Alex’s Newsletter

Magnetism: 100 Lessons on Startup Talent

Attracting, selecting and retaining talent is the highest leverage way you can spend your time as a founder.

Feb 5 • Alex Macdonald

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November 2025

Humanity's Propulsion System - Storytelling

Stories are engines

Nov 16, 2025 • Alex Macdonald

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October 2025

Request to the President of the USA: Set an Audacious Goal for Mankind

Human progress has stalled & we are divided

Oct 5, 2025 • Alex Macdonald

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December 2024

Angel Investing: Breaking the rules

"Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist." - Pablo Picasso

Dec 1, 2024 • Alex Macdonald

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November 2024

Saving (Great) Britain: The Phoenix Fellowship

A blueprint to turn Britain around

Nov 24, 2024 • Alex Macdonald

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February 2024

The day my team burnt an effigy of me

Fully Vested Podcast

Feb 21, 2024 • Alex Macdonald

Building, hiring, optimising and selling

Founders Lounge Podcast with Matic Jasenovec

Feb 13, 2024 • Alex Macdonald

December 2023

📈 5 Point Startup Turnaround Plan

How to take control of your destiny 🔮

Dec 10, 2023 • Alex Macdonald

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June 2023

Gratitude

Velocity Black has been acquired by Capital One

Jun 3, 2023 • Alex Macdonald

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April 2023

Pitch League AI: A Free Pitch Deck Coach

Last week my team at sequel completed an AI hackathon with the goal of creating a valuable tool for founders using AI.

Apr 3, 2023 • Alex Macdonald

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March 2023

Podcast: Rise of the Athlete Investor

Introducing my new startup: sequel

Mar 27, 2023 • Alex Macdonald

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Vulnerable Podcast with James Roycroft-Davis

Here's to all the wives, husbands and partners of founders

Mar 19, 2023 • Alex Macdonald

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