Dan Smith @Tech5mith

Co-founder & General Partner at Jigsaw VC. Investor, surfer and mischief maker. jigsaw.vc London, England Joined April 2011

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Dan Smith @Tech5mith

4 years ago

@andruyeung Hey Andrew👋 would love to come along. Coming over to SF from London for the week!

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Dan Smith @Tech5mith

4 years ago

A good reminder that market timing can rely on unpredictable catalysts (covid) to reach an inflection point for adoption (breaking employers’ assumption that wfh = low productivity).

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4 years ago

What will the office of the future look like? 🖥️ #OnThisDay 1979: Judith Hann's look at homeworking technology gets a lot of things very nearly right.

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@pitdesi Had this issue too. Write down all salient thoughts into a journal by the side of the bed as it acts like mental parking lot. This followed by sleep meditation = game changer. I don't think i ever made it to the end of the meditation without coma level sleep.

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Dan Smith @Tech5mith

5 years ago

@fintechjunkie It's a structural & cyclical problem. Public market Sentiment changes in days (WeWork) whereas VC/PE funds have $2 trillion to put to work over several years so when public sentiment is 'risk off', LPs/GPs adjust risk or get creative (SPACs). Fund vintages show this effect well.

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Dan Smith @Tech5mith

6 years ago

@fdestin @stride_vc Mental plasticity is key and this topic reminds me of a16z's consensus vs non-consensus matrix.. I'm continually reflecting on when to use heuristics (experiential observation) vs data driven.

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Dan Smith @Tech5mith

6 years ago

@fdestin @stride_vc What about if you have a thematic approach based on talent as opposed to markets? ...in other words, I agree ;-)

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Dan Smith @Tech5mith

6 years ago

@pitdesi Love that spot! perfect post-surf nutrition 😋

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Dan Smith @Tech5mith

6 years ago

@Mark_Goldberg_ I think you meant muggle-market-fit 😜

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Dan Smith @Tech5mith

6 years ago

Great to see @HarryStebbings continue to build out his platform. Look no further for the future of VC. Well done bud! 🚀🚀🚀 techcrunch.com/2020/07/17/fro…

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Dan Smith @Tech5mith

6 years ago

@pitdesi @typesfast Dude this is amazing. I’m thinking of doing the same with a camper around Europe. #nomadVC

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Dan Smith @Tech5mith

7 years ago

@RevolutApp Done

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Dan Smith @Tech5mith

7 years ago

@RevolutApp unbelievably poor AML process in-app. I’ve imported money from my Barclays account and shared all requested information. My account has been frozen for two weeks now!! No response from your online chat agents either... Fix this pls!!!

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Dan Smith @Tech5mith

7 years ago

@pitdesi Congrats dude! Perfect timing to send a nice update email to those LPs on the fence 😉

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Dan Smith @Tech5mith

7 years ago

@fdestin Explaining this variance to LPs when discussing portfolio model is fun

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Dan Smith @Tech5mith

7 years ago

@eriktorenberg Read Tribe by Sebastien Junger. Key takeaway: money replaced tribal interdependance for shared resources and trust. Desire for more affluence > more independence > increased social isolation and loss of community. We need to build communities as a feature into business models.

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Dan Smith @Tech5mith

7 years ago

@tanayj @fdestin re WeGift.. i can see why you like the category.

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Dan Smith @Tech5mith

7 years ago

@algovc @FT @unmindhq addressing this huge problem

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Dan Smith @Tech5mith

7 years ago

@HarryStebbings I think about this often as it’s about financial wellness - feeling anxious and unsure if you can cover all known and unknown/unpredictable expenses takes away mental energy that is way better utilised in focusing on building co’s. The skill is spotting when its ego driven.

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Dan Smith @Tech5mith

7 years ago

Congrats to @yulife for their series A led by Creandum. @fritjofsson pumped to be working with you bud.

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Dan Smith @Tech5mith

7 years ago

@fdestin @kaptenuk Friend of mine runs Uber’s driver operations in London and had to deal with a huge protest (almost riot) from Uber eat riders when Uber changed their commission structure a few months back, so agree that sentiment has definitely changed!