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[Applause] I’d like to share with you my first
I’d like to share with you my first
I’d like to share with you my first recipe for my first innovation it
recipe for my first innovation it
recipe for my first innovation it started off with me putting together
started off with me putting together
started off with me putting together everything for my go to market strategy
everything for my go to market strategy
everything for my go to market strategy I was excited I was ambitious
I was excited I was ambitious
I was excited I was ambitious I was hungry for success and I was
I was hungry for success and I was
I was hungry for success and I was looking to disrupt the next big thing I
looking to disrupt the next big thing I
looking to disrupt the next big thing I was going to two different industries
was going to two different industries
was going to two different industries the health and beauty and the food
the health and beauty and the food
the health and beauty and the food sectors I had family and friends tell
sectors I had family and friends tell
sectors I had family and friends tell all potential customers and investors
all potential customers and investors
all potential customers and investors about what was about to come and
about what was about to come and
about what was about to come and everything that was about to come from
everything that was about to come from
everything that was about to come from this day was gonna be magical
this day was gonna be magical
this day was gonna be magical unfortunately my venture didn’t quite
unfortunately my venture didn’t quite
unfortunately my venture didn’t quite work out I was five
work out I was five
work out I was five and I was selling magic potions from my
and I was selling magic potions from my
and I was selling magic potions from my bedroom it turns out taking tubes for
bedroom it turns out taking tubes for
bedroom it turns out taking tubes for mice from my sister
mice from my sister
mice from my sister mixing shampoo with detergent vinegar
mixing shampoo with detergent vinegar
mixing shampoo with detergent vinegar and other condiments wasn’t quite the
and other condiments wasn’t quite the
and other condiments wasn’t quite the recipe for a successful and sustainable
recipe for a successful and sustainable
recipe for a successful and sustainable high growth business but that didn’t
high growth business but that didn’t
high growth business but that didn’t stop me I went onto my next venture when
stop me I went onto my next venture when
stop me I went onto my next venture when I was 7 and I now I thought let me
I was 7 and I now I thought let me
I was 7 and I now I thought let me disrupt the media industry so I put
disrupt the media industry so I put
disrupt the media industry so I put together a newspaper and this newspaper
together a newspaper and this newspaper
together a newspaper and this newspaper had so many articles from various
had so many articles from various
had so many articles from various non-existent journalists and editorial
non-existent journalists and editorial
non-existent journalists and editorial teams again the daily London didn’t
teams again the daily London didn’t
teams again the daily London didn’t quite take off but it was all about the
quite take off but it was all about the
quite take off but it was all about the process and I really enjoyed it
process and I really enjoyed it
process and I really enjoyed it because you see backof and failure
because you see backof and failure
because you see backof and failure wouldn’t didn’t mean anything to me I
wouldn’t didn’t mean anything to me I
wouldn’t didn’t mean anything to me I was creating because I was but as time
was creating because I was but as time
was creating because I was but as time went on I began to see that I was
went on I began to see that I was
went on I began to see that I was innovating less and less with the
innovating less and less with the
innovating less and less with the ventures that I was doing in my teenage
ventures that I was doing in my teenage
ventures that I was doing in my teenage years and I started to look around and I
years and I started to look around and I
years and I started to look around and I could see that it was time to start
could see that it was time to start
could see that it was time to start thinking about a successful career to
thinking about a successful career to
thinking about a successful career to come because that’s what everyone else
come because that’s what everyone else
come because that’s what everyone else was doing who’s gonna go around mixing
was doing who’s gonna go around mixing
was doing who’s gonna go around mixing potions or creating things so I decided
potions or creating things so I decided
potions or creating things so I decided I wanted to do what a lot of people want
I wanted to do what a lot of people want
I wanted to do what a lot of people want to do prior to the 2007 financial crisis
to do prior to the 2007 financial crisis
to do prior to the 2007 financial crisis I wanted to be an investment banker
I wanted to be an investment banker
I wanted to be an investment banker extremely exciting putting slides
extremely exciting putting slides
extremely exciting putting slides together and doing other things bankers
together and doing other things bankers
together and doing other things bankers do being a change agent is something
do being a change agent is something
do being a change agent is something that I felt came quite naturally to me I
