David Jones

And the reason we were unsuccessful, and it's fairly incomprehensible now, is that despite the fact that my shareholders or investors thought that buying a creator economy company was a great idea, and my clients adored it, they thought this was fantastic, most people in the organization were like, well, you're mad. We make our money

We have a small creative department of highly expensive, talented people. And that's how we make all of our money. And how can we possibly say that anyone can come up with an idea? And how can we possibly say that anyone can create? And so the body kind of rejected the implant and some great lessons through that. And obviously, the creator economy has gone on to be what it is.

We have a small creative department of highly expensive, talented people. And that's how we make all of our money. And how can we possibly say that anyone can come up with an idea? And how can we possibly say that anyone can create? And so the body kind of rejected the implant and some great lessons through that. And obviously, the creator economy has gone on to be what it is.

There's 60 million people who make a living in it. But we are doing exactly the same thing with AI and machine generated content. Machines can't create good content. They're terrible. Look at this. And you're like, no, we've been through this movie once before. Many, many times. I mean, when the Palm Pilot and the Newton came out, they were terrible and a bit of a waste of time.

There's 60 million people who make a living in it. But we are doing exactly the same thing with AI and machine generated content. Machines can't create good content. They're terrible. Look at this. And you're like, no, we've been through this movie once before. Many, many times. I mean, when the Palm Pilot and the Newton came out, they were terrible and a bit of a waste of time.

And we all unpacked them, played with them, put them back on the shelf. And then somebody invented the iPhone. That's been quite good. And I've always, without ever trying to be

And we all unpacked them, played with them, put them back on the shelf. And then somebody invented the iPhone. That's been quite good. And I've always, without ever trying to be

naive about what's going to be big and successful, I've always gone, A, if this improves at the rate with which it probably can, do I believe that most human beings will find this a great, interesting, and cool thing to do? If they do, then it's probably worth being really interested. That's why we started investing in AI back in 2015. RAOUL PAL

naive about what's going to be big and successful, I've always gone, A, if this improves at the rate with which it probably can, do I believe that most human beings will find this a great, interesting, and cool thing to do? If they do, then it's probably worth being really interested. That's why we started investing in AI back in 2015. RAOUL PAL

I think one of the really important things and one of the great things you learn about playing team sports and particularly a team sport like rugby is the importance of team and the importance of different skill sets. And in fact, one of my partners, Emma, early on said, it's amazing you have such different people. And I said, well, yeah, because I...

I think one of the really important things and one of the great things you learn about playing team sports and particularly a team sport like rugby is the importance of team and the importance of different skill sets. And in fact, one of my partners, Emma, early on said, it's amazing you have such different people. And I said, well, yeah, because I...

I know what I'm good at, and I don't need someone else who can do that. And I know what I'm not good at, and I need people who are good at that. So I think I'm not sure it's light years away. I think there are some people who would like to be the CEO, the leader. There are other people who would like to be the right hand to the CEO, the leader. There are other people.

I know what I'm good at, and I don't need someone else who can do that. And I know what I'm not good at, and I need people who are good at that. So I think I'm not sure it's light years away. I think there are some people who would like to be the CEO, the leader. There are other people who would like to be the right hand to the CEO, the leader. There are other people.

And I think if you want to be the CEO and you want to be... the leader, be careful what you wish for. Might sound great, but suddenly your neck is on the block, which if you've got a certain type of personality is fine. And if you have another, you might not enjoy that. But I also, I think people just kind of say to themselves, what do you want to be? The founder, the leader, the CEO.

And I think if you want to be the CEO and you want to be... the leader, be careful what you wish for. Might sound great, but suddenly your neck is on the block, which if you've got a certain type of personality is fine. And if you have another, you might not enjoy that. But I also, I think people just kind of say to themselves, what do you want to be? The founder, the leader, the CEO.

And then honestly, I think If you do, if you get your head down and just work really hard, you'll get noticed or you'll get noticed by the right companies. I mean, I think over the years, you heard more and more people, you know, I think Lindsay Owen Jones was one of them, the sort of very famous L'Oreal CEO back in the day when he was asking why he was so successful.

And then honestly, I think If you do, if you get your head down and just work really hard, you'll get noticed or you'll get noticed by the right companies. I mean, I think over the years, you heard more and more people, you know, I think Lindsay Owen Jones was one of them, the sort of very famous L'Oreal CEO back in the day when he was asking why he was so successful.

He just said, I kept showing up, I kept saying yes, and I kept working hard. And it's actually not that much more complicated than that. I mean, honestly, if I sort of look back on the last 20, 30 years, I have worked like crazy. There's a great video, Kobe Bryant tells a story of how he would get up

He just said, I kept showing up, I kept saying yes, and I kept working hard. And it's actually not that much more complicated than that. I mean, honestly, if I sort of look back on the last 20, 30 years, I have worked like crazy. There's a great video, Kobe Bryant tells a story of how he would get up

way earlier than everyone else who could go to the gym twice every day so that if everyone else was doing two hours in the gym, he was doing four. After 10 years, he'd done twice as much. I think it's quite true around business. If you work twice as hard as everyone else, you'll get on faster, you'll learn more, you'll do better. From then on, I think