Challenges in the UK Tech Ecosystem

Tom Hulme is a General Partner @ GV and leads GV’s European investing. He has led rounds in Monzo, Nothing, GoCardless, Lemonade, Snyk and is widely considered one of the best investors in Europe. 

Stan Boland is one of the most successful and respected entrepreneurs in the UK.  In 1999, he co-founded Element 14 which was acquired by Broadcom in 2000 for $640 million. Following this, Boland co-founded Icera Inc. in 2002, a fabless semiconductor company which he sold to Nvidia for $367 million. 

In Today’s Discussion We Cover:

04:26 Is The UK’s Biggest Problem a Talent Problem

09:50 Why We Need to Flood the UK With Venture Capital

10:38 What Europe Can Learn from Stripe and the Collisons

15:21 How the UK Can Use Visas to Retain the Best Talent

16:46 Why the Government Needs to Put 10x More Cash Into Fund of Funds

24:32 Is the London Stock Exchange F****** and Does it Matter?

34:38 What The UK Can Learn From Sequoia and the Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund

40:42 What is a “National Goal for Wealth Creation” & How Do We Implement It?

48:10 What are the Most Broken Elements of the UK Tax Regime

52:11 Is It Stupid to Remove the Non-Dom Tax Status

53:15 Why is Now the Time to Be Bullish on China

01:00:19 Biggest Lessons from Working with Jensen Huang

01:08:04 Quick Fire Round: Insights and Predictions