London Technology Week: Tech City is an awesome success story combining the best of Silicon Valley, Wall Street, New York and DC June 16, 2015 I emigrated from Silicon Valley a little more than ten years ago to work at a very young startup at the time, Skype. It was so new then that I spent months correcting friends’ pronunciation of the company name from Skype-ee to Skype. At that time I was exasperated at the dearth of candidates for [...]
If we cap immigration, the UK will lose its status as a global hub for science and engineering June 15, 2015 John O’Keefe, the UK’s latest Nobel Prize winner, has a lot in common with Venki Ramakrishnan, the next President of the Royal Society. First, they are similarly brilliant scientists and Nobel Laureates. O’Keefe was a joint winner last year for his discovery of cells that act as our inner GPS system, enabling us to [...]
Work stress can be seriously damaging to your mental health: Here’s how to tell if it’s making you depressed June 15, 2015 You tell yourself it’s OK and that it happens to everyone, particularly in the City. There's nothing unusual about feeling stressed, particularly when things have been difficult in the office. But it isn’t OK, and work shouldn’t be making you feel down. Ideally, it should be psychologically stimulating and rewarding. Too often it is [...]