Callum Laing

@callumlaing.bsky.social

I help ambitious people raise capital, get board seats, take companies public. Let's get more entrepreneurs and builders on bsky! Author of 4 best selling business books

Amazing how often I hear about a book, get excited, read reviews and decide to buy it, only for kindle to politely inform me I shouldn't because I already bought it and read it last year. Please tell me I'm not the only one who does this?

China went from 88% of the population in Extreme Poverty in 1981 to near zero today. Globally we went from 80% to 10% in 100 years and doubled life expectancy. We didn't get there through handouts, we got there through trade. Worrying about extreme wealth misses humanities greatest achievement.

If Drone operators can sit in a foreign country and fly drones around, how far off are we from pilots being able to sit in a control room and fly passenger planes? They don't need to be 'active' for 90% of the time, so one pilot could potentially handle dozens of flights...

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To the builder community, has anyone actually managed to convince an AI Agent to successfully complete the same job for more than a few days at a time? Mine get bored quicker and are less reliable than the lowest cost VA's.

'Why Don't You?' was a children's TV show in the UK from 1973 to 1995. It was originally titled: 'Why Don't You Just Switch Off Your Television Set and Go and Do Something Less Boring Instead?' I feel like we need a mobile equivalent for children of all ages today. Even as a kid we got the irony..

To the creators/builders/entrepreneurs on bsky. Has anyone ever got a lead from building in public here? For all it's problems, X does still seem to encourage building stuff. It's not bad that Bsky is anti-commerce, just wondering if there is a corner of 'doers' I haven't found yet?

The fact Dubai works at all given how quickly it has grown is remarkable. 5,000 new immigrants arrive every single week. And yet there is no crime and business is booming. Incredible place.

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Only One thing moves the needle on your career - experience. I’ve spent 25 years in M&A and leadership. I see professionals spend thousands on governance exams in the hopes of becoming Board Members. If you want a board seat, you don't need another exam. You need a different strategy. 🧵