One full circle: Professor and CEO
So it finally happened. I am an entrepreneur again. Back track. 2003. The year I came to British shores to start a new career in academia. I was finishing my … Continue reading
My Back Story: Travel and Cruise days
I realise I have not ever written my ‘back story’ anywhere. Most of my friends know it of course, and I have never felt the need to but having made … Continue reading
HATDeX: The last community raise before scaling
It has been 12 months since HATDeX’s last financing, 3 weeks since the latest HAT partner came on board, 27 minutes since the latest HAT sign-on, and the HAT Data Exchange Ltd … Continue reading
HAT Data Exchange opens a seed round for a £1.5m raise
After 2 months of preparation, some great deck iteration with HATDeX board members and existing early investors (Amadeus Capital among them), HAT Data Exchange is finally ready for a new raise. The HAT is growing … Continue reading
With PSD2, banking and advertising are colliding. Don’t get squished in the middle.
Over the last thirty years we have changed how we spend money, from buying our clothes, food, and gadgets from malls, markets, and the high street to buying most of … Continue reading
What is the difference between HAT ecosystem and the Blockchain ecosystem
Both HAT ecosystem and a Blockchain ecosystem empowers the individual, the former through a HAT Microserver, the latter through a Blockchain-wallet (see this medium post on Blockchain 101 or if you want a … Continue reading
Inspiring Behaviours
Just finishing up my slides for a talk at University of Warwick on Inspiring Women https://warwick.ac.uk/services/skills/personal/inspiring/ It always makes me uncomfortable to talk about inspiring role models so in doing … Continue reading
Consent is a loss
There are some things in the world we would not consent to. Not because we don’t want to. But because we lose too much from it. Would you consent for … Continue reading
Me, Myself and AI
We’ve rolled out a feature this week, probably the most significant feature of the HAT dashboard, both web and HAT iOS app. The SHE Feed….. Backtrack, what on Earth is SHE? SHE is the Smart HAT Engine. … Continue reading
Sexual harassment is real, if there is a victim
Last night I was at a dinner and a lovely old gent in his 80s whom I respect dearly leaned over and asked me — what do I think of all this … Continue reading