that I felt came quite naturally to me I
that I felt came quite naturally to me I would always look around me I would find
would always look around me I would find
would always look around me I would find things mixed them together and I’ll try
things mixed them together and I’ll try
things mixed them together and I’ll try to make things happen but change is a
to make things happen but change is a
to make things happen but change is a scary thing humans are afraid of change
scary thing humans are afraid of change
scary thing humans are afraid of change change is uncomfortable and people like
change is uncomfortable and people like
change is uncomfortable and people like to be comfortable like investment
to be comfortable like investment
to be comfortable like investment bankers and what ended up happening in
bankers and what ended up happening in
bankers and what ended up happening in 2012 I ended up landing myself a
2012 I ended up landing myself a
2012 I ended up landing myself a placement in my
placement in my
placement in my a year while studying Chinese and
a year while studying Chinese and
a year while studying Chinese and economics in a top investment bank in
economics in a top investment bank in
economics in a top investment bank in London I had made it I was excited and I
London I had made it I was excited and I
London I had made it I was excited and I was living the dream
was living the dream
was living the dream it was around 24 hours in and I was
it was around 24 hours in and I was
it was around 24 hours in and I was absolutely bored out of my brains I knew
absolutely bored out of my brains I knew
absolutely bored out of my brains I knew I wasn’t destined for this this was
I wasn’t destined for this this was
I wasn’t destined for this this was everything that my soul stood against I
everything that my soul stood against I
everything that my soul stood against I felt so constrained that I started to
felt so constrained that I started to
felt so constrained that I started to wonder and when I started to wonder I
wonder and when I started to wonder I
wonder and when I started to wonder I started to get curious and when I
started to get curious and when I
started to get curious and when I started to get curious I started to get
started to get curious I started to get
started to get curious I started to get creative again and just like that
creative again and just like that
creative again and just like that the potions came back in 2013 prior to
the potions came back in 2013 prior to
the potions came back in 2013 prior to graduating I was on a leadership course
graduating I was on a leadership course
graduating I was on a leadership course where I met my co-founder my co-founder
where I met my co-founder my co-founder
where I met my co-founder my co-founder who ironically was a banker for ten
who ironically was a banker for ten
who ironically was a banker for ten years and we both really saw a problem
years and we both really saw a problem
years and we both really saw a problem that we were looking to address and we
that we were looking to address and we
that we were looking to address and we identified it as the next generation not
identified it as the next generation not
identified it as the next generation not being able to take a step on the
being able to take a step on the
being able to take a step on the property ladder and what seemed at the
property ladder and what seemed at the
property ladder and what seemed at the time a mission to be able to democratize
time a mission to be able to democratize
time a mission to be able to democratize wealth and give access to this high
wealth and give access to this high
wealth and give access to this high barrier to entry market there was a
barrier to entry market there was a
barrier to entry market there was a solution and this is when the emergence
solution and this is when the emergence
solution and this is when the emergence of crowdfunding came through
of crowdfunding came through
of crowdfunding came through crowdfunding property investment was a
crowdfunding property investment was a
crowdfunding property investment was a solution but it could only be done with
solution but it could only be done with
solution but it could only be done with the aid of technology and so myself and
the aid of technology and so myself and
the aid of technology and so myself and my co-founder with our personal
my co-founder with our personal
my co-founder with our personal backgrounds our technology we put
backgrounds our technology we put
backgrounds our technology we put together a recipe for we thought would
together a recipe for we thought would
together a recipe for we thought would be a startup to come and we sat in a
be a startup to come and we sat in a
be a startup to come and we sat in a room in his house and we got going and
room in his house and we got going and
room in his house and we got going and we built our mission and our mission was
we built our mission and our mission was
we built our mission and our mission was to build a global exchange for people to
to build a global exchange for people to
to build a global exchange for people to trade shares and properties essentially
trade shares and properties essentially
trade shares and properties essentially giving everyone a piece of the pie and
giving everyone a piece of the pie and
giving everyone a piece of the pie and Bute was created and I’m proud to say
Bute was created and I’m proud to say
