The autumn sun in Lisbon makes meeting outdoors so much easier than in Dublin. I’m sitting beside Jonathan Legge, the co-founder of &Open on a concrete bench between the main stage and the first of four giant pavilions at the Web Summit. The last time we met to discuss his fast-growing global gifting platform was on a bitterly cold evening back home, and we both agree there’s a lot to be said for being nearer the equator. Legge is blinking in the sunshine, and I remark about the earliness of the flights required to get there from Dublin. However, this…

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