Steven

Can't we start? And then so my brain goes, what conditions do we have to create? We sold one of our ones that we had.

What conditions do we have to create to have one of those seven tech companies here, especially in this sort of AI world we're heading towards, where when I was reading through the stats, most of the investment in AI, which is going to be hugely destabilizing across every industry from driving to any form of knowledge work, even podcasting. I can play a podcast now.

What conditions do we have to create to have one of those seven tech companies here, especially in this sort of AI world we're heading towards, where when I was reading through the stats, most of the investment in AI, which is going to be hugely destabilizing across every industry from driving to any form of knowledge work, even podcasting. I can play a podcast now.

which sounds exactly like me, which has a 4.6 star rating on Apple, which was written by AI, in my voice, published by AI. Wow. And who's accruing the value there? Well, it's a company in America called Eleven Labs, and it's bloody open AI. And I go, why can't we have those companies here?

which sounds exactly like me, which has a 4.6 star rating on Apple, which was written by AI, in my voice, published by AI. Wow. And who's accruing the value there? Well, it's a company in America called Eleven Labs, and it's bloody open AI. And I go, why can't we have those companies here?

Because China and the US are dominating this next revolution. And I worry as a bystander that if we don't create entrepreneurship friendly environments here, we are going to become India.

Because China and the US are dominating this next revolution. And I worry as a bystander that if we don't create entrepreneurship friendly environments here, we are going to become India.

If you want businesses to thrive, you don't need just a good environment for entrepreneurs. You also need people to have money that they can spend. And we are in a country where increasingly most of the people out there have almost nothing left over at the end of the month.

If you want businesses to thrive, you don't need just a good environment for entrepreneurs. You also need people to have money that they can spend. And we are in a country where increasingly most of the people out there have almost nothing left over at the end of the month.

They can barely pay the bills. Those companies are selling globally, right? So they don't need any particular company to do well. They sell to anywhere. So like OpenAI, ChatGPT, we're all using that bloody product and paying our $20, $30 a month.

They can barely pay the bills. Those companies are selling globally, right? So they don't need any particular company to do well. They sell to anywhere. So like OpenAI, ChatGPT, we're all using that bloody product and paying our $20, $30 a month.

Yeah, where do they actually get their money from? They get their money from selling data to the rich, right?

Yeah, where do they actually get their money from? They get their money from selling data to the rich, right?

My point was making the environment more friendly for entrepreneurs. Because when I start a company, I can't explain the disadvantage I'm at at the moment if I start that kind of company here. There's no investors. And then all the talent seems to flock over to San Francisco.

My point was making the environment more friendly for entrepreneurs. Because when I start a company, I can't explain the disadvantage I'm at at the moment if I start that kind of company here. There's no investors. And then all the talent seems to flock over to San Francisco.

So the British guys that built an AI company called Fixer, which I was going to invest in, all British lads from London, they went over to San Francisco. They're like 25-year-olds. They've just raised at a 60 million valuation. They're in this room. this building in San Francisco full of entrepreneurs, and they're pumping knowledge and capital into this room.

So the British guys that built an AI company called Fixer, which I was going to invest in, all British lads from London, they went over to San Francisco. They're like 25-year-olds. They've just raised at a 60 million valuation. They're in this room. this building in San Francisco full of entrepreneurs, and they're pumping knowledge and capital into this room.

With all due respect, Stephen, you're not a great example for the fact that it's impossible to start a successful online brand in the UK. Facts.

With all due respect, Stephen, you're not a great example for the fact that it's impossible to start a successful online brand in the UK. Facts.

But I also realize I don't like using personal examples because there's a huge amount of privilege and... Okay, is there a chat GPT in Germany?