Whats is Founder Mode? A relentless, deeply involved management style. It’s laser focussed hands-on mentality drives founders to push their vision forward during the early stages of building companies. It’s seizing opportunities and creating something from nothing...
You’re not a real CEO until… 12 years ago, I received a phone call at 5am telling me a close friend had tragically passed away. This became my ‘why’ and purpose for building a company. 12 years ago today, I received a phone call at 5am telling...
A One in One Billion Chance Founders 🚨 If you’re building a Product or Startup? Read this… My phone showed me this picture memory. The chances of this memory ever happening were pretty much impossible. A few December’s ago. 🏕 I was reluctantly...
UK Founders are Way Too Posh! (apparently) After reading a Wired article which struck a chord, I felt like getting out the fountain pen for UK Founders, we’re apparently too posh. Let’s start from the beginning… My father was a Japanese shipping...
Behind the scenes of raising £1.1 million It was 9am on 17th February, I received a text from my lawyer. It read; “Carl it’s in… I need you to sign a document to initiate the transfer.” I got the text msg in the middle of a rough arse gym in Ilford, East London...
You’ll be surprised the people you can meet on a train in London. I was at a conference a couple of years ago watching Dhiraj Mukherjee tell his whirlwind story to a thousand people of co-founding his startup, Shazam, that music app we all use. Little did I know, the...
