long, we were having secret chats about what a creative agency for the new millennium might look like.
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Spending too much time in burnout city
I've always worked in startups, and the "we're a family with a higher mission" attitude often leads to a lack of personal life and a complete lack of balance.
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Losing your life savings and where it can lead you
Immediately after my MBA at Manchester Business School, I joined a tech startup as an investor employee, investing £50k into the business.