Martin 👀
@martinoleary.bsky.social
Fintech CMO. Built Ireland's first digital bank. Scaled startups to $300M+ (Dublin/Dubai). Sharing lessons in 'Uncharted': Real growth, no fairytales. Dubai-based 🇦🇪
My Uncharted Newsletter -> https://www.dotmartin.io
My Uncharted Newsletter -> https://www.dotmartin.io
Europe's startup revival begins with 125 founders.
Project Europe unites top entrepreneurs to mentor & fund new talent. A necessary step forward.
Europe needs investors with the guts to back deep tech from €1M to €1B without demanding premature exits to Silicon Valley acquirers.
Project Europe unites top entrepreneurs to mentor & fund new talent. A necessary step forward.
Europe needs investors with the guts to back deep tech from €1M to €1B without demanding premature exits to Silicon Valley acquirers.
March 13, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Europe's startup revival begins with 125 founders.
Project Europe unites top entrepreneurs to mentor & fund new talent. A necessary step forward.
Europe needs investors with the guts to back deep tech from €1M to €1B without demanding premature exits to Silicon Valley acquirers.
Project Europe unites top entrepreneurs to mentor & fund new talent. A necessary step forward.
Europe needs investors with the guts to back deep tech from €1M to €1B without demanding premature exits to Silicon Valley acquirers.
Resourcefulness > Resources
Starbucks watched this man turn their table into a gaming command center and had to respect the audacity.
Starbucks watched this man turn their table into a gaming command center and had to respect the audacity.
March 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Resourcefulness > Resources
Starbucks watched this man turn their table into a gaming command center and had to respect the audacity.
Starbucks watched this man turn their table into a gaming command center and had to respect the audacity.
The moment Sam realises Deep Seek is open source.
February 11, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The moment Sam realises Deep Seek is open source.
Impossible is nothing.
January 29, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Impossible is nothing.
Everyone thinks the DeepSeek drama killed NVIDIA.
What if it just crowned Apple?
What if it just crowned Apple?
January 28, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Everyone thinks the DeepSeek drama killed NVIDIA.
What if it just crowned Apple?
What if it just crowned Apple?
Young people: "TikTok is my life"
Old people: "China is stealing our data"
Markets: "Who's buying this thing?"
Reality: None of the above matters.
... because we're watching the birth of a radical idea. A new hybrid tech species of private & public ownership.
Is this the formula for AI governance?
Old people: "China is stealing our data"
Markets: "Who's buying this thing?"
Reality: None of the above matters.
... because we're watching the birth of a radical idea. A new hybrid tech species of private & public ownership.
Is this the formula for AI governance?
January 27, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Young people: "TikTok is my life"
Old people: "China is stealing our data"
Markets: "Who's buying this thing?"
Reality: None of the above matters.
... because we're watching the birth of a radical idea. A new hybrid tech species of private & public ownership.
Is this the formula for AI governance?
Old people: "China is stealing our data"
Markets: "Who's buying this thing?"
Reality: None of the above matters.
... because we're watching the birth of a radical idea. A new hybrid tech species of private & public ownership.
Is this the formula for AI governance?
Me watching our dev team code while ChatGPT is down.
January 24, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Me watching our dev team code while ChatGPT is down.
Perplexity AI wants TikTok. Can it bring It back?
TikTok is banned, but Perplexity AI has a plan. Merge and turn it into an AI-powered search engine. Bold move. Big risk.
The real question is Will Washington allow it?
Also… why fix TikTok? It wasn’t exactly broken.
TikTok is banned, but Perplexity AI has a plan. Merge and turn it into an AI-powered search engine. Bold move. Big risk.
The real question is Will Washington allow it?
Also… why fix TikTok? It wasn’t exactly broken.
January 19, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Perplexity AI wants TikTok. Can it bring It back?
TikTok is banned, but Perplexity AI has a plan. Merge and turn it into an AI-powered search engine. Bold move. Big risk.
The real question is Will Washington allow it?
Also… why fix TikTok? It wasn’t exactly broken.
TikTok is banned, but Perplexity AI has a plan. Merge and turn it into an AI-powered search engine. Bold move. Big risk.
The real question is Will Washington allow it?
Also… why fix TikTok? It wasn’t exactly broken.
TikTok ban = VPN gold rush.
VPN CEOs right now “Best. Quarter. Ever.” 📈
Google Search trend for “VPNs” in America 👇
VPN CEOs right now “Best. Quarter. Ever.” 📈
Google Search trend for “VPNs” in America 👇
January 19, 2025 at 12:07 PM
TikTok ban = VPN gold rush.
