Apr 19Things you don’t think about when you send your deck to a VCI’ve probably seen 12–14,000 decks so far in my investor career, if not more ! There are always the odd things you don’t think about when you send them, and that starts you on the wrong foot with your VC… The whole point of a deck is to get you…Fundraising4 min readFundraising4 min read
Feb 20optimizing my music setupI wrote a piece a few years back, asking for feedback on how to update my music setup. I didn’t get any advice, but here’s a summary of what I’ve been working on recently. And yes, I’ve been watching lots of tutorial videos from Audioholics, Audio Science Review, Audio Advice…Music14 min readMusic14 min read
Jan 28Ready for new adventures in 2023According to French custom, I still have a few days until January 31st to wish everyone a great and prosperous New Year 2023! And as is customary, also share a review of what happened in 2022! For me, it was a transition year full of joy and new discoveries!Investing11 min readInvesting11 min read
Nov 20, 2020What is your WFH setup ?During COVID-19 lockdown, like most of you, I have been spending most of my time behind my screens (I have 3). I actually have been working from home for many years now, so lockdown didn’t really make a difference in terms of work habit for me as I already had…WFH4 min readWFH4 min read
Nov 12, 2020What’s your optimal music setup ?Music has been playing in my life ever since I was a teenager in Bangkok. I would tune in to 107.7fm “the quiet storm” all day, growing up to the voice of Casey Kasem in his syndicated program and all the other DJs on the radio whom I befriended back…Hifi3 min readHifi3 min read
Apr 18, 2020Dr. Claudio Roberto Sepúlveda Álvarez RIPOne of the best-known opening sentences in French literature that I know is “Aujourd’hui, maman est morte”, in the 1942 novel L’Etranger by 1957 Nobel prize laureate in Literature, Albert Camus. My father died 7 days ago, between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, ironic as he was a real atheist…Obituary15 min readObituary15 min read
Oct 30, 2019why are unit metrics so important for your business model?Very often after an entrepreneur finishes pitching his company to us at Expon Capital and we start the Q&A session, I start drilling down on his unit metrics, trying to understand his business model, ie how he expects to make money. Often, the entrepreneur says s/he is grateful for the…Startup6 min readStartup6 min read
Oct 25, 2019why do you want to have a coffee with me ?Not a week goes by without an entrepreneur sending me an email, a LinkedIn message, a message on one of the gazillion apps that events promote for their own event, and any of the messenging apps (Whatsapp if they have my number, telegram, etc.). for a coffee … Why do…Startup4 min readStartup4 min read
Jun 8, 2018Research a VC before asking for a meeting(Originally posted on 8 June 2018, updated on 10 September 2019) This is a follow-up post to my previous one on how to get in touch with us at Expon Capital. I had an early breakfast this morning with an entrepreneur I knew. He came with a list of VC…Startup7 min readStartup7 min read
May 31, 2018Tools & services I use often(Originally posted on 31 May 2018. Updated on 21 November 2020? Updated on 28 January 2023). One question I get asked often, is what are the best productivity tools out there to make our lives as entrepreneurs, and investors better? Here’s a list I’ve compiled from my personal usage over…Productivity5 min readProductivity5 min read
