James Coombes
@thisjamesc
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CEO Raft
London, England
Joined September 2013
The future is proteins-on-demand.
mRNA vaccines are awesome. But vaccines based on artificial proteins might be even better. Talk about timing: “At my 2019 Ph.D. defense, I began by saying, ‘I'm about to tell you why this family of viruses has could cause a pandemic"... https://t.co/KnAdwSwvkd
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We are on the cusp of a completely new way of working that is more than just home vs office.
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In topics you'd never thought would overlap with your job. @PapaRoach, Customs & Brexit.
#Brexit brought to life, this caught our attention when shared by our Tech Lead internally. 👀 The #Brexitcustoms struggles are real!! @paparoach using twitter as a Last Resort😉 #customspaperwork #paparoachandpaperwork #realpeopleproblems #technologyborderneeded #smoothertrade
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Fav weird productivity hack when editing text and I overwrite something I want to keep. Ctrl-zzz, copy, ctrl-yyy, paste. Feels like I’m defying the laws of word processing. Just me? Ok.
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50 years of email! There are better ways of working. Communication for communication’s sake isn’t good enough anymore.
thestar.com
After 50 years of email, it’s past time to find ways to disconnect from digital overload that distracts people from work, produces angst and reduces productivity, David Olive writes.
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This is a theme we care about strongly at https://t.co/z4zyETAGtp. Tools like email and slack are great, but they don’t actually help you do the work.
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Qu. to my biochem friends: can you PCR an effective mRNA vaccine remotely (eg in a pharmacy), kind of like 3D-Printing but for vaccines? Seems like it would solve a lot of future vaccine logistics issues.
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TNT putting a £ figure on the operational headache of brexit paperwork: £4.31/shipment
bbc.co.uk
Some EU specialist firms stop delivering to the UK because of tax changes that took effect on 1 January.
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10 Downing St leaving comments switched on on the official Boris Johnson announcement waiting room is so 2020.
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Very familiar with how important language is to trade, trade influencing language though is next level.
A cool link between vocabulary and global trade: If your region first got tea by land, you call it something like “cha”/“chai”, from a Northern Chinese dialect. If by sea, you use a variation on “tea,” based on the pronunciation of the Fujianese who worked with overseas traders.
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Great thread. Paralysis through analysis is real. One of the most valuable things I can do as a CEO is make decisions fast and own the consequences.
I recently listened to @harrystebbings 20min VC interview with @stewart. One of the topics they covered was Stewart’s approach to company and product building. I thought the mental models he shared were simple and immediately useful. Here’s a thread of the best ones: 🧵👇
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Not saying I’m Brad Pitt or anything, but should I be wary of opening this cooler box that I definitely didn’t order? 😂 (seriously though thank you @TechNation) #se7en #appliedaicohort
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We are excited to announce that we will be joining @TechNation's next Applied AI cohort, and humbled to be chosen as one of 32 companies working at the forefront of AI tech! https://t.co/IsaGEThpk5
#WeAreTechNation #AppliedAI #GrowthProgram #UKinnovation #AI #Tech #TradeTech
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Dear VCs, please please don't perma-roll meeting times with me using my own calendly link. Clogs up my calendar. 0-chance that will go anywhere. 🙄
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For #FreightForwarders out there, we want to hear from you for an upcoming #tradeindustry #whitepaper on #digitisation & #technology! Please follow the below link to an anonymous #shortsurvey - first insights shared with respondents. Your opinion matters:
docs.google.com
This survey aims to understand if the reliance on paperwork and digital documents in the freight forwarding industry is causing significant challenges for companies. If so, this survey will assess...
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wfh has changed the b2b outbound sales prospecting landscape. Lack of physical contact and work phone means email is often the only resort and that channel is way over-crowded. Needs some out of the 📦 thinking. I’m sure we’ll see some developments here.
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Having come from Fintech, couldn't agree more with this, particularly in Supply Chain. Fintech Scales Vertical SaaS https://t.co/H2CBEaExc3
#tech via @a16z
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