Bute was created and I’m proud to say that today we have a 40 person team and
that today we have a 40 person team and
that today we have a 40 person team and we have digitized across the entire
we have digitized across the entire
we have digitized across the entire property sector in its entirety across
property sector in its entirety across
property sector in its entirety across the supply chain from developments and
the supply chain from developments and
the supply chain from developments and management’s to waste collection this
management’s to waste collection this
management’s to waste collection this for me is innovation and it’s cool you
for me is innovation and it’s cool you
for me is innovation and it’s cool you see enterprise and innovation go hand in
see enterprise and innovation go hand in
see enterprise and innovation go hand in hand and whilst we always saw that
hand and whilst we always saw that
hand and whilst we always saw that profitability is always the bottom line
profitability is always the bottom line
profitability is always the bottom line that we are looking for innovation can
that we are looking for innovation can
that we are looking for innovation can help us do some great things on in this
help us do some great things on in this
help us do some great things on in this world I want to share with you today
world I want to share with you today
world I want to share with you today some of the technologies that are
some of the technologies that are
some of the technologies that are disrupting the finance and property
disrupting the finance and property
disrupting the finance and property sectors for one reason or another these
sectors for one reason or another these
sectors for one reason or another these are some of the last sectors to be
are some of the last sectors to be
are some of the last sectors to be disrupted by the technological
disrupted by the technological
disrupted by the technological advancements we are now at a stage where
advancements we are now at a stage where
advancements we are now at a stage where we can connect we can transact we can be
we can connect we can transact we can be
we can connect we can transact we can be entertained and travel all on-demand and
entertained and travel all on-demand and
entertained and travel all on-demand and at the click of a button and so I want
at the click of a button and so I want
at the click of a button and so I want to show you some of these technologies
to show you some of these technologies
to show you some of these technologies and perhaps you two may be able to use
and perhaps you two may be able to use
and perhaps you two may be able to use them in your respective spaces to
them in your respective spaces to
them in your respective spaces to transform them and transform industries
transform them and transform industries
transform them and transform industries in the process I’d like to give you
in the process I’d like to give you
in the process I’d like to give you three examples the first example is how
three examples the first example is how
three examples the first example is how we own land now if I take you back a
we own land now if I take you back a
we own land now if I take you back a thousand years a lot of people don’t
thousand years a lot of people don’t
thousand years a lot of people don’t really know how people own land here in
really know how people own land here in
really know how people own land here in the United Kingdom but if suffice to say
the United Kingdom but if suffice to say
the United Kingdom but if suffice to say that it was actually not that
that it was actually not that
that it was actually not that complicated it was mainly through
complicated it was mainly through
complicated it was mainly through hearsay people didn’t really know who
hearsay people didn’t really know who
hearsay people didn’t really know who owned what there was a very complex
owned what there was a very complex
owned what there was a very complex legal system and most of the deeds were
legal system and most of the deeds were
legal system and most of the deeds were Scrolls in Latin and this made for a
Scrolls in Latin and this made for a
Scrolls in Latin and this made for a very very difficult journey from the
very very difficult journey from the
very very difficult journey from the next few hundred years to come where so
next few hundred years to come where so
next few hundred years to come where so many lands across the United Kingdom
many lands across the United Kingdom
many lands across the United Kingdom were taken over through battles and
were taken over through battles and
were taken over through battles and probably partially one of the reasons
probably partially one of the reasons
probably partially one of the reasons and in 1862 the Lord Chancellor Bethel
and in 1862 the Lord Chancellor Bethel
and in 1862 the Lord Chancellor Bethel time introduced the Land Registry the
time introduced the Land Registry the
time introduced the Land Registry the Land Registry that we have today where
Land Registry that we have today where
Land Registry that we have today where we’re able to search and find something
we’re able to search and find something
we’re able to search and find something what were able to see is that property
what were able to see is that property
what were able to see is that property technology has had an impact on what was
technology has had an impact on what was
technology has had an impact on what was initially the title deed of the past to
