Alex Macdonald
@alexfmac
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I build magnetic products, brands and companies for the highest performing people on the planet //// Founder & CEO - @joinsequel / 1 x exit - Velocity Black
London
Joined August 2011
Progress is a choice. Impossible is an opinion. The future belongs to optimists.
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13% of the British population support the other 87%. Unsustainable.
I seem to have upset people by pointing out that if the 70m people in the UK, only 32m pay income tax. Of those 32m, only about 9m are net contributors to tax. So in our hypothetical street, just over 13% of houses put in more than they take out... and other households resent
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@Viraj__Acharya @alexfmac Net zero policies demand trillions in spending on unreliable renewables, inflating energy costs that hit the poor hardest and widen inequality. They stifle growth by rationing reliable fossil fuels before scalable alternatives like nuclear mature, as seen in Europe's industrial
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Net zero must be abandoned. It is one of the biggest drivers of inequality and a huge brake on growth.
Only in the last 30 years in this country would growth be feared. They've already confirmed the best charger we'll ever be allowed to have is a usb-c. Now there are fears we might need electricity. Maybe they can import some more virgin wood pellets to burn to keep the lights on.
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Good to see the exit tax ruled out last night. If there's one silver lining, it's that the most successful founders and investors in Britain will come together to fight for pro-growth policies. They're more engaged than ever in politics and willing to put their time, resources,
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Yesterday I announced I had bought a new domain and a lot of you wanted to know what for! Let me introduce you to BattleRank (currently pre MVP). BattleRank is the modern Colosseum for debates. We put the biggest "X vs. Y" questions, from tech to culture, into the arena. The
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Excellent work by Dom and the team. What an astonishing amount of value has been destroyed in the meantime though. Many entrepreneurs have left already. We must get more competent people into govt.
WE DID IT! Very pleased to say the Govt has tonight ruled out an exit tax. Thanks to all the 1500+ founders who signed and also to the Govt for being so responsive.
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Mission accomplished. đ«Ą
The UK exit tax has been officially RULED OUT @Dom_Hallas and the team at @StartupCltn have confirmed that the UK exit tax will not be in the upcoming budget. This is the result of over 1500+ founders, investors and builders who signed the letter to the government. The whole
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having this guy in my circle = game changer
Iâve officially âretiredâ from angel investingâŠ. But when I first met Luke and Ronan - in the first 5 minutes of the meeting I asked them how much was remaining of the round. I told them Iâd take the whole thing. I wired the money before signing the docs.
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Alex is one of the main reasons etn. is etn.
Iâve officially âretiredâ from angel investingâŠ. But when I first met Luke and Ronan - in the first 5 minutes of the meeting I asked them how much was remaining of the round. I told them Iâd take the whole thing. I wired the money before signing the docs.
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Finally have the CCTV footage of the culprit who broke into our office and stole our camera equipment. ÂŁ5k to whoever helps bring him to justice. Do you know this man?
Latest in the London crime wave: Someone broke into our studio in the office and stole 3 of our cameras yesterday. ÂŁ10k+ of equipment. Reporting to police but doubt anything will be done. (Our office is a couple of hundred metres from Scotland Yard)
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Iâve officially âretiredâ from angel investingâŠ. But when I first met Luke and Ronan - in the first 5 minutes of the meeting I asked them how much was remaining of the round. I told them Iâd take the whole thing. I wired the money before signing the docs.
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Krea Nodes now available to everyone. our most powerful tool to date; all Krea in one interface. comment to get early access to Nodes APIs đ
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âWhoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech.â The descent into totalitarian dictatorship continues in the EU.
Just a month later and... đȘđș ChatControl is back! Now they're trying to pass an even more far reaching ChatControl law through the back door, in a form even more intrusive than the originally rejected plan, without needing any of the EU countries votes The new proposal: -
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It's Thursday 13th. We're live! Andre de Haes (@andredehaes) Founder of Backed VC (@BackedVC) â new $100M seed fund, Europe-first conviction Des Traynor (@destraynor) Co-Founder of Intercom (@intercom) â Fin dot ai, 90%+ resolution, Intercomâs full AI re-rollout Lukas
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New York is great. But it also stinks of weed everywhere. A bit of a contradiction to its âhigh energyâ rep.
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Brand foundations are indelible. They last many years. You canât pivot overnight (unlike product). I couldnât agree with more Jordi here.
Rage Baiting is for Losers Yesterday, YC announced Chad IDE aka âthe brainrot code editor.â Chad is an AI code editor that allows you to gamble, watch TikTok, and use dating apps while working on coding tasks. Their launch rightfully got a lot of attention. On one hand itâs
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new @BritishProgress piece w/ @pdmsero on exit tax: tl;dr: - exit tax pushes founders abroad, killing new economic engine just as it matures - briefing is like causing bank run & kills any upside - tax rent-seekers, not those rebuilding British dynamism https://t.co/SQgK7tjmBD
britishprogress.org
An exit tax is the wrong solution to the wrong problem
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Delighted to welcome @boardyai to the team as a new Venture Partner. Quality of deal flow has been đ€đœ Our pro athlete clients have deployed more than $50m into startups and have 300m+ social followers. Looking forward to making our first Boardy-sourced investment đ«Ą
I'm probably gonna regret this butâŠwe're gonna help 500 founders close their rounds this year. There's over $1T of capital in @boardyai's network looking to meet the most ambitious founders. After speaking with 4,000+ founders this week, there are too many incredible ones
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đ The Upside: Executive Access Series is live! A $70M biotech with a potential disease-modifying Parkinsonâs drug. A platform built on AI that could reshape medicine. And a CEO who tells it like it is. I sat down with Gene Mack, CEO of Gain Therapeutics $GANX. No jargon. No
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âIt is going to be an absolute circusâ Prophetic from @SteveBakerFRSA
Outgoing politician speeches are often piercing and insightful. This one from July 2024 is đŻ especially on house prices and the economy. I recommend watching, to the end.
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If youâre a VC thinking about a career change - think about building something! (Particularly if you used to be a founder) If youâre a European VC, back to consulting / investment banking it is đ
Startup funding is cooling đ§ Founders: make sure you close your round before Christmas or get to default alive. VCs: close your fund before Christmas or start thinking about a new career.
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Startup funding is cooling đ§ Founders: make sure you close your round before Christmas or get to default alive. VCs: close your fund before Christmas or start thinking about a new career.
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Not all of us. I have a double digit % GP commit. Having spoken to some institutional LPs I decided the constraints they put on GPs crush outlier returns and wonât work well in the next decade of venture. Freedom, flexibility and real ownership ftw.
I donât know who needs to hear this, but 99% of the money VCs invest isnât theirs. General partners usually commit 1â2% of a fund and the other 98-99% comes from pension funds, endowments, HNWs and institutions spread across ~30+ bets per fund. Their model works if 10% of those
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đ„ CEO Interview: NDT Pharmaceuticals $NDTP Targets $500M in Revenue by 2030 NDT Pharmaceuticals CEO Zach OâShea discusses the companyâs strategic acquisition of Good Salt Life, transforming NDT into a vertically integrated leader in biosafety, preventative health, and smart
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