PinnedWhy kidney failure led me to found an Health Tech Start-UpNot everyone gets a second chance at life. For me it came when I was diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), put on dialysis and told that I’d need to wait three to five years for a new kidney. Depressed at the thought of five year wait, thrice weekly dialysis…Health Tech Startup3 min read
Apr 9Why Tech will quit writing history for the next few yearsNot everyone will remember the 70’s Energy Crisis when the real price of oil trebled — yes, trebled! — in less than three years. For Europeans, memories will include rostered blackouts, greatly reduced travel and clunky Tech that needed back-up power.. For North Americans, the abiding memory will be the…Tech3 min read
Mar 4Why Satellite links will become Ukraine’s primary weaponNot everyone knows where Ukraine is or how big it is. Geographically it’s wedged between Poland to its North West and the Black Sea to the South. Russia is on its Eastern flank. And Ukraine is big. Were it a US State it would rank number 3, just behind Texas…Hacking3 min read
Jan 21Why Snark Hunting is the new obsession of Health-Tech VC’s.Not everybody will have read The Hunting of the Snark, a nonsense poem by Victorian writer and Alice in Wonderland creator, Lewis Carroll. In it a hunting team, including a Barrister, Butcher, Baker, Banker and Broker — just the crew today’s working-from-home VC needs! — pursue the far-away and elusive…Venture Capital3 min read
Dec 17, 2021Why Health Care needs to learn Spot Market’s lessonsNot everyone can recall the crash of 2008 and how banks on both sides of the Atlantic crumbled like Pringles for want of spot cash; but if we’re in Europe we’ll surely be aware, right now, of how spot markets are affecting energy prices, as they did the price of…Health Technology2 min read
Nov 6, 2021Why Digital Tech businesses might wish to adopt an environmental measure such as ZBeeB (Zero Based…Why Digital Tech businesses might wish to adopt an environmental measure such as ZBeeB (Zero Based Environmental Budgeting) Not everyone who’s using digital tech is thinking about the environment as they use it. As developers of Digital Health Tech, we’re focusing on at least a basic measure of what we’re…Technology3 min read