Essays
Short-form writing on how systems scale.
Venture capital, innovation ecosystems and AI. Most pieces were first published on LinkedIn; each links to its discussion thread.
Maritime vs. Continental Governance Paradigms in the Age of AI
Why the historical political cycles of maritime (distributed) and continental (centralised) powers provide a vital lens for understanding AI governance, knowledge consolidation, and human organizational limits.
The Next Great Teachers May Be the Workers AI Displaces
Why the rising gap in human-led education and the displacement of skilled workers by AI present a symbiotic opportunity: turning high-level technical workers into the next generation of process-oriented educators.
Multilayer Thinking: Bubble Tricks and the Age of the Ecosystem
The economy is the bubble economists can't fully understand because they live inside it. But within it we can build smaller, bounded games — crypto, fintech, tokenomics — that we can shape at will. Why ecosystems, not businesses, are the right unit of work today.
A New Name
Reflections upon receiving the PhD degree at the University of Cambridge — what it means to carry a new title, standing on the shoulders of mentors, family, and friends, and wearing the Doctor title as the sum of a 5-year journey.
Automating Our Most Human Industry: Venture Capital
Why VC resists automation, what crypto, DAOs, and platforms get right and wrong, and why the real opportunity is not automating VC itself but designing investable assets and multi-asset models around it.
Mushrooms, not Ecosystems
Is Cambridge an ecosystem, a farm, or the mushroom of a wood-wide-web of innovation? A reflection on what Cambridge actually is, and how to plant roots accordingly.
The Regrettable Outcomes of the Tower of Babel and Resultant Venture Capital Jargon
Decoding three terms in Venture Capital — Investor Conviction, Post-Investment, and Secondary Sales.
Due Diligence in Venture Capital
Separating wheat from chaff — what due diligence actually involves, why it matters, and how VCs evaluate early-stage opportunities.
The Cambridge Innovation Ecosystem of 2025: A VC Deep-Dive
A deep dive into the Cambridge Innovation Ecosystem of 2025: 45 acquisitions, 29 IPOs, $191B valuation, and a unique licensing-led VC model.
Sailing into the Unknown: Passing the PhD Viva
Reflections on passing the final oral examination (viva) for the PhD at the University of Cambridge — scaling the mountain, predicting the path into the unknown, and bringing back slivers of new knowledge.