Following the acquisition of Sandymount Technologies – an MIT spin‑out I co‑founded – I decided to get into software development. This was a major pivot because Sandymount developed membrane‑separation technology for the food and beverage industry. I enjoyed working on hardware, but realised software was increasingly important for every business, hardware or otherwise. I therefore wanted to fill the software gap in my skill set. Given a longstanding interest in investing and finance, I began to develop an e‑commerce payments platform based on stablecoins. I took some of the proceeds from my first business to hire a small team of…

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