Victor Riparbelli
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Yeah, I mean, I think it's kind of interesting to see what the new government is going to do, right? I think they have a lot of great cards on their hand. Like we have a lot of great companies that are actually building here. And I think what's important or what we're seeing in the London ecosystem is that
We're actually building global leaders, not just regional winners of expense management or something like that. You have Eleven Labs, who are leading in voice. You have us, which is leading in enterprise AI video. We have Wave, which is definitely doing self-drive. We have a lot of great companies that actually become global leaders.
We're actually building global leaders, not just regional winners of expense management or something like that. You have Eleven Labs, who are leading in voice. You have us, which is leading in enterprise AI video. We have Wave, which is definitely doing self-drive. We have a lot of great companies that actually become global leaders.
We're actually building global leaders, not just regional winners of expense management or something like that. You have Eleven Labs, who are leading in voice. You have us, which is leading in enterprise AI video. We have Wave, which is definitely doing self-drive. We have a lot of great companies that actually become global leaders.
I think it's really important that the incoming government doesn't screw this up. How could they screw it up? I think they could screw it up by over-taxation, all the kind of usual things that I think everyone is talking about, right? I think what they can do to make it better, I think the UK has a brand problem. What do you mean?
I think it's really important that the incoming government doesn't screw this up. How could they screw it up? I think they could screw it up by over-taxation, all the kind of usual things that I think everyone is talking about, right? I think what they can do to make it better, I think the UK has a brand problem. What do you mean?
I think it's really important that the incoming government doesn't screw this up. How could they screw it up? I think they could screw it up by over-taxation, all the kind of usual things that I think everyone is talking about, right? I think what they can do to make it better, I think the UK has a brand problem. What do you mean?
I think we disagree on this, but I actually think the UK is a pretty good place to build in general. I come from Denmark, right? That would have been a terrible place to build a company. That would have been impossible, basically. I think with SEIS, EIS... I think there's a lot of good things that have happened in the ecosystem. You have all the talent.
I think we disagree on this, but I actually think the UK is a pretty good place to build in general. I come from Denmark, right? That would have been a terrible place to build a company. That would have been impossible, basically. I think with SEIS, EIS... I think there's a lot of good things that have happened in the ecosystem. You have all the talent.
I think we disagree on this, but I actually think the UK is a pretty good place to build in general. I come from Denmark, right? That would have been a terrible place to build a company. That would have been impossible, basically. I think with SEIS, EIS... I think there's a lot of good things that have happened in the ecosystem. You have all the talent.
I think the venture ecosystem has gotten better, even though it's still very PE-centric. I still think it has gotten better. There's also still a lot of ways to screw it up, right? And I see a lot of people who are leaving, especially after the recent administration. My phone.
I think the venture ecosystem has gotten better, even though it's still very PE-centric. I still think it has gotten better. There's also still a lot of ways to screw it up, right? And I see a lot of people who are leaving, especially after the recent administration. My phone.
I think the venture ecosystem has gotten better, even though it's still very PE-centric. I still think it has gotten better. There's also still a lot of ways to screw it up, right? And I see a lot of people who are leaving, especially after the recent administration. My phone.
The obvious things like corporate tax, entrepreneurs relief, all those things make it really attractive to build here because we are in stark contrast to Europe, which in many places are terrible. I think it's different because you're from here. You're British, right? I'm from Denmark. I think we always, wherever we're from, we're much more negative.
The obvious things like corporate tax, entrepreneurs relief, all those things make it really attractive to build here because we are in stark contrast to Europe, which in many places are terrible. I think it's different because you're from here. You're British, right? I'm from Denmark. I think we always, wherever we're from, we're much more negative.
The obvious things like corporate tax, entrepreneurs relief, all those things make it really attractive to build here because we are in stark contrast to Europe, which in many places are terrible. I think it's different because you're from here. You're British, right? I'm from Denmark. I think we always, wherever we're from, we're much more negative.
I moved here and I've seen a lot of the positives around it. But I think don't screw up the fundamentals, right? Don't raise the taxes too much. Make sure we still have great relief schemes for people who great jobs, great economic productivity, and those sort of things.
I moved here and I've seen a lot of the positives around it. But I think don't screw up the fundamentals, right? Don't raise the taxes too much. Make sure we still have great relief schemes for people who great jobs, great economic productivity, and those sort of things.
I moved here and I've seen a lot of the positives around it. But I think don't screw up the fundamentals, right? Don't raise the taxes too much. Make sure we still have great relief schemes for people who great jobs, great economic productivity, and those sort of things.
On the brand problem, that of course starts with the fundamentals like crimes on the rise, living costs, all those things that I think you've also been very vocal about. Those are big, but those are big problems, right? Sorry. But what I actually would say though is that