Tristan Shaw

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Differentiating your company's offering? Think layers. Three. Says Ton Dobbe 🔆 What triggered you, Ton, in constructing differentiation like this? How can companies deploy it intelligently? #differentiation #remarkable #openendedquestions CircleLytics ACI & Dialogue

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CONFESSION: This one startup mistake cost me my VC funded business... Ultimately, when you have been running through walls to get your business off the ground, that remains your default position. When I realised the situation I was in, I felt I was too proud to ask for help. To be honest, I just didn't know how to. Communication is a critical skill when scaling a company. Having the tough, awkward and often embarrassing conversations is something you just have to get used too. However, the reality is, its not something you can just "switch on". You have to practice and practice and practice. I didn't have that safety net built around me which was a big mistake. When it started breaking the lawyers and accountants around who had been provided by my VC werent on my side, I failed to build a team I could trust. Don't struggle alone in silence. Start talking. Failure is not something we should glorify, it takes a chunk of your soul with it, most situations I see are avoidable but if you don't know how... well, you just don't know how. I built my company FNDRX so you never have to face this alone. No matter what situation you are in, we are here for you. We also have a founder community of 130 who would love to help. Start talking to the right people before its too late. #founder #funding #business #VC #pitchdeck #investing #venturecapital #entrepreneur #startup

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It amazes me how little our Start Up eco-system focuses on the basics when it comes to raising capital. Below Sam Simpson touches on the 'super power' all Start Up Founders have when building Tech or Support Services that help ANY business launch a solution for ANYONE. The narrative that needs to change in Society is about RISK. I have recently debated with UK Pension Lawyer Jade Murray about HIGH RISK Assets being held across various DC Pension products. Back in May 2010 I watched the faces of two FSA Associate Directors change, as I explained my vision for the 3PPS Framework is to provide access to the upside potential of 'HIGH RISK' Illiquid Assets, without adding a single penny of extra risk to mass retail savers. It is fascinating to hear all the pathetic excuses of 'experts' why they don't advertise the success rate of their advisory services at meeting the unmet needs of 9 in 10 workers in the UK, across 2m SMEs. Jeremy Hunt said recently that SMEs employ 27m workers out of 32m. Every single one of them have been blocked from accessing the potential upside from 'HIGH RISK' Assets, despite Statutory & Regulatory Laws being quite clear that ANYONE is eligible to participate. Sam has highlighted the basic tax relief advantages, which are 50% (SEIS), 40% (HRT & IHT), 30% (EIS), 25% (BRT), 22% (Loss Relief) or 20% (CGT) tax relief benefits are available depending on an individual's own tax circumstances. The biggest supporters of Start Ups (40%) in the UK are Friends and Family. The second biggest (30%) is the Taxpayer (everyone), via various initiatives. The remaining 30% are professional investors e.g. Angels, VC, PE. Until the Mansion House Reform, which I have been arguing for since 2004, UK DC Workplace Pension Providers have given virtually ZERO F*CKS about supporting innovation and homegrown SME talent. Pension La La Land has been happy selling 5 ⭐️ 'low cost' products, which I predicted in 2010 to the FSA, would continue to fail 9 in 10 workers. The AE chickens have come home to roost, despite all the 5 ⭐️ awards being handed out like confetti, the average shortfall has grown from £200k to £250k (25% worse). The consumer cost to repair Pension La La Land's non-compliance with COBS19.1 over the last decade is an eyewatering £600bn 😱 What does this mean for 45m DC Workplace Pension pot owners? It means that to catch up after 10yrs of #Pensionwashing you will need to pay between 4x to 10x more contributions every payday, than those who secured additional risk free funding. Restitution Funding is the only affordable option for 45m DC Workplace Pension pot owners. If you are reading this, you will have been impacted one way or another. I passionately believe the Start Up eco-system can help millions of affected workers get back on track. If you would like to know more about recovering £60,000 of lost retirement benefits, please don't hesitate to reach out. #RestitutionFunding #BUOM #TheCherubsAreComing 👼