initially the title deed of the past to
initially the title deed of the past to what we have today by going on and
what we have today by going on and
what we have today by going on and searching online to what we will have in
searching online to what we will have in
searching online to what we will have in the future you see the blockchain is the
the future you see the blockchain is the
the future you see the blockchain is the technology behind the digital currency
technology behind the digital currency
technology behind the digital currency Bitcoin but this technology will have a
Bitcoin but this technology will have a
Bitcoin but this technology will have a massive impact on the real estate well
massive impact on the real estate well
massive impact on the real estate well to come by giving a digital
to come by giving a digital
to come by giving a digital correspondence to every single property
correspondence to every single property
correspondence to every single property around the world
around the world
around the world we will have information about every
we will have information about every
we will have information about every single part of the journey from
single part of the journey from
single part of the journey from financials and legals to the physical
financials and legals to the physical
financials and legals to the physical attributes but I know not only that it
attributes but I know not only that it
attributes but I know not only that it will take us to the next step of
will take us to the next step of
will take us to the next step of transacting in terms of speed for what
transacting in terms of speed for what
transacting in terms of speed for what currently takes now months and weeks
currently takes now months and weeks
currently takes now months and weeks we’ll start to take seconds and minutes
we’ll start to take seconds and minutes
we’ll start to take seconds and minutes and this is something that we’re
and this is something that we’re
and this is something that we’re onboarding at Butte something that we’re
onboarding at Butte something that we’re
onboarding at Butte something that we’re looking to innovate because when you
looking to innovate because when you
looking to innovate because when you combine crowdfunding shares with
combine crowdfunding shares with
combine crowdfunding shares with proprietary logic and big data you get
proprietary logic and big data you get
proprietary logic and big data you get out on the other side trading shares in
out on the other side trading shares in
out on the other side trading shares in the same way that you do with stocks and
the same way that you do with stocks and
the same way that you do with stocks and commodities another area that’s being
commodities another area that’s being
commodities another area that’s being affected is the construction industry
affected is the construction industry
affected is the construction industry within the property world when we think
within the property world when we think
within the property world when we think of things being built
of things being built
of things being built we always often look and think about
we always often look and think about
we always often look and think about manual skilled labor and if I take you
manual skilled labor and if I take you
manual skilled labor and if I take you back a few thousand years we can go back
back a few thousand years we can go back
back a few thousand years we can go back to the ancient Egyptians when they built
to the ancient Egyptians when they built
to the ancient Egyptians when they built the pyramids now scientists and
the pyramids now scientists and
the pyramids now scientists and historians have concluded that they
historians have concluded that they
historians have concluded that they definitely used rudimentary technology
definitely used rudimentary technology
definitely used rudimentary technology to get the job done they would wet the
to get the job done they would wet the
to get the job done they would wet the sand to reduce friction they would work
sand to reduce friction they would work
sand to reduce friction they would work out 90-degree angles from from the stars
out 90-degree angles from from the stars
out 90-degree angles from from the stars and they built a narrow quarry to
and they built a narrow quarry to
and they built a narrow quarry to transport now this is an exceptional
transport now this is an exceptional
transport now this is an exceptional structure to have withstood the test of
structure to have withstood the test of
structure to have withstood the test of time but in today’s world obviously we
time but in today’s world obviously we
time but in today’s world obviously we have advanced technologies we use sand
have advanced technologies we use sand
have advanced technologies we use sand and cement the foundations and we use
and cement the foundations and we use
and cement the foundations and we use bricks and mortar for structures but we
bricks and mortar for structures but we
bricks and mortar for structures but we still have skilled labor force intact
still have skilled labor force intact
still have skilled labor force intact but over the coming years we are going
but over the coming years we are going
but over the coming years we are going to start having machinery and drones
to start having machinery and drones
to start having machinery and drones building structures for us this is Sam
building structures for us this is Sam
building structures for us this is Sam Sam is an automated bricklayer and Sam