VPN CEOs right now “Best. Quarter. Ever.” 📈
Google Search trend for “VPNs” in America 👇
VPN CEOs right now “Best. Quarter. Ever.” 📈
Google Search trend for “VPNs” in America 👇
AI just learned to deceive humans.
And no one programmed It to.
New research shows AI models can deceive humans without being trained to. In a study, AI agents plotted hidden strategies and tricked people into specific actions on their own.
Fun times ahead.
And no one programmed It to.
New research shows AI models can deceive humans without being trained to. In a study, AI agents plotted hidden strategies and tricked people into specific actions on their own.
Fun times ahead.
January 18, 2025 at 11:29 AM
AI just learned to deceive humans.
And no one programmed It to.
New research shows AI models can deceive humans without being trained to. In a study, AI agents plotted hidden strategies and tricked people into specific actions on their own.
Fun times ahead.
And no one programmed It to.
New research shows AI models can deceive humans without being trained to. In a study, AI agents plotted hidden strategies and tricked people into specific actions on their own.
Fun times ahead.
Fintech startup Bench collapsed under $65M in debt.
Employees were cut without notice or severance. National Bank of Canada is out $50M. Bench had raised $113M from Shopify, Bain, and others.
A messy end to what was once a promising fintech.
Employees were cut without notice or severance. National Bank of Canada is out $50M. Bench had raised $113M from Shopify, Bain, and others.
A messy end to what was once a promising fintech.
January 17, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Fintech startup Bench collapsed under $65M in debt.
Employees were cut without notice or severance. National Bank of Canada is out $50M. Bench had raised $113M from Shopify, Bain, and others.
A messy end to what was once a promising fintech.
Employees were cut without notice or severance. National Bank of Canada is out $50M. Bench had raised $113M from Shopify, Bain, and others.
A messy end to what was once a promising fintech.
This cracked me up! 😅
January 17, 2025 at 5:35 AM
This cracked me up! 😅
A shiny deal isn’t always a good deal.
Prestige doesn’t pay bills.
Goldman bet on Apple Card in 2019.
It backfired. They lost a ton of money.
Now, Apple’s talking to Barclays, Synchrony, and JPMorgan Chase.
The question isn’t who wants the deal.
It’s who’s willing to take the hit.
Prestige doesn’t pay bills.
Goldman bet on Apple Card in 2019.
It backfired. They lost a ton of money.
Now, Apple’s talking to Barclays, Synchrony, and JPMorgan Chase.
The question isn’t who wants the deal.
It’s who’s willing to take the hit.
January 16, 2025 at 11:09 AM
A shiny deal isn’t always a good deal.
Prestige doesn’t pay bills.
Goldman bet on Apple Card in 2019.
It backfired. They lost a ton of money.
Now, Apple’s talking to Barclays, Synchrony, and JPMorgan Chase.
The question isn’t who wants the deal.
It’s who’s willing to take the hit.
Prestige doesn’t pay bills.
Goldman bet on Apple Card in 2019.
It backfired. They lost a ton of money.
Now, Apple’s talking to Barclays, Synchrony, and JPMorgan Chase.
The question isn’t who wants the deal.
It’s who’s willing to take the hit.
Imagine logging on to LinkedIn with your morning coffee to find your wife published this 😅. I think they call this "Getting Divorced in Public".
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
January 15, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Imagine logging on to LinkedIn with your morning coffee to find your wife published this 😅. I think they call this "Getting Divorced in Public".
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
We're going from "the robots will kill us" to "how can I pimp out my AI"
January 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
We're going from "the robots will kill us" to "how can I pimp out my AI"
Which one is the startup founder?
January 5, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Which one is the startup founder?
LinkedIn profile pic / The actual Zoom meeting
January 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM
LinkedIn profile pic / The actual Zoom meeting
Speed doesn't sacrifice quality.
Apple shipped the iPod 290 days after inception.
Apple shipped the iPod 290 days after inception.
January 4, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Speed doesn't sacrifice quality.
Apple shipped the iPod 290 days after inception.
Apple shipped the iPod 290 days after inception.
China has quietly built ChatGPT's cheaper twin.
Meet DeepSeek
It matches GPT-4's smarts at 1/214th the price. $20 vs 9¢ per million tokens!.
Will Western companies and startups trust an AI model from China enough to capture these massive savings?
Meet DeepSeek
It matches GPT-4's smarts at 1/214th the price. $20 vs 9¢ per million tokens!.
