Hi, I'm Paul

• Founder: Chiefly, talent platform for hiring internet CEOs and operators.

• Owner: Oval, buying online businesses (DrumMag, ChannelGuard)

• Content: writing and videos about our weird tech future.
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• Prev companies: ads agency, book publishing, sales & consulting growth program.
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• Fun facts: skiing enthusiast, sushi connoisseur, jazz lover, and eater of dark chocolate.
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• Location: I live in Thailand & London. Visited 50+ countries, but Queenstown is home.

• Nerding out topics: Personal holding companies, online acquisitions. History, geography, psychology. All things startups, tech, finance, AI, and crypto.

• Building: New Internet — discover the best thinkers in tech & business.

• Practicing: Communication — through my self-directed curriculum.

• Training: for my 2nd marathon.

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Youtube

Tech, Business, Finance.

Microsoft vs Google

Microsoft vs Google: Corporate Warfare

Banks failing

More Banks Will Fail... Here's Proof!

Chatgpt Self Aware

ChatGPT is Self-Aware?

AI Podcast

Meet AI Joe Rogan

FTX Collapse

How SBF Stole Your Money

Luna Collapse

The Dark Truth Behind LUNA

CZ vs SBF

How One Tweet Ruined a $32 Billion Company

Writing

The future is weird... let's talk about it.

Benjamin Franklin Envies You.

Why your story matters in the age of AI.

Benjamin Franklin Envies You.

Why your story matters in the age of AI.

From Apes to Cyborgs

Why 2023 is my “year of public” — and it should be yours too.

From Apes to Cyborgs

Why 2023 is my “year of public” — and it should be yours too.

Why I’m a Social Techno-Hermit.

A fresh spin on remote work and lifestyle design.

Why I’m a Social Techno-Hermit.

A fresh spin on remote work and lifestyle design.

Information Diet: what did you 👀 this year?

My favourite content of 2022.

Information Diet: what did you 👀 this year?

My favourite content of 2022.

30 Lessons I Wish I Knew Before 30

Memo to My Past Self: 30 Truths for Navigating Your Way to 30

30 Lessons I Wish I Knew Before 30

Memo to My Past Self: 30 Truths for Navigating Your Way to 30

Why people don't read books.

and the white lies we tell to look smart.

Why people don't read books.

and the white lies we tell to look smart.