Sarah Drinkwater

The rapid collapse of the mighty and opulent Mughal Empire in the early eighteenth century stands as almost an enigma of history, but perhaps what was even more improbable was its complete replacement not by a rival state, but by a European trading company a century later. William Dalrymple charts the disintegration of India into a state of civil... See more

VCs don’t practice what they preach with respect to their own businesses.

The first and largest “user” of a Web3 platform — defined as a software service running on an open blockchain (and often called a “protocol” in Web3 parlance) — is usually the product team that built the underlying platform. Web3 teams building these platforms are wise to build the first product on top and give it away for “free,” as a commodity,... See more

Third, most emerging fund managers do not have to worry about succession plans or manage an existing brand and track record. They can be focused on deliverying on their chosen strategy,

Amsterdam traded worldwide. The 17th-century city had four times the income per capita of Paris. Foreigners flocked here, and were left largely unbothered. Shorto notes that Amsterdam’s tolerance was – and is – above all pragmatic. Tolerance was good for business, for social peace and innovation. 17th-century Amsterdam published perhaps 30 per cent... See more