Preface Jan 2, 1992 was the first working day in which Free Movement of Labour applied across Europe. That day I started my first job at a big company in London. Despite being a 22-year-old Italian, the zero-paperwork requirements made this very easy. At that time, Britain was no El Dorado: stuck in a deep recession, […]
A poetic riddle I ruminate in thought I ruminate in action I ruminate in love I ruminate in passion That’s why they call me Drew I wish they called me Dexter
Today we can box-in another year. And then place this box – after giving it a couple of good kicks to exorcise the bad stuff and raising it a few times to celebrate the good stuff – right in front of us, and use it as a step, a higher vantage point for looking to […]
Before you read the post, look and listen to this. Prima di leggere, guarda e ascolta: http://youtu.be/Y0_DeHSTLHU This is what I see. Ecco cosa vedo: The path from the left is life proceeding from the past. Il cammino da sx è la vita che incede dal passato. The path from the right are the […]
Suave, mari magno turbantibus aequora ventis, e terra magnum alterius spectare laborem; non quia vexari quemquamst jucunda voluptas, sed quibus ipse malis careas quia cernere suavest. Sweet, when the winds turn the wide sea to maelstrom Here from the shore, is the sight of the trouble of others Not because it is nice to rejoice […]
Lorenzo the Magnificent is to Florence what yeast is to bread. Firenze Magnifica, pulsating heart of the Renaissance, is a monument to beauty. A friend recently asked me about Firenze, for he was planning a romantic holiday. So… here’s a summary that others may find helpful. CULTURE Cappella Brancacci (chapel that inspired Michelangelo to paint […]
Deed – Reason – How – Best – Worst – Moral – Pics Deed During the summer of 1990 I cycled from Sanremo (Italy) to Porto (Portugal) with my friend Antonio Galatà. Reason At 20 you don’t need much of a reason to do stuff. I woke up one day and decided it would be a great […]
Q – “Will the big banks crash the party that FinTech entrepreneurs started?” A – “No, for elephants can’t be shrews”. This is a translation, with much poetic licence, of something I heard during a panel session at a recent Innovate Finance event. Flying the flag for the shrews was Giles Andrews, CEO of Zopa, […]
During the week of Feb 8-13 2015, I joined a merry band of FinTech entrepreneurs specially selected for a Grand Tour of Boston and New York with Mayor of London Boris Johnson. The aim? To promote British excellence with American East Coast’s business community – an ambitious trip organised by the Mayor’s Office, UKTI, LondonAndPartners […]
I just got to page 19 of Stephen Fry’s engaging book (“The Ode Less Travelled” published in 2007 – how come I only found it now?). I mean, truly engaging, for, at this point, it asked me to spend 10 minutes jotting down 20 lines of iambic pentameters to get accustomed to poetic writing. A […]
