Paul Murphy
@paul.bz
🤝 Lightspeed
💸 MistralAI, Neko Health, Methodical Games, Smartex, CuspAI, Supercritical, Soba, Berry Health, AudioMob, Kumospace plus a few that didn't quite make it
🕰️ Northzone, Betaworks, Giphy, Dots
❤️🪁🏄♂️
💸 MistralAI, Neko Health, Methodical Games, Smartex, CuspAI, Supercritical, Soba, Berry Health, AudioMob, Kumospace plus a few that didn't quite make it
🕰️ Northzone, Betaworks, Giphy, Dots
❤️🪁🏄♂️
The European mind cannot comprehend this
May 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The European mind cannot comprehend this
Chief of Staff - a heavily misunderstood role
I was CoS for two of the Presidents at Microsoft & have strong opinions on how this is best done at startups...
I was CoS for two of the Presidents at Microsoft & have strong opinions on how this is best done at startups...
April 9, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Chief of Staff - a heavily misunderstood role
I was CoS for two of the Presidents at Microsoft & have strong opinions on how this is best done at startups...
I was CoS for two of the Presidents at Microsoft & have strong opinions on how this is best done at startups...
New book out soon, co-authored by literally every living economist.
April 1, 2025 at 1:01 PM
New book out soon, co-authored by literally every living economist.
US-led trade war with EU? Good luck with that.
March 12, 2025 at 10:42 AM
US-led trade war with EU? Good luck with that.
I want to meet the influencer marketing agency that landed this deal.. impressive 👏
March 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
I want to meet the influencer marketing agency that landed this deal.. impressive 👏
Tesla had the perfect brand. Sustainability, innovation, performance... affordable yet aspirational.
It was literally everything shareholders could want. They've now alienated 95% of their customers at a time when auto incumbents are closing the EV gap. 📉
It was literally everything shareholders could want. They've now alienated 95% of their customers at a time when auto incumbents are closing the EV gap. 📉
March 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Tesla had the perfect brand. Sustainability, innovation, performance... affordable yet aspirational.
It was literally everything shareholders could want. They've now alienated 95% of their customers at a time when auto incumbents are closing the EV gap. 📉
It was literally everything shareholders could want. They've now alienated 95% of their customers at a time when auto incumbents are closing the EV gap. 📉
turns out we didn't actually get the remote work thing wrong.. we just over-rotated a few years early h/t @nytimes.com
March 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
turns out we didn't actually get the remote work thing wrong.. we just over-rotated a few years early h/t @nytimes.com
you just have to look at it the right way
March 6, 2025 at 5:40 PM
you just have to look at it the right way
Think of it like the Industrial Revolution.
Transformative change reshaped global commerce because it created economic value.
Growth Tech companies will do the same for sustainability, proving it’s not just ethical but economically inevitable.
Transformative change reshaped global commerce because it created economic value.
Growth Tech companies will do the same for sustainability, proving it’s not just ethical but economically inevitable.
December 16, 2024 at 5:26 PM
Think of it like the Industrial Revolution.
Transformative change reshaped global commerce because it created economic value.
Growth Tech companies will do the same for sustainability, proving it’s not just ethical but economically inevitable.
Transformative change reshaped global commerce because it created economic value.
Growth Tech companies will do the same for sustainability, proving it’s not just ethical but economically inevitable.
This isn’t the end of tech that helps the climate. It’s a pivot point.
The cleantech wave of the 2000s failed partly because tech wasn’t ready to scale.
But today:
• Solar & wind power are cheaper than coal.
• Batteries have advanced.
• Renewables can compete.
The cleantech wave of the 2000s failed partly because tech wasn’t ready to scale.
But today:
• Solar & wind power are cheaper than coal.
• Batteries have advanced.
• Renewables can compete.
December 16, 2024 at 5:26 PM
This isn’t the end of tech that helps the climate. It’s a pivot point.
The cleantech wave of the 2000s failed partly because tech wasn’t ready to scale.
But today:
• Solar & wind power are cheaper than coal.
• Batteries have advanced.
• Renewables can compete.
The cleantech wave of the 2000s failed partly because tech wasn’t ready to scale.
But today:
• Solar & wind power are cheaper than coal.
• Batteries have advanced.
• Renewables can compete.
In a growth-first economic and political system, altruistic goals crumble under pressure.
• Regulatory momentum is stalling globally.
• Nations are stepping back from ambitious targets.
• COP agreements focus on adaptation, not emission reduction.
• Regulatory momentum is stalling globally.
• Nations are stepping back from ambitious targets.
• COP agreements focus on adaptation, not emission reduction.
December 16, 2024 at 5:26 PM
In a growth-first economic and political system, altruistic goals crumble under pressure.
• Regulatory momentum is stalling globally.
• Nations are stepping back from ambitious targets.
• COP agreements focus on adaptation, not emission reduction.
• Regulatory momentum is stalling globally.
• Nations are stepping back from ambitious targets.
• COP agreements focus on adaptation, not emission reduction.
Amazon donated $58k in cash and in-kind contributions for Trump's 2016 inaugural fund 🙄
December 13, 2024 at 9:58 AM
Amazon donated $58k in cash and in-kind contributions for Trump's 2016 inaugural fund 🙄
I started angel investing when I was a founder and always found it helpful to take notes.
I'm kind of surprised my template has barely changed in 10 years, even as I've become a full time VC. 😯✍️
I'm kind of surprised my template has barely changed in 10 years, even as I've become a full time VC. 😯✍️
December 11, 2024 at 8:35 AM
I started angel investing when I was a founder and always found it helpful to take notes.
I'm kind of surprised my template has barely changed in 10 years, even as I've become a full time VC. 😯✍️
I'm kind of surprised my template has barely changed in 10 years, even as I've become a full time VC. 😯✍️
I got a lot of feedback from founders (on the other platform) that talent is #1 issue in UK so I did my best to make that point in Parliament today.
November 26, 2024 at 6:32 PM
I got a lot of feedback from founders (on the other platform) that talent is #1 issue in UK so I did my best to make that point in Parliament today.
In trying to explain what's wrong with Europe, he ends up perfectly explaining what's wrong with America.
November 25, 2024 at 1:40 PM
In trying to explain what's wrong with Europe, he ends up perfectly explaining what's wrong with America.
1/ This week at #Slush, I had the privilege of sitting down with Milda Mitkute, co-founder of Vinted. Her story is one of resilience, growth, and hard-won lessons for founders. Let me share some key takeaways👇
November 22, 2024 at 6:10 PM
1/ This week at #Slush, I had the privilege of sitting down with Milda Mitkute, co-founder of Vinted. Her story is one of resilience, growth, and hard-won lessons for founders. Let me share some key takeaways👇