No one has ever raised capital because their pitch deck was pretty. A lot of people have raised capital because they were over-prepared, knew where their business was going, and were able to articulate that through a pitch alongside a pitch deck.

When we announced that we were going to support Bitcoin companies, we became a great lightning rod for activity and fun.

What's really happening is that every bank in the country is experimenting with the blockchain and experimenting with bitcoin to figure out where the value is. For the first time ever, they're working hand in hand with startups. Banks are asking startups for help to build products.

The next phase of the journey is to move from speculation to actual use cases - people getting into Bitcoin because they want to use it.

Since I moved to Blackpool, I've met a lot of great people, and if it wasn't for them, I wouldn't be as successful as I was because I'm settled off the pitch.

A startup is literally just a series of unfortunate events where you failed, failed, failed, and failed until you succeed.