Russ Shaw
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Russ Shaw (Tech London Advocates) on Solo Founders, Skills & UK Chips
Russ Shaw describes Tech London Advocates and Global Tech Advocates' 46 volunteer groups worldwide and the rise of solo entrepreneurs, citing a record 5.6-5.7M UK businesses and 400,000+ new UK businesses in H1. He covers the UK's TechFirst push to train 7.5M adults on AI by 2030 (1.7M so far), the AI backlash over data centers and jobs, and the UK semiconductor ecosystem — Fractile, Olex, the Joint Chips Undertaking — arguing skills and scaling capital are the key constraints on the UK's #3 ecosystem position.