Opinion

February 14, 2025

Valentine’s Day gift ideas for the special founder in your life

You can move fast and break things — just not their heart


Éanna Kelly

3 min read

In the (slightly odd) words of VC supremo and podcaster Harry Stebbings: “Don’t dilute the chance to relationship-build.”

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