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Three thoughts on April 14.

I probably could have had a better, more clicky title. Can the crowd save the world? My wife and I had a BBQ today. It started out as my idea and it worked beautifully, the end, it was 'our' BBQ - eve...

I have a confession. I'm a #Linkybrain

The world became much less lonely for me two weeks ago. I was quietly minding my own business, doing what I always do - dream and deliver. Then I read something that connected with feelings I had buri...

No one is unstoppable forever.

Looking at the current landscape of tech giants, from Facebook to Google, from Stripe to Intel, it is almost impossible to imagine they can ever be out-spent or out-competed.- Whilst they might seem ...

My 15 Year List of Ideas is a Ready Made Company Selector

For the last 15 years I've maintained a list of ideas to build - things that both excite me and improve the world. I've kept it pruned, adding new ideas, removing those that no longer seem viable and ...

My first week of Helpful Conversations

Last week I started having Office Hours to have conversations with anyone who wanted  the benefit of my experience in startups, tech and a few other things from my 25+ years in the software space. Us...

I'm Delighted By: Fitness Blender

In my previous life as an agile coach, I travelled a lot and stayed in hotels, airbnbs and other accommodation. Most didn't have gyms and, to be honest, I'm not really a gym person. Now anyone who kn...

30 Day Challenge: 5 minutes of planks everyday!

Challenge Yourself! I decided at the end of January that it would be a good idea to force a habit of exercise and do something every day that is both hard and beneficial. So, the 30 day challenge was...

Why I don't cheat.

A tale of 2 exam papers Twenty seven years ago, in a small but important town in southern Nigeria,  two teenage boys - bored with revising for their GCSEs - succumbed to the temptation of 'guaranteein...

Offer: Let's have a helpful conversation

It seems that when I'm most busy is when I also seem to want to share and help others the most - so continuing in a long established tradition, I would like to offer some office hours to help anyone w...

Be a Person of Substance

I love to take my dog - Maya - for walks and she loves it when I throw for her and she fetches. A long throw really helps her open up the speed! As I took her for a walk this morning, I brought with ...