Will Western companies and startups trust an AI model from China enough to capture these massive savings?
January 4, 2025 at 6:29 AM
China has quietly built ChatGPT's cheaper twin.
Meet DeepSeek
It matches GPT-4's smarts at 1/214th the price. $20 vs 9¢ per million tokens!.
Will Western companies and startups trust an AI model from China enough to capture these massive savings?
Meet DeepSeek
It matches GPT-4's smarts at 1/214th the price. $20 vs 9¢ per million tokens!.
Will Western companies and startups trust an AI model from China enough to capture these massive savings?
You're not going to believe this...
In Tokyo, there's thousands of people who've turned internet cafes into their actual homes.
Imagine working all day, then going "right, I'm off to my luxury internet cafe suite" which is basically a cupboard with wifi.
In Tokyo, there's thousands of people who've turned internet cafes into their actual homes.
Imagine working all day, then going "right, I'm off to my luxury internet cafe suite" which is basically a cupboard with wifi.
January 3, 2025 at 8:10 AM
You're not going to believe this...
In Tokyo, there's thousands of people who've turned internet cafes into their actual homes.
Imagine working all day, then going "right, I'm off to my luxury internet cafe suite" which is basically a cupboard with wifi.
In Tokyo, there's thousands of people who've turned internet cafes into their actual homes.
Imagine working all day, then going "right, I'm off to my luxury internet cafe suite" which is basically a cupboard with wifi.
Early-Stage Startups you need creators not marketers.
Find someone who gets your industry & let them run wild (just not too wild).
Here’s what’s works:
— Memes & posts people want to share
— Real conversations that get people talking
— Being relatable, not some stiff corporate brand
Find someone who gets your industry & let them run wild (just not too wild).
Here’s what’s works:
— Memes & posts people want to share
— Real conversations that get people talking
— Being relatable, not some stiff corporate brand
December 28, 2024 at 11:35 AM
Early-Stage Startups you need creators not marketers.
Find someone who gets your industry & let them run wild (just not too wild).
Here’s what’s works:
— Memes & posts people want to share
— Real conversations that get people talking
— Being relatable, not some stiff corporate brand
Find someone who gets your industry & let them run wild (just not too wild).
Here’s what’s works:
— Memes & posts people want to share
— Real conversations that get people talking
— Being relatable, not some stiff corporate brand
Every year, Idiocracy looks less like a comedy and more like a warning.
Why?
1. AI is making us dumber, faster.
2. Convenience is replacing thinking.
3. Distraction is killing substance.
At this rate, Idiocracy isn’t the future—it’s the present.
Why?
1. AI is making us dumber, faster.
2. Convenience is replacing thinking.
3. Distraction is killing substance.
At this rate, Idiocracy isn’t the future—it’s the present.
December 20, 2024 at 9:37 AM
Every year, Idiocracy looks less like a comedy and more like a warning.
Why?
1. AI is making us dumber, faster.
2. Convenience is replacing thinking.
3. Distraction is killing substance.
At this rate, Idiocracy isn’t the future—it’s the present.
Why?
1. AI is making us dumber, faster.
2. Convenience is replacing thinking.
3. Distraction is killing substance.
At this rate, Idiocracy isn’t the future—it’s the present.
This is exactly how dog feels after trying founder walking mode for a week. Not it's asking for slipper and Tik Tok time.
December 13, 2024 at 7:12 AM
This is exactly how dog feels after trying founder walking mode for a week. Not it's asking for slipper and Tik Tok time.
iPhone isn't the "best" phone. But it dominates.
Why? Identity beats specs.
Your AI/blockchain/SaaS might be superior...
But customers aren't breaking down your door.
Different > Better
Tesla didn't build better cars. They changed what cars mean.
Stop being "better."
Start being unignorable.
Why? Identity beats specs.
Your AI/blockchain/SaaS might be superior...
But customers aren't breaking down your door.
Different > Better
Tesla didn't build better cars. They changed what cars mean.
Stop being "better."
Start being unignorable.
December 10, 2024 at 1:50 PM
iPhone isn't the "best" phone. But it dominates.
Why? Identity beats specs.
Your AI/blockchain/SaaS might be superior...
But customers aren't breaking down your door.
Different > Better
Tesla didn't build better cars. They changed what cars mean.
Stop being "better."
Start being unignorable.
Why? Identity beats specs.
Your AI/blockchain/SaaS might be superior...
But customers aren't breaking down your door.
Different > Better
Tesla didn't build better cars. They changed what cars mean.
Stop being "better."
Start being unignorable.
