Phil Morle 🖖🏻
@philmorle
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I write about venture building & investing in deep tech startups. Partner at @mseqvc. Thinking out loud.
Sydney
Joined September 2006
Disagree with this. It is much easier, and not necessarily true, to comment on enemies than it is to comment on friends.
"I never trust what people say about their friends. I trust what they say about their enemies." @nntaleb
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Another one of life's hardest lessons: The goal isn't to grow fast. The goal is to grow forever.
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Feb. 26, 2026, Trump will bribe Israel to falsely declare Trump "messiah". The unholy price Trump pays: a treaty allowing Israel to build "Trump's Temple" on Temple Mount. The title "Messiah" is not for sale. It belongs only to Jesus Christ, who died for OUR sins and rose again!
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I’ve tried to provide some tips beyond the cliches for pitch decks. What have you discovered as a cut through approach?
In our latest edition to the Spin-Out Series, @philmorle shares tactical advice on crafting a pitch deck that evolves with your startup and opens doors with investors. A must-read for any deep tech founder thinking about raising capital. 📎Read the full blog linked in the
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Who is doing the best research into large language models and emotion/intuition?
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THE NARSSICA NOVEL Delphine Devereaux looks perfect. She's not. Delphine Devereaux is the daughter of a controversial movie star and a genius inventor who created metaliester - a miracle fabric lighter than silk, stronger than steel. When both parents vanished, they left her
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Several of our portcos have been selected as finalists for @StartupDailyANZ’s Best in Tech Awards 2024! ⭐ As investors in groundbreaking deep tech, we’ve seen how these companies are solving global pressing challenges with their innovative ideas & achievements. Congrats to
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Australia’s synbio community left a lasting impression at this year’s @SynBioBeta, leading to their overview of the blossoming #synbio slipstream in AU. There is a groundswell of people working hard locally to make Australia a destination for the new global #bioeconomy. Read on
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The Venture Professor Track Spending time building companies in a university takes academics off the Professor track. There is no path to become a "Venture Professor". The default career pipeline is to publish and academics (in Australia at least) are not rewarded for
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The First U.S.-listed ETH + Staking ETF is here. The REX-Osprey ETH + Staking ETF brings spot Ethereum exposure and staking rewards to your brokerage account.
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Inspiring day. Inspiring people.
Today, was day one of our inaugural #DeepTechWeek. ☀️ Kicking off with Peerless, we brought together 30+ portfolio founders across all of our six challenge areas, to unpack & explore the issues & opportunities facing today’s deep tech founders. A fantastic start to kick off a
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I'm really looking forward to @Tech23_ this year. Our portfolio and investors are also in town for Deep Tech Week. It is going to be huge.
More than a buzzword, #DeepTech tackles real challenges in food, climate & more. The potential impact is why we’re combining venturing & cutting-edge research to scale the companies our planet needs. 🚀 If you’re a researcher, entrepreneur, or enthusiast, read on to learn more
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When you tune into plastic, it is all you can see. It is quite horrifying when we remember it doesn't degrade; it just accumulates—the chair I am sitting on, the laptop keys I am touching, and the clothes I am wearing. In fact, you and I cause the production of an average of
In one of Australia's biggest Series A investments into #Envirotech, @samsara_eco has secured AU$100M in a Series A+ funding round. 👏 On a mission to eliminate plastic waste, the funding will help build the company's global recycling capabilities & divert millions of tonnes of
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I’ve tried Airpod Pros and Bose QC headphones, spent a fortune, chasing the perfect road warrior call quality. But it’s all come down to this for $29.
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Are you our next #DeepTech co-creator? We’re on the lookout for a CEO to join a brilliant technical team in partnership with Main Sequence to launch a world-leading intelligent #robotics company based in Brisbane. 🤖 As a part of our #VentureScience model, you’ll play an
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This remains a life-changing principle for me. Everything changes when this becomes the frame. "The rules of an infinite game must change in the course of play. The rules are changed when the players of an infinite game agree that the play is imperiled by a finite outcome—that
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A boy who's used to being seen as nothing more than trouble that has a heart of gold, and a compassionate girl who truly sees him for who he is. Opposites really do attract in The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity 🌸 Read it now on the app ~
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Departures at Tokyo Haneda seems spectacularly unlike the Japanese in the disorganisation. Never seen a departures queue this huge. Is it always like this?
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Well said @Scobleizer
A lot of times when I share someone's post they write me and say "how can I pay you back?" I say pay it forward, help someone else. It's how our world gets better. I'm trying to pay forward people who helped me. So many try to tear people down, it's a far better world if
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