Patrick NewtoninForm VenturesWhy Form backed RodeoTransforming the gig economy2 min read·Apr 5, 2023----
Patrick NewtoninForm VenturesPutting the ownership debate to bed. For VCs, it (almost always) mattersIn the world of Twitter VC, there’s little room for nuance. This applies to the “should ownership matter to a VC” debate as much as any…4 min read·Aug 9, 2022----
Patrick NewtonForm in 2021: the end of the beginning2021 feels like it has gone in a flash, but also taken a lifetime to end. Maybe that’s because — for us at Form — it spells the end of a…3 min read·Dec 31, 2021----
Patrick NewtoninForm VenturesAsk your VC (part 2): how will you help?So, you’re looking for a VC backer for your company. You’ve thought through all the issues around the capital you are looking to raise…6 min read·Jan 11, 2021----
Patrick NewtoninForm VenturesRegulation is Tech’s big blind spot — (or) — Why Form existsTLDR: TikTok vs Trump is just the latest instalment in the growing tension between politics and Tech. But the biggest tech revolutions are…3 min read·Sep 3, 2020----
Patrick NewtoninForm VenturesAsk your VC (part 1): Do you follow on?Everyone knows the average relationship between a successful entrepreneur and their VCs lasts longer than the average marriage — so…10 min read·Jul 23, 2020----
Patrick NewtoninForm VenturesRetaining the UK’s startup crownThe UK started the new decade as Europe’s leading startup economy, but it will only retain that crown if the levers of public policy are…4 min read·Jan 16, 2020----
Patrick NewtonWhy the US will be one of the last developed countries to benefit from self-drive carsWe’re in a race — not just to build a safe self-drive car, but to implement them. On almost all forecasts, a society in which self-drive…2 min read·Jan 11, 2019----
Patrick NewtoninForm VenturesPolicy may kill the UK scooter market, before it is bornWill companies behind the electric scooter rental phenomenon like Bird, Lime and Spin succeed in London? Some of the obvious determinants…3 min read·Aug 8, 2018----
Patrick NewtoninForm VenturesHow new VC funds can win by differentiation in the UKOutperforming the competition in startup investment is hard. Doing it as a new fund, without the name, is really hard. One of the reasons…7 min read·Jun 26, 2018----