4:35
Discovering computers and abandoning a future in botany
5:28
Falling in love with parallel computing in the early 1980s
6:45
Starting his first company at age 29 because he wanted to be his own boss
8:13
Wanting to be a rock drummer before becoming a technology entrepreneur
9:08
Discovering virtual reality years before it was commercially viable
10:04
Importing one of the first VR headsets into the UK
10:53
The mentor who taught him to think bigger than he thought possible
11:40
Funding a startup through consulting and taking it public
14:20
Learning that seeing the future is easier than predicting the timing
15:08
Why he was repeatedly drawn to emerging technologies
16:00
Selling Division and learning from enterprise software giant PTC
17:03
Building credibility by partnering with companies much larger than his own
19:55
The realization that digital music would change everything
20:46
Founding OD2 and attempting to build Spotify before Spotify existed
21:16
Convincing Peter Gabriel to invest and join the journey
22:00
Four years persuading record labels to embrace digital distribution
24:00
Solving the technical and trust problems of legal music delivery
28:28
Why honesty and credibility mattered more than hype
29:28
Surviving the dot-com crash while building OD2
30:14
Watching Nokia dismiss the iPhone before it changed the world
32:13
Choosing a merger over an IPO and living with uncertainty
34:16
Founding Eden Ventures and becoming a venture capitalist
35:04
The lesson that shaped his entire career: determination beats intelligence
38:41
The biggest difference between European and American startups
39:37
Why failure became less stigmatized over time
40:30
Discovering he was better suited to building companies than investing in them
43:15
Missing the camaraderie and shared mission of operating teams
45:20
Leaving venture capital to pursue music full time
46:16
Building a recording studio and producing emerging artists
47:54
Realizing in his 50s that more money wouldn't make him happier
48:54
Music as therapy during a difficult personal transition
49:46
Letting go of comparison and finding contentment
52:22
The surprising similarities between successful musicians and entrepreneurs
53:11
Why artists and founders both need relentless drive and self-promotion
55:05
Creating a second act built around creativity, mentorship, and contribution
56:15
The importance of having a purpose beyond retirement
57:05
Why "mattering" became more important than staying relevant
58:37
Finding a reason to get up every morning through music and creation