Sam is an automated bricklayer and Sam
Sam is an automated bricklayer and Sam was made by a company in the u.s. called
was made by a company in the u.s. called
was made by a company in the u.s. called construction robotics now the future of
construction robotics now the future of
construction robotics now the future of building things will in turn eliminate
building things will in turn eliminate
building things will in turn eliminate the workforce now this will have adverse
the workforce now this will have adverse
the workforce now this will have adverse effects on the economy but it will also
effects on the economy but it will also
effects on the economy but it will also shift it and we just need to make sure
shift it and we just need to make sure
shift it and we just need to make sure that we reposition people into different
that we reposition people into different
that we reposition people into different jobs within the sector the last one
jobs within the sector the last one
jobs within the sector the last one in the last example that I would like to
in the last example that I would like to
in the last example that I would like to give you is augmented reality and
give you is augmented reality and
give you is augmented reality and virtual reality because augmented
virtual reality because augmented
virtual reality because augmented reality gives us an enhanced perception
reality gives us an enhanced perception
reality gives us an enhanced perception of what the current world is but on the
of what the current world is but on the
of what the current world is but on the contrary virtual reality gives us a
contrary virtual reality gives us a
contrary virtual reality gives us a simulated real world example and it
simulated real world example and it
simulated real world example and it takes us away by just putting on a
takes us away by just putting on a
takes us away by just putting on a headset now this is going to transform
headset now this is going to transform
headset now this is going to transform everything that we will be doing in the
everything that we will be doing in the
everything that we will be doing in the sector from from the way you see photos
sector from from the way you see photos
sector from from the way you see photos and the way you see plans you will
and the way you see plans you will
and the way you see plans you will physically be able to walk into
physically be able to walk into
physically be able to walk into something open doors and see where to
something open doors and see where to
something open doors and see where to put furniture and other enmities within
put furniture and other enmities within
put furniture and other enmities within the property this is an augmented
the property this is an augmented
the property this is an augmented reality vision that we’ve put together
reality vision that we’ve put together
reality vision that we’ve put together where you’ll be able to point out your
where you’ll be able to point out your
where you’ll be able to point out your phone your phone points of the property
phone your phone points of the property
phone your phone points of the property and we’ll be able to take in the data
and we’ll be able to take in the data
and we’ll be able to take in the data from from to be able to transact and
from from to be able to transact and
from from to be able to transact and invest virtual reality on the other hand
invest virtual reality on the other hand
invest virtual reality on the other hand allows you to be able to see everything
allows you to be able to see everything
allows you to be able to see everything and walk around innovation has led us to
and walk around innovation has led us to
and walk around innovation has led us to a bit of a crossroads today’s world we
a bit of a crossroads today’s world we
a bit of a crossroads today’s world we can see that there is a lot going on on
can see that there is a lot going on on
can see that there is a lot going on on the negative side we see cities being
the negative side we see cities being
the negative side we see cities being destroyed we see poverty and we see an
destroyed we see poverty and we see an
destroyed we see poverty and we see an increase in diseases but on the
increase in diseases but on the
increase in diseases but on the optimistic side which is a side that I
optimistic side which is a side that I
optimistic side which is a side that I want us to look at I want us to see how
want us to look at I want us to see how
want us to look at I want us to see how innovation and technology has taken us
innovation and technology has taken us
innovation and technology has taken us into a different direction and we’re
into a different direction and we’re
into a different direction and we’re actually a very pivotal point in time
actually a very pivotal point in time
actually a very pivotal point in time where we can adopt this and we can make
where we can adopt this and we can make
where we can adopt this and we can make these changes in the world you only have
these changes in the world you only have
these changes in the world you only have to look as far as the Bill and Melinda
to look as far as the Bill and Melinda
to look as far as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the work they’re
Gates Foundation and the work they’re
Gates Foundation and the work they’re doing in in helping curing malaria
doing in in helping curing malaria
doing in in helping curing malaria malaria or helping people come out of
