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Fear and failure

‘Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.’  Robert F. Kennedy Last weekend I did the scariest thing I’ve done in my life.  I spoke at TED.  And I spoke about capitalism rather than saving the world…

My pitching techniques

Right from the start I’ve pitched for investment, and pitched well.  I started Posse in 2009 as a part-time side project; since then I’ve raised over $3 million from investors and $1.4 million in government grants.  I’ve never had a…

The first six months

I started Posse a few years ago as a part-time offshoot of my band management company ‘Scorpio’.  It’s only one and a half years since I raised my first round of capital, and I still make mistakes.  But I learn,…