13 deep tech startups that might change our world

​Conception X backs PhD researchers to develop deep tech startups and they've just had a demo day. Some amazing ventures included, like making hydrogen from seawater through to AI-powered breast cancer diagnostics. Covered by the PreSeed Now team.

37 tips to improve your pitch

Something here for everyone - if you're pitching for investment, or presenting to a group of people you don't know. This is a great list pulled together by Jeroen Coelen (remember him? He's the guy who developed that fab pmf framework)

3 antidotes to bad ideas

Adding in again this week as many of last week's emails bounced (my spf, DKIM, DMARC bad!) ​Dave Harland has a wonderful way with words and reading his newsletters is worth it simply to enjoy the way he tells a story. Having something very useful to say (as he always does) is an added bonus.

Head off (or lean into) the winter blues with 3 great reads

​Caitlin Rozario helps us to manage the upcoming bleak, wet, cold, dark months with some really interesting book suggestions. Or, maybe we'll see winter in a different light as a result?

Who is this Gideon guy exactly?

You are on this mailing list because you either signed up or you attended one of my events. But it may have been a while and you might be wondering exactly who (the hell) I am. So I recently posted a #ThisIsMe on LinkedIn. Your refresher if you need it.