malaria or helping people come out of
malaria or helping people come out of poverty by giving them resources or
poverty by giving them resources or
poverty by giving them resources or becoming more resourceful but what I
becoming more resourceful but what I
becoming more resourceful but what I want to share with you today is the
want to share with you today is the
want to share with you today is the ingredients the ingredients for
ingredients the ingredients for
ingredients the ingredients for innovation so that you too can take them
innovation so that you too can take them
innovation so that you too can take them away and take it into your own space and
away and take it into your own space and
away and take it into your own space and so the first one is focus and curiosity
so the first one is focus and curiosity
so the first one is focus and curiosity we are a generation which is unable to
we are a generation which is unable to
we are a generation which is unable to focus
focus
focus I can probably predict that people are
I can probably predict that people are
I can probably predict that people are all met with timelines already at the
all met with timelines already at the
all met with timelines already at the moment and that sorts of feeds checking
moment and that sorts of feeds checking
moment and that sorts of feeds checking out their messages and that’s okay but
out their messages and that’s okay but
out their messages and that’s okay but we need to start moving away from it a
we need to start moving away from it a
we need to start moving away from it a bit because the focus is not on allowing
bit because the focus is not on allowing
bit because the focus is not on allowing us to do great work to have great craft
us to do great work to have great craft
us to do great work to have great craft and to produce things in this world that
and to produce things in this world that
and to produce things in this world that we need we have less innovators and more
we need we have less innovators and more
we need we have less innovators and more people using the innovations and that
people using the innovations and that
people using the innovations and that needs to shift because when we can get
needs to shift because when we can get
needs to shift because when we can get people to focus they can start having
people to focus they can start having
people to focus they can start having that space to think and when they think
that space to think and when they think
that space to think and when they think they can be curious and when they’re
they can be curious and when they’re
they can be curious and when they’re curious they can be more creative the
curious they can be more creative the
curious they can be more creative the second thing is for us to try and test
second thing is for us to try and test
second thing is for us to try and test and what I mean by this is we need to
and what I mean by this is we need to
and what I mean by this is we need to start trying and iterating without the
start trying and iterating without the
start trying and iterating without the fear of failure at the end of it because
fear of failure at the end of it because
fear of failure at the end of it because we need to redefine what failure
we need to redefine what failure
we need to redefine what failure actually is failure is something that we
actually is failure is something that we
actually is failure is something that we see as a setback but every time we
see as a setback but every time we
see as a setback but every time we produce something new it’s actually a
produce something new it’s actually a
produce something new it’s actually a leap forward just think about how far we
leap forward just think about how far we
leap forward just think about how far we have come from when Alexander Bell
have come from when Alexander Bell
have come from when Alexander Bell introduced the telephone to the smart
introduced the telephone to the smart
introduced the telephone to the smart phone that we have today the
phone that we have today the
phone that we have today the computational power that you have that
computational power that you have that
computational power that you have that only a few decades ago governments
only a few decades ago governments
only a few decades ago governments didn’t have and the last thing is to
didn’t have and the last thing is to
didn’t have and the last thing is to learn and improve for us to take this
learn and improve for us to take this
learn and improve for us to take this all in to go out there see what we did
all in to go out there see what we did
all in to go out there see what we did take that leap and make it better
take that leap and make it better
take that leap and make it better because there is no such thing as
because there is no such thing as
because there is no such thing as perfect there is only getting better and
perfect there is only getting better and
perfect there is only getting better and better and so I want you to do is I want
better and so I want you to do is I want
better and so I want you to do is I want you to take these ingredients I want you
you to take these ingredients I want you
you to take these ingredients I want you to take everything that you’ve taken
to take everything that you’ve taken
to take everything that you’ve taken from these space make your own potions
from these space make your own potions
from these space make your own potions and go and change the world thank you
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